The Republican National Committee took steps Thursday to change how it will pick its presidential candidate in 2016, the …
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Potential Rival Takes Shot At Hillary Clinton’s Iraq Vote
“When George Bush got a bunch of [Democrats] to vote for that war, I was just shaking my head in Montana,” said former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
Ted Cruz Spins Shutdown as a Success
It got people talking, he says
Political Pictures of the Week, Aug. 11-17
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Political Pictures of the Week, Aug. 4-10
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Political Pictures of the Week, July 7-13
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Political Pictures of the Week, June 15-22
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Romney Didn’t Win Iowa After All. Is It Too Late To Change the Story?
Remember that narrow, 8-vote win Mitt Romney scored in the Iowa caucuses? The one that launched him on a 2-for-2 run in the first two GOP contests, building his momentum and underscoring his case as the inevitable nominee? Turns out it didn’t happen. The final certified count in Iowa shows that it was indeed a close race—but that …
Why Ron Paul Is Gunning for Rick Santorum
Meredith, N.H.
Ron Paul set his sights on Rick Santorum the moment it became clear that the Texas Congressman would take bronze to Santorum’s silver in the Iowa caucuses. “We got one of the three tickets out of Iowa,” a campaign chair told a crowd waiting to hear Paul speak on Jan. 3. “And there are only two candidates in this …
Heated Exchange Exposes Santorum’s Hurdles in New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The frantic pace of the presidential-primary calendar doesn’t allow for long victory laps. “Game on,” a triumphant Rick Santorum declared Tuesday night in Iowa, but by that time the expectations …
Newt and Negativity: Ceci N’est Pas Une Attack Ad
When he took the stage Tuesday night in Iowa to try to put a smiling face on a 13-point disappointment, Newt Gingrich couldn’t help but grouse. After the requisite thank yous and hellos were out of the way, it took him eight words to get to the point. “I want to thank everybody who worked all fall,” he said, “particularly during the …
The Case Against Iowa, Cont’d
I’m with Ezra Klein: Rick Santorum doesn’t owe his Iowa success to old-fashioned retail politicking. If pressing the flesh at hundreds of events across 99 counties is the path to victory in Iowa, why was Santorum such a nonfactor until the race’s closing days? Do Iowans keep their stirring love for grassroots heroes a secret until the …
Behold: What One of Those Caucus Thingies Actually Looks Like
TIME’s photoblog was on the scene Tuesday in Iowa and has the stop-motion footage and jaunty jazz track to prove it: