Some 125 evangelical leaders and their spouses will gather this weekend at a Texas ranch to discuss the latest iteration of …
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The Candidate Religious Voters Want in 2012
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life this afternoon released a report on presidential preferences for religious groups. The polling was conducted between Sept. 22-Oct. 4, before the Cain roller coaster took off, but it still offers insight into how key Christian voting blocs will play in 2012.
Anita Perry Gets Candid, Claims Christian Victimhood
In South Carolina today, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s wife, Anita, committed a cardinal campaign sin: Candor. In an address that was sometimes teary, she offered a window into how the family has been dealing with this first two months …
Tim Pawlenty Becomes a Romney Surrogate
It’d be a mistake to overstate the impact of a single endorsement, especially one from a one-time rival who never commanded much in the way of national popularity or resources, but Tim Pawlenty’s quick backing of Mitt Romney says a few things about the current primary race, only now rounding the corner into its first straightaway.
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Romney=Kerry; Perry=Dean?
In my print column this week, hidden behind the magic wonderwall, I indulge in a little presidential campaign history: Four years ago, in September 2007, John McCain–the eventual Republican nominee–was dead in the water, having raised and wasted a ton of money and fired most of his staff. Eight years ago, John Kerry–the eventual …
Rick Perry, Frontrunner
To the limited extent that early national polls matter in a presidential primary, here’s one that’s showing something pretty remarkable about the impact of Rick Perry’s entrance into the race: the Texas Governor has quickly …
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Notes on an Elephant in Despair
O.K. The nonsense of the Iowa straw poll is behind us. We’ve had another GOP debate. We have one more candidate (Rick Perry) and one fewer (Tim Pawlenty). Here are some thoughts as the nomination contest gets going:
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Tim Pawlenty Ends His Presidential Campaign
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday, citing a failure to capture momentum from Saturday’s Iowa straw poll and dim fundraising prospects. “We needed to get some lift to continue on …