羅姆尼穩獲共和黨總統候選人提名

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican presidential nomination.

U.S. news agencies project Romney will score a big win in the Texas primary, with more than 150 delegates at stake. This will give him more than the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination.

Republicans will hold their convention in Tampa, Florida in August to officially pledge their delegates to Romney and his eventual choice of a vice-presidential running mate.

After losing the Republican race four years ago to John McCain, Romney overcame tough challenges from a raft of challengers, including Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry. They questioned Romney's credentials as a conservative, saying he is too moderate 。

Recent polls show him in a virtual tie with Mr. Obama。前麻薩諸塞州州長羅姆尼在美國共和黨總統候選人提名競爭中獲勝。

美國媒體預測，羅姆尼將在德克薩斯州共和黨初選中大獲全勝。德克薩斯州初選涉及150張選舉人票。羅姆尼在德克薩斯州初選中獲勝後，將確保獲得本黨總統候選人提名所需的1144張選舉人票。

共和黨將於8月在佛羅里達州的坦帕舉行大會，正式確定提名羅姆尼爲本黨總統候選人，並確認羅姆尼的競選搭檔。

四年前，羅姆尼在共和黨總統候選人提名競爭中敗給麥凱恩。在本次競爭中，羅姆尼遇到金裏奇、桑托勒姆、佩裏等競爭者的挑戰。他們質疑羅姆尼作爲保守派人士的立場，認爲他的立場過於溫和。

最近的民調結果顯示，羅姆尼和現任總統奧巴馬的支持率幾乎不相上下。