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Election 2012 stories: 72 news summaries

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(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

ANALYSIS

2012 Presidential Bid Hardly Slam Dunk for Palin

Conservatives see move as highly erratic

Jul 3, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Sarah Palin truly does intend to run for president, her decision to resign as Alaska governor could give her more freedom to pursue the nomination, writes Jonathan Martin for Politico. But Palin’s move is risky: In her announcement, she said she didn’t want the continued ethics investigations... More »

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Alaska • Republican • GOP • nomination • Republican nomination • governor • presidential candidates • Sarah Palin • 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

ANALYSIS

 Twitchy GOP 
 Absorbs Yet 
 Another Scandal 

From Sanford to Ensign, Republican leaders are falling down

Jun 25, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford caused the GOP enough of a headache when he disappeared—but coming back to South Carolina only made it worse. The second Republican sex scandal in a week has left party leaders angry and exhausted, reports the New York Times, and has them wondering whether they can mount... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • sex scandal • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • John Ensign • Grover Norquist • political scandal • Sarah Palin • Mark Sanford • Election 2012


 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

 The Real Deal on 
 10 Lies About Obama 


Jun 16, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opponents are saying a lot of things about President Obama that just aren’t true. Mark Halperin clears up the record in Time. Obama ...
  • has Israeli security interests at heart.
  • is not blind to the costs of a revamped health care system.
  • "is not captive
... More »

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Congress • Israel • list • Mark Halperin • free markets • conservatives • Obama administration • Election 2012 • President Obama

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

OPINION

 Sony Armageddon 
 Hoax in Crashing 
 Bad Taste 

World will end in 2012: Sony site

Jun 15, 09 2:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest Armageddon hoax has a marketing spin that LiveScience's Robert Roy Britt describes as a "sick twist." Sony Pictures went to elaborate lengths to disguise its movie plug on the "Institute for Human Continuity" website, which warns of "cataclysmic events that will devastate our planet"... More »

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entertainment • Sony • Earth • hoax • movies • armageddon • Election 2012

OPINION

'Snub Machine' Imperils Palin's National Hopes

Dis-organization costs former frontrunner GOP's respect: Parker

Jun 10, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican base still goes wild for Sarah Palin, but within the GOP, "the air is a little nippy," writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. The back-and-forth over this week's DC fundraiser was only the latest example of bad organization and dysfunctional behavior within the Alaska governor's... More »

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Alaska • Republican Party • campaign fundraising • GOP frontrunner • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

GOP Rivals Slowly Emerge for 2012 Battle

Barbour, Pawlenty
only the first to begin making political waves

Jun 4, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 2008 presidential campaign was one of the longest in history, but be prepared: As the Washington Post reports, the 2012 race may be even longer. With the Republican Party at its weakest point in decades, possible challengers to Barack Obama are already scrambling for position. The latest: Mississippi governor... More »

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Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Haley Barbour • presidential candidates • presidential election • John Thune • Mark Sanford • Election 2012

(Newser) - A frontrunner has yet to emerge among Republican candidates for the 2012 presidential election, according to a new CNN poll. Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, and Mitt Romney are currently tied as the most popular potential candidate, each winning roughly 21% of support among those surveyed. They're trailed by Newt Gingrich... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • Mike Huckabee • Republican Party • Jeb Bush • Sarah Palin • opinion polls • Election 2012

(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty will not seek a third term as Minnesota governor, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Pawlenty is seen as a probable Republican candidate for 2012, but he was mum on the subject. “I don’t have any plans beyond serving out my term,” he said today. “I’... More »

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presidential campaign • Republican Party • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • governor • Election 2012

OPINION

Pro-Life Votes Are Obama's First Target in Culture War

Gay rights will come later, when it's easier: Douthat

May 12, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats pushed Barack Obama into the White House hoping he could end the culture wars—and when they say “end,” they mean “win,” writes Ross Douthat in the New York Times. Obama’s strategy: “Engage on abortion, and punt on gay rights.” Though he... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • abortion • gay marriage • pro-life • culture wars • anti-abortion activists • Election 2012 • President Obama

(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

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has his eye on the Oval Office, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, telling a Virginia crowd he “will look seriously” at running for president. “If we think it’s necessary, we’ll probably do it,” he said yesterday. “And if it isn’t necessary, we... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican Party • Eric Cantor • Election 2012

Romney Top Conservative Pick for 2012 in CPAC Poll

Mitt beats out Jindal and Palin in CPAC Poll

Mar 1, 09 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP right-wingers back Mitt Romney to be the 2012 presidential candidate, according to a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Convention. Yesterday's survey offers a glimpse of conservative thinking as the party begins to reshape itself after heavy losses, Politico notes. Romney, backed by 20% of those polled, bested... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • straw poll • Bobby Jindal • CPAC • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • Conservative Political Action Convention

Microscope Follows Palin Back to Alaska

After campaign whirlwind, guv left 'feeling beaten up'

Feb 18, 09 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - After the 2008 campaign clock struck midnight, Sarah Palin returned to Alaska with a mixed bag of name recognition and unwanted scrutiny, the Washington Post reports. Supporters and opponents alike parse her every move for signs of a 2012 presidential run, and her role as conservative attack dog is coloring... More »

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Alaska • GOP • governor • Troopergate • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • McCain-Palin • Election 2012

(AP) - Sarah Palin's first two years as Alaska's governor were a time of milk, honey, and crude, with sky-high oil prices pumping wealth into the state. The second half of her term isn't looking so rosy. The rapid decline of oil prices has left the state with a looming budget shortfall... More »

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oil • Alaska • governor • Sarah Palin • budget shortfall • oil prices • Election 2012

(Newser) - Florida's GOP Gov. Charlie Crist is mulling a 2010 Senate run that would put him within range of the Oval Office in 2012, the Washington Post reports. But he faces a crowded field when one-term Sen. Mel Martinez steps down: A host of state lawmakers have tossed in... More »

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Florida • Congress • Republican • Senate • Charlie Crist • Mel Martinez • governor • vacancy • 2010 election • Election 2012

 How to Survive the Apocalypse 

Guardian explains how to kill pheasants, build shelter

Feb 1, 09 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Economic ruin, climate change, war—the apocalypse can’t be far off, right? Movies tell us that to survive the end of days we need “to sit in desirable country mansions, eat tinned tomatoes, develop post-traumatic psychosis and shoot each other,” Tanya Gold writes in the Guardian, noting... More »

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Canada • survivors • apocalypse • meltdown • armageddon • Election 2012

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