January 19, 2008
Posted: 02:00 PM ET
NEW YORK (CNN) – Mitt Romney scored well with Republican voters Saturday who ranked the economy and illegal immigration as major issues facing the country, according to early entrance poll results from the Nevada caucuses. And the former Massachusetts governor also benefited from his Mormon religion. The Associated Press projected Romney as the winner of the Nevada caucuses based on the entrance poll data, but CNN is still waiting for official results from the Nevada Republican Party before the network projects a winner. Entrance poll results showed that the former Massachusetts governor did well on the economy and illegal immigration, which ranked first and second on the minds of GOP voters. Romney also captured 94 percent of the voters who identified themselves as Mormon, which made up 25 percent of all Republicans participating in the GOP caucuses. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints estimates that there are 170,000 members living in Nevada. – CNN’s Mark Preston and Keating Holland Filed under: Mitt Romney Nevada |
The latest political news from CNN's Best Political Team, with campaign coverage, 24-7. Sign up for our twice daily Ticker emails. Got a news tip or feedback? For complete political coverage, bookmark CNNPolitics.com. CNN=Politics Screensaver
New in the Ticker
Follow us on Twitter
Categories
Popular Posts
|
||
|
CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. Please note that CNN makes reasonable efforts to review all comments prior to posting and CNN may edit comments for clarity or to keep out questionable or off-topic material. All comments should be relevant to the post and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNN the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying information via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity. CNN Privacy Statement.
|
|||