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GOP Hopefuls Debate in NH
 Romney Shrugs Off Attacks 
gop debate
Jan 7, 2012 9:51 PM CST

Romney Shrugs Off Attacks

Rivals don't exactly hammer the frontrunner in GOP debate

(Newser) - Mitt Romney was supposed to be the prime target at tonight's ABC debate, but it didn't quite work out that way, writes Steve Peoples at AP . His rivals took some shots at him but squabbled among each other just as often. Romney, for his part, focused most of...

Give Santorum a Chance

 Give Santorum 
 a Chance 
William Kristol
Jan 7, 2012 10:37 AM CST

Give Santorum a Chance

He deserves at least that after Iowa: William Kristol

(Newser) - Another prominent voice comes down in favor of Rick Santorum: After Charles Krauthammer did so yesterday, William Kristol takes his turn in the Weekly Standard . The upshot: Republicans—and he's looking at you, Karl Rove —shouldn't be in a rush to anoint the "establishment" candidate Mitt...

Things to Watch in Tonight's Debate

Among them: Will we see Good Newt or Bad Newt?

(Newser) - The post-Iowa Republican field debates tonight in New Hampshire and again 12 hours later tomorrow morning. Politico and the New York Times offer some things to look for:
  • Newt Gingrich: He seemed genuinely mad after Iowa, and he needs to score points. Will he go negative? Politico thinks the "
...

Lay Off Santorum for Grieving His Baby
Lay Off Santorum
for Grieving His Baby
OPINION
Jan 7, 2012 7:09 AM CST

Lay Off Santorum for Grieving His Baby

Post's Charles Lane writes of his own experience mourning in-utero death

(Newser) - Rick Santorum's rise in the political spotlight has generated misguided criticism about the way he and his wife dealt with the death of their baby after only 20 weeks in utero, writes Charles Lane in the Washington Post . Santorum has been called "weird" for holding and caressing the...

South Carolina Poll Has Mitt Romney Ahead of Rick Santorum by Three Points
 Santorum Closing on Mitt in SC 
Poll Numbers
Jan 6, 2012 12:44 PM CST

Santorum Closing on Mitt in SC

Newt Gingrich falls to third with 18%

(Newser) - Just a month ago, Newt Gingrich had a huge lead in South Carolina, and two months ago Rick Santorum was languishing at 1%. Times, they have a'changed. Santorum has vaulted into second with 24% of the vote in the latest Rasmussen poll , just behind Mitt Romney's 27%. Gingrich...

Finally, Conservatives Get a &#39;Worthy&#39; Foe for Romney
Finally, Conservatives Get
a 'Worthy' Foe for Romney
charles krauthammer
Jan 6, 2012 11:14 AM CST

Finally, Conservatives Get a 'Worthy' Foe for Romney

Rick Santorum is the real deal: Charles Krauthammer

(Newser) - Rick Santorum gets Charles Krauthammer's blessing today, not necessarily as the candidate who should be nominee but as the first "admirably worthy conservative alternative" to Mitt Romney. Yes, others have risen and fallen quickly, but Santorum is different, writes Krauthammer in the Washington Post . "He is the...

Iowa Ballot Counter: Santorum Won

Typo gave Romney 20 extra votes, says Paul supporter

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's 8-vote victory in Iowa was the result of a typo, according to an Iowa man who helped count the votes. Edward True, a Ron Paul supporter, says there were just 2 votes for Romney at his 53-person caucus, but the Iowa Republican Party's website says there...

Santorum Booed During Same-Sex Marriage Attack

Candidate compares gay marriage to polygamy

(Newser) - With Rick Santorum addressing a New Hampshire college crowd keen to know his views on same-sex marriage and legalizing marijuana, it wasn't a question of if he would get booed, it was a question of how much. The answer is "lots." The candidate repeatedly compared gay marriage...

After Senate, Santorum Got Rich on Consulting Gigs

He's made millions off Senate experience

(Newser) - A funny thing happened between the end of Rick Santorum’s Senate career and his now-ascendant presidential run: He became a millionaire. Santorum has oft touted his blue collar upbringing, and when he left the Hill in 2006 he was indeed one of its least wealthy denizens, with assets valued...

Forget New Hampshire: South Carolina Is the Prize
 Forget NH: SC Is the Prize 
Jan 5, 2012 8:44 AM CST

Forget NH: SC Is the Prize

Conservatives hope to capitalize on anyone-but-Romney sentiment

(Newser) - With the proverbial fork stuck in Iowa , the GOP herd galloped off to next-up New Hampshire, but the real battleground lies in Dixie: Mitt Romney is all but guaranteed a victory in New Hampshire, so his GOP challengers' only chance is to expose the frontrunner's moderate Achilles heel in...

Santorum Ethics Questions Resurface

But Iowa near-winner raises $1M overnight

(Newser) - Rick Santorum's rise to the top tier of the GOP race has triggered a search for skeletons in his closet. Ethics questions from Santorum's time as a US senator have resurfaced, including allegations that he received a mortgage at a preferred rate from a bank run by a...

Conservative VIPs Plan Meeting to Topple Romney

Group will search for consensus anti-Romney candidate

(Newser) - Apparently, certain conservatives really, really don't want to see Mitt Romney win the nomination. Politico reports that an influential group is holding an emergency meeting next weekend in Texas in order to agree on a "consensus" Republican candidate. Prominent conservatives including Focus on the Family founder James Dobson,...

Gingrich: I'd Team With Santorum to Beat Romney

Newt says he's open to the possibility

(Newser) - Could Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum team up to defeat Iowa caucus winner Mitt Romney? Gingrich floated the possibility when Laura Ingraham asked him about it today on her radio show. "Absolutely," Gingrich responded. "I mean Rick and I have a 20-year friendship. We are both rebels,...

Rick Santorum, President Obama Seen as Real Winner of Iowa Caucuses
 What We Learned in Iowa 
ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2012 7:56 AM CST

What We Learned in Iowa

Anti-Romney voters might have found their candidate

(Newser) - Mitt Romney snatched an 8-vote victory in Iowa , but a lot of analysts say "man of the hour" Rick Santorum looks like the real winner. He can now portray himself as the clear alternative to Romney, and to win the nomination he "won’t have to outrun the...

John McCain to Endorse Romney

Move doesn't surprise Rick Santorum

(Newser) - As Mitt Romney heads to New Hampshire following his razor-thin win in Iowa , he can expect an endorsement from the man who trounced him there four years ago . John McCain plans to endorse Romney and will travel with him on his campaign bus through the state, a campaign insider tells...

Lean Campaign, Fat Results for Santorum

 Lean Campaign, 
 Fat Results 
 for Santorum 
IOWA CAUCUSES
Jan 4, 2012 3:41 AM CST

Lean Campaign, Fat Results for Santorum

Strong showing a bargain

(Newser) - Dollar for dollar, the big winner in the Iowa caucuses was Rick Santorum's bargain campaign. Though his advertising was "skeletal" and his staffing "lean," he stayed neck-and-neck with Mitt Romeny's lavishly funded race, notes the New York Times , and only just slipped to second place...

Iowa Caucuses: And They&#39;re Off
 Romney Beats 
 Santorum in 
 8-Vote Squeaker 
iowa caucuses
Jan 4, 2012 1:46 AM CST

Romney Beats Santorum in 8-Vote Squeaker

Ron Paul finishes third

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has prevailed in what could well be the closest primary or caucus result ever. With the final precinct reporting, Iowa's GOP says Romney has beaten Rick Santorum by just eight votes, with 30,015 to Santorum’s 30,007 out of a total of 122,255 votes...

Santorum's Nephew: Don't Vote for Uncle Rick

Candidate's kin prefers Ron Paul

(Newser) - Rick Santorum's family will no doubt be watching the results in Iowa tonight, but not everybody in the clan wants the same result: Rick Santorum's nephew has written an opinion piece in the Daily Caller urging people to vote for Ron Paul instead of Uncle Rick. "If...

Ron Paul Leads Caucuses ... at Drudge Report

Site will end up with more participants than Iowa

(Newser) - Iowans aren't the only ones picking a presidential candidate today. Drudgians, too. The Drudge Report is conducting its own GOP "caucuses" online, and Ron Paul's Internet-friendly supporters aren't letting him down. He leads the pack as of this afternoon with 29%, ahead of Mitt Romney (25%)...

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...

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