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2012 Election News

Poll: Gingrich soars in Florida...

Mark Block: No way is Cain dropping out...

Poll: Newt closing on Romney in New Hampshire...

Gallup: Gingrich leads; 'intensity' of support for Romney reaches new low...

Romney attacks Gingrich, calls him 'lifelong politician'...

Christian leaders to Vander Plaats: Gingrich endorsement would be unacceptable...

Iowa video: Run Sarah Run ad... (Conservatives4Palin)

Perry flubs voting age...

Steve Deace focus group says Perry and Cain 'toast' in Iowa...

Some Iowa Cain supporters look toward Gingrich and Romney...

Charlie Cook: Iowa caucuses have a future, but maybe not the Straw Poll...

Huntsman out of next 2 debates: did not qualify...

Perry campaign shake-up...

Cain reconsiders 2012 run...

Gingrich says he is the 'conservative alternative' to Romney...

Woman claims 13-year affair with Herman Cain...   Cain denies...

New national poll: Gingrich 32, Romney 23, Cain 14...

video: Newt mocks Obama...

Bachmann not content with NBC apology over Fallon song flap...

New 'Draft Palin' ad to run in Iowa...

Cain releases 6-minute '9-9-9 The Movie' video...

AZ's Sheriff Joe Arpaio to back Rick Perry...

Iowa's Christopher Rants endorses Romney...

New Herman Cain letter to Iowans...

Romney's Iowa mailer: Strongest to beat Obama...

Gingrich eager to be more than an anti-Romney...

2006: Romney backed amnesty stance he now deems 'amnesty'...

"I think Newt's on fire today. He's kind of the Tim Tebow of the presidential field..." - Matt Keelen

New DNC ad: Mitt vs. Mitt...

N.H. Union Leader endorses Gingrich...

Gary Johnson threatens third party run...

Key social conservatives secretly  meet to stop Romney in Iowa...

Obradovich: Newt Gingrich wins - and loses CNN debate......

Iowa Poll: Gingrich 27, Romney 20, Paul 16...

Gingrich takes big risk articulating illegal immigration policy...

Romney picks up endorsement from Daschle-slayer John Thune...

Bachmann may have leaked classified info on Pakistan's nukes during debate...

Gingrich might have the inside track for Palin's endorsement...

Ron Paul rising?...

Ron Paul's PAC says Paul is leading in Iowa...

Bachmann: Perry's position on cutting off aid to Pakistan is 'highly naive'...

Gingrich spars with Paul after he calls Patriot Act 'unpatriotic'...

Romney promises first trip as president will be to Israel...

Santorum, Paul spar over profiling...

Gingrich: For the good of the family, let some illegals stay...

Iowa Family Leader rules out endorsing Romney, Cain or Paul...

Trump threatens to spend millions on presidential run...

CNN national poll: Gingrich leads...

Perry: My 'heartless' quote was 'insulting'...

Quinnipiac national poll: Gingrich in the lead...

Poll: Gingrich leads in South Carolina...

Gingrich on the move in Iowa; old staffers return...

Cain slammed by New Hampshire's Union Leader paper...

Gingrich's new website: I'm no Bill Clinton...

Gingrich accuses critics of 'socialist bias' on Freddie Mac...

Romney rips Obama for Super Committee collapse...

Poll: Romney's net unfavorability doubles in swing states...

George Will slams Gingrich as a 'rental politician'...

Correcting the record: Newt Gingrich didn't divorce his first wife while she had cancer...

Gingrich, Romney: Deadheat in New Hampshire...

Rasmussen Iowa poll: Gingrich 32, Romney 19 Cain 13...

Bachmann scores in Webster City, Iowa, misses mark with Gingrich criticism...

Perry unveils wrecking ball plan for Washington...

Callista Gingrich steps out alone in Webster City, Iowa...

Bachmann in Webster City, Iowa - calls for raising eligibility age for Social Security...

Huckabee to host event in Iowa...

Report: Perry funds drying up...

Gingrich says Freddie Mac paid 'a standard Washington fee'...

Fox News poll: Gingrich 23, Romney 22, Cain 15...

Gingrich made $1.6 to $1.8 million in consulting for Freddie Mac...

Iowa caucus poll: Cain 24, Paul 20, Romney 16...

New Perry ad: Who's Obama calling 'lazy'?

Rick Perry challenges Nancy Pelosi to public debate...

Gingrich tied for 1st in Iowa......

PPP Poll: Gingrich takes the lead...

Brutal: Cain blanks on Libya, supports collective bargaining for public employee unions...

George Will's wife joins Perry team to help improve his debating skills...

CBS Debate: Perry vows to start foreign aid budgets at ZERO...

Bachmann campaign accuses CBS of bias...

Ron Paul gets 89 seconds to speak at the CBS Debate...

CBS Debate: Gingrich & Romney will go to war to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons...

South Carolina primary up for grabs...

CBS Debate: Perry jokes about gaffe...

CBS Debate: Gingrich refuses to criticize Romney...

CBS Debate: Romney will use military to keep Iran from getting nukes...

CBS poll: Cain still on top; Gingrich ties Romney...

Gingrich passes Cain for second place in Marist poll...

Perry's million dollar Fox buy...

Tea Party leader calls for Cain to drop out...

Cain campaign: $9 million raised since October 1...

Cain defamation lawyer hired to monitor accusations...

Perry vows to press on after debate gaffe; heads to Letterman, Daily Show...

Report: Cain passes voice lie detector test...

Perry implodes at debate...   

Perry fundraiser: Campaign is over...

    ... WaPo's Aaron Blake tweets: "Top Perry fundraiser to me: "Perry campaign is over. Time for him to go home and refocus on being Gov of TX..."

Rich Lowery on Perry gaffe:

     ... "That might be the most uncomfortable moment I've ever witnessed in presidential politics..."

Larry Sabato on Perry gaffe:

     ... "To my memory, Perry's forgetfulness is the most devastating moment of any modern primary debate..."

Debate crowd cheers Cain in face of sexual harassment claims...

Cain: I probably should not have said, "Princess Nancy"...

Debate crowd boo's CNBC moderators for asking about Cain allegations...

Romney to Europe: Drop dead...

Super PAC launches to back 'comeback' Gingrich campaign...

Gingrich calls climate ad with Pelosi the 'dumbest single thing I've done'...

5th Cain accuser; has history of filing job complaints...

Huntsman ad: Scared Mittless...

Gallup: Cain's image showing signs of decline amid allegations....

Cain press conference:  ... 'I don't remember Sharon Bialek'...    ... says she is lying about sexual harassment...

Witness: Cain accuser hugged him at Tea Party event a month ago...

Eric Erickson/RedState: Romney as the nominee: Conservatism dies and Obama wins...

Ron Paul: No independent bid, but probably no support for GOP nominee...

Christie to stump for Romney...

Cain on Jimmy Kimmel Show, talks about '4th woman'...

4th woman accuses Herman Cain of sexual harassment...

Gingrich, Santorum stand out at Iowa GOP Reagan Dinner...

Santorum promises to ban abortion, discharge gay soldiers and abolish the 9th Circuit...

Cain 'scandal' a catalyst for support in Iowa...

"I am the Koch brothers' brother from another mother..." - Herman Cain

Iowa GOP leaders urge candidates to skip DM Register/IPTV debate...

ABC/Washington Post Poll: Romney 24, Cain 23, Perry 13...

Rasmussen Poll: Cain 26, Romney 23, Gingrich 14...

Poll: Romney ties Obama in Florida...

South Carolina poll: Cain 33, Romney 23, Gingrich 15...

New Hampshire sets primary date: Jan. 10...

Mark Block will quit smoking when Herman Cain is president...

Bush funders choose Romney...

Gingrich's debate strength...

Latest DNC hit job video on Romney...

Florida poll: Romney 25, Cain 24, Gingrich 11...

Quinnipiac poll: Cain beats Romney 47 to 39...

Iowa yawns at Herman Cain allegations...

Cain denies sexual harassment story...

REPORT: Two women accused Cain of inappropriate sexual behavior...

The Iowa poll: Cain edges out Romney for the lead...

Perry ad: Cut, Balance and Grow...

Gallup: GOP ranks rising...

Bachmann urged by Tea Party leader to quit 2012 race...

Perry: Tuition program prevents 'tax wasters'

"Is anybody willing to raise your hand and say, 'I would be comfortable if [Herman Cain] became the next president of the United States? Not a hand went up..."  - pollster Peter Hart

Politico: Bill Daley, unplugged...

Perry labels Romney a 'fat cat'...

Cain leads Romney in national Fox News poll...

New Perry ad: "Creating Jobs"

Do not disturb Herman Cain...

Herman Cain heading to Capital Hill...

Eric Woolson to manage Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign...

Perry hints he may be done with debates...

New polls show Romney ahead in first four states...

Bachmann has no staff left in New Hampshire - files by mail...

CBS/NYTimes poll: Cain on top...

Americans for Cain launches hit ad on Perry and Romney...

Cain & Gingrich set to spar in debate Nov. 5 in Texas...

Nevada poll: Romney 38, Cain 26, Gingrich 16...

Rove sticks a fork in Herman Cain...

Nevada moves to Feb. 4...

Perry has a new team...

Perry's flat tax plan: "Cut, Balance and Grow'...

Cain: Rove is trying to destroy me...

Steve Forbes endorses Rick Perry...

The Herman Cain ad has 'em all buzzing...

Report: Perry's fundraising suffers big drop off...

Iowa goes BIG for Herman Cain...

Cain's abortion stance getting, ummm, fuzzier???...

Perry embraces flat tax...

Democrats target Romney as the new John Kerry...

Perry video: Mitt Romney - misleading...

"I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience... You won't hear a lot of shape-shifting nuance from me..." - Rick Perry

RedState: The real Romney is thin skinned...

Cain says his deadly electrified border fence plan was a joke...

Las Vegas GOP debate: 8 takeaways...

Perry revives by rattling Romney...

Cain on trading Gitmo prisoners: "I misspoke"...

Paul and Cain spar over Occupy Wall Street protesters...

Perry: Romney hired illegals for his home...

Cain: 'I could see myself' freeing all Gitmo prisoners...

GOP debate tonight in Las Vegas...

Rick Perry down to 3% in Florida...

Ron Paul proposes $1 trillion in specific budget cuts...

Cain 'proud' of relationship with Koch brothers...

Trump bolsters Bachmann with tele-town hall...

Iowa Caucuses move to Jan. 3rd...

Rasmussen: Cain 43, Obama 41...

PPP poll: Cain takes big national lead...

Politico: Six takeaways from the debate...

Bruce Bartlett: Inside the Cain 999 Tax Plan...

Bachmann: Cain's 999 Plan is the devil upside down...

Christie to campaign for Romney, raise money, serve as a top adviser...

"I thought it was the price of a pizza when I first heard about it..."  - Jon Huntsman RE 999 Plan

The Cain '9-9-9" tax plan, summary...

White House: RomneyCare was blueprint for ObamaCare...

Rudy Giuliani: I'm not running...

NBC-Marist poll: Romney leads in Iowa and New Hampshire...

Poll: Cain has 1-point lead in South Carolina...

PPP poll: Cain now leads in Iowa...

Cain steps up attacks on OccupyWallStreet protesters...

Cain surge: Cain nearly ties Romney in new Gallup poll...

Second poll shows Cain N.H. surge...

Bachmann closes her Virginia campaign office...

Perry getting more sleep, prepping for next debate...

DNC launches WhichMitt.com...

Another Perry video: ObamaCare = RomneyCare...

Cillizza: Herman Cain is the GOP flavor of the month. Who will be next?...

Romney plays the Al Gore card on Perry......

New Perry ad attacks Romney & Obama as 'carbon copies'...

Zogby poll: Herman Cain opens 20-point lead over GOP field...

Perry, Romney get higher marks on economy than Obama...

Nevada moves caucus to Jan. 14...

Marco Rubio says no to VP slot...

Perry hires Nevada staff...

Perry powerhouse - pulls in $17 million...   Perry has $15 million cash on hand - running austere campaign...

Romney raises $14 million...

Ron Paul raised $8 million...

Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early state deadline inquiries...

PPP polling: Cain leads in N. Carolina, Nebraska, W. Virginia...

Perry's finance aide is leaving his campaign...

Romney still swiping away at Perry over Social Security...

CBS poll: Cain catches Romney...

Chris Christie: Not running

 

 

House/Senate/Courts

Rep. Barney Frank becomes 17th House Dem to bolt...

 

Obama/White House

Video compares Carter, Obama rhetoric: 'Malazy'...

Poll: Obama is tanking with independents...

Christie rips Obama over deficit talks...

Obama's job approval drops below Carter's...

Dems pollsters: Obama should abandon campaign, hand party reins to Hillary...NASCAR crowd boo's Michelle Obama...

Obama super PAC attracting more disinterest than dollars...

Obama delays oil pipeline plan, discards 20,000 jobs...

Gallup: Obama pulls even with 'generic' Republican...

Bill Daley job shifts in West Wing semi-shakeup...

Caught on open mic: Obama, Sarkozy trash talk Netanyahu...

My enemy's enemy is my friend: Perry is Obama's new ally...

Gallup: Obama's approval skids to new low...

Obama's raised more money for Democrats from Wall Street donors than ALL GOP candidates combined...

Obama has raked in the most Wall Street bucks in a generation...

Poll: Only 41% believe Obama deserves to be reelected...

Obama loses more ground: Any Republican 47, Obama 41...

Number who strongly disapprove of Obama reaches all time high...

CBS poll: 69% say Obama has not significantly helped economy...

 

 

Economy

Housing bust worst since the Great Depression...

Bank of England Governor: World facing worst financial crisis in history...

 

 

 

TRENDS:

ReasonTV visits 'Occupy Wall Street'...

 

 

 

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QUOTES: 

 USNews: "Obama [has] the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history..."

Des Moines Register: "It's 36 days until the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses. WHERE ARE THE CANDIDATES?..."

Newt to Obama: "Let's debate, you can use your teleprompter..."

"I don't think we're going to separate you from your family, uproot you forcefully and kick you out..." - Newt Gingrich

"NASCAR people are mature, tolerant people who fully understand when they're being insulted and condescended to..." - Rush Limbaugh

"it gives the impression [Cain's] got something to hide..." - the Union Leader

"I am not going to walk away from [RomneyCare]..."  - Mitt Romney

"I don't understand why that pause created so much quote, unquote controversy..." - Herman Cain

"When they take a lie detector test, I'll take a lie detector test!..." - Herman Cain

"This ain't a day for quittin'..."   - Rick Perry

"I'm glad I had my boots on tonight. I stepped in it out there..."   - Rick Perry on his freezing up on stage

"Maybe [Cain's] at a point of the crisis where he needs to say, 'I'll take a lie detector test'..."  - Iowa Family Policy Center President Chuck Hurley

"Has conservatism come so far ... for THIS?..." - George Will RE Mitt Romney

"You can just feel this electorate is very volatile, so strap yourself in..."    - Bill Daley

"Do not speak to [Mr. Cain] unless you are spoken to..."  - Cain staff memo

"I think it has created an image of [Cain] as not being up to this task. That's really deadly..."  - Karl Rove

"Look, you can't have any illegals working on our property. I'm running for office, for Pete's sake..."  - Mitt Romney

"I'm not familiar with the neoconservative movement..." - Herman Cain

"On the basic economics, [Romney's] followed the Tea Party line and I don't think he can shake it..." - Sen. Chuck Schumer

"It's become the whack-a-mole primary. Whoever sticks up their head gets hammered..." - Mark McKinnon

"The strongest case for Romney is that he's nobody's idea of a savior..." - David Brooks

"Now is not my time..." -Chris Christie

 

 

 

 


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