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GOP Hopefuls Are 'Clueless'— or Faking It

Party's 'mythology' has gone off the deep end: Krugman

(Newser) - To be a Republican candidate these days, you have to attack Big Government while supporting Social Security, and attack a president who killed Osama bin Laden as "undermining" national security. In other words, writes Paul Krugman, you have to "be totally cynical or to be totally clueless."...

Don't Expect Wall St. Reform From 2012 Field

Obama, GOP hopefuls all cozy with banks: Joel Kotkin

(Newser) - Wall Street doesn’t have much to worry about in 2012: President Obama, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney all have the big banks’ backs. Obama “may call them ‘fat cat’ bankers, but he's been something of a kitten when dealing with financiers: There have been fewer prosecutions...

Herman Cain to Endorse Newt Gingrich
 Cain to Endorse Gingrich 
Dec 5, 2011 7:57 AM CST

Cain to Endorse Gingrich

But can soaring Newt beat Mitt Romney's ground game?

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich’s rise from the ashes continues: Just after suspending his own campaign, Herman Cain is set to endorse Gingrich today, My Fox Atlanta reports. A press conference is scheduled for 2pm. While the expected move could be another boon for the former speaker, he faces a big challenge...

Newt Gingrich Surges to No. 1 in Iowa Poll

Ron Paul in second, also gaining support

(Newser) - With less than a month to go until Iowa caucuses, the GOP nomination there is looking like a three-candidate race—and leading the way is Newt Gingrich, reports the Des Moines Register . Gingrich was the top choice of 25% of likely caucus voters in the latest Selzer & Co. poll,...

Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney Both 'Significantly Flawed': Charles Krauthammer
 Conservatives:  
 Swallow and Pick One 
Charles Krauthammer
Dec 2, 2011 11:22 AM CST

Conservatives: Swallow and Pick One

Gingrich, Romney both 'significantly flawed': Charles Krauthammer

(Newser) - The Republican race now boils down to Gingrich vs. Romney, writes Charles Krauthammer in the National Review , and he doesn't sound very happy about it. They are "two significantly flawed frontrunners": Romney isn't a "core conservative" or really a core anything, while Gingrich has the conservative...

Anti-Romney Ad Stars ... OJ Simpson

Mitt has been around a long time, American Bridge PAC points out

(Newser) - What is OJ Simpson doing in an ad about Mitt Romney? Pointing out just how long Romney’s been in the political game. A new ad from the American Bridge PAC takes aim at Romney’s recent assertion that he’s an outsider who has no political career by showing...

Jon Huntsman Delivers Brutal Romney Ad

'Mittstant Replay' puts the flip-flopping charges front and center

(Newser) - Yesterday, Ron Paul went after Newt Gingrich . Today, Jon Huntsman has Mitt Romney lined up. A barbed new ad that plays off Romney's recent Fox News interview plays up flip-flopping charges by juxtaposing old and new Romney clips on climate change, immigration, abortion, and Romneycare. Huntsman seems to be...

Mitt's Dilemma: Dealing With Newt

Campaign struggles to combat Gingrich's rise

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's campaign strategists were right about Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain—none have proven to be a long-term threat. But, the Washington Post notes, they weren't ready for Newt Gingrich. As polls show that the primary is increasingly becoming a two-man race, Romney...

If Herman Cain Drops Out of Republican Race, Who Benefits?
 Who Benefits 
 if Cain Quits? 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Nov 30, 2011 5:48 AM CST

Who Benefits if Cain Quits?

Cain dropping out could work either way for Romney, pundits say

(Newser) - The news that Herman Cain is "reassessing" his campaign in the wake of allegations of an extramarital affair has left pundits wondering which candidate would come out on top if the Cain Train came to a halt. A look around the blogosphere:
  • Some of Cain's Tea Party and
...

Is &#39;Lying&#39; Romney Ad OK?
 Is 'Lying' Romney Ad OK? 
OPINION
Nov 29, 2011 12:59 PM CST

Is 'Lying' Romney Ad OK?

Arianna Huffington, Michael Gerson disagree

(Newser) - The media has largely ignored Mitt Romney’s first TV ad , and Arianna Huffington is outraged. The ad includes a wildly out-of-context 2008 clip of President Obama saying, “If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.” It fails to mention that Obama was quoting...

MSNBC Bleeps Out Ann Coulter

Commentator goes a little too far for censors on Morning Joe

(Newser) - Anne Coulter’s lips moved quite a bit on Morning Joe today—but you couldn’t hear most of what she was saying. MSNBC censored her discussion of the GOP race, and she appeared confused by the move, Mediaite reports. “What did I say?” she asked on-air after the...

Gingrich Swipes at Romney's Flip-Flopping

'I wouldn't lie to the American people' to become president, he says

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich took on Mitt Romney yesterday in a phone call with South Carolina radio station WSC , CNN reports, calling himself “a lot more conservative” than his competitor for the Republican presidential nomination. “There needs to be a solid conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,” he said, adding...

GOP Field Packed With Friends—and Frenemies

Gingrich 'everyone's buddy'; Romney, Perry not so tight

(Newser) - We’ve seen them battle on camera—but how do the Republican candidates relate to each other behind the scenes? The candidates’ complex network of relationships is the stuff of TV drama, a New York Times piece suggests: They range from buddy-buddy to all-out “frenemies.” Having worked together...

Union Leader: Romney Isn&#39;t &#39;Inevitable&#39;
 Union Leader: 
 Romney Isn't 
 'Inevitable' 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Nov 27, 2011 11:29 AM CST

Union Leader: Romney Isn't 'Inevitable'

Editor backs up surprise today's endorsement of Gingrich

(Newser) - Republicans probably aren't going to get their ideal candidate in this election cycle, but that doesn't mean that Mitt Romney's steady-but-less-than-inspiring candidacy is destined to win the nomination. So argues Andrew Cline, the New Hampshire Union Leader editorial page editor behind today's surprise endorsement of Newt...

Mitt Romney's Barber Wants Him to Loosen Up

But candidate likes his coif 'very controlled': New York Times

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann recently described Mitt Romney in a word: “Hair.” She’s not alone—Romney’s stupefyingly perfect coif is a matter of much discussion among political observers. Case in point: The New York Times today has a front-page story on the hair it calls a "cosmetological...

Romney Defends Use of Out-of-Context Obama Quote

Ad's message is 'guess what, it's your turn,' he says

(Newser) - Signalling a no-holds-barred fight ahead, Mitt Romney is standing by the use of an out-of-context quote from President Obama in his first TV ad . The ad—slammed by Democrats and called "ridiculously misleading" by non-partisan campaign watchdog Politifact—features Obama saying, "If we keep talking about the economy,...

And the Winner Is ...
 The GOP Debate Winner Is ... 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Nov 23, 2011 7:55 AM CST

The GOP Debate Winner Is ...

But immigration comments could end up hurting Newt Gingrich

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich got more airtime than usual in last night's national security-focused Republican debate, and most pundits agree that his performance was good enough to win over plenty of undecided voters.
  • "Gingrich showed that he has been thinking about these issues for decades," writes Corbett B. Daly
...

Candidates Pick Fights on Patriot Act, Immigration

Republicans debate national security

(Newser) - The Republican candidates were back at it tonight, this time in Washington and this time with a focus on national security. (Click to read about Mitt Romney's first-name moment .) Some highlights:
  • Newt Gingrich: Strongly backed the Patriot Act. "All of us will be in danger for the
...

Mitt Romney Kind of Flubs His Own First Name

He says it's 'Mitt,' but it's actually Willard

(Newser) - Much serious discussion is taking place at tonight's GOP debate, but one of the first YouTube moments comes in a not-so-substantial line from Mitt Romney. In his introduction, playing off a joke made by Wolf Blitzer, Romney said, "I'm Mitt Romney, and yes, Wolf, that's also...

Gingrich in Hot Seat at Tonight's Debate

Will new frontrunner keep his position?

(Newser) - Tonight’s GOP debate in Washington will focus on foreign policy—though, as Politico notes, “foreign policy isn’t going to decide the 2012 presidential race.” The topic just “isn’t where the interest has been for voters or the media,” a strategist tells the Economic ...

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