Moving on from the Republican primaries

So, it looks like we can finally say that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee to take on Barack Obama in November. Last night, he swept the three primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia, adding 85 delegates to his count. Romney now has now amassed around 650 of the 1,144 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination. That may make it seem like he’s got a lot more work to do, but in fact it means he needs to claim just 42 per cent of the remaining delegates to reach the winning line. Considering he’s won 58 per cent of the ones up for grabs so far, that doesn’t seem too tough a goal. His campaign’s also been bolstered in the last few days by endorsements from big name Republicans like Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio.