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Romney Wins in Wyoming

Thompson, Hunter each win one state delegate

Jan 5, 08 4:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney won the Wyoming Republican caucuses today by netting eight of the state's twelve delegates, Reuters reports. Fred Thompson racked up three delegates and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one. "This is just the beginning," Romney said. "The people of Wyoming took the first step towards... More »

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Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • Wyoming • caucus • Republican candidate • Election 2008

Tax Issues Loom Over Campaign

Candidates offer differing views on 'fair tax,' extending Bush cuts

Jan 5, 08 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - With President Bush’s tax cuts set to expire in 2010, tax reform could become a key issue in this year’s presidential race, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Most Republican candidates favor extending the cuts, though Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul support eliminating income tax altogether. The Democratic candidates... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • income tax • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • tax cuts • Democratic presidential candidates • Republican candidate • tax breaks • fair tax • Election 2008

Confident Rudy: Iowa, Schmiowa

Insists skipping early states all part of the plan

Jan 4, 08 4:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Before the Iowa vote dropped him in sixth place, GOP hopeful Rudy Giuliani told reporters he had no regrets about mostly skipping the state, New York Newsday writes. As other candidates were making a final push in Iowa, Giuliani was already in New Hampshire. He quickly moved on to Florida... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • New Hampshire • Republican candidate • Iowa caucus • Election 2008

Thompson Might Call It Quits

Expected to drop out without a strong showing in Iowa

Jan 3, 08 3:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Insiders say GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson will probably drop out of the race if he doesn't do well in Iowa, Politico reports. The former senator and "Law & Order" actor's candidacy generated a lot of excitement in its early days but never gained much traction nationwide. More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Law and Order • Republican candidate • Iowa caucus

Giuliani, Feeling 'Great,' Back in the Game

But recovering from flu may be easier than battling slide in polls

Dec 22, 07 6:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani, out of the hospital and without his comfortable double-digit lead in the polls, is back on the campaign trail but planning to take it a little easier for a few days, the New York Times reports. "I feel great," he told reporters on his way to... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican • New Hampshire • Republican candidate • campaign trail • Election 2008

UPDATED

Rudy Released
From Hospital
in St. Louis

Spokesman says he's in 'high spirits' after flu-like symptoms

Dec 20, 07 6:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani left a St. Louis hospital in "high spirits" today after spending the night there with flu-like symptoms, the New York Times reports. The GOP candidate started feeling sick while campaigning yesterday; shortly after his plane took off for New York, his condition deteriorated. After consultation... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Missouri • Republican candidate

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Tancredo Throws in Towel

GOP longshot candidate couldn't get any traction, backs Mitt

Dec 20, 07 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican hopeful Tom Tancredo abandoned his long-shot bid for the presidency this afternoon, reports the AP, and in turn gave his endorsement to rival Mitt Romney. The Colorado congressman has been pushing his hardline views on illegal immigration throughout the campaign but hasn't been able to get his poll numbers... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • illegal immigration • Tom Tancredo • Republican candidate • Election 2008

Huck Navigates Tricky New Trail

Front-runner status had pitfalls for GOP candidate

Dec 19, 07 4:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee’s campaign is experiencing growing pains, the New York Times reports, with his surge to the top of the Republican heap forcing his understaffed organization to face an onslaught of criticism, particularly from Mitt Romney’s well-oiled political machine. “I have a lot more enemies now, but... More »

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GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • Election 2008

Huckabee Charms South Carolina

'Believable' candidate surges to first among GOP hopefuls

Dec 15, 07 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP contender Mike Huckabee has grabbed the top spot among Republican candidates in South Carolina because voters find him the most "believable," according to a poll released yesterday. "Huckabee has come on because he has a more personable or pastoral appeal to a lot of voters,"... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • South Carolina • Mike Huckabee • poll • Republican candidate • Democratic presidential primaries • Republican presidential primaries

Mike to Mitt: So Sorry
About Mormon Jab

Candidates make nice; Romney accepts apology

Dec 13, 07 4:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Surging GOP candidate Mike Huckabee apologized to Mitt Romney yesterday for having asked a reporter if Mormons believed that Jesus and the Devil are brothers. Huckabee said he apologized after the Republican debate in Iowa, and Romney "graciously" accepted. Earlier this week Romney had slammed Huckabee, a former Baptist... More »

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Mitt Romney • Iowa • religion • Mike Huckabee • Mormonism • debates • Republican candidate

Huckabee Closes In on Giuliani

Huckabee rises on support of party's evangelical wing as Giuliani slips in national poll

Dec 12, 07 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - With the first voting three weeks away, Republicans across the country remain fragmented among five leading candidates, but a new poll shows marked gains for Mike Huckabee. Rudy Giuliani still leads the pack with 25% support, but Huckabee's Iowa surge is moving to the national stage, where he has risen... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Iowa • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

Republicans Don't Like Their Candidates

76% say they might
still shift support; most awaiting 'wow' moment

Dec 11, 07 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - No Republican candidate is viewed favorably by even half of the GOP electorate, according to a new poll that also found 76% of respondents might still change their candidate. The survey found Mike Huckabee overtaking Mitt Romney nationally, and statistically tied with Rudy Giuliani. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, holds a substantial... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Bill Clinton • Mike Huckabee • Oprah Winfrey • Democratic nomination • Republican candidate

Republicans Tone It Down for Hispanics

Candidates temper immigration talk,
praise family values

Dec 10, 07 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP presidential hopefuls walked a delicate line at yesterday's bilingual debate in Miami, toning down their tough immigration rhetoric enough to court a Hispanic audience but not so much as to alienate their primary base. Weathering pointed questions, most candidates focused on praising legal immigrants, Hispanic family values and the... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • Latino voters • illegal immigration • Hispanic • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

OPINION

Huckabee: The GOP's Obama?

Rich: Huck's 'politics
of joy' temporarily trumping his rivals' 'Nixonian gloom'

Dec 9, 07 1:51 PM CST
(Newser) - What explains Mike Huckabee’s sudden transformation from long-shot hopeful to polling contender nipping at Giuliani’s heels? It’s not just tardy rallying of the religious right behind the Baptist preacher, argues the New York Times' Frank Rich, but Huck’s Obama-esque rejection of the Rudy-Romney “calling cards... More »

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religious right • Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Rudy Giuliani • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • Election 2008

Ron Paul Is
Not Alone

Libertarians are on
the rise, aiming to
get government
out of private life

Nov 25, 07 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Maverick Texas congressman Ron Paul is riding a surge of Americans on both sides of the political spectrum now calling themselves libertarians. They tend to be fiscally conservative but socially liberal voters turned off by government intrusions, from warrantless wiretapping to broadcast censorship. And their numbers are up to 9%... More »

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Ron Paul • Drew Carey • Markos Moulitsas • Bill Maher • fiscal conservatives • Republican candidate • libertarians • social liberals • Election 2008 • Bill Maher Grid

Fat Chance of Slimming Down on Campaign Trail

Presidential hopefuls face food issues

Nov 24, 07 5:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Image-conscious politicians are having to balance their hunger for power with their hunger for food. Modern voters tend to mock or shun fat politicians—but with events like the Clyburn Fish Fry and the Harkin Steak Fry firm fixtures on the pre-primary calendar, candidates are struggling to stick to their... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Iowa • Mike Huckabee • Democratic presidential candidates • dieting • Republican candidate • Election 2008

Huckabee Foes Put Spotlight
on Ethics

As he surges ahead in polls, opponents uncover past problems

Nov 23, 07 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - As former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee moves to the front of the Republican field, rivals have been digging up ethics complaints from his time in office, reports Politico. Critics of Huckabee, who now trails only Mitt Romney in Iowa, have uncovered a host of  complaints against him involving his management... More »

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ethics • Mitt Romney • Arkansas • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • Republican candidate

Paul Pulls In Record Haul From Web

Supporters of GOP candidate raise $4.2M in single day

Nov 6, 07 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Ron Paul raised $4.2 million online yesterday, the biggest single-day haul of any Republican candidate in the field, the AP reports. Paul's supporters staged a fund-raising binge connected to the observance of Guy Fawkes Day, a 17th-century British rebel. The huge take speaks to the incredible buzz the libertarian... More »

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John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • Republican candidate • Election 2008

Values Voters Pick Romney, Barely

Straw poll puts Huckabee 2nd; Paul beats Thompson

Oct 21, 07 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney came home with a slim lead over Mike Huckabee in yesterday's straw poll at the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit in Washington, reports CNN. Romney won nearly 28% of the 5,776 conservative Christian votes, with the former Arkansas governor falling just 30 votes behind. Ron Paul... More »

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Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • straw poll • Republican candidate

Brownback to Quit GOP Race

Oct 18, 07 10:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sam Brownback will withdraw from the GOP primaries as early as tomorrow, sources tell the AP. The conservative senator’s fundraising abilities apparently didn't keep pace with his presidential ambitions; his campaign reported raising only $800,000 in the third quarter. “I know Senator Brownback enjoyed campaigning and meeting... More »

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Sam Brownback • conservative • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

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