Bonnie K. Goodman is a journalist, editor, & historical researcher. She is the editor of History Musings… All the News, History, Politics, Education & Legal Buzz, focusing on covering the Obama Presidency, Congress & the 2012 Presidential campaign and election. She has previously covered the 2004 and 2008 Presidential campaigns, and 2010 midterm elections for HNN.

Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008, 4th edition, edited by Gil Troy, Fred L. Israel, and Arthur Meier Schlesinger published by Facts on File, Inc. in December 2011.

Ms. Goodman has a BA in History & Art History, and a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in Jewish history at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies degree program, where her thesis was to focus on Jews in the South during the Civil War. She was also the former Editor/Features Editor for the History News Network (HNN), and had worked for HNN from 2004-2010.

1144 delegates are needed to clinch the Republican nomination -- Based on the New York Times' calculations

As of May 23, 2012

• Mitt Romney -- 1074
• Rick Santorum -- 253
• Newt Gingrich -- 131
• Ron Paul -- 119

The following is based on the New York Times calculation of the potential Electoral votes both for the Democratic & Republican nominees.

As of May 16, 2012

• Barack Obama (D) Solid + Leaning: 217
• Tossup / Undecided: 115
• Mitt Romney (R) Solid + Leaning: 206

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