Election 2012: Santorum left at the altar by fellow Catholics

Click to View in Browser 03/8/2012 Santorum left at the altar by fellow Catholics WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Santorum has put his Catholic faith front and center as he courts religious conservatives in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. That may be hurting his chances with a crucial group of voters: his fellow Catholics. Long Republican race challenges Obama fundraising CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates' prolonged primary race may be helping President Barack Obama with independent voters, but it is complicating his efforts to motivate Democratic donors to give to his campaign, advisers said on Wednesday. Gingrich's Georgia win masks "southern strategy" problem ATLANTA (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich kept his presidential bid alive on Tuesday with a landslide win in his home state of Georgia, but his southern strategy to fight back to the top in the Republican White House race looked shaky. Romney camp tells rivals: You can't catch him BOSTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's campaign told his Republican presidential rivals on Wednesday they could not catch him and pushed them to quit the race even though he failed to deliver a knockout blow in the biggest round of nominating contests. Analysis: Quirks in jobless data could bite Obama WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sharp winter decline in the unemployment rate has put a spring in President Barack Obama's step ahead of his re-election bid. But some economists think quirks in the jobless data mean progress could stall out soon. Women, working and single, rescue Romney in Ohio primary WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney has single women, working women, and arguably, Rush Limbaugh, to thank for his narrow win in the Ohio presidential primary, but that won't defuse the Republican Party's "woman problem" in November's general election. Analysis: Once again, Romney wins just enough WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney survived another near-death campaign experience, but a narrow win in Ohio and five other "Super Tuesday" victories did little to ease doubts about the shaky front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. Republican candidates bid to be toughest on Iran WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates competed to be the most hawkish on Iran and favorable to Israel before the powerful pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC on Tuesday, telling Iran it would be in real danger if it goes nuclear while they are in the White House. Santorum projected winner of N.Dakota caucuses: CNN WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, won the Republican presidential caucuses in North Dakota on Tuesday, CNN projected. Santorum wins in Tennessee primary: TV projections WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rick Santorum won the Republican presidential primary in Tennessee on Tuesday, U.S. television's NBC and CNN networks projected, defeating rival Mitt Romney. Related Video Mixed reaction on Romney's Super Tuesday wins Romney falls short of Super Tuesday knockout Tales from the Trail Patricia Zengerle Romney's religion still an issue for many Republicans Reuters Staff Super Tuesday cheat sheet The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend