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The 2012 political landscape shifted dramatically today as Mitt Romney's main opponent, Rick Santorum, dropped out of the presidential race, further solidifying his position as the Republican Party's nominee. President Barack Obama and his campaign are wasting no time delving into the general election, hitting the road and airwaves with their message. Here are the stories driving this historic day in politics.
- Rick Santorum suspends presidential campaign
- President Obama holds key leads against Romney in new Washington Post poll
- What if Mitt Romney is actually moderate?
- Obama goes on the road to make case for tax fairness
- Grover Norquist confident Romney won't flip despite pressure over Buffett Rule
- George W. Bush wishes they weren't called "Bush tax cuts"
- Howard Fineman: Why the Obama campaign shouldn't declare victory just yet
- Matt Taibbi blasts Obama's JOBS Act: A "sweeping piece of deregulation"
- Republicans say Obama's job policies are the real war on women
- The student loan debt disaster