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Romney: Obama Is Like Marie Antoinette

He's out of touch with regular Americans, Romney argues

(Newser) - In Iowa yesterday, Mitt Romney attempted to turn around a common complaint about himself and use it against Barack Obama, accusing the president of being out of touch. Referring to Obama's statement last year that "things would have been a lot worse" without his stimulus plan, Romney told...

The Iowa Caucuses Are a Joke
 The Iowa Caucuses Are a Joke 
Gail Collins
Dec 29, 2011 12:12 PM CST

The Iowa Caucuses Are a Joke

Gail Collins: Do you really care what 100K people think about the race?

(Newser) - The Iowa caucuses are mere days away, so "perhaps this would be a good time to point out that the Iowa caucuses are really ridiculous," writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . They’re restricted, after all, to those willing to go to a neighborhood meeting at...

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
 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 Tells Gay Iowan to Vote for Obama

Man calls encounter 'disheartening'

(Newser) - Oskaloosa, Iowa native Scott Arnold is a gay Democrat, but he says he went to a Newt Gingrich event at the Smokey Row coffee house yesterday with an open mind. “I asked him if he’s elected, how does he plan to engage gay Americans. How are we to...

It&#39;s Rick Santorum&#39;s Turn
 It's Rick Santorum's Turn 
Opinion
Dec 20, 2011 11:46 AM CST

It's Rick Santorum's Turn

Michael Tomasky predicts the next big turn in the race

(Newser) - Michael Tomasky was delighted with the latest Iowa poll . Not because Ron Paul was on top, but because "my man Rick Santorum has made it to the promised land of double digits." Sure, he claimed just 10%, but Tomasky thinks it’s finally time for a Santorum boomlet,...

Ron Paul Takes Lead in Iowa Poll
 No. 1 in Iowa: Ron Paul 
new poll
Dec 19, 2011 8:49 AM CST

No. 1 in Iowa: Ron Paul

As Newt Gingrich plummets

(Newser) - Don’t look now, but the frontrunner in Iowa might be ... Ron Paul?! According to the latest Public Policy Polling survey , the oft-dismissed libertarian is leading the field with 23% compared to Mitt Romney’s 20%. Newt Gingrich, meanwhile, is sinking fast, down to 14%, just ahead of Michele Bachmann,...

Mitt Romney Scores Big Endorsement

...from the 'Des Moines Register'

(Newser) - With the Iowa caucuses just 16 days away, Mitt Romney scored a big endorsement last night, this time from the state's largest and most influential newspaper: the Des Moines Register . "Sobriety, wisdom and judgment," the paper's editorial board wrote. "Those are qualities Mitt Romney said...

Last Showdown in Iowa
 Donnybrook in Iowa 
UPDATE
Dec 16, 2011 12:01 AM CST

Donnybrook in Iowa

Candidates mix it up in last debate before caucuses

(Newser) - A mostly pit-bull line-up of GOP candidates mixed it up tonight in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses. Their performance could well decide their success or failure in the key state. Rivals and moderators put barely-front-runner Newt Gingrich in the hot seat, and his response was to be more...

Gingrich Rips U of Iowa Hecklers as '1%'

Protesters interrupt brain research talk

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich was silenced for several minutes by hecklers at the University of Iowa yesterday during a speech on the importance of brain research. Protesters slammed his "callous and arrogant attitude toward the poor" before Gingrich's supporters started shouting back. "Why don't you go back to...

Ron Paul Catches Gingrich in Iowa

Newt clings to 1-point lead, with Romney in third

(Newser) - The first chink in Newt Gingrich's surge? A new Public Policy Polling survey shows that his lead in Iowa has dropped from 9 points to 1 point in a week. And the beneficiary isn't Mitt Romney but Ron Paul. The new figures have Gingrich at 22%, down 5...

Gingrich Clear Frontrunner in New Iowa Poll

Newt grabs 33%; Paul, Romney tied for 2nd with 18%

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has widened his lead among likely caucus-goers in Iowa, according to the latest Washington Post / ABC poll. With Herman Cain out of the race, Gingrich now has the support of 33% of likely GOP voters, with Ron Paul and Mitt Romney tied for second place with 18%...

Bachmann: Dump Gay Marriage in Iowa

Gays have right to marry member of opposite sex, she insists

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann returned to one of her favorite issues in her bid to woo Iowa voters yesterday, calling for an end to gay marriage in the state. "Marriage, historically, for all human history, has been between a man and a woman. It hasn't been the same-sex marriage,"...

Newt Gingrich Surges to No. 1 in Iowa Poll

Ron Paul in second, also gaining support

(Newser) - With less than a month to go until Iowa caucuses, the GOP nomination there is looking like a three-candidate race—and leading the way is Newt Gingrich, reports the Des Moines Register . Gingrich was the top choice of 25% of likely caucus voters in the latest Selzer & Co. poll,...

Viral Video Teen: Gay Suicides Were 'Wake-Up Call'

Iowan Zach Wahls explains his speech

(Newser) - Zach Wahls became an Internet celebrity in February, when he passionately defended gay families in a speech to Iowa lawmakers that went viral. You may have seen it going around again yesterday, as Wahls surged in popularity once again thanks to an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit. So,...

18-Year-Old Elected Mayor of Iowa Town

High school student Jeremy Minnier's margin of victory: 24-8

(Newser) - He didn’t spend a cent on campaigning and he wasn’t even on the ballot, but 18-year-old Jeremy Minnier has been elected mayor of an Iowa town. There were 32 ballots cast in Aredale—which has all of 74 residents—and 24 of them were write-ins for Minnier, reports...

Gingrich Wants 7 Long Debates With Obama

If nominee, he promises to follow the president until he accepts

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich stole the show last night at an important GOP dinner in Iowa, reports Politico . Two notables were missing, however: Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, the state's current front-runners. Still, Gingrich clearly roused the audience more than the rest of the field, including Rick Perry, and one proposal...

Radio Host: Cain 'Inappropriate' With My Staff

Steve Deace suggests candidate is 'compromised in his private life'

(Newser) - This week isn't getting any easier for Herman Cain. A conservative Iowa radio host's claim that the candidate made remarks to two female staffers that were "professionally awkward if not inappropriate" is beginning to receive national attention. Steve Deace, who hosts a syndicated 2-hour show and played...

Occupy's New Target: Iowa Campaign Offices

Planned protest would run up to the Jan. 3 caucuses

(Newser) - Occupy Des Moines activists are planning to camp out at and "shut down" campaign offices in the week leading up to the Iowa caucuses, and they have invited protesters from around the country to join them. One organizer described the plan, dubbed the "First in the Nation Caucus...

Polls in Early States: Good News for Romney

He's at the top in the first four, with Cain second

(Newser) - A CNN/Time survey of the first four states to vote bodes well for Mitt Romney. He leads them all, though Herman Cain is within a whisker in Iowa and South Carolina. A quick look at the top two in the state polls:
  • Iowa (Jan. 3): Romney, 24%; Cain, 21%
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