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Romney turns up the rhetoric against Obama

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-- path to the Republican presidential nomination is a little easier tonight may be a lot easier.

He -- through blew through a quintet of primaries Tuesday and today one of two remaining rivals admitted whatever -- already knew.

Chief political correspondent Carl Cameron has tonight's campaign -- Sweeping all five primaries Tuesday night -- -- declared the GOP nomination his.

He's framing the fall race -- rhetoric pioneered by the last two challengers to successfully defeat incumbent president's.

Candidate Bill Clinton who ousted George H.

W.

Bush.

It's still about the economy.

And we're not stupid -- Ronald Reagan who asked are you better off than you were four years ago and beat Jimmy Carter is it easier to sell your home or buy a new one.

The biggest save but you needed for retirement and are you make you more Richard.

Promise to reverse Obama policies he says divide America and Republican National Committee chairman Wright's previous has now bestowed the title of presumptive nominee on Romney.

The currency in the Romney camp for not only jointly fund -- now they're sharing staff and -- -- to ensure more cohesive messaging and rapid response.

The Obama campaign -- democratic attacks the latest Fox News poll shows the president and Romney locked in a dead even tie.

46 to 46%.

The real clear politics average of recent polls before the -- survey -- the president leading by three point nine points.

The fox poll suggests Obama has a five point advantage with a -- and while Romney -- a four point advantage with men within the -- 3% margin of error in a smaller break out sample of potentially decisive independent voters with a larger eight point margin of error.

Romney leads by thirteen points a sign of trouble for Democrats and the Obama reelection team.

The total of only two primary wins -- four point three million dollars in campaign debts Newt Gingrich finally conceded to -- me by phone this morning and aides say after completing his North Carolina campaign schedule this week.

Will formally suspend his campaign this coming Tuesday.

Paid -- Gingrich is very likely to endorse Romney soon -- no exact date but that has been set.

It's pretty clear the governor Romney has only been the nominee and -- -- weekend to make sure that he is in fact effective.

That we hasn't changed.

Are effective -- and winning this fall and frankly it got me.

And when it comes to the November election and -- voters think is best to tackle the economy.

The fox poll suggests that two out of three American voters think neither Obama nor Romney.

Have clear plans.

Carl thank you.