Category Archives: 2012 Contenders

GOP presidential fundraising race is on: Rep. Michele Bachmann takes in $2M-plus

Posted on April 1, 2011 by editor

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) raised more than $2 million in political contributions over the first 90 days of 2011, she reported Friday — a sum that serves as a reminder of her fundraising prowess as the 2012 Republican presidential campaign … Continue reading →

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Sen. Jim DeMint’s 2012 Litmus Tests: ‘Which Presidential Candidate Is On Your Side’?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by editor

The South Carolina senator who became a thorn in the side of Republican leaders in 2010 by promoting the candidacies of conservative Senate candidates over more moderate establishment picks traveled to Iowa this weekend signaling that he intended to exert … Continue reading →

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Gallup: Huckabee Leads 2012 GOP Field, Palin Loses Ground For First Time

Posted on March 26, 2011 by editor

For the second straight month, Mike Huckabee topped Gallup’s poll of the 2012 Republican presidential primary. Meanwhile, for the first time, support for a potential Sarah Palin candidacy shrank. Talkingpointsmemo Related articles Huckabee Continues to Lead GOP Field (politicalwire.com) Gallup … Continue reading →

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Factbox: Possible Republican White House candidates in 2012

Posted on March 26, 2011 by editor

MICHELE BACHMANN The representative from Minnesota is a leading figure in the anti-establishment Tea Party movement that helped Republicans win the House of Representatives from Democrats last year….. Reuters

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2012 Elections: Republican Anxiety Building Over Crop Of Candidates

Posted on March 26, 2011 by editor

Nearly three months into the year, it appears the GOP field of presidential candidates is narrowing. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have looked increasingly less likely to run as of late. HuffPo Related articles Republican … Continue reading →

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Election 2012: Searching for the ‘Next Ronald Reagan’

Posted on March 25, 2011 by editor

“There’s no question, the older I get, the smarter Ronald Reagan gets,” former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said. CBN

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Republican 2012 Presidential Field Slow to Form

Posted on March 25, 2011 by editor

Romney, Palin, Huckabee, Pawlenty, Gingrich, Bachmann, Barbour, and Santorum still waiting on the sidelines US News & World Report Related articles Where Things Stand: Campaigning vs. Exploring vs. Running (huffingtonpost.com) After Pawlenty, Who’s Really in the GOP Race? (swampland.blogs.time.com) US-2012 … Continue reading →

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‘GPS’ Candidate Tracker

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

Politico has a neat Google Maps “GPS Candidate Tracker”  here

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Tea Party tempest at CPAC

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

One cannot mention CPAC 2011 (Conservative Political Action Conference) without invoking the Tea Party. The Tea Party‘s energy, enthusiasm and political stamina permeated CPAC 2011. Speakers at CPAC were not in Washington to rouse a crowd but to harness the … Continue reading →

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The GOP’s enormous, gaping 2012 vacuum

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

When Ron Paul starts winning straw polls, you know there’s a problem on the Republican side Salon Related articles Charles Krauthammer calls CPAC a ‘weird,’ ‘fringy group’ after he disses Ron Paul on Fox (crooksandliars.com) CPAC Poll: Results To Elevate … Continue reading →

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Republicans Still Mum on Waging 2012 Campaigns

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

Republicans eyeing a campaign for the White House are nearing the time they will likely announce their plans. But several remained coy Sunday when they appeared on the morning talk shows. WSJ Related articles Bachmann Undecided About 2012 White House … Continue reading →

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Conservative Activists Uncertain About 2012 GOP Field

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

If the mood at the Conservative Political Action Conference is any gauge, Republican presidential hopefuls have a lot of convincing to do in order to sway the base to their side. FOX

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Factbox: Possible Republican White House candidates in 2012

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

It is less than a year before the first voting in the 2012 U.S. presidential election yet no Republican has formally announced his or her candidacy in an unusually slow start to the campaign. Reuters Related articles Jon Huntsman to … Continue reading →

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The 2012 GOP field

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

It may be almost a year until the Iowa caucuses and no candidates have formally declared that they’re running — but the race for the 2012 GOP nomination is already underway. MSNBC Related articles “Iowa GOP, Fox News set presidential … Continue reading →

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Is the GOP nomination worth having in 2012?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by editor

In the wake of a 2010 midterm election that amounted to an across-the-board — or close to it — drubbing of Democrats, there were dire predictions for President Obama‘s chances of reelection in 2012. WaPo Related articles “Gallup: Barack Obama … Continue reading →

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2012: Sharron Angle doesn’t rule out WH bid

Posted on February 4, 2011 by editor

Failed Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle (R) was in Iowa but wouldn’t tell the Des Moines Register whether she was there exploring a run for president or not. Political Wire Related articles Sharron Angle For President? Nevadan Not Ruling … Continue reading →

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G.O.P. Hopefuls Leave Egypt Crisis to the President

Posted on February 4, 2011 by editor

A parade of prospective Republican presidential candidates has been visiting the Middle East in recent months, making pilgrimages that are the first steps in a methodical process of building credibility in foreign policy. NYT

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For GOP hopefuls, a race before the race

Posted on January 28, 2011 by editor

Image via Wikipedia On a single day in October, Eldon and Regina Roth each wrote separate checks to political funds set up by Republican Mitt Romney in five states around the country. That allowed the South Dakota beef barons to … Continue reading →

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Obama, GOP Hopefuls Primed for 2012

Posted on January 26, 2011 by editor

Most analysts agreed the sixty-two minute address to a joint session of Congress served as an unofficial blowing of the whistle on Mr. Obama’s re-election effort. “It did sound, in that sense, very much of a repeat of what Ronald … Continue reading →

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Political pollster weighs in on possible GOP 2012 presidential nominees

Posted on January 25, 2011 by editor

Political pollster and pundit Scott Rasmussen, in Baton Rouge last week to address the annual general meeting of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, engaged in a little speculation on the GOP’s possible standard-bearer in the 2012 election against … Continue reading →

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