PHOENIX — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept Arizona's GOP primary with support from a broad cross section of voters who said they were focused on the economy, not immigration or the equally divisive issue of immigration.

PHOENIX — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept Arizona's GOP primary with support from a broad cross section of voters who said they were focused on the economy, not immigration or the equally divisive issue of immigration.

That Arizona may be part of a multi-Western-state presidential “superprimary” proposed by Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman could provide more input from more parts of the nation to how major-party nominees are chosen.

NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert has announced his candidacy for president on "The Colbert Report," tossing his satirical hat into the ring of an already crowded race.

Editor's Note: These letters to the editor have been sorted by topic by the Tribune editorial staff in an effort to allow readers to read varied opinions on the issues, candidates, and other circumstances surrounding the 2012 general election. These submissions are the opinions of the author, not the Tribune, and have not been edited for grammar or content.

A Republican state lawmaker wants to be sure Arizonans actually have a real voice in deciding who will run for president in 2016.

DAVIE, Fla. - Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Florida Democratic primary Tuesday night, an event that drew no campaigning by any of her presidential rivals and awarded no delegates to the winner.

The final blitz for Arizona’s Democratic voters is on with candidates for the party’s presidential nomination swarming the state from now through the election Tuesday.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination.

DEARBORN, Mich. - Mitt Romney officially entered the 2008 presidential race Tuesday, a former one-term Republican governor of Massachusetts suggesting that his record of leadership uniquely positions him to tackle the country's challenges.

Ann McFeatters, guest commentary

October 31, 2004

Asked to list issues most important to Hispanic voters Sunday, the co-chairman of Sen. John Kerry’s presidential campaign rattled off the staples of the seven Democratic candidates.

A state judge on Friday questioned efforts of foes of an open primary system to keep it from ever going to voters.

Arizona Democrats agreed with their counterparts in four other states Tuesday that Sen. John Kerry is the man best suited to challenge President Bush for the White House this November.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Republican John McCain officially entered the 2008 presidential race Wednesday, stressing his experience honed in war and Washington as he sought to revive his struggling campaign.

If you are planning on watching any of your favorite TV shows over the next couple of weeks, make sure to set your DVR's. If you don't, you will get stuck watching the endless stream of GOP presidential primary commercials from our candidates who will be promising you the world.

Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary Saturday night, avenging a bitter personal defeat in a bastion of conservatism and gaining ground in an unpredictable race for the Republican presidential nomination.

While voters have until Nov. 6 to decide who they’ll support for president and other high-profile elections, many of the East Valley’s biggest races will be settled in a little over a week.

NEW YORK - Presidential hopeful John McCain was back on his rivals' turf Thursday, speaking on the war in Iraq at a fundraiser in Manhattan and brushing off questions about Rudy Giuliani's surge in the polls.

Asked to list issues most important to Hispanic voters Sunday, the co-chairman of Sen. John Kerry’s presidential campaign rattled off the staples of the seven Democratic candidates.

A proposal to create an open primary system in Arizona is legally flawed and cannot appear on the ballot, a judge ruled Monday.

MIAMI - Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida primary Tuesday night, seizing the upper hand in the Republican presidential race ahead of next week's coast-to-coast contests and lining up a quick endorsement from soon-to-be dropout Rudy Giuliani.

Plans by Republicans to craft their own alternative to an open primary initiative blew apart late Friday as some party members balked.