http://www.mynorthwest.com MyNorthwest.com delivers up-to-the-minute local news and information for Seattle and the greater Puget Sound area. en-us 15 144 21 http://www.mynorthwest.com http://www.mynorthwest.com/img/lg_mynw_144x21.gif http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=603645 Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservatives accounted for around 4 in 5 voters Saturday as Nevada Republicans chose their presidential candidates, a poll of people entering the caucuses showed, tying Iowa as the most conservative group of GOP voters so far this year. Around 3 in 4 Nevada voters said they were tea party supporters, according to preliminary results of the survey. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:51:05 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=603683 Associated Press (AP) - Preliminary results of an entrance poll shows Nevadans participating in todays caucuses were focused on the economy and which candidate could best defeat Obama. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:42:38 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=622474 ORLANDO, Fla. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:23:52 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=587758 Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight campaign victory Saturday in Nevada caucuses so quiet that they produced little television advertising, no candidate debates and only a modest investment of time by the candidates. Apart from Romney, who won the Florida primary earlier in the week, Texas Rep. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:36:04 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=619764 Associated Press MONTROSE, Colo. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:27:40 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=480660 Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has little hope for an upset in Nevadas caucuses and instead is looking to best rival Ron Paul for second place. Trounced in Florida on Tuesday, Gingrich had just a few days to regroup in Nevada, a state that front-runner Mitt Romney won when he sought the GOP nomination in 2008. Gingrich is skipping the traditional candidate victory party Saturday night and is planning to hold a news conference on the outcome. The former House speaker has a sparse campaign operation in Nevada and took part in just five public events before caucus-goers were set to begin. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:36:53 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=585487 Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney listens. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:27:41 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=480124 Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mitt Romney expects Nevadas caucuses to kick off a month of primary and caucus contests to keep momentum on his side in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Polls show Romney far ahead in advance of Saturdays voting, which follows months of organizing by the campaign of the former Massachusetts governor. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:24 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=622284 (AP) - A profile of Nevada, site of the Republican caucus on Feb. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:45:47 PST http://www.mynorthwest.com?nid=103&sid=622282 Associated Press RENO, Nev. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:40:42 PST