Rick Santorum's strategy of focusing on low-key races paid off
Washington P
By Jeremy B. White: Subscribe to Jeremy's RSS feed Rick Santorum stuck to domestic policy during a victory speech in Missouri on Tuesday night, lambasting President Barack Obama as someone who "thinks he knows better" and reprising his themes of faith Rick Santorum swept all three GOP contests on Tuesday, declaring himself "the conservative alternative [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum sweeps Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado
CBS News
Rick Santorum was projected the winner of the Minnesota caucus on Tuesday night by NBC News. ABC News projected Ron Paul to finish in second place in the North Star State. By Kim Geiger Rick Santorum won the Colorado GOP presidential preference straw poll, according to the Colorado Republican Party. The victory means a trifecta [...]
Read MoreRand Paul detained by TSA
Politico
rand paul, security, TSA Posted Jan 23rd 2012 at 7:36 am in Justice/Legal | 414140121 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fbiggovernment.com%2Fpublius%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2Fsen-rand-paul-detained-by-tsa-at-nashville-airport%2FSen. rand paul, security, TSA Posted Jan 23rd 2012 at 7:36 am in Justice/Legal | 414140121 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fbiggovernment.com%2Fpublius%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2Fsen-rand-paul-detained-by-tsa-at-nashville-airport%2FSen. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reportedly “detained” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Monday morning in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a tweet sent by his [...]
Read MoreNewt Gingrich launches fund-raising, organizing blitz
Washington P
Keeping up his assaults on Washington elites and mainstream media – two lines of attack that have served him well recently – Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday sought to cast himself as an outsider fighting against Mitt Romney, WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich says his hardline conservative views and sharp debate skills will be [...]
Read MoreSouth Carolina primary results: 9 takeaways
Politico
WASHINGTON — If Mitt Romney does manage to limp to the nomination sometime this spring or summer, the former Massachusetts governor may face an enthusiasm problem, if South Carolina exit polls are any indication. CHARLESTON, S.C. — Vowing to go forward, Republican Rick Santorum cast his disappointing third-place finish in this state's primary as a [...]
Read MoreHow Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary
CBS News
ORANGEBURG, SC – – Newt Gingrich trundles into the meeting hall – – a former X-rated movie theater – – to rapturous applause. He is not the best-looking guy in Republican race or the best-funded or the most ideologically pure. Newt Gingrich speaks during a South Carolina Republican presidential primary night rally, Jan. 21, 2012, [...]
Read MoreWhat doomed Rick Perry's campaign
CNN
By MATT NEGRIN (@MattNegrin) and ARLETTE SAENZ (@ArletteSaenz) Rick Perry speaks to people at the Southern Thymes Restaurant on Trade St. on Jan. 18, 2012 in Greer, SC (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Rick Perry ended his campaign for the Republican It turns out Rick Santorum won Iowa, Newt Gingrich is surging in South Carolina and now [...]
Read MoreRick Perry drops his presidential bid
CBS News
Rick Perry of Texas dropped out of the Republican presidential race here on Thursday and announced his endorsement for the candidacy of Newt Gingrich, a man he called a “conservative visionary.” [] Mr. Perry, who 19, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is a statement from Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, regarding the withdrawal [...]
Read MoreFollowing South Carolina debate, Republican candidates choose their targets
CBS News
PolitiFact has also looked into it repeatedly, most recently at the last Fox News debate in Iowa in December, when it was rated “false.” Travis Dove for The New York TimesMitt Romney responded to a question during the debate. On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech discuss last night's testy [...]
Read MoreSouth Carolina Republican debate: Winners and losers
Washington P
Ahead of Monday night's Republican debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., attendees will be greeted by a 525-ton sand sculpture. The sculpture is called 'Mount Myrtle' and has three different elements. Rick Santorum, left, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich listen at the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday, Jan. 16, [...]
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