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Nate Silver

 Why Palin Can Win 
 GOP Nomination 

Her "brand" is mighty, and she'll get a lift in 2010 elections

Nov 18, 09 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Nate Silver thinks Sarah Palin will run for president in 2012 and warns that it's foolish to dismiss her chances of getting the GOP nomination "given the makeup and mood of the Republican primary electorate. " He lays out specifics at FiveThirtyEight.com :
  • Enthusiasm: Her "brand"
... More »

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Republican candidate • presidential candidates • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

ANALYSIS

 GOP 2nd Wind 
 Doesn't Mean 
 Smooth Sailing 

Party back from last year's beating but upheaval still likely

Nov 4, 09 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The victories in Virginia and New Jersey look set to revitalize the Republican Party ahead of next year's elections, writes Adam Nagourney. The party now has the chance to re-energize its base and prepare for a proper comeback from last year's defeat, although the Democratic win in New York's 23rd... More »

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Republican • Republican Party • Republican candidate • conservatism • 2010 election • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • 23rd District • Election 09 • election day November 2009

ANALYSIS

Unbowed by Loss, McCain Fights for Moderate GOP

Senator fills leadership void with donations, endorsements, advice

Oct 2, 09 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a year ago John McCain still hoped to be president, but the Arizona senator has a new mission now: reshaping the Republican Party around his own brand of moderate, pragmatic conservatism. While previous unsuccessful candidates for the top job have withdrawn after defeat, McCain is offering endorsements to... More »

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John McCain • Senate • Republican Party • Lindsey Graham • Republican candidate • endorsement • political endorsement • Mark Kirk

In 2010, GOP Set to Shake
White-Guy Image

Party has wealth of female and minority candidates on deck

Sep 5, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ongoing shake-up in the Republican Party may see a much more diverse set of GOP candidates up for election in 2010, Politico reports. Viable female and ethnic minority Republicans candidates will be seeking governor's jobs or Senate seats in states across the country, including California and Texas. The candidates,... More »

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GOP • Republican Party • diversity • Meg Whitman • Republican candidate • minorities • Michael Williams

 Petraeus 2012? 
 GOP Mulls New 
 Candidates 

Republicans take hope in Obama's lowered poll numbers

Sep 4, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - With President Obama’s poll numbers sinking, Republicans are feeling more confident about 2012—and eying a new crop of potential candidates, Politico reports. Among them: MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, a former GOP congressman who’s slammed Obama but is also ready to criticize his own party, and Gen. David... More »

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Dick Cheney • politics • David Petraeus • Republican Party • Republican candidate • Joe Scarborough • Election 2012 • President Obama • Mitch Daniels

 GOP Candidates 
 Hold Own Town Halls 

Republicans jump on Democrats' reluctance to host ugly meetings

Aug 30, 09 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican candidates across the country are staging their own health care town halls in a bid to upstage Democratic incumbents, Politico reports. With many Democrats declining to host the rowdy events, GOP challengers have seized on town halls as easy tickets to voter connection and press coverage. “By the... More »

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health care • Republican Party • health care reform • Republican candidate • Democratic Party • town hall meeting • congressional candidates

 Rudy Weighs NY Governor Race 


Aug 25, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than two years after crashing and burning in the race for the White House, Rudy Giuliani is weighing another return to politics—as governor of New York. Last week Giuliani asked the state's GOP chairman to step aside, and the New York Times reports that he has discussed a... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican • New York • Republican candidate • governor • David Paterson • gubernatorial races

Steele: Palin Run in 2012
'Off the Table'

Alaska gov. needs time to sort out the current 'financial mess'

Jul 7, 09 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Sarah Palin presidential run in the next election is “off the table,” Michael Steele tells Fox News. "Not having talked to the governor, I take 2012 off the table right now simply because (of) everything she's going through personally,” said the Republican party chief. Palin's... More »

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RNC • GOP • campaign • Republican candidate • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • Michael Steele

UPDATED

 Palin Will Step Down 

Alaska Gov. keeps her options open for 2012 presidential run

Jul 3, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin will resign as Alaska governor July 26 rather than seek re-election next year, she said today. Giving up the governorship opens up Palin’s schedule to devote herself for a possible bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, KTUU-TV reports. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will become governor. More »

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Alaska • Republican • GOP • Lieutenant General • Republican candidate • governor • presidential candidates • Sarah Palin • women's issues • Sean Parnell


 Miss. Gov 
 Tests Waters 
 for 2012 

Connections, experience serve Haley Barbour well

Jun 24, 09 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another face to watch for 2012: Haley Barbour. The Mississippi governor is traveling the country this week, appearing at Republican fundraisers and conferences in what many see as a warm-up for a 2012 run, CQ Politics reports. A Republican consultant says Barbour, 61, has a good shot in a year... More »

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Republican Party • Mississippi • Republican nomination • Republican candidate • governor • Haley Barbour • presidential bid • Election 2012

OPINION




 How Palin Can 
 Get the 2012 Nod 

Leave Alaska, grab a good staff, and be yourself

Jun 16, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don’t write off Sarah Palin as the 2012 Republican nominee: Roger Simon says she’s got what it takes to get there, with a little fine-tuning. He offers her seven steps in Politico:
  • Leave Alaska behind. Don’t run for governor in 2010; instead, hang out in the
... More »

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Republican Party • candidate • nominee • Republican candidate • presidential candidates • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

Fox's Van Susteren Nabs
First Post-Election Palin Chat

Host has bashed sniping at Alaska governor by unnamed McCain sources

Nov 7, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Fox News host Greta Van Susteren beat out a slew of prominent journalists for the first post-election interview with Sarah Palin, the Los Angeles Times reports. Van Susteren has defended the Alaska governor against a recent storm of criticism from unnamed McCain aides, and will allow the former candidate to... More »

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Alaska • journalism • Fox News • Republican candidate • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Greta Van Susteren

McCain Ally Blasts Palin's Readiness

'I devoutly hope' she's never tested, ex-State chief Eagleburger says

Oct 31, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawrence Eagleburger, one of five former secretaries of state whose endorsement John McCain often touts, sharply criticized Sarah Palin yesterday, saying she is not ready to handle the presidency if needed and would at best be an “adequate” commander in chief, the Huffington Post reports. Asked if Palin would... More »

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John McCain • secretary of State • George HW Bush • Republican candidate • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

ANALYSIS

 Finger-Pointing Begins for GOP 

Republicans try to distance themselves from McCain's campaign strategy

Oct 24, 08 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans inside John McCain’s campaign and out are pointing fingers at one another, striking a surprisingly past-tense tone about their efforts, Politico reports. The recriminations go to the top: senior Bush advisers criticized McCain for a poorly run campaign on the heels of an interview in which the candidate... More »

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John McCain • RNC • GOP • infighting • Republican candidate • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

 Pundits' 7 Worst 
 Campaign Blunders 

Missed calls, poor predictions

Oct 23, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pundits make mistakes. And Salon has tallied the biggest whoppers of the presidential campaign:
  1. The “Palin bounce”—It fizzled and the Alaska governor has the highest negative approval ratings of a VP candidate in history.
  2. “Sergeant” Schmidt will right the USS McCain—Steve Schmidt’s
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • pundits • Republican candidate • Election 2008 • Steve Schmidt • Democratic candidates

ANALYSIS

Obama Welcomes Mac Attacks as Signs of 'Flailing'

Drawing negative attention is gamble, but team thinks it can paint broader picture

Oct 22, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - You wouldn’t expect a political campaign to circulate its opponent’s attack on its candidate—yet that’s exactly what Barack Obama’s media-relations team is doing, observes Andrew Romano for Newsweek. An email linking to stories on John McCain’s latest jabs is part of the “rapid... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican candidate • attack ad • Election 2008 • Democratic candidates • political strategy

OPINION

GOP Intellectuals Jump Mac's Ship, Leaving Wingnuts

Columnist's schadenfreude turns to dread over the new face of the party

Oct 16, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s been a fun time for liberals, writes Rosa Brooks in the LA Times. Though initially worried about the boost Sarah Palin gave to John McCain’s polling numbers, Dems were then treated to the defections of some of the GOP’s brightest thinkers. Columnists David Brooks, Charles Krauthammer,... More »

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John McCain • GOP • pundits • Republican candidate • National Review • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives • Bill Maher Grid

Once a Shoo-In, Dole Faces the Race of Her Life

NC senator falls back amid GOP doldrums, Democratic onslaught

Oct 16, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 2002, Elizabeth Dole easily claimed the rock-solid Republican seat in North Carolina once held by Jesse Helms. But in 2008, Dole's seat has become a prime target for a Democratic pick up, reports the New York Times, and the party's senatorial fund has spent more there than in any... More »

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Senate • North Carolina • Elizabeth Dole • Republican candidate • Senate race • Kay Hagan

OPINION

Out-of-Touch Dems Distort
Myth of Crazed Mobs


Oct 14, 08 10:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's been hard to miss the spate of reports about ugly anti-Obama incidents at McCain/Palin events—a crowd member calling him a “terrorist,” for instance. The media is now playing a game of "find a freak" at GOP rallies and grossly distorting the notion of genuine harm... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • GOP • violence • Republican candidate • Election 2008 • campaign rally • Sarah Palin • Bill Ayers

 Mac's Big Guns Turn 
 to Polishing Palin 

Honchos, candidate huddle at Ariz. ranch to prepare for Thurs. debate with Biden

Sep 29, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin will be coached by the best people John McCain’s campaign has to offer in preparation for her debate Thursday with Joe Biden, the Wall Street Journal reports. Campaign manager Rick Davis and strategist Steve Schmidt are headed with Palin today to McCain’s Arizona ranch as the... More »

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John McCain • GOP • Republican candidate • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Steve Schmidt • vice presidential debate

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