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Also Surging: Santorum's Sweater Vests

Vests get their own Twitter feed, Facebook page, music video

(Newser) - As Rick Santorum surges in the Iowa polls, his collection of sweater vests is also winning popularity. Santorum has taken to wearing the sleeveless V-necks while campaigning in Iowa; the sartorial choice apparently first garnered attention at a Des Moines forum a few weeks ago during which most other candidates...

Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney Is a Liar ... But I'd Still Vote for Him
 Newt on Mitt: He's a Liar 
'the early show'
Jan 3, 2012 9:57 AM CST

Newt on Mitt: He's a Liar

Gingrich rips Romney on the 'Early Show'

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich went on quite a tear against Mitt Romney this morning on the Early Show , calling him a liar in no uncertain terms. Specifically, Gingrich called Romney out for denying he has anything to do with a Super PAC running negative campaign ads against Gingrich . After all, Romney's...

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...

Romney Compares Obama to ... Kim K.

Harsh, Mitt. Way harsh

(Newser) - Mitt Romney flung a pretty low insult at President Obama yesterday, comparing him to Kim Kardashian. "I’ve been looking at some video clips on YouTube of President Obama, then candidate Obama, going through Iowa making promises," he said at a campaign stop in Iowa. "I think...

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, "...

4 More Join Perry's Va. Ballot Lawsuit

Bachmann, Gingrich, Huntsman, Santorum also missing from ballot

(Newser) - Experts don't believe Rick Perry's lawsuit to get on the Virginia Republican primary ballot will succeed, but that didn't stop four other candidates from jumping on the bandwagon. Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Santorum joined the suit, which claims Virginia's ballot laws...

Perry Insiders: Early Campaign Was Clueless

Advisers slam 'unbelievably subpar campaign'

(Newser) - Rick Perry's campaign is playing the blame game as it limps towards the finish line in Iowa. Insiders who joined the campaign in the fall say Perry may be beyond saving because of mismanagement by the team of longtime advisers he brought with him from Texas. "There has...

Top 10 GOP Campaign Moments

Politico looks back, and Rick Perry's 'oops' leads the list

(Newser) - Politico rounds up what it views as the top 10 moments of the Republican primary campaign so far. Some highlights:
  • Perry's 'Oops': Any doubt that Rick Perry's brain freeze during a debate in November would make the list? It may well have killed his campaign. See
...

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

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...

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...

Issues, Schmissues: GOP Just Wants a Winner

Polls show policy is taking a back seat to beating Obama

(Newser) - The fight for the Republican nomination is unusually light on issues this time around, the Los Angeles Times finds. Polls show that Republican voters, by a 2-to-1 margin, care more about whether a candidate can defeat President Obama in a general election than whether his (or her) stand on major...

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...

Romney's New Gingrich Dig: Lucy at Chocolate Factory

But he seems to be looking past his GOP rivals these days

(Newser) - Mitt Romney couldn't resist a dig at Newt Gingrich's failure to get on the Virginia ballot , with this line getting most of the attention today: "I think he compared that to ... what was it, Pearl Harbor?" said Romney when prompted by a reporter. "I think it'...

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...

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—...

Ron Paul&#39;s Star on the Rise
 Ron Paul's Star on the Rise 
Dec 21, 2011 2:55 AM CST

Ron Paul's Star on the Rise

Libertarian could be kingmaker if he wins Iowa

(Newser) - Not many Republicans believe Ron Paul will win their party's nomination, but as he tops polls in Iowa , his power has become impossible for the GOP to ignore, the Washington Post finds. The libertarian congressman has a solid organization, and a big, committed—and largely young—base of followers...

Newt, Mitt Now in Dead Heat: Poll
 Newt, Mitt Now in Dead Heat 
new poll
Dec 20, 2011 5:30 AM CST

Newt, Mitt Now in Dead Heat

Gingrich tells rivals to end 'reprehensible' attacks

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's support is at its highest since July, while Newt Gingrich's is fading, according to the latest Washington Post / ABC News poll. So the two candidates are now in a dead heat nationwide with 30% support each among Republicans and Republican-leaning voters, the poll found. Ron...

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley Will Endorse Mitt Romney
 Haley Endorses Romney 
UPDATED
Dec 16, 2011 7:39 AM CST

Haley Endorses Romney

SC governor says he's not part of Washington chaos

(Newser) - Another big endorsement for Mitt Romney, this one a bit more impressive than Christine O’Donnell : Nikki Haley announced her endorsement this morning on Fox and Friends. The South Carolina governor is one of the most coveted endorsements remaining, Politico notes. “When I look at the focus of what...

Our Obsession With LiLo Is Helping Newt
 Our Obsession 
 With LiLo Is 
 Helping Newt 
Meghan Daum
Dec 15, 2011 11:04 AM CST

Our Obsession With LiLo Is Helping Newt

America loves a hot mess: Meghan Daum

(Newser) - How to explain the rise of Newt Gingrich, a “hot mess of a public servant” who has been married three times, left two wives while they were ill, engaged in an extramarital affair, and reportedly got together with his first wife—his geometry teacher—when he was 16 and...

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