Matt Romney and his wife, Laurie, representing Mitt
Mitt Romney today made the following statement on winning all 9 delegates in Guam:
I am grateful to have won all nine delegates in Guam, and I am pleased that my son Matt was able to visit the island on my behalf and be there for the caucuses. The people of Guam have always stood bravely for America and the values we hold dear. Today we stand together in our efforts to secure the future that this nation deserves. I am honored to have won the Guam caucuses, an important milestone in my quest to restore America to the principles and practices that made us great.
Photo provided by Reuters
UPDATE: Romney wins all 9 delegates in Northern Marianas caucus.
Mitt Romney made the following statement on winning all 9 delegates in the Northern Mariana Islands:
“The Northern Mariana Islands may be far away from the mainland, but one of the great things about our democracy is that every voice has a chance to be heard in selecting a presidential candidate. Now the voters of the Northern Mariana Islands—nearly 8,000 miles from Washington, D.C.—have spoken. And what they’ve said today is that they want to bring change to their beautiful islands by bringing change to our nation’s capital. My son Matt told me about his visit to Saipan and the warm reception he received, and I am honored and delighted to have the support of all nine of the CNMI’s delegates.”
Check out our updated Primary Results and Delegate Count. It’ll be interesting to see how many delegates Santorum and Gingrich officially end up getting out of Wyoming tomorrow.
UPDATE by Jayde – How Mitt “Guamney” Is Putting Santorum Away
Romney’s wins, big and obscure, are giving him a dramatic lead in the currency that counts: Delegates. On to Samoa!
Mitt Romney’s victories today in Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands were greeted with amusement yesterday afternoon by the political class, as the time difference from the Pacific Ocean allowed Saturday’s news to break Friday.
But Romney’s sweeps in the obscure caucuses are part of the reason that the Republican professional class has begun to write off the nomination. With the exception of a strong showing in the non-binding Minnesota caucuses, the victories of Romney’s main rival, Rick Santorum, have been symbolic; Romney’s victories and second-place finishes have brought him the currency of the nomination fight, delegates.
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Matt Romney, son of Mitt Romney, is greeted by Victor Cruz, Republican Party of Guam Vice Chairman, after he and his wife Laurie arrived at the A.B. Won Pat Intl Airport, Guam. March 8, 2012 (Photo Rick Cruz/Pacific Daily)
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CONGRATULATIONS Matt!
Way to bring it home!
Congratulations Guam and Mitt Romney, and Matt!!! The people of Guam are wonderful people! We love them!!!! Thank you Guam!!!!
Way to go Matt and Laurie!!! Way to bring this home for your dad. You guys look great.
That is great news!! Can’t wait until your Dad is the nominee.
Too funny – they are doing hand signals.
Way to go, now lets got Get Kansas tomorrow. Last election cycle there was not a ton of voters we should win it.
@Jeannine
“Too funny – they are doing hand signals”. What’s funny about this? :=)
fyi:-The victory/peace signal has been unviersal for many decades now. It’s not just only the ’60s “American” or European signal.
Not to be annoying but this picture is actually at the Governor’s house on Saipan of the Northern Marianas. I happen to live here (temporarily displaced from Idaho, another state that knows what’s best) and was at the reception pictured above. It was a real pleasure to meet Matt, he was very nice and simple. A real compliment to his father. This was the first time in history that any campaign had reached the shores of Saipan, they were very impressed and both of the local papers made it front page news. Mitt actually called in by phone and spoke over the PA system to the attendees. It was really cool to be there. I told Matt that the islands support Mitt all the way and we are cheering for him 100% GO MITT! Hafa’adai!
And Mitt will go on to win American Samoa, Hawaii an Puerto Rico. Real ‘tough’ assignment for son Matt. I wonder if Mitt’s sons drew lots as to who would go on this South pacific ‘campaign’ trip :). Hope they enjoyed the spirit of the South, Pacific that is. Now if only the ‘South’ on the mainland would show Mitt the same love, this primary would be over and we can move on to dethroning King Obama!!
And Mitt will go on to win American Samoa, Hawaii an Puerto Rico. Real ‘tough’ assignment for son Matt. I wonder if Mitt’s sons drew lots as to who would go on this South pacific ‘campaign’ trip . Hope they enjoyed the spirit of the South, Pacific that is. Now if only the ‘South’ on the mainland would show Mitt the same love, this primary would be over and we can move on to dethroning King Obama!!