Mitt wins Illinois

Illinois Republicans delivered a decisive victory to Mitt Romney in the state’s presidential primary Tuesday, crushing Rick Santorum in what amounted to the first big-state head-to-head contest among the front-runners for the GOP nomination. With 98 percent of...

Mitt loses in the South. Big night for Santorum

Rick Santorum won the Alabama and Mississippi primaries last night, surprising the political world and dealing a major setback to the campaigns of Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. “We did it again,” Mr. Santorum said, addressing jubilant supporters in Louisiana, which...