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“Mitt Romney versus the many”

By ALEXANDER BURNS The fight for the Republican presidential nomination may not be a heavyweight slugfest after all. A primary campaign that was expected to pit an eggshell frontrunner, Mitt Romney, against one or more powerful, well established opponents has suddenly been flipped. The former Massachusetts governor has built up a solid early lead and [...]

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Taking On Romney, Pawlenty Style

Pawlenty Takes On Romney By JONATHAN WEISMAN Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, lagging behind in polls and stung by criticism of his debate performance, is going on offense against Republican front-runner Mitt Romney with what aides said will be a sustained attack on Mr. Romney’s backing for a state health-care law as Massachusetts governor. Mr. Pawlenty [...]

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Pawlenty Cowering With Romney Via Twitter

Pawlenty couldn’t use the CNN Debate in New Hampshire to attack Romney, he decided send a poison Tweet. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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NBC/WSJ: Mitt Romney widens his lead

Mitt Romney has put some distance between himself and the rest of the GOP field, claiming nearly a third of the primary vote in the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. By ALEXANDER BURNS When tested against a group of nine other candidates, Romney takes 30 percent of registered GOP primary voters. His closest competitor is [...]

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The First Real GOP 2012 Primary Debate

By Kathryn Jean Lopez Mitt Romney came across like a frontrunner, taking the debate directly to the president — serious, steady, generous, and respectful of the rest of the Republican field. For the most part, it was an overwhelmingly serious and sober debate. (Save for a few moments — and the Palin or Biden question?!?) [...]

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A “Weak” Field? Not Tonight: A Post-Debate Analysis

By Guy Benson Overall, I was impressed. The talking heads keep chattering about a “weak” GOP field, but I didn’t perceive weakness tonight. I saw a panel of strong, passionate communicators, and a number of credible alternatives to our current president and his disastrous policies. My quick, early take on each contender: Bachmann – A [...]

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49% See Romney As Qualified to Be President, Less Confident of Other GOP Candidates

Mitt Romney is the only Republican 2012 hopeful that a sizable number of voters considers qualified to be president. Sarah Palin is the one they view as least qualified, but, at this early stage, many voters are still in the dark about all the possible candidates. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that [...]

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Poll: Mitt Romney has broadest issue support

By DAN HIRSCHHORN | 5/26/11 6:20 PM EDT Updated: 5/26/11 6:27 PM EDT Mitt Romney is the candidate who’ll be able to build a Republican coalition, but no one does better than Sarah Palin on connecting with GOP voters on social issues, according to a new Gallup poll. Romney wins support from a wide swath [...]

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Barack Obama eating Mitt Romney’s dust in New Hampshire, poll shows

By KASIE HUNT Mitt Romney is leading President Barack Obama in New Hampshire – and Obama’s approval ratings are continuing to slide in the first-in-the-nation primary state, according to a new poll. The latest WMUR Granite State Poll shows Obama comes out on top of all Republican 2012 hopefuls except for Romney. The former Massachusetts [...]

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Poll: Romney Tops Weak Obama in N.H.

By Alexander Burns Mitt Romney is the only Republican candidate leading President Obama in New Hampshire, according to a new poll from Dartmouth University’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Center. In the center’s fourth “State of the State” survey, Romney tops Obama in a general election match-up by 8 points, 47 percent to 39 percent. No other [...]

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