Category Archives: Newt Gingrich

Romney campaign unloads on ‘outrageous and destructive’ Newt Gingrich

Toby Harnden’s Blog There is now polling indicating a possible Newt Gingrich surge after Monday night’s debate – A Rasmussen tracking survey has him just three points behind Mitt Romney. Notably, Rick Santorum may need to start wearing a lifebelt rather than a sweater vest – he appears to be sinking fast. But the surest [...]

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Mitt Romney doesn’t really have a Republican problem

Posted by Chris Cillizza Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination even as he continues to endure whispers that he is simply too moderate to win over a majority of the GOP. Exit polling from Romney’s 16-point victory in New Hampshire tells a very different story, however. Among [...]

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GOP divided over potential impact of Bain attacks

      By Amy Gardner and Peter Wallsten, Published: January 12 GREER, S.C. — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney appeared Thursday to have successfully blunted attacks on his work at Bain Capital, with still more conservatives coming to his defense, his rivals backing down and voters at campaign stops in South Carolina saying they [...]

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Mitt Romney and the Bain bomb

[ Editor's Comment:  As we all know by now, the media loves a horse race. It's good for circulation, for viewership and for website traffic. That being said, a lot of what passes as "news analysis" is pure propaganda. When the race card doesn't work to keep people interested in a race when a candidate [...]

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Rasmussen Poll: GOP Voters View Romney As Strongest Obama Opponent, Paul the Weakest

Likely Republican primary voters nationwide now tend to see former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as the strongest challenger to President Obama, but regardless of who wins their party’s nomination, most of these voters are confident their candidate will win the White House in November. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely Republican primary [...]

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Mitt Romney on Newt Gingrich: He’s the front-runner

By MIKE ALLEN MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney, who just a month ago had hoped to seal the GOP presidential nomination with Florida’s primary on Jan. 31, tells POLITICO that he now foresees an epic fight with Newt Gingrich that could last through the California primary on June 5. Asked if the former House speaker [...]

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Newt Gingrich’s chance to narrow GOP field

By JONATHAN MARTIN Months of speculation about whether the GOP race would eventually come down to two candidates may finally be coming to an end. If Newt Gingrich can seize the opportunity. The exquisite timing and validating effect of the New Hampshire Union Leader’s endorsement presents Gingrich with the biggest boost yet to his resurgent [...]

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2012ers to attend Sept. 7 debate

The eight qualifying GOP candidates will debate Sept. 7 at the Reagan presidential library. | AP Photos By JAMES HOHMANN | The eight qualifying GOP presidential candidates have agreed to attend the Sept. 7 Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation debate. The Reagan Foundation, in conjunction with POLITICO and NBC News, will announce Thursday that Michele Bachmann, [...]

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GOP Candidates Look to Debate for Campaign Boost

EXTRACT ONLY:  DES MOINES, Iowa – Seven Republican presidential contenders will try to use Thursday’s debate, sponsored by Fox News and the Washington Examiner, in the leadoff caucus state of Iowa to cast themselves as the strongest alternative to one rival: front-runner Mitt Romney. A Fox News Poll released Wednesday showed that the former Massachusetts [...]

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Iowa Caucus: Bachmann, Romney and Paul on Top

    In the Iowa caucus race for the Republican presidential nomination, five candidates are in double digits, and many voters are open to changing their mind before caucus day arrives. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Iowa’s Likely Caucus Participants shows that Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann attracts 22% support, while former Massachusetts Governor [...]

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