Mitt Romney fought to open an unassailable lead over chief rival Rick Santorum in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday, with Ohio the biggest prize among 10 states holding contests. Romney, the winner of the past five state races, carried momentum into “Super Tuesday,” the biggest day so far in the roller coaster Republican campaign. Some 419 of the 1,144 delegates needed to win the party’s nomination are at stake. Polls show Romney has effectively erased the more conservative Santorum’s lead in Ohio, a traditional bellwether state that could play an important role in deciding the Republican nominee to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama on November 6. Read more: Romney, Santorum look to Ohio for Super TuesdayLive blog: Super Tuesday events 
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Mitt Romney fought to open an unassailable lead over chief rival Rick Santorum in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday, with Ohio the biggest prize among 10 states holding contests.

Romney, the winner of the past five state races, carried momentum into “Super Tuesday,” the biggest day so far in the roller coaster Republican campaign. Some 419 of the 1,144 delegates needed to win the party’s nomination are at stake.

Polls show Romney has effectively erased the more conservative Santorum’s lead in Ohio, a traditional bellwether state that could play an important role in deciding the Republican nominee to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama on November 6.

Read more: Romney, Santorum look to Ohio for Super Tuesday
Live blog: Super Tuesday events 

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