Mitt Romney 2012

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Santorum Wins Minnesota, Too

Ron Paul knocks Romney into 3rd place

(Newser) - Predictions of a big night for Rick Santorum have come true. The candidate has won the Minnesota caucuses easily, scoring 45% of the vote with 95% of precincts reporting, according to Politico . Mitt Romney—who won Minnesota in 2008—has been knocked into third place, with 17% to Ron...

Santorum Wins Missouri 'Beauty Contest'

Big win for Rick in non-binding primary

(Newser) - Rick Santorum won his first state since Iowa by a resounding 30-point margin. In the Missouri primary, Santorum took 55.2% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 25.3% and Ron Paul's 12.2%, according to the AP. Newt Gingrich wasn't on the ballot, an omission his...

Rick Santorum Hopes for Big Night
Rick Santorum Hopes
for Big Night
Feb 7, 2012 6:08 PM CST

Rick Santorum Hopes for Big Night

He is favored in Missouri and Minnesota

(Newser) - Polls show Rick Santorum with a decent chance tonight to win the Missouri primary and Minnesota caucuses, and he's already trying to spin the results, notes Politico : “I feel great that Minnesota is going to change the direction of this race tonight,” said Santorum, who hopes to...

Key GOP Blogger Endorses 'Sweet Meteor of Death'

Erick Erickson says all the GOP candidates are terrible

(Newser) - RedState.com editor Erick Erickson has finally endorsed a presidential candidate: The Sweet Meteor of Death, a joke candidate put forward by political blog Ace of Spades HQ . "You could presume that being a conservative of course I would choose something like a great fireball coming from the sky...

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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Trump: I Handed Romney Nevada Landslide

The Donald tells 'Fox and Friends' he'll take credit for Mitt's victory

(Newser) - Mitt Romney easily won in Nevada Saturday—a result he had also achieved in 2008 , and a feat that the polls (and Newt Gingrich ) predicted before Donald Trump endorsed Romney . But never mind all that, Trump is just going to take credit for the victory. "There was a...

Obama Nails Clear Lead in Romney Matchup Poll

Obama tops Romney 51%-45%, as economy lifts Prez's approval rating

(Newser) - Even as Mitt Romney moves firmly into the lead in the GOP presidential nomination race, the improving economy is lifting President Obama ahead of Romney, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll . Head to head, Obama now leads Romney 51% to 45% among registered voters—and 54% to 43%...

Negative Attacks Souring Colorado Voters on GOP

'Anybody but Obama' not enough for crucial independents in swing states

(Newser) - The bruising, highly negative Republican presidential nomination fight appears to be creating a new casualty as the race moves into swing states like Colorado—independent voters, reports the Los Angeles Times . President Obama may have disappointed many voters over the past three years, but the GOP candidates' continuing bashing of...

Gingrich Billionaire Pal's Plan B: Romney

Sheldon Adelson's focus on beating Obama, whoever wins nomination

(Newser) - Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has kept Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign afloat, giving $10 million to a pro-Gingrich super PAC , but the former speaker of the House shouldn't get too comfortable—Adelson says he will give even more generously to Mitt Romney, should Romney win the Republican nomination, reports the...

Gingrich: I&#39;m Staying In
 Gingrich: 
 I'm Staying In 
Feb 5, 2012 5:38 AM CST

Gingrich: I'm Staying In

Newt unfazed by distant second-place finish in Nevada

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich lost overwhelmingly last night in Nevada , coming in a distant second with 26% to Mitt Romney's 42.6%, but the former House speaker immediately reaffirmed at a press conference that he's soldiering on, reports the Wall Street Journal . "I am a candidate for President of...

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...

Things to Watch in Nevada Caucuses

Mitt Romney needs a blowout win; can Ron Paul finish second?

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's big lead in the polls in Nevada makes today's caucuses a not-so-thrilling affair, but the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Washington Post manage to find some things for political junkies to watch:
  • Mitt Romney: Can he beat the 51% mark he got here four years ago?
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Romney Camp Dumps New Debate Coach

Brett O'Donnell was getting too much credit: Politico

(Newser) - Today's lesson in the stroking of political egos: Team Romney has dropped newly added debate coach Brett O'Donnell, the man widely credited with engineering Romney's more aggressive (and successful) approach in the last debate, reports Politico . The problem? O'Donnell had been getting too much credit for...

&#39;President Obama Just May Have Lost the Election&#39;
'President Obama Just May Have Lost the Election'
Peggy Noonan
Feb 3, 2012 12:54 PM CST

'President Obama Just May Have Lost the Election'

His decision on birth control and Catholics will haunt him: Peggy Noonan

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's "inept" line about not being concerned about the poor generated most of the headlines, but it was nowhere near the biggest political gaffe of the week, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal . That would be President Obama's decision to require Catholic institutions to...

Gingrich&#39;s Fury a Boon for Romney

 Gingrich's Fury 
 a Boon for 
 Romney 
opinion
Feb 3, 2012 12:22 PM CST

Gingrich's Fury a Boon for Romney

Newt paints Mitt as a moderate—handy for November: Jonathan Alter

(Newser) - You might think that Newt Gingrich's assault on Mitt Romney would give President Obama the upper hand in the general election—but actually, it's just the opposite, writes Jonathan Alter at Bloomberg . Gingrich's efforts will position Romney as the "more rational and centrist" candidate, which will...

Romney Was Once—Gasp!— a Democrat

Thanks to 1992 voting technicality

(Newser) - If calling Mitt Romney a "Massachusetts moderate" isn't helping Newt Gingrich, here's a new label: "Massachusetts Democrat." The former governor was briefly a Democrat in 1992, thanks to a technicality BuzzFeed discovered related to his much-discussed Democratic primary vote for Paul Tsongas . Romney was registered...

Romney: 'I Misspoke' About My Concern for Poor

He practices some damage control in Nevada

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is trying to put to rest his foot-in-mouth statement about the nation's low-earners, reports the Washington Post . Asked about his comment that "I'm not concerned about the very poor" because they have a safety net, Romney told a Nevada interviewer: "It was a misstatement....

Donald Trump: Vote for Mitt!

He endorses Romney at Las Vegas news conference

(Newser) - In the end, the guys in the high-rent district of the 1% stuck together: Donald Trump today said it was "honor and real privilege" to endorse Mitt Romney for president, reports USA Today . "Mitt is tough. He's smart. He's sharp. Governor Romney, go out and get...

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...

How Newt Can Rebound From Florida
 How Newt 
 Can Rebound 
 From Florida 
Analysis
Feb 2, 2012 11:48 AM CST

How Newt Can Rebound From Florida

Politico, strategists discuss what speaker must do

(Newser) - Newton Leroy Gingrich got drubbed pretty soundly in Florida, and it'll be nearly a month before the next major primaries. What's an ex-speaker to do? Politico weighs in:
  • Have a big idea: Newt's message was all over the place in Florida. "When he wasn’t calling
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