“(Reuters) – Mitt Romney was to launch himself as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after an expected sweep of five primaries on Tuesday, turning his attention to the November general election showdown with President Barack Obama.
In a speech in New Hampshire, Romney planned to pivot to the campaign against Obama and lay out his vision for the country and his differences with the incumbent.
“After 43 primaries and caucuses, many long days and not a few long nights, I can say with confidence, and gratitude, that you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility,” Romney will say, according to excerpts released by his campaign.
“A better America begins tonight,” he said in the excerpts.
Obama and Romney already have engaged in heavy combat in recent weeks, which will likely increase in the six months of campaigning heading up to the November 6 election to decide whether to give Obama another four years in the White House.
Romney effectively won the Republican race on April 10 when his top rival, Rick Santorum, suspended his White House campaign, but he planned to claim victory in Tuesday’s speech in the general election battleground state of New Hampshire….”
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