Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Romney Wins Puerto Rico - It was a blow out win for Mitt Romney who captured all of the 20 delegates. Illinois is up next, tomorrow. TPM.com has more here.

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Will Romney Win Illinois? - recent polls show Mitt Romney with a four point win over Rick Santorum. Illinois has 69 delegates and they will be awarded proportionally which means in a close contest, neither candidate is likely to win a substantially larger number of delegates. The NY Times has more here.

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Ryan To Unveil New Spending Plan - Republican Representative Paul Ryan (Wis.) will submit his latest government spending plan tomorrow to Congress. The budget battle will begin anew in this election year. The Washington Post has more here.

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Obama Campaign Raises $45 Million in February - making a total of 300 million to date for the campaign. The average donation was $59. The Romney campaign reported raising $11.5 million and the Santorum campaign $9 million in February. TheHill.com has more here.

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DSCC Raises $5.3 Million in February - a fundraising record for the month. The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee has $19 million cash on hand and is debt free. CNN.com has more here.

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Will Lugar Survive Primary? - Long term republican U.S. senator Dick Lugar is leading his "tea party" challenger Richard Mourdock 45% - 39% in a poll released by Democratic candidate Rep. Joe Donnelly. RollCall.com has more here. Look to see Lugar win.

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