Guest EXPAT Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Nearly a year after announcing his presidential bid, CBS News estimates that Mitt Romney has earned the necessary delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. With 91 percent of the votes counted, the former Massachusetts governor sailed to victory in Tuesday's Texas GOP primary, earning 69 percent of the vote and surpassing the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination. Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who announced earlier this month that he would no longer be actively campaigning in the race, earned 11 percent. More: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57443312-503544/romney-clinches-gop-presidential-nomination/ Quote
