Romney hopes to bag Wisconsin in a primary hat-trick

Mitt Romney is aiming for a triple primary victory as voters in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington DC pick a Republican presidential candidate.

the former Massachusetts governor is hoping to knock main rival Rick Santorum out of the race so he can sew up his party's nomination. Opinion polls suggest Mr Romney is leading in Wisconsin and Maryland. But Mr Santorum does not seem ready to bow out of the race to become the challenger to President Barack Obama.

'Crushing dreams'

Mr Romney cannot score a decisive blow against Mr Santorum on Tuesday, he will try to do so in the former senator's home state of Pennsylvania, which holds its primary on 24 April.

As of Monday, Mr Romney had 568 of the 1,144 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination at the party's convention in August, according to an Associated Press tally.
Mr Santorum was far behind with 273 delegates, while Newt Gingrich had 135 and Ron Paul 50.

Rick Santorum says he has done well despite Mr Romney's "overwhelming money"

Mr Romney's campaign was given a boost last week in the Midwestern state of Wisconsin by an endorsement from local congressman and budget committee chairman Paul Ryan.
Mr Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, campaigned with Mr Ryan on Monday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at a building supply company.
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