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IOWA CAUCUSES

Jan 3, 2012 5:19 AM CST

Newt: I Can Still Win It

Gingrich flip-flops on winning as Iowa rivals make final push

(Newser) - It's crunch time in the cornfields, and while polls show Newt Gingrich in fourth place, the candidate yesterday said he may still "pull off one of the greatest upsets in the history of the Iowa caucuses." The upbeat tone, however, only came after a supporter asked him...

Iowa Caucuses Nearly Three-Way Tie: Paul, Romney, Santorum Top Latest Poll

Latest Poll:
Iowa Nearly a
3-Way Tie

and more from iowa

Jan 2, 2012 7:52 AM CST

Latest Poll: Iowa Nearly a 3-Way Tie

Candidates make last-minute preparations

(Newser) - A day ahead of Iowa voting, three candidates are within two points of each other in the latest poll: Ron Paul is leading the field at 20%, while Mitt Romney follows at 19% and Rick Santorum boasts 18%, having jumped eight points since earlier this week, notes Public Policy Polling...

Bachmann
Predicts
Iowa 'Miracle'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Jan 1, 2012 12:56 PM CST

Bachmann Predicts Iowa 'Miracle'

GOP candidates are busy, busy, busy today

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann, lately languishing in last place in Iowa polling, is waiting on a "miracle" in Tuesday's caucuses, reports Politico . Appearing on This Week today, the Minnesota rep said "polls sometimes belie the truth on the ground. This is about what we're seeing in reality, and...

Iowa Caucuses: New Poll Puts Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum in Top 3 Spots

Romney, Paul, Santorum
1-2-3 in Another Iowa Poll

Jan 1, 2012 8:57 AM CST

Romney, Paul, Santorum 1-2-3 in Another Iowa Poll

And Santorum is surging

(Newser) - Yet another poll puts Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum 1-2-3 in Iowa two days before the state's caucuses. The poll, conducted by the Des Moines Register over four days last week, puts Romney at 24%, Paul at 22%, and Santorum at 15%. However, the pollster says, "...

How Ron Paul
Could Win
Nomination

OPINION

Dec 30, 2011 1:04 PM CST

How Ron Paul Could Win Nomination

Although it's a long shot and maybe not his ultimate goal: Matt Welch

(Newser) - Ron Paul scoffers, consider this: It's possible he could follow the same path to the GOP nomination John McCain did in 2008, writes Matt Welch in Reason . Like McCain, Paul has lots of support in the early states among independents and non-Republicans in general. That's precisely how McCain...

New Iowa Poll:
Romney, Paul,
Santorum
Are 1-2-3

Dec 30, 2011 11:44 AM CST

New Iowa Poll: Romney, Paul, Santorum Are 1-2-3

While Gingrich continues to fall

(Newser) - With zero hour approaching in Iowa, the polls seem to be settling into a kind of clarity: Mitt Romney (23%) and Ron Paul (21%) are essentially tied at the top in a new NBC survey, with a surging Rick Santorum in third (15%). Former frontrunner Newt Gingrich, meanwhile, continues to...

Bachmann Insists:
Ron Paul Bribed My Guy

Dec 30, 2011 11:30 AM CST

Bachmann Insists: Ron Paul Bribed My Guy

Says Kent Sorenson told her money was involved

(Newser) - Michelle Bachmann may be down in the polls , but she's certainly not backing down. The GOP candidate yesterday continued to insist that her Iowa campaign chair defected to Ron Paul's camp because he was bribed to do so, reports Bloomberg . Kent Sorenson "told me that he was...

Kelly Clarkson
Loves Ron Paul,
Haters Pounce

Dec 29, 2011 2:10 PM CST

Kelly Clarkson Loves Ron Paul, Haters Pounce

Singer sets off Twitter fracas after backing Ron Paul

(Newser) - Kelly Clarkson knows all about casting votes in public when it comes to singing, but politics is whole different kettle of fish: The former American Idol champ stirred up a hornet's nest with a tweet of support for fellow Texan Ron Paul, notes AFP . "I love Ron Paul....

Rivals Bash
Ron Paul on
Foreign Policy

Dec 29, 2011 8:19 AM CST

Rivals Bash Ron Paul on Foreign Policy

While Paul counters with support from veterans

(Newser) - Now that Ron Paul looks like an actual threat to win the Iowa caucuses , his rivals are at last taking shots at him, aiming primarily at what they think is his biggest weakness: foreign policy. “You don’t have to vote for a candidate who will allow Iran to...

Bachmann's Iowa Chair Defects to Ron Paul

Dec 29, 2011 6:22 AM CST

Bachmann's Iowa Chair Defects to Ron Paul

Bachmann accuses Kent Sorenson of selling out

(Newser) - With the Iowa caucuses just days away, it's not looking good for Michele Bachmann: Her Iowa campaign chair has defected to Ron Paul. Kent Sorenson, an Iowa state senator, says it was a tough decision, but he felt obligated to defend Paul against the Republican establishment, the Washington Post...

Ron Paul Still Winning in Iowa

Dec 28, 2011 7:52 AM CST

Ron Paul Still Winning in Iowa

And people believe he could actually win

(Newser) - Public Policy Polling caused a stir with last week’s poll showing Ron Paul leading in Iowa, and it looks like the result wasn’t a fluke. PPP’s numbers barely budged this week, with Paul leading Romney 24% to 20% and both comfortably ahead of the rest of the...

Gingrich: I Wouldn't
Vote for Ron Paul

Dec 27, 2011 6:09 PM CST

Gingrich: I Wouldn't Vote for Ron Paul

... even if he is the Republican nominee

(Newser) - Does this qualify as going negative? Newt Gingrich laid into Ron Paul in serious fashion today, delivering the ultimate rebuke: He said definitively that he would not vote for Paul if he wins the Republican nomination. "I think Ron Paul's views are totally outside the mainstream of virtually...

Paul's Record: Quiet Futility

Dec 27, 2011 7:58 AM CST

Paul's Record: Quiet Futility

Only 0.2% of his bills have become law

(Newser) - Ron Paul has sponsored 620 measures in his 11-and-a-half terms in Congress, but only one of them has become a law—a bill allowing the sale of a Galveston customhouse to a historical society. That tells you much of what you need to know about Paul’s congressional record, which...

Racists Rally Behind Ron Paul

Dec 26, 2011 7:58 AM CST

Racists Rally Behind Ron Paul

He's not 'happy' about it, but won't disavow support

(Newser) - Ron Paul has long been a fringe candidate, and he has gathered some unpleasantly fringe supporters—namely, racists. The American Free Press, which publishes books like March of the Titans: A History of the White Race, is blanketing New Hampshire with a collection of Paul’s speeches, and the neo-Nazi...

Ron Paul:
Ghost Writers
Penned Racist
Ad, Newsletters

Dec 24, 2011 9:10 AM CST

Ron Paul: Ghost Writers Penned Racist Ad, Newsletters

He should have policed mysterious writers, campaign admits

(Newser) - Mysterious "ghost writers" have suddenly popped up in Ron Paul's explanation for racist and anti-gay comments in an investment newsletter and a direct-mail ad that have landed him in the hottest water of his campaign. "Dr. Paul did not write" the ad—which was signed by him—...

Ron Paul: I Didn't Write
That 'Race War' Letter

Dec 23, 2011 4:21 PM CST

Ron Paul: I Didn't Write That 'Race War' Letter

Candidate 'disavows its content,' says rep

(Newser) - A rep for Ron Paul would like the clear things up—or at least one thing: The candidate did not pen a 1993 direct mail letter that warns of a "coming race war in our big cities" and a "federal-homosexual cover-up on AIDS." The eight-page letter was...

Ron Paul Must
Address Racist
Newsletters

Michael Tomasky

Dec 23, 2011 12:05 PM CST

Ron Paul Must Address Racist Newsletters

Michael Tomasky doesn't think Paul has settled the questions

(Newser) - Ron Paul’s 20-year-old racist newsletters have come back into the spotlight recently, particularly thanks to a CNN interview that he walked out of . Paul insists that he didn’t write or even read the newsletters, that he disavows the statements, and that “anyone who knows me” can attest...

How Everyone Could Lose
in the GOP Primary

Dec 23, 2011 8:31 AM CST

How Everyone Could Lose in the GOP Primary

A brokered convention is possible, writes Brian Bolduc

(Newser) - Are you the kind of political junky who’s just dying to see complete chaos break out at the Republican National Convention? Well, good news: Brian Bolduc at the National Review has broken down the numbers and concluded that it’s actually conceivable—if not especially likely—that we could...

Ron Paul
Walks Off
CNN Interview

Dec 21, 2011 7:17 PM CST

Ron Paul Walks Off CNN Interview

He gets irked over questions about old newsletters

(Newser) - Ron Paul had a testy interview with CNN today that he ended by unclipping his microphone and saying, "Goodbye" as Gloria Borger continued to pepper him with questions, reports Mediaite . The source of the friction was questions about political newsletters that went out under Paul's name about 20...

Johnson Exits GOP Race
to Run as Libertarian

Dec 21, 2011 4:00 AM CST

Johnson Exits GOP Race to Run as Libertarian

Libertarian Party welcomes former NM gov

(Newser) - Forgot Gary Johnson was seeking the Republican presidential nomination? You wouldn't be alone—which probably explains why the former New Mexico governor has decided to drop his GOP bid and seek the Libertarian nomination instead, according to Politico . Johnson never made much of an impact on the Republican race—...