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Ron Paul Is Winning


 Ron Paul 
 Is Winning 
Dana Milbank
Sep 22, 2011 1:48 PM CDT

Ron Paul Is Winning

At least, in the way that matters to him

(Newser) - Ron Paul isn’t going to be the next president, or even the GOP nominee. “And yet, in a sense, Ron Paul is winning the 2012 Republican presidential primary,” writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post . Because Paul’s real goal is to push his Austrian economic theories...

Ron Paul's Ill Ex-Campaign Manager Died Uninsured

Ron Paul hailed his 'sacrifices for liberty'

(Newser) - To the Tea Party, freedom may be just another word for dying without health insurance. But for Ron Paul, Wolf Blitzer's debate question about whether a man without insurance should be allowed to die (to which audience members shouted "Yeah! ) hit pretty close to home. Paul's...

Debate Crowd Cheers Letting Uninsured Die

'Yeah,' audience yells when Blitzer asks about letting them go

(Newser) - One of the most macabre moments of last night's GOP candidate debate occurred when members of the audience cheered the idea of letting people without health insurance die. "What do you tell a guy who is sick, goes into a coma and doesn't have health insurance? Who...

5 Things to Watch For in Tonight's Debate

Social security and Tea Party topics likely to be big issues

(Newser) - Yes, it’s debate time again. Here’s what to watch for when the 2012 GOP presidential candidates face off tonight in Florida, at an event sponsored by CNN and the Tea Party Express:
  • Social Security will likely continue to be a flash point. At the last debate, Rick Perry
...

Ron Paul: Sorry, No 'Cross Words' With Perry

Says he doesn't even recall the exchange

(Newser) - Images of Rick Perry seemingly getting in Ron Paul's face during a TV break in this week's debate have triggered all kinds of fun speculation about what was going on, and now we've got explanations form both camps, notes Ben Smith of Politico . Prepare to be disappointed....

Republican Debate: Rick Perry Makes His Debate Debut With Fellow GOP Candidates in California
 Perry, Romney Tee Off 
gop debate
Sep 7, 2011 8:56 PM CDT

Perry, Romney Tee Off

Texas governor makes his presidential debate debut

(Newser) - Rick Perry made his debate debut tonight, and it's clear the new frontrunner is happy to mix it up. He and Mitt Romney went after each other with gusto, notes AP , as evidenced by an early exchange: After Perry criticized Romney's record of creating jobs in Massachusetts, Romney...

Romney Boasts His Health-Care Law Is 'Big Asset'

Romney seeks middle as other GOP candidates vie for right

(Newser) - With the GOP presidential candidates vying to be the rightest-of-the-right at yesterday's Freedom Forum in South Carolina, Mitt Romney kept focused on the general election, where wooing moderates is key, reports Politico . For example, he defended the need for federal regulations. “Regulation is necessary to make a free...

Ron Paul Raises $1.8M in One Day

And wins a straw poll on his birthday, to boot

(Newser) - Ron Paul had a very, very happy 76th birthday: He raised $1.8 million in 24 hours and he won Saturday's New Hampshire Young Republicans Straw Poll. The $1.8 million was the result of an online “money bomb” staged for his birthday on Saturday, the Hill notes,...

Study Proves It: Media Snubs Ron Paul

He gets less coverage than people not in the race

(Newser) - Looks like Jon Stewart was right —the media is grossly ignoring Ron Paul. A new study from the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism has found that Paul is just the 10th leading newsmaker in the GOP field—behind even non-candidates like Donald Trump and Sarah Palin. Paul has...

Jon Stewart to Media: Why Are You Ignoring Ron Paul?

Paul has become '13th floor in a hotel,' notes 'Daily Show' host

(Newser) - Along with Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul dominated the Ames straw poll—so why is he never mentioned by members of the media whenever they talk about the "top tier" of the race? Heck, even Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman get mentioned before Ron Paul—and in the straw poll,...

The Quiet Winner of Iowa Poll: Romney
 The Quiet Winner 
 of Iowa Poll: Romney 
OPINION
Aug 14, 2011 6:51 AM CDT

The Quiet Winner of Iowa Poll: Romney

With Rick Perry in race, Mitt needs a strong Bachmann

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann vanquished Tim Pawlenty and the other Republican also-rans in yesterday's Iowa straw poll , so let the real battle royale for the right begin—Bachmann vs. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, writes Steve Kornacki at Salon . "She crushed her biggest mainstream competitor," he writes, and Ron Paul,...

Bachmann Wins Ames Straw Poll

Ron Paul finishes second, Pawlenty third; Perry gets 718 write-ins

(Newser) - Rick Perry may have cast a big shadow over the Republican field today, but Michele Bachmann had a pretty good day, too: She won the Ames straw poll, with 4,823 votes of the nearly 17,000 cast, reports Politico . Ron Paul finished a close second (4,671), followed by...

GOP Candidates Square Off in Iowa

Ames debate much feistier than last go-round

(Newser) - Eight GOP hopefuls castigated President Obama and each other tonight in a frequently testy debate in Ames, Iowa. Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann were especially hostile to each other early, while Mitt Romney largely avoided any one-on-one battles and focused on the president. Overshadowing the debate: News that Rick Perry,...

Tonight's Ames Debate: What to Watch For

Bachmann, Romney, Pawlenty, et al fight for the No. 1 slot

(Newser) - There's plenty riding on Saturday's Ames Straw Poll, but have patience: The Ames debate comes first, and there's more than a little bit riding on that, too. Politico notes that while it's not the most important debate of the campaign, it is one that is likely...

Election 2012: First Spending Reports Offer a Glimpse Into Each Campaign
Candidates' Cash Going
to Mailings, Security, Pizza...
spending to date: $32M
Jul 18, 2011 7:27 AM CDT

Candidates' Cash Going to Mailings, Security, Pizza...

First expense reports offer a glimpse into each campaign

(Newser) - Want to get to know your 2012 candidates better? Take a look at what they're spending campaign cash on, courtesy of expense reports obtained by the Washington Post . The first major spending reports of the campaign reveal that the candidates have spent about $32 million so far.
  • Tim Pawlenty:
...

GOP Hopefuls Shun Mitch McConnell's Plan

Candidates refuse to endorse budget compromise

(Newser) - Mitch McConnell's budget compromise plan has been met with either rejection or silence from the GOP's White House contenders. Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, and Ron Paul have come out against the plan, and not a single candidate has endorsed it, reports AP . Bachmann and Paul have pledged to...

Ron Paul Retiring From House in 2012

He will not seek re-election so that he can focus on presidential bid

(Newser) - Texas Rep. Ron Paul has decided to put all his eggs into one basket. Paul announced on his Facebook page that he will not seek re-election because he wants to focus all his energy on "winning the presidency," USA Today reports. He also told a local paper he...

Thaddeus Who? Ames Poll Gets Surprise GOP Entry

Michigan congressman may run; Gingrich skips bidding

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has opted not to pony up the $15,000 necessary to be a main competitor in August's Ames Straw Poll in Iowa, reports the Des Moines Register . The poll doubles as a GOP fundraiser, and candidates can essentially rent space for their supporters. Gingrich's tottering campaign...

Ron Paul, Barney Frank Team Up to Legalize Pot

Pair will introduce first such bill in Congress

(Newser) - Ron Paul and Barney Frank—surely Congress’ version of the Odd Couple—are set to introduce a bill today that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana, allowing states to legalize, tax, and regulate the drug. The bill would also “reprioritize federal resources” away from enforcing drug laws and...

Ron Paul: Those Tired of 'Unwinnable' Wars Love Me

The Texas representative explains his recent straw poll win

(Newser) - Why did Ron Paul do so well in a GOP straw poll over the weekend ? Simple, he said on Today this morning: He’s popular with all those who are tired of the “endless, undeclared, unwinnable wars dumped on the young people" and the rising US national debt....

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