Deals
Romney Claims Win Vowing End to Obama ‘Disappointments’
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Mitt Romney has declared himself the Republican presidential nominee and launched his general-election campaign against President Barack Obama, seeking to turn the president’s own promises against him and capitalize on voters’ disaffection with the economy.
The day after Romney used a five-state primary sweep to make clear he views the Republican race over, the party chairman labeled him the “presumptive nominee” and his closest remaining competitor in accruing delegates, Newt Gingrich, moved toward dropping his bid.