On Tuesday morning, former Vice President Dan Quayle endorsed Mitt Romney, as did California Congressmen Jerry Lewis, Ken Calvert and Brian Bilbray. On Monday morning, Tennessee Congressmen Jimmy Duncan, Diane Black and Phil Roe announced their support. In the past month Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte …
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Romney’s Message Not Taking Root in Iowa
At first blush, a poll showing Mitt Romney trailing Newt Gingrich among likely Iowa caucus goers shouldn’t be too worrying for the former Massachusetts governor’s campaign. There’s been a steady ebb and flow of chief competitors …
The Vanishing, Virtual Presidential Primary Campaign
Monday kicked off the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses, now less than a month away. The latest snapshot of the race, captured by a Des Moines Register poll released Saturday night, showed a surging Newt Gingrich atop the field, …
With Rivals Reeling, Iowa is Wide Open For Romney
The Associated Press reports that Mitt Romney is preparing to go up on the air in Iowa after shooting a spot during his visit to a sheet-metal manufacturer in Dubuque earlier this week. The move suggests that after months of …
Will Harassment Allegations Hurt Cain in Early Primary States?
The sexual-harassment story enveloping Herman Cain is still unfolding, and its trajectory over the coming days will determine whether it winds up being a minor hiccup for Cain’s surging campaign or the beginning of its end. But …
The Mystery of the Missing Presidential Campaign: Cain Operation MIA in Key States
In early October, as Herman Cain caught fire in national polls and began to climb into the first tier of the Republican presidential race, the ex-CEO turned insurgent candidate puzzled political observers by diverting his …
Caucus Anxiety in Iowa: Looking Out for Number One
As the dates for the first presidential campaign contests settle down, the state that traditionally goes first worries that others may usurp that spot
The Grand Nevada Pander
Four second-tier Republican presidential hopefuls — Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum — are threatening to bypass the Nevada caucuses if they take place Jan. 14, as presently planned. This is not, …
How the Shrinking Primary Calendar Boosts Romney’s Chances
The Florida GOP’s decision to defy Republican Party rules by slating its presidential primary for Jan. 31 has touched off a cascade of scheduling decisions that will compress the primary calendar. South Carolina party bosses, …
Q&A: Bob Vander Plaats, Iowa’s Social Conservative Kingmaker
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Bob Vander Plaats is a 48-year-old former high-school principal, three-time failed candidate for Iowa’s governorship and the head of a Des Moines-area Christian conservative advocacy group called the FAMiLY …
Sliding in the Polls, Bachmann Pushes Ahead with Her Red Meat Campaign in Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Michele Bachmann is ambling through the aisles of a cramped meat locker in an industrial section of Des Moines. Massive sides of beef, weighing up to 950 lbs., hang from hooks near the ceiling and droplets of …
The Overhyped, Underwhelming Iowa GOP Straw Poll
When Iowa Republicans hold their presidential straw poll in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, a couple of things will happen. One is that the state party will make a lot of money, including from corporate sources. The other is… well, …
What You Missed While Not Watching the Iowa GOP Debate
-1 minutes. As everyone awaits the third Republican presidential debate of the season, Bill O’Reilly is wrapping up his show on Fox News. When he threatens to call Professor Cornel West a “pinhead,” America knows. It’s go …