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Mar 13, 2012 1:37 AM CDT

Another Poll: Obama Tumbling

Approval rating drops 9 points in a month

(Newser) - Another poll has found President Obama's approval ratings falling sharply, and the Republican contenders gaining. The New York Times / CBS poll found that Obama's approval rating has dropped 9 points from just a month ago to 41%, with voters increasingly unsure about his handling of foreign affairs....

Michael Steele:
Brokered
Convention
Was 'My Goal'

Mar 12, 2012 11:05 AM CDT

Michael Steele: Brokered Convention Was 'My Goal'

Ex-GOP chair aimed for a more exciting primary season

(Newser) - As the GOP nomination process drags on, odds against Republicans seem to be increasing: Voter turnout has dropped, and independents are fleeing Mitt Romney. Turns out, however, that the lengthy contest is just what the former GOP head sought in the first place. "I wanted a brokered convention,"...

Razor-Thin Margins in Alabama, Mississippi

Alabama,
Mississippi:
It's a Tossup

tomorrow's primaries

Mar 12, 2012 7:57 AM CDT

Alabama, Mississippi: It's a Tossup

Gingrich, Romney, Santorum in race to the finish

(Newser) - As Alabama and Mississippi prepare to head to the polls tomorrow, both states remain up for grabs. Mitt Romney has the thinnest of edges in Alabama, Public Policy Polling finds: He's currently poised to take 31% of the vote to Newt Gingrich's 30%—but Rick Santorum is right...

Gas Price
Hikes Sink
Obama in Poll

Mar 12, 2012 4:04 AM CDT

Gas Price Hikes Sink Obama in Poll

Latest poll shows Republicans are closing the gap

(Newser) - Just when it looked like the improving economy would lift President Obama's popularity ratings, along come soaring gas prices to drag them down. A record 50% of people now "strongly disapprove" of Obama's handling of the economy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Gas prices...

Romney Adds
9 Delegates
From Guam

Mar 10, 2012 5:34 AM CST

Romney Adds 9 Delegates From Guam

Today's bigger battle comes in Kansas

(Newser) - Mitt Romney picked up nine more delegates today on his march toward the magic 1,144 he needs for his party's nomination, reports the AP . The latest ones come from Guam, where 215 representatives voted with a show of hands, giving Romney a unanimous win. Romney also is expected...

Why I Won't Shut Up About Mitt Romney's Poor Dog

gail collins

Mar 8, 2012 10:35 AM CST

Why I Won't Shut Up About Mitt Romney's Poor Dog

Gail Collins thinks story is a nice 'diversion' from GOP contest

(Newser) - We've all heard the terrible story about how Mitt Romney once drove 12 hours to Canada with the family dog, Seamus, strapped to the roof of the car —and if you're a regular Gail Collins reader, you've heard the story many times. The New York Times...

Dems: Romney Can't Face Limbaugh, Let Alone Iran

Mar 7, 2012 4:35 PM CST

Dems: Romney Can't Face Limbaugh, Let Alone Iran

David Axelrod, Romney camp trade slams

(Newser) - The Rush Limbaugh chronicles surfaced on the campaign trail again, with David Axelrod veering off the topic of Super Tuesday to criticize Mitt Romney for his tepid response to the "slut" comment, reports the Huffington Post . If Romney can't stand up to "the most strident voices in...

7 Super Tuesday Takeaways

Mar 7, 2012 7:48 AM CST

7 Super Tuesday Takeaways

Including how Mitt Romney is like a world-devouring super villain

(Newser) - Now that the dust has cleared, what did we learn on Super Tuesday ? Among the biggest takeaways:

Republicans don't love these guys: "It's almost like a bad version of Goldilocks. Nobody is just right," quips Philip Elliott of the AP . Exit polls showed that a

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Mitt Romney
Fails to Land
Knockout

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 7, 2012 7:13 AM CST

Mitt Romney Fails to Land Knockout

Race set to drag on despite Mitt winning 5 states

(Newser) - As the dust from Super Tuesday settles, the good news for Mitt Romney is that he won the most states, including the grand prize of Ohio. But he definitely wasn't crowned the champion. Rick Santorum scored decisive wins, and those victories—plus Romney's narrow margin of victory in...

Energy, not Math,
on Santorum's Side

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 7, 2012 6:47 AM CST

Energy, not Math, on Santorum's Side

Results good enough to carry him forward ... for now

(Newser) - Mitt Romney won six out of 10 Super Tuesday states, including the big prize of Ohio, but you won't find many pundits calling him the big winner. Instead, pundits are painting him as bruised, while Rick Santorum emerges with a good enough night to carry him forward:

Santorum's

...

Obama to GOP:
Stop 'Casual' Talk
About War in Iran

Mar 6, 2012 4:25 PM CST

Obama to GOP: Stop 'Casual' Talk About War in Iran

President also announces new housing initiatives

(Newser) - President Obama hammered Republican presidential hopefuls today for their "casual" talk of the possibility of war with Iran. "What is said on the campaign trail—those folks don’t have a lot of responsibilities," Obama said in his first White House press conference since October. "They...

Romney: I'd Be
Like Reagan
on Iran

OPINION

Mar 6, 2012 11:37 AM CST

Romney: I'd Be Like Reagan on Iran

Mitt would pursue 'peace through strength,' he says in 'Washington Post' op-ed

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has an op-ed in today's Washington Post explaining how he'd deal with Iran. The answer? He'd do what Ronald Reagan would, rather than what the "feckless" Barack Obama is doing. In Romney's telling, the Iran hostage crisis ended because "the Iranians well...

Super Tuesday:
4 Candidates,
4 Storylines

PRIMARY PREVIEW

Mar 6, 2012 7:56 AM CST

Super Tuesday: 4 Candidates, 4 Storylines

Your look at what to watch for today

(Newser) - It's here at last: Super Tuesday, the day 10 states cast their ballots in the 2012 primary. Here's what's at stake for each of the candidates today:

Mitt Romney—Expected to win: Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia. Really wants to win: Ohio and Tennessee. Winning both would give him

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Ann Romney: I Don't
Consider Myself Wealthy

Mar 6, 2012 5:40 AM CST

Ann Romney: I Don't Consider Myself Wealthy

'It can be here today and gone tomorrow,' she says

(Newser) - In what some Democrats are calling another Romney wealth gaffe , Ann Romney told a Fox interviewer that she doesn't consider herself wealthy. "We can be poor in spirit, and I don’t even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing,” she said after being asked whether...

Romney Targets
Blue-Collar Voters

Mar 6, 2012 4:35 AM CST

Romney Targets Blue-Collar Voters

Campaign seeks to draw Ohio working-class vote away from Santorum

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has gone all-out to win over working-class voters ahead of today's critical Super Tuesday primary in Ohio. The candidate, fighting back against Rick Santorum's appeal to this vital demographic, spoke surrounded by heavy equipment at campaign events in factories yesterday, focusing squarely on the economy, and...

Gingrich: Romney
Too Rich to Get
Gas Prices

Mar 5, 2012 1:53 PM CST

Gingrich: Romney Too Rich to Get Gas Prices

Mitt doesn't understand importance of lowering prices, Newt says

(Newser) - Mitt Romney recently panned Newt Gingrich's promise of $2.50-per-gallon gasoline if he's elected president, and Gingrich fired back today on Fox & Friends , claiming Romney just doesn't understand the importance of lowering the price. "If you’re Mitt Romney and you’re rich enough, maybe...

Day Before Super Tuesday,
All Eyes on ... Limbaugh

analysis

Mar 5, 2012 9:14 AM CST

Day Before Super Tuesday, All Eyes on ... Limbaugh

Focus on social issues hurts GOP: strategists

(Newser) - A day before Super Tuesday, the GOP name getting the most play may be ... Rush Limbaugh. Social issues like contraception are taking center stage in the Republican presidential campaign—though birth control is a matter that's "nowhere near the top of what most Americans are most focused on...

Super Tuesday: Who Looks Poised to Grab What

election preview

Mar 5, 2012 7:19 AM CST

Super Tuesday: Who Looks Poised to Grab What

Mitt Romney basically has 4 of the 10 states in the bag

(Newser) - Tomorrow is looking good for Mitt Romney, who will likely take more of the 422 delegates up for grabs in Super Tuesday contests than his opponents (an additional 15 super delegates aren't bound to tomorrow's wins). He may even walk away with a delegate majority, writes Nate Silver....

Eric Cantor
Endorses
Romney

Mar 4, 2012 10:03 AM CST

Eric Cantor Endorses Romney

Just ahead of Super Tuesday, joins chorus of GOP seeking unity

(Newser) - Christmas came early today for Mitt Romney: With just days before the Super Tuesday primary bonanza, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has given the candidate his endorsement, reports Politico . Appearing on Meet the Press this morning, Cantor signaled that he wanted an end to the primary bloodletting: "W e...

Only Santorum
'Drubbing' Can
Save GOP

OPINION

Mar 4, 2012 6:54 AM CST

Only Santorum 'Drubbing' Can Save GOP

Like Dems in 1980s, GOP has forgotten center: Joe Nocera

(Newser) - The Republicans need to nominate Rick Santorum, and not just because he would ensure President Obama's re-election. No, an even more important reason is that Santorum represents the most extreme wing of today's GOP, and only his nomination and "drubbing" will force the party to return to...