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Analysis

 Palin Will Be the 2012 Nominee 

Winner-take-all primaries favor unpopular Palin

Nov 16, 09 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - She may be hugely polarizing, but Sarah Palin’s the odds-on favorite to win the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, thanks to the party’s winner-take-all primary system. The party establishment may not want Palin, but if she can maintain, say, 35% support in a multi-candidate field, she could win... More »

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presidential primaries • Barry Goldwater • Republican presidential primaries • South Carolina primary • convention delegates • Sarah Palin

Analysis

 You Betcha: Palin Won't Run 

She has nothing to gain, and no hope of victory

Oct 21, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tom Schaller is so sure that Sarah Palin won’t run in 2012, and wouldn’t be nominated if she did, that he’s made a bet on it with fellow FiveThirtyEight.com writer Nate Silver. Schaller’s argument, in a nutshell, is that short of winning the presidency or... More »

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Republican nomination • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • poll numbers • Nate Silver • Election 2012 • 2012

(Newser) - The 2012 presidential race is heating up—at least in a Gallup poll of Republican voters. CQ Politics looks at the results, which have former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney out front, with 26% saying he should top the GOP ticket. Sarah Palin snags 21%, Mike Huckabee gets 19%, and Newt... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • GOP • Mike Huckabee • nominee • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Gallup poll • opinion polls • Election 2012

ANALYSIS

Palin's Haul From Small Donors Echoes Obama: Silver

60% of war chest in chunks under $200

Jul 15, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The nearly $1 million raised by Sarah Palin’s political action committee this year is not in itself all that impressive, writes Nate Silver for FiveThirtyEight.com. After all, her figures are dwarfed by Republican players with significantly less star power. But Palin’s fundraising numbers reveal a true strength:... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican presidential primaries • political donors • political donations • Sarah Palin • fundraising • President Obama • SarahPAC

(Newser) - Sources close to Sarah Palin say the Alaska governor intends to leave politics entirely—and not focus on a 2012 presidential bid—when her resignation becomes official later this month, Andrea Mitchell reported today on MSNBC. The Republican, under fire at home over ethics complaints and from various media outlets... More »

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Alaska • politics • resignation • Daily Kos • governor • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Andrea Mitchell • Election 2012

(Newser) - Mitt Romney says he’s not running for office, but his former aides don’t believe him, Politico reports. Romney’s campaign staff never really disbanded. Loyalists meet in Washington every month, hold fundraisers, brief Romney on current events, and strategically publicize his every move. It’s a turnkey political... More »

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Mitt Romney • GOP • Republican Party • Republican presidential primaries • campaign staff • Election 2012 • Election 2010

(Newser) - President Obama’s campaign manager says he’s a “wee bit queasy” about a possible election challenge from Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in 2012, Salt Lake City’s KTVX-TV reports. “I think he’s really out there speaking a lot of truth about the direction of the party,... More »

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Michigan • Utah • Jon Huntsman • David Plouffe • governor • Republican presidential primaries • Obama administration • Election 2012 • President Obama • challenger

2012 Campaign Gets Under Way

Huckabee, Jindal among possible GOP candidates hitting trail
in Iowa, elsewhere

Nov 10, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Likely candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are playing it cool, but their feet tell a different story, Jonathan Martin writes for Politico. Mike Huckabee, for example, says 2012 is “way too far away” to think about, but his book tour has lots of stops in Iowa and... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Bobby Jindal • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

McCain's Men: The Team Behind the Turnaround

'Sedona Five' crack team of loyalists revamped battle

Mar 7, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain's back-from-the-dead presidential bid can attribute its triumph to a number of factors: the successes of the Iraq surge, the rise of Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani's concession in New Hampshire. But before any of those game-changing events, the McCain comeback was engineered by a small, crack team of loyalists... More »

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John McCain • Republican presidential primaries • New Hampshire primary • Election 2008 • Sedona Five • Mark Salter

OPINION

McCain '08: Difficult But Doable

Conservative pundit outlines path to White House for Arizona senator

Feb 13, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A few months ago a Democratic victory in the presidential election seemed assured—but then again, Rudy Giuliani seemed unstoppable too. As John McCain solidifies his claim to the GOP nomination, Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes details how the Arizona senator can win the White House. He needs to seduce... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

UPDATED

McCain Wins Virginia, Maryland, DC Primaries

He survives close contest in conservative Virginia with Huckabee

Feb 12, 08 10:55 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain won the GOP primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC, tonight. The Arizona senator enjoyed comfortable wins in Maryland and DC, but he got a run for his money in Virginia from Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor made it a tight race with enthusiastic backing from conservatives... More »

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John McCain • Maryland • Mike Huckabee • Virginia • Republican presidential primaries • Washington, DC

Paul Turns Attention to State Race

Hopeful plans to trim prez campaign and focus on reelection

Feb 9, 08 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Ron Paul posted a blog last night saying that he's pivoting away from the presidential race, Politico reports. He plans to focus on running for Congressional re-election in Texas and wrote that he will not stump as a third-party federal candidate. He is also trimming his national campaign staff, the... More »

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Texas • Ron Paul • website • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • delegates

McCain Dominates But Doesn't Clinch Party Base

Solidifies frontrunner status, shows weakness with the party's right

Feb 6, 08 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - With twice as many delegates as Huckabee and Romney combined, John McCain emerged last night as the unquestioned leader in the GOP race. “Tonight I think we must get used to the idea that we are the Republican party frontrunner," he told supporters gleefully. But his losses to... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Super Tuesday • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

Clinton Scores Mass. Surprise

Kennedy, Kerry endorsements
can't help Obama overcome ad blitz

Feb 5, 08 7:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton topped Barack Obama in the Massachusetts primary today, overcoming his fervent endorsements by Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, MSNBC reports. Clinton did benefit from backing by state lawmakers like the senate president, Therese Murray, who implied Clinton lost the big endorsements because she is a woman, the AP... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Massachusetts • Democratic presidential primaries • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

Arnold Will Back McCain

With Giuliani gone, Schwarzenegger prepares to terminate his neutrality

Jan 30, 08 9:15 PM CST
(Newser) - With his friend Rudy Giuliani now out of the race, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to endorse John McCain tomorrow, the Los Angeles Times reports. The governor promised recently not to take sides, but aides say things have changed now that Giuliani has dropped out. Schwarzenegger considers both men close... More »

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John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

McCain Grabs Frontrunner Crown With Florida Win

Momentum shadowed by some concerns

Jan 30, 08 4:27 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP hopeful John McCain won in Florida last night by pulling together the same coalition that worked for him in New Hampshire and South Carolina: moderates, voters concerned about the economy, and those most disenchanted with Bush. Romney campaigned on "fixing Washington" but McCain is the candidate with a... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Republican presidential primaries • Florida primary • Election 2008

Romney Lets Guard Down, Boosts Appeal

Geeky CEO shines through matinee idol package on Fla. trail

Jan 29, 08 5:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney's inner nerd is showing, and allowing voters to see it may make him seem likable enough to get elected, Time reports. The candidate's conservative attack dog persona flooded airwaves for months but didn't play well outside of Michigan; now, the tired candidate is letting his dweeby, number-crunching, spreadsheet-loving... More »

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Mitt Romney • recession • Republican presidential primaries • negative campaigning • nerdiness • Election 2008

Wonks Ponder Thompson Fallout

Romney, Huckabee likely to benefit, unless he endorses McCain

Jan 22, 08 9:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Pollsters are placing bets on who disbanded Thompsonites will turn to in Florida. With most calling themselves "very conservative" evangelicals, they will likely support Huckabee or Romney, one pollster says. But Thompson could throw a curve and endorse John McCain, his old Senate buddy, the Washington Post reports. More »

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Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • GOP • Mike Huckabee • poll • Republican presidential primaries • Florida primary • Election 2008

Duncan
Drops Out
of GOP Race

California lawmaker pushed immigration
in longshot bid

Jan 19, 08 9:03 PM CST
(Newser) - California Rep. Duncan Hunter pulled out of the GOP presidential race today after winning only 2% of votes in the Nevada caucuses, CNN reports. The San Diego-area lawmaker said that failing to "gain traction in conservative states of Nevada and South Carolina" proved it was time to quit. A... More »

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immigration • California • Defense • Nevada • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • Duncan Hunter • Nevada caucus

Rain Turns Out for GOP SC Primary, Too

Bland candidates, not weather, may keep voters at home

Jan 19, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Today's forecast for parts of South Carolina calls for up to 3 inches of snow, but analysts say if turnout is low in today’s GOP primary, it’ll be because of the candidates, not the weather. Times have changed: “People would have walked through broken glass in their... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Fred Thompson • Mike Huckabee • Republican presidential primaries • independent voters • South Carolina primary

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