No winner in the first round of voting

By Chris Rogers

After the first round of voting, Rudy Giuliani was ahead with 905 votes, but he was short of the 1,259 votes needed to be nominated by the Republican Party. This is due in part to his unanimous wins in four large states: California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York.

He was followed closely by Mitt Romney (more than 700) and Ron Paul (425).

As the second round of voting began, campaign managers from a couple of the lagging campaigns urged voters to turn their votes toward Giuliani or Romney, suggesting hopes for Vice Presidential bids. It is easy to see where this is headed.

Ahhh... Okay.... It's getting late, lets just give it to Romney or Giuliani so we can go home.