Politics: Afternoon Edition: Romney's losing gamble on Trump

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, May 29, 2012 HEADLINES Mitt Romney's losing gamble on Donald Trump THE FIX | The costs of aligning with Trump outweigh the benefits. » Read full article Will Texas Democrats snub Obama? In tonight's Texas primary, President Obama faces another set of red-state voters — and with it the possibility that some little known challenger could wrack up some significant portion of the Democratic vote. » Read full article Does Ted Cruz have a shot? In Texas, the race to replace retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is all about the GOP primary, and tea party candidate Ted Cruz may still have a shot. » Read full article Romney attacks Obama's jobs record "He said he was going to create some 5 million green energy jobs," Romney said. "Have you seen those around here anywhere?" » Read full article Ron Paul Festival, coming to the Republican National Convention Paul Festival is expected to draw up to 20,000 people during the three days leading up to this summer's GOP convention. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY Mitt Romney on how he would like to be introduced to America: "I'm just a kid that wants to make a difference for America." Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy

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