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Jan 19, 2008 12:29 PM CST

Romney Wins Silver State Caucuses

Ron Paul takes second place in surprise finish

(Newser) - Mitt Romney won the Nevada Republican caucuses today, the AP reports, his second straight victory. Romney nabbed 51% of the vote with nearly all returns in. In a surprise, Ron Paul (14%) edged past John McCain (13) to take second place. Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee both got 8%, and...

Kucinich, Paul Challenged on Home Front

Jan 16, 2008 10:58 AM CST

Kucinich, Paul Challenged on Home Front

Long-shot candidates could both find themselves unseated

(Newser) - While Dennis Kucinich is out on the presidential campaign trail, no fewer than four Democrats in his Ohio home district are mounting primary challenges for the longtime congressman's seat, Politico reports. And though Ron Paul's anti-war stance and unconventional views have drawn a fervent national following, conservative voters in his...

Romney Leads McCain in Michigan: Poll

Jan 13, 2008 6:30 AM CST

Romney Leads McCain in Michigan: Poll

Favored by voters who cite economy & jobs as top concerns

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has grabbed an 8-point lead over closest rival John McCain heading into the Michigan primary, according to the latest MSNBC/McClatchy poll of the state's voters. Romney needs the good news: he has reduced advertising in South Carolina and staked his continuing candidacy on Michigan. The poll puts Romney...

Paul Revels in GOP Rebel Role

Jan 11, 2008 5:31 PM CST

Paul Revels in GOP Rebel Role

Debate underlines contrasts between firebrand and fellow candidates

(Newser) - Fox relented and let GOP maverick Ron Paul join in last night’s South Carolina presidential debate, and the excitable libertarian made the most of the opportunity, the Los Angeles Times notes. Paul provided his characteristic stark contrast with the mainstream candidates and several of the evening's high points, as...

Republicans Square Off in SC

Jan 10, 2008 9:34 PM CST

Republicans Square Off in SC

GOP hopefuls swap heated words on economy, Iran, immigration

(Newser) - GOP presidential hopefuls jostled for position during a South Carolina debate last night, with Mitt Romney taking aim at new front-runner John McCain and an aggressive Fred Thompson going after Mike Huckabee. Romney criticized McCain for giving up on manufacturing jobs in Michigan, a crucial primary state, but McCain defended...

Tax Issues Loom Over Campaign

Jan 5, 2008 9:44 AM CST

Tax Issues Loom Over Campaign

Candidates offer differing views on 'fair tax,' extending Bush cuts

(Newser) - With President Bush’s tax cuts set to expire in 2010, tax reform could become a key issue in this year’s presidential race, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Most Republican candidates favor extending the cuts, though Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul support eliminating income tax altogether. The Democratic candidates...

Romney: New Hampshire or Bust

Jan 4, 2008 9:45 AM CST

Romney: New Hampshire or Bust

Iowa 2d place leaves Romney scrambling

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has been left scrambling to find a way to restore momentum to his presidential campaign in the wake of a costly, humiliating defeat in Iowa, Time reports. Mike Huckabee's legions of evangelical Christians disrupted what Ana Marie Cox calls his "carefully calibrated strategy to conduct the political...

Huckabee Wins Iowa
Easily Over Romney

UPDATED

Jan 4, 2008 2:50 AM CST

Huckabee Wins Iowa Easily Over Romney

Strong support from evangelicals gives him a quick victory

(Newser) - Mike Huckabee won yesterday's Iowa caucuses thanks to a surge of support from evangelical voters. The former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher defeated second-place finisher Mitt Romney with relative ease, despite being outspent 4 to 1, the New York Times notes. Fred Thompson held a slim lead over John McCain...

McCain Takes National Lead; Giuliani Plummets

Jan 2, 2008 1:15 PM CST

McCain Takes National Lead; Giuliani Plummets

Giuliani's support off 13 points since September

(Newser) - A new poll shows John McCain ahead nationally among Republicans for the first time in a year, and a sliding Rudy Giuliani at his lowest mark in months. McCain is favored by 22% of GOP voters, with Giuliani at 20%, Mike Huckabee at 17%, and Mitt Romney at 12%. Giuliani...

Dem Donations Hit Record High

Jan 1, 2008 3:48 PM CST

Dem Donations Hit Record High

Clinton, Obama 2007 totals top $100M

(Newser) - The race for the presidency is crowded, but that isn't stopping candidates from raising huge sums of money, the Washington Post reports. The power of the internet to raise cash from both grassroots supporters and wealthy donors is credited with helping Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama raise over $100 million...

Hillary Leads in Iowa; Huck, Mitt Neck-and-Neck

Dec 30, 2007 8:56 AM CST

Hillary Leads in Iowa; Huck, Mitt Neck-and-Neck

Clinton clings to slim lead, but poll finds 'lots of potential for change'

(Newser) - With just four days left before Iowans gather to caucus, a Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll released today found Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama 31% to 27%, while GOP heavyweights Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are in a dead heat. Third-place Democratic contender John Edwards was running a strong 24%. Republican John McCain,...

Candidate Paul: Awkward But Authentic

OPINION

Dec 26, 2007 4:09 PM CST

Candidate Paul: Awkward But Authentic

Carlson takes the measure of the Libertarian Republican

(Newser) - Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul speaks tonelessly about such drab subjects as the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve, but people like him anyway, writes Tucker Carlson in the New Republic, perhaps because they see “authenticity.” The no-longer-bow-tied pundit returns from the campaign trail sure about one thing: "...

Surging McCain Hopes History Repeats in NH

Dec 18, 2007 10:10 AM CST

Surging McCain Hopes History Repeats in NH

Once-faltering bid rides endorsements, rivals' disappearance

(Newser) - John McCain, whose candidacy barely registered in polls a few months ago, is enjoying a momentum surge in New Hampshire. “I am obviously going to try to capitalize” on three key newspaper endorsements and Joe Lieberman’s support, McCain said. He's seeking the same independents who gave him the...

Ron Paul 'Tea Party' Nets $6M

Dec 17, 2007 6:52 AM CST

Ron Paul 'Tea Party' Nets $6M

No blimp, but otherwise a steaming success

(Newser) - In an event dubbed "Boston TeaParty07," supporters of quirky GOP candidate Ron Paul rallied in the Boston snow yesterday while donations from across the nation dropped a record-breaking one-day "money bomb" of $6 million into the campaign. Most of the funds were donated over the Internet. To...

Candidates Can't Buy
Web's Love

OPINION

Dec 9, 2007 3:54 PM CST

Candidates Can't Buy Web's Love

There's no substitute for real enthusiasm in online politics

(Newser) - Candidates have spent loads of time and money learning a disappointing truth: you can’t control the Internet. Successful web campaigners like Howard Dean and Ron Paul give the reigns to eager online fans, letting their netroots define them, not vice-versa. That’s a welcome change, says the New York ...

Paul Hopes Blimp Gives
Him a Lift

Dec 7, 2007 8:17 AM CST

Paul Hopes Blimp Gives Him a Lift

GOP candidate launches political zeppelin next week

(Newser) - The offbeat GOP presidential campaign of Texas Libertarian Ron Paul is soon to have a zany new form of publicity: a blimp. The blimp will launch next week in North Carolina and sail up the East Coast with banners in support of Ron Paul, Politico reports. Bearing slogans such as...

Paul Momentum Builds

Dec 3, 2007 12:48 PM CST

Paul Momentum Builds

Libertarian maverick causes stir; supporters say candidate is bigger than his politics

(Newser) - Ron Paul’s quixotic campaign for the Republican nomination isn’t really under his control anymore, Salon writes, but rather in the hands of a cult of ardent supporters who have independently flocked to fundraise and canvass for him. For them, Paul isn’t a libertarian outsider—the Texas Congressman...

Brothel Owner Backs Paul

Nov 26, 2007 5:16 PM CST

Brothel Owner Backs Paul

GOP hopeful gets some X-rated support

(Newser) - Ron Paul found himself on the respectable side of a brothel last week, when the Republican presidential hopeful earned the endorsement of the owner of Reno's Moonlite BunnyRanch. MSNBC anchor Tucker Carlson surprised Paul by engineering the nod, arriving in a limousine with Dennis Hof and two “celebrity prostitutes,...

Ron Paul Is
Not Alone

Nov 25, 2007 11:54 AM CST

Ron Paul Is Not Alone

Libertarians are on the rise, aiming to get government out of private life

(Newser) - Maverick Texas congressman Ron Paul is riding a surge of Americans on both sides of the political spectrum now calling themselves libertarians. They tend to be fiscally conservative but socially liberal voters turned off by government intrusions, from warrantless wiretapping to broadcast censorship. And their numbers are up to 9%...

Feds Seize Ron Paul 'Dollars'

Nov 17, 2007 7:35 AM CST

Feds Seize Ron Paul 'Dollars'

Candidate and 'sound money' advocate's image on 60,000 coins

(Newser) - Federal agents raided the Indiana headquarters of a so-called "sound money" group this week, seizing nearly 60,000 "Ron Paul Dollars"—copper coins bearing the likeness of the renegade Texan congressman, GOP candidate for president and sound-money advocate. The organization has more than $20 million in illegal...