As Iowa's Kent Sorenson jumps to Ron Paul ship, rat analogies abound
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By Paul West Defending himself against charges of isolationism, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul told voters in Iowa on Thursday that western sanctions against Iran are "acts of war" that are likely to lead to an actual war in the Middle East DES MOINES — Ron Paul is the Republican the Republican establishment wants to [...]
Read MoreAs he surges in Iowa, Rick Santorum rips Ron Paul
Los Angeles
I've already said I support Perry, so a Santorum rise is problematic in that sense. But I think conservatives turning on Santorum, whatever their reasoning, simply because of one poll is a big mistake. It's the same Santorum CORALVILLE, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said the party needs to offer a sharp, clear [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum vs. Michele Bachmann: Former Senator Attacks GOP Hopeful's Iowa …
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Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) attacked his GOP presidential rival, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), over her last-minute bus tour of Iowa's 99 counties. "I respect the fact that she's trying to get around, but we did a courtship, we didn't speed date," he said I've already said I support Perry, so a Santorum rise is problematic in [...]
Read MoreRising Rick Santorum Would Rewrite Constitution, Abolish Courts
The Nation.
Rick Santorum flatly rejected a plea on Wednesday from several evangelical Christian pastors to merge his Republican presidential campaign with US Rep. Michele Bachmann's in an effort to widen the influence of social conservatives in next week's Iowa Rick Santorum flatly rejected a plea on Wednesday from several evangelical Christian pastors to merge his Republican [...]
Read MoreSorenson stuns Michele Bachmann with switch to Ron Paul's camp
DesMoinesReg
The greater Ron Paul's success, the better chance the Democrats have of using his crackpot notions to characterize all of the GOP. Few of Ron Paul's enthusiastic supporters actually expect their curmudgeonly, 77-year-old champion to win election as Ron Paul is America's leading voice for limited, constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, sound money, and [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum Gets A Big Polling Boost, Goes After Ron Paul
ABC News (bl
With Rep. Ron Paul inching towards the Iowa caucuses in the top position, Wolf Blitzer's favorite question for his rivals for the Republican nomination, given Rep. Paul's foreign policy views, has been to ask whether they can Rick Santorum has moved from the back of the pack into third place. Another Iowa poll, released Tuesday [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum Jumps To Third in New CNN/Time Iowa Poll
ABC News (bl
By Buck Shott Past presidential fibs have led to impeachment and resignation. Shouldn't honesty be a key qualification for any presidential candidate? December 28, 2011 (San Diego's East County) – Voters, and the candidates they support, Even if Santorum's rise is real (PPP did not show similar movement in their newest Iowa poll), is it [...]
Read MoreNelson to Quit the Senate, Giving GOP an Advantage
New York Tim
If you can say anything about the tenure of Nebraska senator Ben Nelson—who announced his retirement this afternoon—it's that he strove to embody the worst of the Senate during his two terms in office. During the Bush presidency, in addition to his Democratic leaders from the White House and Capitol Hill pleaded with Sen. Ben [...]
Read MoreNebraska Sen. Ben Nelson Announces Retirement
Fox News
Gingrich is not positive on Paul, Romney thinks Gingrich is like Lucy, Santorum won't say in if he's dead last and Ben Nelson is going back to Nebraska. Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix” in your e-mail inbox every day by 5 (ish) pm EARLIER ON I can't get too worked up [...]
Read MoreCan Ron Paul win Iowa? Yup.
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A new poll from Public Policy Polling shows that Ron Paul has taken the lead in the Iowa caucus race, while Newt Gingrich's support is fading fast. Among other things, the Holiday season means end-of-the-year gift giving, and as such, television viewers receive the gift of promotional appearances from authors looking to hawk their recently [...]
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