Summing up Romney’s big wins: the delegate count

Mitt: 655 delegates

Rick: 278 delegates

Posting at The Fix (Washington Post), Aaron Blake sums up Romney’s delegate wins yesterday, April 3, compared to the few garnered by Rick Santorum:

Mitt Romney expanded his delegate lead significantly on Tuesday, taking at least 83 delegates from Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia and reinforcing that he is on a clear path for the GOP presidential nomination.

Rick Santorum, meanwhile, is projected to have won six delegates, with six yet to be determined.

Romney has expanded his delegate lead over Santorum to 655 to 278, according to the most recent AP projections. (For all the numbers, see the Post’s delegate tracker.)

The 83 delegates Romney won for sure makes Tuesday his second-biggest single-day delegate haul of the GOP primary season.

The former Massachusetts governor now has 57 percent of the delegates he needs to clinch the nomination. He only needs to win 42 percent of the remaining delegates in order to seal the victory.

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Romney projected to win Maryland and DC, leads in Wis.

Told ya I’d be back with the Mitt and Rick primary results. Mitt is projected to win in Maryland and DC, and he’s leading in Wis. From the Huffington Post:

The former Massachusetts governor went into the {Wis.} contest leading rival candidates Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, according to the latest polls.

HuffPost's Mark Blumenthal reports:

The Republican race enters April having just passed a significant milestone. As of the Louisiana primary on March 27, GOP presidential primaries or first-round caucuses have been held in 29 states and five territories, enough to account for just over half (52 percent) of the 2,286 delegates who will attend the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.

Click here for a rundown on who's ahead in the race.

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Kentucky Wildcats steal the spotlight (watch video)

Image courtesy of rockchalktalk.com.

I know. I know. You’re all sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for the GOP primary results today in Wisc., DC, and Maryland. Well, I’m no sports fan, but I have to tell you I’m more excited about the Kentucky Wildcats winning the 2012 NCAA championship - it's a family heritage thing  (I’ll get to Mitt vs. Rick after awhile). For now enjoy this video:

(Uploaded at YouTube by edwardlowen on Apr 2, 2012. Presentation from CBS TV of the Kentucky Wildcats victory in the 2012 NCAA Championship game!