2012 Presidential Candidates

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Perry Gaffes Again, About the 'Country Solynda'

We're sure he meant the energy company, Solyndra

(Newser) - Rick Perry managed to avoid making any major gaffes at Saturday night's debate, only to follow it up the next day with … this. During an appearance in Iowa, he was slamming President Obama's administration for the spending choices it has made. "No greater example of it...

Perry: I Was &#39;Taken Aback&#39; by $10K Bet
 Perry: I Was 
 'Taken Aback' 
 by $10K Bet 
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Perry: I Was 'Taken Aback' by $10K Bet

And more from the Sunday talk shows

(Newser) - Rick Perry today weighed in on last night's big debate moment— the $10,000 bet . "I was taken a little aback" by Mitt Romney's wager, Perry said on Fox News Sunday, Politico reports. "Driving out to the station this morning I'm pretty sure I didn’...

Mitt Romney's $10K Debate Bet a Bad Move, Say Critics
 Romney's 
 $10K Bet 
 a Bad Move


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Romney's $10K Bet a Bad Move

Big-money bet makes Romney look rich, out of touch, say critics

(Newser) - Trailing a surging Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney needed to make a splash in last night's GOP debate to take back the momentum. Well, Romney definitely splashed, thanks to his bold $10,000 wager over his belief in an individual mandate for health insurance—but how much do you want...

VIDEO: Rick Perry's New Campaign Ad 'Must Be Seen to Be Believed,' Mitt Romney's New Ad Takes Swing at Newt Gingrich


 Perry's New Ad 
 'Must Be Seen 
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Perry's New Ad 'Must Be Seen to Be Believed'

Plus: Mitt finally takes a swing at Newt

(Newser) - To say that Rick Perry's new campaign ad is eliciting some strong reactions may be a bit of an understatement. In the Washington Post , Alexandra Petri writes that the ad—which "must be seen to be believed"—fills her "with despair" and "scrapes the bottom...

Romney&#39;s Official Campaign Song Is...
 Romney's Official 
 Campaign Song Is... 
kind of amazing

Romney's Official Campaign Song Is...

...a Kid Rock anthem. Seriously.

(Newser) - Can you picture Mitt Romney rocking out to Kid Rock? No? Well, try again, because Romney has chosen Kid Rock's "Born Free" as the official theme song of his campaign, Politico reports. Kid Rock probably won't be miffed about the move, since he has supported the GOP...

Huntsman: Trump Debate &#39;a Joke&#39;
 Huntsman: 
 Trump Debate 
 'a Joke' 


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Huntsman: Trump Debate 'a Joke'

And he's not the only one who thinks so

(Newser) - The saga continues: Donald Trump thinks Jon Huntsman is a "joke candidate." Huntsman thinks Trump's debate "is a joke." More from the candidate's comments, made today, plus other reactions to the controversial Dec. 27 debate:
  • Huntsman: "This is not about ratings for Donald
...

'Daily Show' Video: Jon Stewart Is Going to Miss Herman Cain
 Stewart Is Really 
 Going to Miss Cain 
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Stewart Is Really Going to Miss Cain

They were a match made in heaven, 'Daily Show' host explains

(Newser) - Herman Cain is "a man who believes it's appropriate to refer to a former Soviet satellite as ' Uz-beki-beki-stan-stan ,' and has never met a question he couldn't answer with '9-9-9,'" Jon Stewart reminisced last night. "I host a comedy program and don'...

Cain Holds Off on Endorsing Newt

Former candidate won't endorse anytime soon: rep

(Newser) - Looks like Herman Cain will hold out a little longer on giving his blessing. Contrary to an earlier report , the former GOP candidate will not lend Newt Gingrich his support today, according to reps on both sides. In fact, Cain won't give an endorsement anytime soon, his campaign chief...

Gingrich Leaps to Trump's Defense

Someone wants an endorsement...

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich must really, really want that oh-so-important Donald Trump endorsement . After meeting with the Donald for almost an hour today, Gingrich defended Trump from Ron Paul's recent dig regarding the "circus-like atmosphere" of a Trump-hosted debate. Gingrich reminded those gathered that no lesser luminaries than a peanut...

500 Students to Spend Christmas With Ron Paul

Will campaign door-to-door in Iowa, New Hampshire

(Newser) - Some 500 college students will campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire over the holidays as part of “Christmas Vacation with Ron Paul.” The students will head door-to-door and make phone calls for the Texas congressman, the Houston Chronicle reports. “I firmly believe the next generation needs us...

So What Did the Cain Campaign Mean?
 So What Did the Cain 
 Campaign Mean? 
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So What Did the Cain Campaign Mean?

The economy, simplicity, limits of outsiders, say pundits

(Newser) - So, after a fleeting moment at the top of the polls , Herman Cain's run for the Oval Office is over. Now comes the political dissection, as analysts ask what his unconventional campaign meant:
  • The root of Cain's popularity was his campaign's "simplicity and unconventionality," says
...

Flawed Newt Gingrich Is 'Comeback Kid': Peggy Noonan


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Flawed Gingrich Is 'Comeback Kid'

Nobody saw this coming, except Newt: Peggy Noonan

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan (or whoever writes the headlines for her columns) declares Newt Gingrich the "comeback kid of 2012" today in the Wall Street Journal . She is as surprised as anyone: "What happened is a better story than the establishment didn't know what the base was thinking,"...

Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney Both 'Significantly Flawed': Charles Krauthammer
 Conservatives:  
 Swallow and Pick One 
Charles Krauthammer

Conservatives: Swallow and Pick One

Gingrich, Romney both 'significantly flawed': Charles Krauthammer

(Newser) - The Republican race now boils down to Gingrich vs. Romney, writes Charles Krauthammer in the National Review , and he doesn't sound very happy about it. They are "two significantly flawed frontrunners": Romney isn't a "core conservative" or really a core anything, while Gingrich has the conservative...

Anti-Romney Ad Stars ... OJ Simpson

Mitt has been around a long time, American Bridge PAC points out

(Newser) - What is OJ Simpson doing in an ad about Mitt Romney? Pointing out just how long Romney’s been in the political game. A new ad from the American Bridge PAC takes aim at Romney’s recent assertion that he’s an outsider who has no political career by showing...

Bachmann: Gays Do Have Marriage Equality

Meaning, they can marry ... a person of the opposite sex

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann has a news flash for all of us: Gays already have marriage equality. As she explained to a high school student at a town hall meeting this week, "They can get married ... they can marry a man, if they're a woman, or they can marry a...

Herman Cain: I'll Decide Whether to Stay in Presidential Race by Monday
 Cain: I'll Decide by Monday 

Cain: I'll Decide by Monday

Sets first actual deadline for deciding whether to stay in race

(Newser) - Herman Cain has been vague about when exactly he'll decide whether to stay in the presidential race, but last night on Fox News he set a firm deadline for the first time, Politico reports. "I’m going to make a decision before Monday," he told Sean Hannity....

Bachmann Campaign Swipes Homeschoolers' Email List

It was 'inadvertent,' campaign assures homeschooling group

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann's already-struggling campaign is in hot water now that it's been busted for co-opting a homeschooling email list without permission. The president of the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators informed members of the breach in a recent email obtained by the Iowa Republican , noting that two...

Mitt's Dilemma: Dealing With Newt

Campaign struggles to combat Gingrich's rise

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's campaign strategists were right about Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain—none have proven to be a long-term threat. But, the Washington Post notes, they weren't ready for Newt Gingrich. As polls show that the primary is increasingly becoming a two-man race, Romney...

Ginger White: Cain Gave Me Money, Took Me on Trips

Alleged mistress talks to 'Good Morning America'

(Newser) - Ginger White dished up more details of her alleged affair with Herman Cain today on Good Morning America , calling their 13- or 14-year relationship an "on-and-off," "very casual affair." She divulged that Cain "flew me on several trips," including to a Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield...

Gingrich Swipes at Romney's Flip-Flopping

'I wouldn't lie to the American people' to become president, he says

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich took on Mitt Romney yesterday in a phone call with South Carolina radio station WSC , CNN reports, calling himself “a lot more conservative” than his competitor for the Republican presidential nomination. “There needs to be a solid conservative alternative to Mitt Romney,” he said, adding...

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