Santorum neck and neck with Romney despite minimal budget, staff

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum filed a motion to intervene in the complaint that Perry filed after failing to get the 10000 verifiable signatures from Virginia voters required for inclusion in the March 6 primary.

Rick Santorum shakes hands during a campaign stop in Brentwood, NH, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. / Charles Krupa/AP Associated Press BRENTWOOD, NH — Rick Santorum is counting on momentum — and perhaps help from outside groups — to carry him to victory

By Marcus Stern and Kristina Cooke | ATLANTA (Reuters) – Rick Santorum's last-minute surge in the Iowa caucus brought him neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney in the first contest of the 2012 race to select a Republican presidential candidate.

Rick Santorum was greeted by a large, enthusiastic and curious crowd at his first campaign stop in New Hampshire in the wake of a stunning photo-finish with former governor Mitt Romney in Iowa. Santorum told the crowd his shoe-string operation has

Santorum enjoys New Hampshire poll bump but trails far behind Romney

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Rick Santorum's exit from the Senate in 2006 was a bruising defeat: he lost by 17 points. But his financial disclosure form shows that Santorum was cashing in on his Washington connections within a year. Just two months after losing his seat,

By PATRICK O'CONNOR And JANET HOOK After his strong showing in Iowa, Rick Santorum is seeking to erode Romney's substantial lead by drawing distinctions in policy and background for GOP voters. Patrick O'Connor has details on Campaign Journal.

High school students and others challenge Rick Santorum on gay rights, contraception and what one questioner called his "warmongering" while he professes to be a man of faith.

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GOP candidates reveal late strategies on eve of Iowa caucuses

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Facing colossal odds in the Republican nomination race, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann cast her struggle in Biblical terms on Sunday in a late attempt to win over conservative voters.

Live Wire: Iowa Caucus Updates LIVE. Get updates from the 2012 Iowa Caucus from KMBC.com. Mahoney's Blog: -Click Here Team Coverage: -Click Here. by Brian Foster – KMBC.com1/1/2012 6:52:38 PM. Share; Options

Breitbart News provides live reports from Des Moines, IA from January 1st through the final caucus results the evening or January 3rd. Join Breitbart.tv Editor-In-Chief Larry O'Connor and Associate Editor Meredith Dake for live

Teacher Michael Voynovich says Iowa's caucus system is very different from Ohio's primaries. He says Iowans and the students have the ability to get close to the candidates. Teacher Michael Voynovich says Iowa 's caucus system is very different from

By John Helton and Gabriella Schwarz, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Several storylines emerged Monday on the last full day of campaigning before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. Front-runner Mitt Romney is trying to tamp down an upstart threat from Rick

Can Jon Huntsman become the Rick Santorum of New Hampshire?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

By Lee Davidson Jon Huntsman has complained during his presidential campaign that too-high corporate taxes hurt business and job creation. His family's chemical firm — the Huntsman Corp. — may have found an unorthodox way to deal with that,

Among the Republicans, he along with Jon Huntsman — and, yes, Ron Paul, who is really a libertarian — knows who he is and why he's running. Santorum has a philosophy (and a theology) that holds his views together. It's a retro philosophy but no less

PITTSFIELD, NH — Could Jon Huntsman become the new Rick Santorum? Huntsman, who skipped the Iowa caucuses to focus exclusively on the New Hampshire primary, made that case for himself here Wednesday, arguing that after campaigning heavily in the

Jon Huntsman commented on Rick Santorum's strong show in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night while campaigning in New Hampshire Wednesday. Huntsman did not participate in the Iowa caucuses. (Jan. 4) (/CBS News) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge