Election 2012

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Aides Reveal Romney Plan to Beat—or Join—Bachmann

Candidate expected to play nice, surrender Iowa, stress economic skills

(Newser) - Front-runner Mitt Romney has been playing nice with the other GOP contenders so far and that's unlikely to change even as Michele Bachmann solidifies her place as a major contender in polls , sources close to the Romney campaign tell the Daily Beast . Team Romney definitely sees Bachmann as a...

Bachmann's Iowa Lead Bigger Than It Looks

But race could still be upended by Rick Perry

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann’s 4-point lead over Mitt Romney in the latest Iowa poll might be even bigger than it looked at first. Dig deeper into the poll, and you’ll find that among the voters labeled “most attentive,” Bachmann is leading by a whopping 32% to 18%, Aaron...

Election 2012: Obama, DNC Rake in $86M
 Obama Rakes in $86M for 2012 
Jul 13, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Obama Rakes in $86M for 2012

Cash for his re-election bid pouring in, again riding on small donors

(Newser) - Here's a welcome bit of budget news for President Obama: He and the DNC raked in $86 million in the last three months for the 2012 election campaign, reports Politico . Of that, Obama's campaign took in $47 million, while some $38 million headed to the DNC's war...

Romney Rejects Controversial Marriage Pledge

Oath against gay unions is 'undignified and inappropriate,' says candidate

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is rejecting an anti-gay-marriage pledge concocted by an Iowa Christian group, becoming only the second GOP candidate—after Gary Johnson—to do so. The controversial 14-point pledge, already signed by Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, calls on candidates to "defend and uphold" marriage as uniting one man...

Ron Paul Retiring From House in 2012

He will not seek re-election so that he can focus on presidential bid

(Newser) - Texas Rep. Ron Paul has decided to put all his eggs into one basket. Paul announced on his Facebook page that he will not seek re-election because he wants to focus all his energy on "winning the presidency," USA Today reports. He also told a local paper he...

Bachmann Overtakes Romney in New Iowa Poll

She leads 25% to his 21% in the state

(Newser) - Watch out, Mitt: Michele is a serious threat, at least in Iowa. In a new poll of likely caucus voters conducted by conservative news website the Iowa Republican , Bachmann is leading Romney 25% to 21% in the state. USA Today notes that in a Des Moines Register poll from about...

Tim Geithner: President Obama Wants 'Biggest Deal Possible' on Debt Ceiling


 Geithner: 
 Obama Wants 
 'Biggest Deal 
 Possible' 
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Jul 10, 2011 12:21 PM CDT

Geithner: Obama Wants 'Biggest Deal Possible'

Says president 'is willing to do very, very difficult political things'

(Newser) - Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner fired back at John Boehner and Mitch McConnell this morning, telling Meet the Press that “We’re going to try to get the biggest deal possible, the deal that’s best for the economy. Not just in the short term.” Further, he said, smaller...

Pawlenty a Fan of Gaga's Gay Anthem

Of all the songs to choose...

(Newser) - Not only is Tim Pawlenty a Lady Gaga fan ... he's a fan of her gay anthem , "Born This Way." In an interview picked up by Mediaite , the presidential hopeful (and "Little Monster"?) noted that "even though she’s a little unusual, 'Born this...

Trump: I Might Still Run for President

If Republicans choose wrong candidate, decision will be 'easy'

(Newser) - Say it ain't so: Fans of Celebrity Apprentice heaved a collective sigh of relief when Donald Trump said he would not be running for president in 2012 , but now the business mogul says he may very well jump back into the race. “It was not an easy decision...

Romney Rakes In $18M—and That Worries the GOP

Obama is clobbering Republican candidates in money race

(Newser) - Fundraising reports are starting to trickle in from the GOP presidential field, and the results look great—for Barack Obama. Even Mitt Romney’s vaunted money machine collected only $18 million in the first true quarter of fundraising, a big step back from his 2008 showing, Politico reports. The results...

Poll: Bachmann Closing In on Romney in NH

Gap is down to single digits after surge in Tea Party support

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is still the GOP's front-runner in New Hampshire, but Michele Bachmann has captured the momentum, according to Public Policy Polling . The Tea Party candidate has gained 14 points since April, and is now supported by 18% of voters polled, just seven points behind Romney. He has dropped...

Yes, There Are Tea Party Democrats

Not many of them, but they do exist

(Newser) - Think "Tea Party" and you'll probably think "Republican"—but it turns out Tea Party Democrats do, in fact, exist. But it's hard to say just how many, and harder still to gauge how much of an impact they have on elections, the Washington Post reports....

Newt Gingrich Pulls in $2M, Still $1M in Hole

But 'ship is starting to right itself,' says spokesman

(Newser) - The good news for Newt Gingrich: His faltering campaign pulled in about $2 million in the second quarter. The bad news: He's still about a million bucks in the hole. That puts him in a tough spot to compete in Iowa, notes Politico, though the former House speaker has...

Former KKK Grand Wizard Eyes White House Run

David Duke may seek GOP nomination

(Newser) - He's baaaaack. White supremacist David Duke is considering throwing his pointy hat into the ring for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Daily Beast . The former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and Louisiana lawmaker, who has been living in Europe in recent years, is reportedly planning a 25-state...

Top Cain Staffers Jump Ship

Cite lack of commitment to Iowa, New Hampshire

(Newser) - Despite an impressive third-place showing in Iowa polls, Herman Cain staffers are running for the hills—though his campaign insists it’s no “Newt Gingrich situation.” Cain’s organizational director for Iowa and his New Hampshire campaign director have both quit over their candidate’s limited engagement with...

Bachmann to Obama: I'll Find You a Job

... after I take yours

(Newser) - In between taking potshots at ObamaCare and the economy, Michele Bachmann had some words of comfort for President Obama yesterday: Not to worry, because after she kicks him to the curb next year, he won't have to join the ranks of the unemployed. "I want you to know,...

Michele Bachmann Is Not Crazy...
Michele Bachmann
Is Not Crazy...
OPINION
Jun 28, 2011 3:51 PM CDT

Michele Bachmann Is Not Crazy...

But you are if you don't take her seriously: Mark McKinnon

(Newser) - The media would have you believe Michele Bachmann is a "flake"— see here for examples —but Mark McKinnon says anyone who buys into that is in for a big surprise. "Bachmann is not crazy, but the media are if they continue to view her as such,...

Pawlenty's Only Vision: Himself as President

He will 'say anything' to win: Minnesota critic

(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty likes to pretend he has convictions; indeed, his autobiography is called Courage to Stand. But he’s sadly mistaken, writes Shawn Otto, whose great-great-uncle founded the Minnesota GOP. The fact is, the former governor is “willing to do anything, say anything—be anything” to win the presidency....

Michele Bachmann Gaffes: The Top 12
 Top 12 Bachmann Gaffes 
Jun 28, 2011 11:33 AM CDT

Top 12 Bachmann Gaffes

Needless to say, she's not doing well on PolitiFact

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann is, as the AP amusingly puts it, "one to watch—for inaccuracies ." Her gaffes have landed her a pretty awful score on PolitiFact , and have recently prompted her to fight back: She explained her John Wayne mix-up today on CNN and insisted she has "a...

Bachmann: Let's 'Look at' Minimum Wage

Republican hopeful maintains founding fathers fought slavery

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann still thinks minimum wage needs a review—and she says John Quincy Adams was a founding father. Noting that Politifact says she’s gotten more “facts” wrong than any other GOP hopeful, George Stephanopoulos asked her if she wanted to “clear up” some past comments, like...

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