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Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves

Yesterday the Republican Presidential race was shaken by two factors. First, Texas Governor Rick Perry announces his entry into the race, and Rep. Bachmann captures the Ames Straw Poll.  Today, Tim Pawlenty announces his withdrawal from the Republican field. A sentiment presented by political pundits is of Ron Paul being viewed as the joke candidate, [...]

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Iowa Debate Round Up

Summary:  This was a really difficult debate to watch, and while some would say the questions asked were not softballs, the moderators were throwing gotchas, something which Newt Gingrich took issue with. Chris Wallace:  Tonight’s villain in the moderator stakes was Wallace, and at times it was hard to hard to tell if Chris used the [...]

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solidprinciples.com Iowa Caucus Debate Coverage #Iowadebate #gopdebate

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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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For Pawlenty, It’s Ames or Bust

EXTRACT ONLY: He’s spent a seven-figure sum and the bulk of his time on the campaign trail courting the Iowa grassroots. Operatives call his expansive Iowa organization the best in the state. As the only mainstream Republican candidate actively competing in the Ames straw poll—thanks to Mitt Romney’s decision to skip the event and Rick [...]

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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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TexMessage: Mitt Romney raises more in Texas than any other presidential candidate (including Barack Obama)

  Texans, do you know which presidential candidate you’ll support in 2012? Though Rick Perry is still on the sidelines, Texas donors sent more than $3 million to already-announced presidential candidates in the second quarter of 2011. The front-runner by a narrow margin is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with $1,376,220. Following closely behind is [...]

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Straw Poll is Anyone’s Game

Read Complete Article at the desmoinesregister.com  Toss out a lot of the normal rules when sizing up the potential impact of this year’s Ames straw poll. Curveballs have reshaped typical expectations: the Republican presidential race’s late start, unrest within the party, the national front-runner sitting it out, and a large bloc of undecided Iowa voters who [...]

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Romney announces support for ‘Cut, Cap and Balance’ pledge

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney declared his support for the “Cut, Cap and Balance” pledge Wednesday afternoon. During a meeting with Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee, Romney announced, “I am for Cut, Cap and Balance.” Idaho Sen. Jim Risch entered the meeting as it was in progress. Lee applauded Romney’s decision in a statement released [...]

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Romney ahead in Michigan poll

‘Undecided’ a close 2nd for GOP primary; Dems lead slightly in state House races Paul Egan/ Detroit News Lansing Bureau Lansing — Support in Michigan for native son Mitt Romney is far ahead of the backing for any other GOP presidential hopefuls, according to a new statewide poll. The poll was taken after Romney’s June [...]

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