In the latest issue of TIME, now available to subscribers on tablets and the web, Republican John E. Sununu argues the debt debate and subsequent S&P downgrade have critically damaged President Obama’s re-election effort, while Mark Halperin makes the case that Rick Perry’s entrance into the presidential race has things looking up for …
2012 Election
How Rick Perry Aggressively Pursued Federal Aid He Now Decries
In his presidential-campaign kickoff on Aug. 13, Texas Governor Rick Perry burnished his conservative credentials by attacking the idea of deficit stimulus spending. “Washington’s insatiable desire to spend our children’s …
Rick Perry’s Social Security Conversation
Rick Perry wants to have a conversation about federal entitlement programs. That conversation is, in effect, about how to end them. “I would suggest a legitimate conversation about [letting] the states keep their money and implement the programs,” he said of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to Newsweek’s Andrew Romano last …
Rick Perry vs. Ben Bernanke
The first question posed by Rick Perry’s much-ballyhooed entry into the GOP presidential race was whether he would run to the center, targeting Mitt Romney and positioning himself for the general election, or whether he would stay in his Tea Party comfort-zone on the right wing. It’s an indicator of the success of Michele Bachmann’s …
Ron Paul, “The One”?
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On the heels of his second-place finish in the Ames straw poll, Ron Paul is up in Iowa and New Hampshire with a new ad that casts the Texas Representative as a lone crusader in a “lost city.” According to Politico’s James Hohmann, who first reported it, the 65-second spot is a …
Amid Straw Poll Nonsense, the GOP Presidential Race Roars to Life
Say what you will about the Iowa straw poll. (“Good-natured fraud,” says Walter Shapiro. “Not very predictive,” says Jon Stewart. “Overhyped, underwhelming,” says Michael Crowley.) But no one can deny that the event …
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 …
After Ames: How Rick Perry Has Realigned the Presidential Race
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Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann claimed victory at Saturday’s Ames straw poll in Iowa, edging out second-place finisher Ron Paul for the symbolic early-state trophy and crushing …
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, …
Elizabeth Warren Sounds Like a Senate Candidate
Writing on Massachusetts liberal blog BlueMassGroup:
I left Washington, but I don’t plan to stop fighting for middle class families. I spent years working against special interests and have the battle scars to show it – and I have no intention of stopping now. It is time for me to think hard about what role I can play next to help
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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 …
Bachmann, Pawlenty Spar in Iowa Debate, but Status Quo Survives
Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate in Ames, Iowa, saw the first face-to-face hostility of the 2012 campaign. After an early round of self-congratulation and obligatory shots at President Obama — “You are finished in …
Texan to the Core: Rick Perry’s Life and Career in Politics
Rick Perry announced his presidential bid on Saturday, TIME looks at the Lone Star Governor’s lively exploits on and off the campaign trail.