Election 2012

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Why I Won&#39;t Shut Up About Mitt Romney&#39;s Poor Dog
Why I Won't Shut Up About Mitt Romney's Poor Dog
gail collins
Mar 8, 2012 10:35 AM CST

Why I Won't Shut Up About Mitt Romney's Poor Dog

Gail Collins thinks story is a nice 'diversion' from GOP contest

(Newser) - We've all heard the terrible story about how Mitt Romney once drove 12 hours to Canada with the family dog, Seamus, strapped to the roof of the car —and if you're a regular Gail Collins reader, you've heard the story many times. The New York Times...

Get Ready for Obama the Movie

David Guggenheim, Tom Hanks involved in 17-minute campaign flick

(Newser) - Based on its trailer, The Road We've Traveled looks like a Hollywood documentary about President Obama's first term in office, boasting impressive talent like Tom Hanks, who provides the voiceover, and Davis Guggenheim, who directed. But watch until the very end and you'll see a screen reading,...

Gingrich: I&#39;m Not Dropping Out
 Gingrich: I'm Not Dropping Out 
Mar 7, 2012 2:25 PM CST

Gingrich: I'm Not Dropping Out

He aims to sweep the South

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich says he's not dropping out, despite increasingly loud calls from Rick Santorum supporters for him to do so. "If I thought [Santorum] was a slam dunk to beat Romney and to beat Obama, I would really consider getting out," Gingrich said in a radio interview...

Scott Brown Beating Warren
 Scott Brown Beating Warren 
Poll Numbers
Mar 7, 2012 12:37 PM CST

Scott Brown Beating Warren

Massachusetts Democrats worried about would-be savior

(Newser) - Massachusetts Democrats are over the moon about Elizabeth Warren, sure she'll beat Scott Brown and win back Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat—or at least, they were. Now a new string of polls has them sweating, the Boston Globe reports. A new survey from Western New England University...

7 Super Tuesday Takeaways
 7 Super Tuesday Takeaways 
Mar 7, 2012 7:48 AM CST

7 Super Tuesday Takeaways

Including how Mitt Romney is like a world-devouring super villain

(Newser) - Now that the dust has cleared, what did we learn on Super Tuesday ? Among the biggest takeaways:
  1. Republicans don't love these guys: "It's almost like a bad version of Goldilocks. Nobody is just right," quips Philip Elliott of the AP . Exit polls showed that a
...

Mitt Romney Fails to Land Knockout


 Mitt Romney 
 Fails to Land 
 Knockout 
SUPER TUESDAY
Mar 7, 2012 7:13 AM CST

Mitt Romney Fails to Land Knockout

Race set to drag on despite Mitt winning 5 states

(Newser) - As the dust from Super Tuesday settles, the good news for Mitt Romney is that he won the most states, including the grand prize of Ohio. But he definitely wasn't crowned the champion. Rick Santorum scored decisive wins, and those victories—plus Romney's narrow margin of victory in...

Energy, not Math, on Santorum&#39;s Side
 Energy, not Math,  
 on Santorum's Side 
SUPER TUESDAY
Mar 7, 2012 6:47 AM CST

Energy, not Math, on Santorum's Side

Results good enough to carry him forward ... for now

(Newser) - Mitt Romney won six out of 10 Super Tuesday states, including the big prize of Ohio, but you won't find many pundits calling him the big winner. Instead, pundits are painting him as bruised, while Rick Santorum emerges with a good enough night to carry him forward:
  • Santorum's
...

Economy, Gas Prices Top Voter Concerns
Gas Prices, Economy Top Voter Concerns: Exit Polls
super tuesday
Mar 7, 2012 4:57 AM CST

Gas Prices, Economy Top Voter Concerns: Exit Polls

Social issues not a major concern, polls find

(Newser) - Super Tuesday voters handed victories to three different candidates, but Republicans in all 10 states shared similar concerns, exit polls found. The economy was the number one issue in every state. Despite the recent focus on social issues, few voters names abortion as their chief concern, and there was little...

Georgia Win Keeps Newt Alive
 Georgia Win Keeps Newt Alive 
SUPER TUESDAY
Mar 7, 2012 2:31 AM CST

Georgia Win Keeps Newt Alive

But road ahead looks unclear, even in the South

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has received a much-needed boost from a big win in his home state—although without even a second-place finish elsewhere, the road ahead looks uncertain. Gingrich took 47% of the vote in Georgia to Mitt Romney's 26%, and Rick Santorum's 20%. More than a third of...

Super Tuesday Results: Who Won What

Romney wins Ohio, 5 others; Santorum wins 3; Newt 1

(Newser) - Mitt Romney took the biggest Super Tuesday prize of all, Ohio, by a razor thin margin. The state was called for Romney only after 99.4% of precincts reported, giving him 38% to Rick Santorum's 37%. Earlier, Newt Gingrich got a crucial home-state win in Georgia, while Santorum grabbed...

Sarah Palin 'Not Closing Door' to Becoming Nominee

She defends Limbaugh, votes for Newt

(Newser) - Sarah Palin says she won't rule out entering the White House race if the Republicans end up with an open convention in August. "Anything is possible. I don't close any doors that perhaps would be open out there, so, no, I wouldn't close that door,"...

Romney: I&#39;d Be Like Reagan on Iran

 Romney: I'd Be 
 Like Reagan 
 on Iran 
OPINION
Mar 6, 2012 11:37 AM CST

Romney: I'd Be Like Reagan on Iran

Mitt would pursue 'peace through strength,' he says in 'Washington Post' op-ed

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has an op-ed in today's Washington Post explaining how he'd deal with Iran. The answer? He'd do what Ronald Reagan would, rather than what the "feckless" Barack Obama is doing. In Romney's telling, the Iran hostage crisis ended because "the Iranians well...

Super Tuesday: 4 Candidates, 4 Storylines
 Super Tuesday: 
 4 Candidates, 
 4 Storylines 
PRIMARY PREVIEW
Mar 6, 2012 7:56 AM CST

Super Tuesday: 4 Candidates, 4 Storylines

Your look at what to watch for today

(Newser) - It's here at last: Super Tuesday, the day 10 states cast their ballots in the 2012 primary. Here's what's at stake for each of the candidates today:
  • Mitt Romney—Expected to win: Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia. Really wants to win: Ohio and Tennessee. Winning both would give him
...

Bill Clinton to Join Obama Fundraisers

Ex-prez to help Obama woo Wall Street donors

(Newser) - Bill Clinton has agreed to help President Obama grow his 2012 war chest. The 42nd president will be joining the 44th at a series of fundraisers in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, aimed mainly at the financial services industry, insiders tell Bloomberg. Considering how much Republican super PACs are...

Ann Romney: I Don't Consider Myself Wealthy

'It can be here today and gone tomorrow,' she says

(Newser) - In what some Democrats are calling another Romney wealth gaffe , Ann Romney told a Fox interviewer that she doesn't consider herself wealthy. "We can be poor in spirit, and I don’t even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing,” she said after being asked whether...

Romney Targets Blue-Collar Voters

Campaign seeks to draw Ohio working-class vote away from Santorum

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has gone all-out to win over working-class voters ahead of today's critical Super Tuesday primary in Ohio. The candidate, fighting back against Rick Santorum's appeal to this vital demographic, spoke surrounded by heavy equipment at campaign events in factories yesterday, focusing squarely on the economy, and...

Gingrich: Romney Too Rich to Get Gas Prices

Mitt doesn't understand importance of lowering prices, Newt says

(Newser) - Mitt Romney recently panned Newt Gingrich's promise of $2.50-per-gallon gasoline if he's elected president, and Gingrich fired back today on Fox & Friends , claiming Romney just doesn't understand the importance of lowering the price. "If you’re Mitt Romney and you’re rich enough, maybe...

Obama to Dems: No Cash for You
 Obama to Dems: 
 No Cash for You 
FUNDRAISING 2012
Mar 5, 2012 12:09 PM CST

Obama to Dems: No Cash for You

In face of Super PACs, Obama cuts off committees

(Newser) - For Democrats who President Obama showered with cash in 2008 and 2010, well, they'd better get ready to raise their own darn money this time around. As in the last two election cycles, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi recently asked the Obama for America campaign and the Democratic National...

Day Before Super Tuesday, All Eyes on ... Limbaugh

Focus on social issues hurts GOP: strategists

(Newser) - A day before Super Tuesday, the GOP name getting the most play may be ... Rush Limbaugh. Social issues like contraception are taking center stage in the Republican presidential campaign—though birth control is a matter that's "nowhere near the top of what most Americans are most focused on...

Super Tuesday: Who Looks Poised to Grab What
Super Tuesday: Who Looks Poised to Grab What
election preview
Mar 5, 2012 7:19 AM CST

Super Tuesday: Who Looks Poised to Grab What

Mitt Romney basically has 4 of the 10 states in the bag

(Newser) - Tomorrow is looking good for Mitt Romney, who will likely take more of the 422 delegates up for grabs in Super Tuesday contests than his opponents (an additional 15 super delegates aren't bound to tomorrow's wins). He may even walk away with a delegate majority, writes Nate Silver....

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