http://www.FT.com/ With primary wins in Washington DC, Maryland and most notably, Wisconsin, Edward Luce, the FT's US commentator, says that Mitt Romney has now, finally, confirmed his position as the inevitable Republican nominee for president. Despite Rick Santorum's vow to fight on, Romney has moved all of his efforts toward the general election and the defeat of Barack Obama.

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