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Romney Packed Crowd With Backers: Gingrich Reps

Florida GOP says 'rank-and-file' got tickets to Jacksonville debate

(Newser) - Mitt Romney enjoyed a favorable audience last night ... because his campaign loaded the hall with supporters, Newt Gingrich aides tell the Huffington Post . "They definitely packed the room," said a top adviser. Another staffer called the situation "obvious," noting, "I was getting calls and emails... More »

Romney, Gingrich Tussle Over Immigration, Money

Comparing our investments is like comparing mouse, elephant, says Newt

(Newser) - Tonight's Jacksonville, Florida, debate is a biggie for more reasons than one: It's the last before the state's Tuesday primary; it does not, like Monday's debate , feature a ban on applause; Newt Gingrich knows he needs to bring it ; and ... after a seemingly endless stream of... More »

We Need More Debates— and Loud Ones

Let the crowds make noise: David Weigel

(Newser) - The Republicans debate again tonight , and there's plenty of carping about how there's too many of these things. Not from David Weigel at Slate . He wants more, more, more. If they weren't debating, the candidates would be in choreographed campaign mode, which reveals little. "The ideal... More »

Newt Hammered by... Pretty Much Everyone

Conservative media pile on Gingrich

(Newser) - The conservative media have apparently figured out that Newt Gingrich could actually win the Republican nomination, and they are responding with a breathtaking collective attack on the candidate. Politico rounds up the highlights, noting that "this is just a sampling of what's hitting Newt."
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Stakes Colossal for Newt Tonight

Polls show Romney may have stopped his momentum ahead of CNN Florida debate

(Newser) - The GOP field will have its last debate before the Florida primary tonight, and it just might be a doozy. Here's why:
  • Newt Gingrich's polling advantage may have vanished. The latest CNN poll has Mitt Romney at 36% and Gingrich at 34%, a statistical tie, and a far
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Gingrich Admits Debate Answer Was Wrong

He didn't actually offer ABC any witnesses to refute ex-wife

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich's campaign today admitted that it hadn't actually offered ABC any character witnesses to refute allegations made by his second wife , as the speaker had angrily insisted it had. "The story was false. Every personal friend I have who knew us in that period says the... More »

Romney Jabs Hard, but Debate Too Tame

Local issues, quiet crowd make for dullish contest

(Newser) - Last night's GOP debate wasn't the most exciting of the primary process, with a focus on local Florida issues and an audience instructed to keep quiet. While newly combative Mitt Romney revved up the contest by attacking Newt Gingrich's lobbying for Freddie Mac and ethics as... More »

Mitt, Newt Come Out Swinging

They jab over Freddie Mac 'lobbying,' taxes

(Newser) - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich came out throwing verbal punches —at each other—in tonight's Florida GOP debate. They traded boast for boast and barb for barb as the first questions presented the contest as a faceoff between the two. Gingrich attempted to appropriate the mantle of Ronald... More »

Gingrich Blasts CNN On 'Trash' First Question

Santorum gets aggressive as final four candidates debate in SC

(Newser) - The most tumultuous day of the campaign (see reasons one , two , and three ) wrapped up tonight with a CNN debate , and the fireworks started immediately when moderator John King asked Newt Gingrich the first question—about his ex-wife's "open marriage" interview. After blasting the media's "... More »

Perry Quits, Endorses 'Not Perfect' Gingrich

But the former presidential candidate notes 'who among us is?'

(Newser) - "I've always believed the mission was greater than the man," said Rick Perry this morning, as he announced that he is no longer the man for the mission. Perry officially bowed out of the GOP race for the presidential nomination in an 11am press conference, and threw... More »

Rick Perry to Drop Out of GOP Race

He will endorse Newt Gingrich, sources say

(Newser) - And then there were four: Rick Perry will drop out of the GOP race this morning, sources tell Politico . He will make the announcement at an 11am press conference, in which he is expected to endorse Newt Gingrich. The move fulfills 50% of Gingrich's hope that both Ricks drop... More »

Jon Stewart: Real Star of SC Debate Was...

...the audience, declares the 'Daily Show' host

(Newser) - Sure, the pundits may have deemed Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich the winners of Monday's South Carolina debate, but Jon Stewart thinks the audience was the "real star." After all, we're talking about a group of people who booed when Ron Paul mentioned the Golden Rule,... More »

Romney on $374K Speech Fees: 'Not Very Much'

Romney fumbles common touch again

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is taking flak for a gaffe 37 times bigger than his bet with Rick Perry . The candidate, while discussing the possibility of releasing his tax returns , mentioned that his income includes "speakers fees from time to time, but not very much." Financial disclosure forms reveal that... More »

Gingrich: Santorum, Perry Should Drop Out

And back Newt ... Santorum is not enthused

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich must be reading all those positive reviews from last night's debate: He said today it would be a swell idea if the two Ricks dropped out and backed him, reports CNN . "From the standpoint of the conservative movement, consolidating into a Gingrich candidacy would in fact... More »

Romney Says His Tax Rate Is 'Closer to 15%'

Most of his income taxed as 'capital gains'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has been evasive about releasing his tax returns , and today he hinted at why, saying in a press conference that his effective tax rate is "probably closer to the 15% rate than anything." That means that most of Romney's earnings—which largely still stem from... More »

GOP Played Fast, Loose With Truth in Debate

Fact Checkers point out inaccurate attacks

(Newser) - The air was thick with half-truths and distortions at last night's combative Republican debate. Here's how fact-checkers score the bout:
  • Nearly every fact-checker blasted Mitt Romney for asserting that President Obama "has opened up no new markets for American goods around the world." Actually, Obama has
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Solid Night for Romney, as Gingrich Emerges

Strong performance leaves Gingrich looking like top anti-Romney

(Newser) - Mitt Romney emerged largely unscathed from last night's Republican debate in South Carolina, while consensus pegs Newt Gingrich as the best of the rest. A breakdown of the chatter:
  • This was Gingrich's "best debate of the entire race," decides Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post . The
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Romney: I'll Release Taxes ... in April

When he'll most likely have clinched the nomination

(Newser) - Calm down, everyone. Mitt Romney will release his tax returns … just as soon as he has clinched the GOP nomination. "If I become our nominee, and what's happened in history is people have released them in about April of the coming year and that's probably what... More »

GOP Rivals Gang Up on Romney

Unflustered Mitt parries attacks, feisty Newt draws cheers

(Newser) - Republican rivals zeroed in again on Mitt Romney in the South Carolina debate tonight as they made a last-ditch, all-out effort to make certain he doesn't run away with the GOP nomination. They challenged his conservative credentials, his ability to create jobs, his flip-flops—and called on him to... More »

No One Cares That Huntsman Is Quitting

Was his whole campaign just a run-up to 2016?

(Newser) - Jon Huntsman is dropping out of the presidential race today—but does anyone care? "The only people really depressed about Jon Huntsman’s exit from the race are people who wouldn’t in their wildest dreams have voted for him—or any Republican candidate, for that matter," writes... More »

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