| (CNN) - Newt Gingrich leads the pack of GOP presidential candidates in a fourth straight poll of likely Iowa Republican caucus goers. Thirty-one percent of people questioned in a CBS News/New York Times survey say that the former House speaker is the ... |
| Paradise Valley, Arizona (CNN) - Mitt Romney signaled Tuesday he would step up his media outreach as he attempts to fend off a steadily encroaching Newt Gingrich, and vowed he "will not be quiet" about contrasting his record with that of the former H ... |
| Washington (CNN) - Newt Gingrich holds a 15 point advantage over Mitt Romney in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, according to a new national survey of registered Republicans. Thirty-seven percent questioned in Gallup's inaugural daily tr ... |
![]() | AP - Mitt Romney's above-the-fray campaign style kept him atop the Republican presidential field for months, but it's raising concerns among his supporters now that Newt Gingrich has surged to challenge him. ... |
| When it comes to polls, Newt Gingrich is a strong frontrunner. New surveys in Iowa and South Carolina show him lapping the rest of the Republican presidential field and holding strong double digit leads. But when it comes to money, the essential for ... |
| The latest survey from The Washington Post and ABC News shows former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with a crushing lead in the Iowa Republican caucuses. 33 percent of Iowa Republicans support Gingrich’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination, c ... |
| A new We Ask America poll in Iowa shows what every other poll finds: Newt Gingrich has expanded his lead over the GOP presidential field in the first caucus state. Gingrich has 30%, followed by Mitt Romney at 16%, Ron Paul at 14, Michele Bachmann at ... |
| The new Gallup daily tracking poll of the Republican presidential race has Newt Gingrich at 37%, Mitt Romney at 22%, Ron Paul at 8%, Rick Perry at 7% and Michele Bachman at 6%. No one else gets more than 3% support. ... |
| New polls from Public Policy Polling in North Carolina and Colorado confirm the Gingrich surge, putting the former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lengths ahead of rivals in the Republican presidential nomination race. ... |
| GOP contender Michele Bachmann, trailing far behind frontrunners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in the polls, said today she can win in Iowa because the two leading candidates “have significant flaws.” “We’re going to be shocked on Jan. 3 when we see ... |
![]() | Mitt Romney attacked Newt Gingrich for embracing 'amnesty' at the Nov. 22 CNN debate (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Remember how Republican pundits declared that Newt Gingrich had inflicted major damage to his campaign because he dared to embrace what b ... |
![]() | "When this is all over, I'll show you how to flip-flop like you mean it." (Chris Keane/Reuters) Gallup. December 1-5. Republicans. ±3%. (11/13-17 results.) Gingrich: 37 (22) Romney: 22 (21) Paul: 8 (9) Perry: 7 (8) Bachmann: 6 (4) Santorum: 3 (1) ... |
| (CNN) – Rick Santorum became the latest GOP presidential candidate to criticize opponent Newt Gingrich over immigration, saying the former House speaker's policies amounted to "false compassion." "I understand Congressman Gingrich saying, 'Well, you ... |
| (CNN) - Rising GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul will take his attacks against Newt Gingrich to the Iowa airwaves this week. Paul's campaign is set to release a shorter version of a 2 1/2 minute ad that debuted online last week and quickly gained tra ... |
| Donald Trump's planned Republican presidential debate lost a major reason for watching it, to see how Mitt Romney would contend with Newt Gingrich, the latest rival to claim frontrunner status. Romney said Tuesday he planned to skip the debate to be ... |
| A new ABC News-Washington Post poll in Iowa shows Newt Gingrich running way ahead of the GOP presidential field with 33%, followed by Mitt Romney at 18%, Ron Paul at 18%, Rick Perry at 11%, Michele Bachmann at 8%, Rick Santorum at 7% and Jon Huntsman ... |
![]() | The Hawkeye State certainly has an eye for Newt Gingrich. The surging Republican presidential candidate is beating Mitt Romney for first place among likely GOP caucus goers in Iowa in two new surveys. ... |
| A new New York Times-CBS News poll in Iowa shows Newt Gingrich way ahead of his GOP rivals with 31%, followed by Mitt Romney at 17%, Ron Paul at 16%, Rick Perry at 11% and the rest of the field in single digits. The results are very similar to a wave ... |
| (CNN) – Newt Gingrich tops a third straight poll of likely Iowa Republican caucus goers. Thirty-three percent of people questioned in an ABC/Washington Post survey say that the former House speaker and GOP presidential candidate is their choice for t ... |
| Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are getting the most publicity, but don't count out Vermin Supreme in the New Hampshire presidential primary. He's running —as... ... |
![]() | We wanted to see if Newt Gingrich's skyrocketing fortunes in the Republican primary were translating into greater success against Barack Obama in the general election, so we asked PPP to include the question below on our weekly national poll. Public ... |
| PARADISE VALLEY, ARIZ., — With new poll numbers that show him trailing fellow GOP candidate Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney today appeared unfazed, asserting that he “expects to win” but predicting a drawn out contest that will “go on for awhile.” Read th ... |
| The Good Ship Romney’s once-smooth cruise towards the GOP Presidential nomination has sprung a leak, probably from a land mine named Newt Gingrich. With Gingrich continuing to surge in polls, Romney faces a dilemma — how to sink the attack sub Newt w ... |
| A poll released today by Public Policy Polling shows Newt Gingrich with a commanding lead over Mitt Romney in Colorado. The poll shows Gingrich up 37-18 over Romney. Michele Bachmann is third with 9 percent and Ron Paul comes in at 6 percent. It wasn ... |
| AP - Mitt Romney's above-the-fray campaign style kept him atop the Republican presidential field for months. But it's raising concerns now that Newt Gingrich has moved up to challenge him. ... |
| Daily Caller - Severely trailing in the polls, GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has been making the media rounds. Tuesday morning, the Minnesota congresswoman stopped by MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” where she pulled no punches on GOP front-runne ... |
| (CNN) - Conservative radio host Glenn Beck became the latest Republican to go after newly minted presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich Tuesday. After saying the radio segment would not be a "gotcha interview," Beck aggressively questioned the former ... |
| (CNN) – Newt Gingrich received the top spot in a new poll of likely primary voters in South Carolina, the latest example of the presidential candidate's surge. The Winthrop Poll released Tuesday showed the former House speaker leading the pack with 3 ... |
| WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich's long political record and Washington ties are coming back to haunt him four weeks before Iowa's leadoff Republican presidential caucuses. The... ... |
![]() | Mitt Romney better bust out those fund-raising dollars and make a stand, his backers say — but the reeling candidate said he won’t spar with Newt Gingrich if The Donald is the referee. ... |
![]() | AP - Newt Gingrich's long political record and ties to Washington are coming back to haunt him four weeks before Iowa's leadoff Republican presidential caucuses. ... |
| By now you've probably seen the toplines to PPP's brand-new Iowa Republican presidential caucus poll; if not, I'll point you to my colleague Steve Singiser's helpful summation . PPP's numbers are very similar to recent surveys from the Des Moines Re ... |
![]() | By Michael J.W. Stickings ABC News reports : House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi now says she is not sitting on a trove of opposition research on former House Speaker-turned-GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich . In an interview conducted Friday ... |
| Newt Gingrich's surge in the polls "is prompting the first signs of nervousness among top Mitt Romney supporters, some of whom are urging their candidate to take a more aggressive approach to arrest the former House speaker's sudden rise," Politico r ... |
| (CNN) - Watching Republican presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich in action brings back lots of memories. I’ve been covering him for a long time. I’ve seen his ups and his downs. While preparing for my interview tomorrow with the former House speak ... |
| GOP presidential frontrunner and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Tuesday criticized Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for comments he made last Friday saying Israel needs to reach out to other countries to negotiate peace. “Just get to the damn table ... |
| Glenn Beck grilled Newt Gingrich during a lengthy interview on his Tuesday radio show. Gingrich has been catapulted to the top of the Republican presidential... ... |
![]() | Speaker of the Alabama House and former AL-GOP Chairman Mike Hubbard says he's a stickler for enforcing laws ... all the laws. "In this country, we are a country of laws," he said. "It’s very simple." ... Hubbard said it was "absolutely not right . ... |
![]() | Sources: PPP | ABC/WaPo | Winthrop As you can see, Newt Gingrich's surge is showing no signs of relenting—he continues to open up the widest leads of any candidate thus far in the campaign, and given that all his baggage is so widely known, it's n ... |
| Mitt Romney said today that he called Donald Trump to tell him that he will not be participating in the Trump-moderated debate that was proposed late last week. Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman have also declined. Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have confir ... |
![]() | By Richard K. Barry Politico ran a post recenly by John Bresnahan, Jonathan Allen, and Jonathan Martin with the title " GOP's anti-Newt chorus holds its tongue ": Newt Gingrich's critics within the GOP are legion, but for the moment they're somethin ... |
![]() | Once upon a time Jon Huntsman positioned himself as the sane candidate. Then the rise of Newt Gingrich convinced him he could win. And he flip-flopped on climate change. Jon Huntsman must really think he's got a shot at pulling off an upset becaus ... |
| A survey of likely caucus-goers shows Newt Gingrich’s support at 31 percent, with Mitt Romney in second place with 17 percent, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. ... |
| WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney's above-the-fray campaign style kept him atop the Republican presidential field for months, but it's raising concerns among his supporters now that... ... |
| With multiple polls showing Newt Gingrich holding solid leads in three of the first four nominating states, Neil King on The News Hub looks at whether Mitt Romney will retain his positive strategy or get more aggressive. Photo: Reuters ... |
| (CNN) - Donald Trump's Republican presidential debate took another hit Wednesday when White House hopeful Mitt Romney said he wouldn't participate in the event. Romney is now the third candidate to decline Trump's invitation to participate in the eve ... |
| Recent polls hold good news for GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. ... |
| A new Winthrop University poll in South Carolina finds Newt Gingrich leading the GOP field with 38%, followed by Mitt Romney at 22%, Rick Perry at 9%, Herman Cain at 7%, Michele Bachmann at 5%, Ron Paul at 4%, Rick Santorum at 3% and Jon Huntsman at ... |
| Ron Paul is the first candidate to launch a negative ad in Iowa against Newt Gingrich. Politico calls it a "blistering" attack which will represent "the first test of Gingrich's momentum and soaring poll numbers, and his organization's ability to cou ... |
| Rep. Michele Bachmann said Tuesday she still thinks she has a good chance of winning the Iowa Republican caucuses, saying presidential campaign rivals Newt Gingrich... ... |
| Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) once led the charge to oust former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, but he's now singing a different tune. ... |
| Oh, Newt. You're such an asshole : STUDENT: Hi, Speaker, I’m Holly Flynn, a freshman at the college. Two details of your film really stood out to me. One was Phyllis Schlafly’s commentary. And the other was the characterization of women winning Worl ... |
![]() | (White House photo) The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees—better known as AFSCME— endorsed President Obama for reelection Tuesday: “President Obama is the only choice for the 99%. We must put people back to work, make the ... |
![]() | By Michael J.W. Stickings Turd Blossom and his ex-boss "Veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove said Monday that the head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) should step in to 'discourage' presidential candidates from attending the upcoming debate m ... |
| The Romney campaign has so far refrained from attacking Newt Gingrich too aggressively, choosing to let the new frontrunner trip over himself. They also recognize... ... |
| This morning I wrote that Mitt Romney didn’t have a lot of good options in front of him when it comes to figuring out how to handle a surging Newt Gingrich campaign. Starting tomorrow morning, however, Romney is going to get some help in “defining”.. ... |
![]() | Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich rebuked House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for suggesting she would offer details of a 1990s ethics probe against him if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee. ... |
| When an election is some time away, pollsters typically ask people, "If the election were held today, who would you vote for?" It often seems like a silly question, because of course the election isn't today. But eventually, today comes. We imagine t ... |
| Daily Caller - But on his Tuesday broadcast of “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough doubled-down on his disdain for Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich, attacking him for the persona he puts on in political situations. ... |
| The latest Public Policy Polling survey in Iowa finds Newt Gingrich leading the Republican presidential field with 27%, followed by Ron Paul at 18%, Mitt Romney at 16%, Michele Bachmann at 13%, Rick Perry at 9%, Rick Santorum at 6% and Jon Huntsman a ... |
| Ramesh Ponnuru : "In the mid-1990s, Gingrich was the de facto head of the Republican Party. He helped lead it to victory in the congressional elections of 1994, which brought about real accomplishments such as welfare reform. But once he attained po ... |
| Rush Limbaugh praised Newt Gingrich as the last true reformer yesterday: Said Limbaugh: "Who was the last person to actually cut government? Who was the last person who actually led a movement that balanced the federal budget? Who was the person tha ... |
![]() | Screen capture from Ron Paul's official website So Newt's surging and Romney's nervous? He's still in the lead in New Hampshire, and just a few days ago, Jonathan Bernstein wrote: Forget Newt’s surge. Romney is still the favorite. Bernstein's commen ... |
| Politico - Ron Paul is becoming the first to go negative against Newt Gingrich on the air in Iowa, with a 60-second version of a blistering, and roughly two-minute, web video he did painting the former House Speaker as the portrait of 'serial hypocri ... |
| For many members of Congress, it must seem truly strange to observe the current Newt Gingrich boomlet. This is, after all, the same Gingrich who was run out of Washington 13 years ago after his party suffered a rare midterm loss that left Republicans ... |
| A survey by The New York Times/CBS News shows that likely Republican caucus-goers are fairly split over whether Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney have a better chance of beating President Obama. ... |
| Newt Gingrich has leapt to a sizable lead in preferences for the Iowa Republican caucuses, drawing on a rally from conservatives, positive views of his political experience and a sense he best represents “core Republican values” to push Mitt Romney i ... |
| (CNN) – The woman whose public accusation of sexual harassment helped push Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain out of the 2012 race called his decision to suspend the campaign "bittersweet" Monday. Sharon Bialek told CNN's "Piers Morgan Ton ... |
| Now that Herman Cain has "suspended his campaign," the race is down to three people: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich. At this point, the question isn't so much whether Gingrich can beat Romney (he can), but whether Gingrich will beat Gi ... |
| The woman whose public accusation of sexual harassment helped push Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain out of the 2012 race called his decision to suspend the campaign "bittersweet" Monday. ... |
| When businessman Herman Cain left the Republican presidential race over the weekend, he said he would endorse one of his former rivals. One likely recipient... ... |
| SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Fliers criticizing Rick Santorum were scattered throughout his event Monday at a small Christian college here in the Northwest part of the state, forcing the GOP presidential candidate to explain to the audience why he supported ... |
| When businessman Herman Cain left the Republican presidential race, he said he would endorse one of his former rivals. One likely recipient of that endorsement: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The two share a long record of mutual admiration. ... |
| (CNN) - Three candidates vying for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination have called on President Barack Obama to ax the U.S. ambassador to Belgium after the diplomat appeared to link European anti-Semitism to the actions of the Israeli military. Form ... |
![]() | AP - Surging in opinion polls, a confident Newt Gingrich declared Monday he plans to challenge Barack Obama in every state next year, and he began running a gauzy TV ad — his first — to push toward the Republican nomination to take on the president. ... |
![]() | AP - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have promised to complete a nearly 1,950-mile fence. Michele Bachmann wants a double fence. Ron Paul pledges to secure the nation's southern border by any means necessary, and Rick Perry says he can secure it witho ... |
| New York (CNN) - White House hopeful Newt Gingrich welcomed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's threat to unearth information from an ethics investigation from when the Republican presidential candidate was serving in Congress. Pelosi was part of th ... |
![]() | It's a two man race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich ... at least for now (Romney: Phelan Ebenhack/Reuters, Gingrich: Chris Keane/Reuters) According to a new Gallup survey , Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are the only two potential GOP candida ... |
| (CNN) - President Barack Obama’s top strategist said Monday the current frontrunner in the GOP presidential race has a history of creating political animosity. “I don't think there's any single person in this country that did more to create the kind ... |
| The Donald is back. After squashing rumors in May that he would run for president, real estate mogul Donald Trump has re-emerged on the political radar, announcing plans to moderate a Republican presidential debate, endorse a GOP candidate and, again ... |
![]() | Senior figures in the GOP suggest three reasons they think Gingrich could win the Republican presidential nomination, as well as three reasons skeptics think he won't. ... |
| Rep. Ron Paul may not be leading in any of the major presidential polls. But he arguably is setting the pace when it comes to the 2012 presidential campaign ads.After unleashing a fiery anti-Newt Gingrich ad in which he accused the former House speak ... |
| Daily Caller - With less than a month before the Iowa caucus, GOP presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has surged into the lead, but Texas Rep. Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate who could best President Obama, ... |
| There was some name-calling on the campaign trail today: ‘Godfather of Gridlock’ - For the first time, Team Obama set its sights on newly minted Republican front-runner Newt Gingrich. Heretofore they’ve focused almost exclusively on Mitt Romney. “Yo ... |
| President Barack Obama's chief campaign strategist, David Axelrod, called Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich the "godfather of gridlock" Monday on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown." MSNBC host... ... |
| Donald Trump may not have officially endorsed Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid, but the billionaire businessman gave his hat tip of approval to Gingrich’s plan to put poor schoolchildren to work. Gingrich, who found himself in hot water last month fo ... |
| Republican presidential contenders Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann were fighting Sunday to win over voters looking for an alternative to Herman Cain, even as polls show Newt Gingrich rising a month before the Iowa caucuses. ... |
| ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Sunday and voiced the opinion that tea party conservatives would soon "come home" to her candidacy. Her comments on CNN's "State of the Union" come in the wake of Geor ... |
![]() | Newt Gingrich now thinks this is a person Last week, in an interview with ABC's Jake Tapper , Newt Gingrich made a horrible misstep while attempting to pander to the forced birthers: TAPPER: Abortion is a big issue here in Iowa among conservative Re ... |
| A new Gallup poll finds that Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are the only two candidates that a majority of Republican voters think would be acceptable nominees to run for president. Gingrich holds a small edge over Romney in acceptability, 61% to 54%. ... |
| New York City— “The Apprentice” met “The Candidate” today when Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich met with Donald Trump in New York City. Trump said he would endorse a candidate for president sometime after he moderates the Dec. 27 debat ... |
![]() | AP - Republican Newt Gingrich praised Donald Trump as a "true American icon" Monday, and said he had persuaded the celebrity real estate mogul to mentor a group of children from New York City's poorest schools. Trump said he was impressed by the for ... |
| House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi now says she is not sitting on a trove of opposition research on former House Speaker-turned-GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. In an interview conducted Friday and published Monday, Pelosi hinted that once t ... |
![]() | Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is surging in polls of GOP voters, but he hasn't marshaled much support from a group that knew him well—his former Republican colleagues in the House. ... |
| New York, New York (CNN) – Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich teamed up with mogul Donald Trump Monday and questioned his opponents who have refused to participate in the Trump-moderated debate in late December. Texas Congressman Ron P ... |
| Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has inspired Donald Trump to start a New York City schools edition of The Apprentice. ... |
| The ad wars begin in Iowa as Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, and Super PACs have all purchased air time in the... ... |
| After seeking the blessing of Donald Trump, former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned Nancy Pelosi against dishing dirt from the old House ethics investigation against him. ... |
| There was more evidence Monday that Newt Gingrich really rubs Rep. Ron Paul and his campaign aides the wrong way. ... |
| Via TPM 's Benjy Sarlin comes this devastating five-minute video of Mitt Romney railing against the dangers of politicians with shifting policy views. Only this was in 2004, when Romney was just the moderate governor of a liberal state, not the wanna ... |
| Herman Cain quit the presidential primary over the weekend and an Atlanta TV station reports that he may endorse his former rival, Newt Gingrich. NPR's Ken Rudin talks about Cain's decision to quit, and how it will change the primary field. ... |
| Republican Newt Gingrich leads the Republican primaries in several polls, but he lacks support in an unlikely place: Capitol Hill, where he once served as the top Republican in the House. Brody Mullins has details on The News Hub. ... |
![]() | Newt Gingrich: Firmly pro-birther when it comes to moderating debates (Chris Keane/Reuters) Clown parade: After a nearly hour-long meeting at Trump Tower, Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich emerged for a joint press conference, where the former House ... |
![]() | Republican front-runner Newt Gingrich called Donald Trump “a great showman” Monday as he became the latest Republican presidential candidate to kiss The Donald’s ring. ... |
| (CNN) – Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office said Monday that any potentially-damaging information she had on Newt Gingrich was all open to the public, defending earlier comments that she had "a thousand pages" of investigative material on Ging ... |
| Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich fired back on Monday to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's suggestion that she could reveal information about him "when the... ... |
| House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told TPM that she's got dirt on Newt Gingrich from her time on the House ethics panel investigating him. Said Pelosi: "One of these days we'll have a conversation about Newt Gingrich. I know a lot about him. ... |
| I didn't think New York's contribution to the Republican primaries could get any more embarrassing. But it did. Hasn't the GOP noticed that Trump is popular because he's strange and unpredictable, not because he has an interesting vision of the natio ... |
| For a sustained period, Cain was the GOP candidate who most successfully stimulated the nostalgia for the good ole days of the "great communicator," Ronald Reagan, among "the base." ... |
| By Carl There's an interesting dynamic now taking shape in the GOP race: the rise of Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich drips with disdain for sound-bite politics, but last week he authored perhaps the best bumper sticker of the Republican primary race ... |
| With Herman Cain out of the GOP Presidential sweepstakes, Newt Gingrich benefits most. Republican conservatives who saw Cain as a viable alternative to the more moderate Mitt Romney are likely to turn to Gingrich — at least for the time being and unt ... |
| Republican strategists on Monday bemoaned the prospect of a presidential debate hosted by Donald Trump even as New Gingrich made a pilgrimage to see the billionaire real estate mogul and reality TV star. ... |
| Washington Post : "Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's announcement that he is suspending, rather than terminating, his campaign appears to give him greater flexibility in the months ahead to transfer leftover funds to a candidate or pol ... |
| In case you didn’t know it, Newt has doubled down on his ‘poor children have no worth ethic and should be put to work’ meme. Well, Rev. Al is mighty upset about it. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Did Ging ... |
| New York (CNN) – GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is out with the first TV campaign commercial in his bid for the White House. The television advertisement, called "Is the America we love a thing of the past? Newt says no," will begin running ... |
| By Mustang Bobby. It really wasn't a big surprise that Herman Cain suspended his campaign for president this weekend. (By "suspending" it as opposed to formally ending it, he avoids some legal issues with fund-raising and the FEC. Plus, he keeps a ... |
| Where Newt Gingrich's new Iowa ad waxes poetic about American exceptionalism, Ron Paul goes for the Spike TV production route in his new commercial set to air in Iowa and New Hampshire. Titled "Big Dog," the ad doesn't actually feature Paul himself u ... |
| Newt Gingrich's first Iowa ad is up and the obvious goal is to portray the former speaker as less the disputatious bomb thrower and more the softer, gentler Reaganesque statesman. ... |
| ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Herman Cain announced the suspension of his presidential campaign Saturday as reported by AFP. Cain's popularity stemmed from his rallying cry on tax reform. Cain gained the backing of the burgeoning tea party moveme ... |
| Even though the Republican presidential nomination is set to kick off when Iowans head to their local schools and community centers for the caucuses in just 30 days, I'm skeptical of current polls. Over the weekend the Des Moines Register found that ... |
| WSJ's Neil Kiing looks at the landscape of the 2012 Republican presidential race as Newt Gingrich continues to maintain a lead in key polls. Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images ... |
| Looking back, some may have believed that Herman Cain was some index of the ultimate limits of post-race discourses. Yet, Herman Cain's candidacy has been shrouded in so much absurdity, that it's hard to see him as anything other than a performance a ... |
| Republican presidential contenders sought the backing of Herman Cain’s supporters after the former pizza executive exited the race and polls showed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich holding the lead. ... |
| A new Poll Position national survey shows Newt Gingrich leading the GOP presidential field with 37%, followed by Mitt Romney at 23%, Ron Paul at 7%, Michele Bachmann at 6%, Rick Perry at 3%, Jon Huntsman at 2% and Rick Santorum at 2%. It's the first ... |
| The presidential campaign of Herman Cain is now history and a wild ride it was. An “also ran” when the campaign began, he took off like a rocket, and despite arrows from the liberal establishment, or maybe because of them, he soared above the GOP f ... |
| Whether Mr. Gingrich becomes the nominee or not, it is crucial for presidential hopefuls to implement a localized strategy to properly educate, engage Latinos in the places that matter. ... |
![]() | "Looks like I'm gonna' need a bigger line of credit at Tiffany!" (Daron Dean/Reuters) In case you missed them, here's the weekend's three big polls: Des Moines Register/Selzer & Co. Iowa poll—Newt Gingrich up by 9 over Ron Paul: Taking Herman Cain o ... |
| Washington (CNN) - In the wake of Herman Cain's decision to halt his presidential campaign, the main questions are who will he endorse, will his supporters follow his lead, and will it matter? The first answer could come this week, as Cain said Satur ... |
| With a narrowed primary field, Republican candidates for president start the week fighting for Herman Cain's supporters after he dropped out the race this past weekend. (Video: Fox News / Photo: Getty Images) ... |
| Politico - After a nearly hour-long meeting at Trump Tower, Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich emerged for a joint press conference, where the former House Speaker defended The Donald from slams from Ron Paul that him moderating a debate would create a " ... |
| NEW YORK -- Republican Newt Gingrich is meeting with Donald Trump at his office in Manhattan's Trump Tower and running his first TV ad in... ... |
| The Georgia businessman suspended his campaign on Saturday. Now, Cain's former Republican rivals are courting his support and an Atlanta TV station says former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will win it. ... |
| (CNN) - With Herman Cain dropping out of the Republican race for the White House, what happens to his “9-9-9” tax plan? The short answer, of course, is that it’s gone. What isn’t gone, though, is a desire for major tax reform in the United States. ... |
| Newt graced the cover of Mother Jones in 1989 and 1995 . Newt Gingrich is flying high. The former Speaker of the House has rocketed to the top of the Republican polls, taking a 30-point lead in Florida and giving one-time GOP front-runner Mitt Romne ... |
| In the wake of Herman Cain's decision to halt his presidential campaign, the main questions are who will he endorse, will his supporters follow his lead, and will it matter? ... |
| After Herman Cain suspended his presidential campaign, other Republican presidential for energizing conservative voters. ... |
| Poll Position 12/4/11; 502 likely Republican primary voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone Poll Position release National 2012 President: Republican Primary 37% Gingrich... ... |
| (CNN) – Donald Trump stoked an ongoing back-and-forth with Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul Monday, dismissing Paul's decision to skip a presidential forum he is set to moderate in December. Trump said the choice by Texas Rep. Paul and riva ... |
| Ginger White, whose accusation of a 13-year affair with Herman Cain contributed to his decision to suspend his presidential campaign Saturday, revealed intimate details of... ... |
| For a member of the conservative establishment, the last two weeks have not been ideal. Your nominal candidate — former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney — has not been able to consolidate his position among Republican voters, and has hit a wave of ... |
| The Des Moines Register released its well-regarded Iowa Poll over the weekend. Newt Gingrich topped off the field with 25 percent support a month out from the Iowa caucuses. It's a complete turnaround from his performance in the first two Register po ... |
| Herman Cain said he will announce Saturday the next steps of his presidential campaign, a move that comes days after the candidate said is reassessing whether to continue his White House bid. ... |
| The Daily Beast interviews Ginger White, the woman who says she had a 13 year affair with Herman Cain, on his exit from the Republican presidential race. She also talks about how Cain's "arrogance" persuaded her to go public, how Cain thought the "ma ... |
| Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) – A defiant Herman Cain told former staffers Monday his endorsement was not likely to come in the next several days, and blamed his opponents and the media for causing his wife's migraine headaches and forcing him to s ... |
| Daily Caller - DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is making a pitch to supporters of Herman Cain that she is the natural place for them to land now that he is no longer in the race. ... |
| The Week - Cain's campaign is over, but his supporters could still potentially tip the balance in a close GOP race ... |
| After Herman Cain suspends his campaign, his backers in Iowa deliberate who to support now. ... |
| Sources close to Herman Cain tell The Note that despite reports from an Atlanta television station late last night, Cain has no plans to announce his endorsement of a presidential candidate today. A source in Gingrich's campaign also said a Cain endo ... |
| As former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's star continues to rise ahead of GOP Republican primaries, he has had less time for what in... ... |
| (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul's up with the seventh commercial of his bid for the White House, a fast-paced spot that appears to be a cross between a slick TV or movie promotion and an ad for an SUV or pickup truck. The campaign ... |
![]() | AP - Newt Gingrich has always been a big fan of history. He knows that for three decades, the Republican who won South Carolina's presidential primary has also won the GOP nomination. ... |
| WASHINGTON -- A day after Herman Cain shuttered his Republican candidacy for president, struggling GOP hopefuls looked to pick up the fallen candidate's tea party... ... |
| In an interview on Fox News , Donald Trump reacted harshly to Ron Paul's snub of an upcoming Trump-moderated presidential debate. Said Trump: "Ron Paul's not going to win. He's got no chance. You have a better chance right now of winning, and you're ... |
| Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the latest in politics, including a shakeup in the Republican presidential race. ... |
| Paul Krugman says the only presidential candidates who can meet basic GOP requirements are the clueless or the cynical: The Washington Post quotes an unnamed Republican adviser who compared what happened to Mr. Cain, when he suddenly found himself l ... |
![]() | OMG, please don't tell anyone I was a Republican. Recapping Last Week in Congress A typical week in the House last week, with one union-bashing bill, two regulatory panic bills, and one bill killing off federal elections assistance programs and fede ... |
| With Gingrich Surging, Coburn Still ?Will Have Difficulty Supporting Him As President Of The United States? Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is not a fan of Newt Gingrich. Last year, Coburn said at a town hall meeting that the former Speaker is “the last perso ... |
| AP - Real estate giant Donald Trump says former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney "doesn't get the traction" he needs to nail down the Republican presidential nomination. ... |
| Mitt Romney's anti-press campaign is creating some, well, bad press for the Republican presidential candidate. Romney has drawn attention for his testy, limited interactions with... ... |
| Gingrich Makes Big Push in South Carolina Newt Gingrich “is working more aggressively than any of his competitors to organize activists and volunteers” ahead of the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary, “essentially pinning his candidacy on a state filled ... |
![]() | AP - A day after Herman Cain shuttered his Republican candidacy for president, struggling GOP hopefuls looked to pick up the fallen candidate's tea party following and upset a primary dynamic that has pushed Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich to the fore ... |
| S. E. Cupp says Herman Cain may prefer to blame the media for the demise of his campaign, but the truth is that he showed he wasn't qualified for the presidency ... |
| Sources tell Fox News in Atlanta that Herman Cain will endorse Newt Gingrich for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday. ... |
| A new NBC News/Marist Poll in Iowa finds Newt Gingrich jumping into the lead of the Republican presidential pack with 26%, followed by Mitt Romney at 18%, Ron Paul at 17%, Herman Cain at 9%, Rick Perry at 9%, Michele Bachmann at 5%, Rick Santorum at ... |
| NBC News / Marist College 11/27-29/11; 696 likely Republican primary voters, 3.7% margin of error 2263 registered voters, 2.1% margin of error Mode: Live telephone... ... |
| Many questions arose regarding what GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain would do next after suspending his campaign. Cain said he will endorse a Republican candidate soon and many believe it will be his friend Newt Gingrich. ... |
| A day after Herman Cain shuttered his Republican candidacy for president, struggling GOP hopefuls looked to pick up the fallen candidate's tea party following. ... |
| A new NBC News-Marist Poll in New Hampshire finds Mitt Romney with a large lead in the GOP presidential race with 39%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 23%, Ron Paul at 16% and Jon Huntsman at 9%. No other candidate received more than 3% support. Notes p ... |
| Republican presidential candidates competed on Sunday, openly or more subtly, for the backing of former supporters of Herman Cain, a day after he suspended his presidential campaign. ... |
| GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Republican front-runner Newt Gingrich puts social issues on "the back of the bus" and said that voters in early states should consider the candidates' personal background when heading to the voting booth ... |
| Daily Caller - Donald Trump’s attempt to re-enter the Republican presidential nomination contest — not as a candidate but this time as a kingmaker — seems to be wearing on the pundit class, and has also rankled Ron Paul. The GOP Texas congressman to ... |
| ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I'll admit it, even though it's a little embarrassing nowadays. I used to be a Republican. And then I grew up. Here in the final year leading to election 2012, when the GOP could be bringing up real issues -- or at l ... |
| WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul reacted Sunday to fellow candidate Herman Cain suspending his campaign, each saying they will pick... ... |
| (CNN) – Texas Rep. Ron Paul said Sunday that his presidential campaign rises above the temporary ebbs and flows of the Republican nominating process. “We’ve had the flavors of the month up and down so far in this campaign,” Paul told CNN’s “State of ... |
| AP - The Republican Party chairman says Herman Cain provided an important voice in the presidential race, but candidates "come and go" during every primary and the field inevitably narrows. ... |
![]() | By Michael J.W. Stickings Despite their undeniable significance, I don't want to make too much of the Iowa caucuses, let alone of a single poll still a month out from the vote, but what appears to be going on there reflects what's happening national ... |

































