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Santorum Could Grab Wins, Momentum Today
 Santorum Could Grab 
 Wins, Momentum Today 
Primary Preview
Feb 7, 2012 7:57 AM CST

Santorum Could Grab Wins, Momentum Today

Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri all weigh in on Republican primary field

(Newser) - Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri will all get a chance to weigh in on the Republican presidential nomination today, in a day that might just change the momentum for Rick Santorum's campaign. Here's what to watch for:
  • Santorum's surge: If Santorum is going to make a move, now'
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Romney Wins Easily in Nevada

Gingrich, Paul in close race for second

(Newser) - The polls this week were right: Mitt Romney easily won the Nevada caucuses tonight, just as he did four years ago, report the AP and CNN . That's two straight victories for the frontrunner. The more interesting battle was that for second place: Romney took 42%, but Ron Paul at...

Blowout in Nevada? Romney Is on Track
 Blowout in Nevada? 
 Romney Is on Track 
Poll Numbers
Feb 2, 2012 2:14 PM CST

Blowout in Nevada? Romney Is on Track

Newt Gingrich is 20 points behind him in new poll

(Newser) - Mitt Romney appears poised for a crushing victory in Nevada, leading Newt Gingrich there by a whopping 45% to 25%, according to a new poll commissioned by the Las Vegas Review-Journal . Romney's total is powered by Nevada's comparatively large Mormon population, 85.5% of which says it intends...

Romney-Paul Alliance Brewing
 Romney-Paul Alliance Brewing 
Feb 2, 2012 8:57 AM CST

Romney-Paul Alliance Brewing

Mitt and Ron have reportedly become pretty close friends

(Newser) - The Republican primary has gotten pretty vicious, but two competitors have pretty much never attacked each other: Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. That's because Romney and Paul are actually pretty good friends, having become close after their unsuccessful 2008 bids, the Washington Post reports. Wives Ann Romney and Carol...

Mitt Still Faces Long Fight

 Mitt Still Faces Long Slog 
Primary Postgame
Feb 1, 2012 7:37 AM CST

Mitt Still Faces Long Slog

Super PAC cash set to keep rivals going

(Newser) - Mitt Romney won huge in Florida , but this race isn't over yet. Here's what the pundits are taking away from this one:
  • Romney has a much tougher fight ahead than John McCain did at this stage in 2008, analysts tell the LA Times . The reason: super PACs.
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No Contest: Romney Wins Florida

He rolls to easy victory over Newt Gingrich

(Newser) - The big news organizations couldn't call this one fast enough. The moment the last of the Florida polls closed at 8pm, AP , CNN , and all the usual suspects declared Mitt Romney the winner. It wasn't tough: With all precincts reporting, Romney had 46.4%, Newt Gingrich 31.9%,...

Insiders: Paul OKed Racist Newsletters to Boost Sales

Washington Post report says Paul knew all about controversial passages

(Newser) - Ron Paul absolutely knew about the racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic content in his newsletters—and, indeed, strategically embraced it as a means of boosting sales, sources tell the Washington Post . "It was his newsletter … so he always got to see the final product," says one former secretary...

Gingrich Leads Among GOP, Loses With All Others

Romney, Gingrich both behind Obama, as prez approval rises

(Newser) - Nationwide, Newt Gingrich has opened a nine-point lead over Mitt Romney among Republican voters—but the former House speaker's negatives remain high with independents and Democrats, making Romney a stronger candidate head-to-head against President Obama, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Gingrich beats Romney among Republicans...

GOP Debate No. 19 Kicks Off in Florida
 Romney, Gingrich Tussle 
 Over Immigration, Money 
GOP Debate No. 19
Jan 26, 2012 9:23 PM CST

Romney, Gingrich Tussle Over Immigration, Money

Comparing our investments is like comparing mouse, elephant, says Newt

(Newser) - Tonight's Jacksonville, Florida, debate is a biggie for more reasons than one: It's the last before the state's Tuesday primary; it does not, like Monday's debate , feature a ban on applause; Newt Gingrich knows he needs to bring it ; and ... after a seemingly endless stream of...

Rand Paul's TSA Scuffle Now Raking in Cash for Dad

Ron Paul urges supporters to contribute to 'End the TSA Money Bomb'

(Newser) - Rand Paul's "detainment" by the TSA couldn't have been timed better: Dad Ron is now using Monday's incident to raise funds for his presidential campaign, the Daily Caller reports. The elder Paul emailed supporters asking them to contribute to his "End the TSA Money...

GOP Hands 2012 to Obama With Loser Lineup

Voters don't want Barack, but they really don't want these guys: Bret Stephens

(Newser) - President Obama is going to win the election in November, and the Republicans only have themselves to thank. "That's what happens when you run with losers," notes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal . Forget Obama's wealth of policy troubles: "It doesn't matter that...

Mitt Lands Blows Newt, Debate Too Tame
 Romney Jabs Hard, 
 but Debate Too Tame 
Winners, Losers
Jan 24, 2012 3:16 AM CST

Romney Jabs Hard, but Debate Too Tame

Local issues, quiet crowd make for dullish contest

(Newser) - Last night's GOP debate wasn't the most exciting of the primary process, with a focus on local Florida issues and an audience instructed to keep quiet. While newly combative Mitt Romney revved up the contest by attacking Newt Gingrich's lobbying for Freddie Mac and ethics as...

Mitt, Newt Come Out Swinging
 Mitt, Newt Come Out Swinging 
GOP DEBATE
Jan 23, 2012 9:39 PM CST

Mitt, Newt Come Out Swinging

They jab over Freddie Mac 'lobbying,' taxes

(Newser) - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich came out throwing verbal punches —at each other—in tonight's Florida GOP debate. They traded boast for boast and barb for barb as the first questions presented the contest as a faceoff between the two. Gingrich attempted to appropriate the mantle of Ronald...

Rand Paul Refuses TSA Patdown, Gets Detained

Ron Paul's son being detained 'indefinitely,' says spokesperson

(Newser) - Apparently the Pauls are willing to go quite far to maintain their libertarian principles: Rand Paul, son of presidential candidate Ron Paul, was detained by the TSA at Nashville International Airport this morning when he refused to submit to a patdown, WSMV reports. A Paul spokesperson confirms that the Kentucky...

Flush Romney Camp Rules Fla. Airwaves

Florida ads expensive, Mitt rivals low on funds

(Newser) - The race for the GOP nomination may suddenly be more competitive than experts predicted, but in the next big primary state, Florida, Mitt Romney has the airwaves pretty much all to himself, reports the Los Angeles Times . Florida is one of the more expensive ad markets in the nation, and...

How Gingrich Won SC— Conservatives

'Very' and 'Somewhat' conservatives went Gingrich, 'liberals' went Romney

(Newser) - So how did Newt Gingrich pull off his stunning upset in South Carolina yesterday? Unsurprisingly, by appealing to conservatives, writes Politico . Exit polls indicate that 45% of people calling themselves "very conservative" went to Gingrich, vs. 20% to Rick Santorum and 10% to Ron Paul—Mitt Romney took just...

Debate a &#39;Triumph for Gingrich&#39;
 Debate a 'Triumph for Gingrich' 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Jan 20, 2012 7:55 AM CST

Debate a 'Triumph for Gingrich'

Santorum shined but it was Newt's night, pundits say

(Newser) - Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul all had their moments in last night's GOP debate, but it was Newt Gingrich's night thanks to his fiery first five minutes , pundits say.
  • Rick Santorum took the fight to Gingrich and Romney and was the "central mover in the
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Gingrich Blasts CNN On 'Trash' First Question

Santorum gets aggressive as final four candidates debate in SC

(Newser) - The most tumultuous day of the campaign (see reasons one , two , and three ) wrapped up tonight with a CNN debate , and the fireworks started immediately when moderator John King asked Newt Gingrich the first question—about his ex-wife's "open marriage" interview. After blasting the media's "...

Could Colbert&#39;s &#39;Run&#39; Hurt Ron Paul?
Could Colbert's 'Run'
Hurt Ron Paul?
Analysis
Jan 18, 2012 3:14 PM CST

Could Colbert's 'Run' Hurt Ron Paul?

The demographics are awfully similar

(Newser) - On his show Monday, Stephen Colbert urged his supporters to take to the polls in South Carolina thusly: "Independents, Democrats, college kids, viewers of my show … my good friends on Reddit, young people of the Internet—stand up and shout!" Hmm. Does that list of people sound...

GOP Played Fast, Loose With Truth in Debate

Fact Checkers point out inaccurate attacks

(Newser) - The air was thick with half-truths and distortions at last night's combative Republican debate. Here's how fact-checkers score the bout:
  • Nearly every fact-checker blasted Mitt Romney for asserting that President Obama "has opened up no new markets for American goods around the world." Actually, Obama has
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