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NEWS ABOUT: Republican voters

Republican voters stories: 16 news summaries

Quitting Boosts Palin
Among GOP Voters

Poll finds support still strong with base, weak with swing voters

Jul 8, 09 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's surprise resignation has boosted her already strong ratings with Republican voters, according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll. The poll found that GOP voters were slightly inclined to view her more favorably because of the move, although her ratings sank further among Democrats and Independents. Two-thirds of Republicans... More »

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Republican • poll • resignation • Republican voters • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

Tenn. Dad Names Baby After GOP Ticket

Newborn Sarah
McCain Palin Ciptak's
mom is not amused

Oct 16, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It isn’t your typical get-out-the-vote strategy, but a Tennessee man says he hopes naming his new baby after the Republican ticket will get people to the polls, the Kingsport Times-News reports. Sarah McCain Palin Ciptak was born last week to a couple who’d agreed on the name Ava... More »

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Republican voters • Election 2008 • political donations • McCain-Palin • baby name

ANALYSIS

 Dems Win Registration Wars 

New swing-state voters look like Obama backers; independents add numbers, too

Oct 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - With voter registration closing in many states today, it appears Barack Obama has largely succeeded in his attempt to make over the electorate, the Washington Post reports. Some 4 million new voters have registered across a dozen battleground states, with new Democrats greatly outnumbering new Republicans. In Florida, Obama has... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican voters • Democratic voters • Obama 2008 • Bruce Springsteen • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • young voters • battleground states • new voters

OPINION

Gossip Mags Bash Palin— But They'll Be in Love Soon

Running mate's star power may mean more favorable coverage

Sep 8, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has been an instant hit with gossip mags and supermarket tabloids, making the covers of US, People, OK!, and the National Enquirer, even before her knockout speech at the Republican convention. It hasn't been all that flattering—the US headline was “Babies, Lies... More »

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Republican • tabloids • Republican voters • liberals • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • OK! magazine • vice presidential candidate

Hispanic Dems Could Make GOP Nervous in Fla.

Sunshine State might not be such a sure bet for McCain in Nov.

May 5, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Registered Democrats will take a lead among a crucial demographic for the first time this week: Hispanic Floridians. The GOP has lost ground in its traditional stronghold for the last 2 years, and its slide might give the Democrats a shot at the critical state and its 27 electoral votes... More »

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Florida • Democrats • Republican • Republican voters • Democratic voters • Hispanic • Florida voting • voter registration

GOP May Have Big Say
in Dems' Indiana Primary

Clinton, Obama reaching out to Republican voters, too

May 2, 08 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the red state of Indiana, the GOP could have a major say in the fortunes of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Tuesday's primary, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republicans could account for up to 15% of voters in the Democratic race because of the state's open-primary system.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Indiana • Republican voters • campaign trail • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

Turning Red States Blue a Tall Order for Obama

Primary voters a far cry from general election pool in some states

Feb 24, 08 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's sweep of red state primaries has won converts to Obama's claim that he can redraw the political map in November and take states that Democrats have long written off as hopelessly red. Not so fast, warns the Washington Post—Dem primary voters do not reflect the general election... More »

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Barack Obama • Nebraska • Kansas • Idaho • Republican voters • Mississippi • red state • blue states • Election 2008

OPINION

Why Rudy Fell So Far, So Fast

Did voters see too little of him, or more than  enough?

Jan 30, 08 7:05 AM CST
(Newser) - How did the man who took summer polls by storm fall so precipitously in the esteem of GOP voters that he was finished by Florida, the state he chose for his first big victory? It could be the hubris, the inexperienced campaign team, the strategic mistakes—or it could be... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • New York City • Republican voters • Republican candidate • Florida primary • liberal

McCain Leads in 2 SC Polls

Three new studies give berth to Arizona senator

Jan 17, 08 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain leads the pack in the GOP race for South Carolina, two new polls show, with Mike Huckabee in second place, the State reports. A Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll updated today gives McCain 29% of voters to Huckabee's 22%; Fred Thompson follows with 14% and Mitt Romney 12%. Clemson University also... More »

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

Romney Wins on Economic Woes

Romney takes Michigan with promise to fight for jobs

Jan 16, 08 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney campaigned in Michigan as a favorite son, but he beat John McCain by persuading voters he could bring jobs back to the beleaguered state, the Wall Street Journal reports. Romney sold himself as a business executive who could end Michigan's  "one-state recession." He was quick to... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • South Carolina • Michigan • Republican voters • US economy • Republican candidate • Iraq war

Thompson Aims for Gun Owners' Support in SC

But Huckabee, McCain have own in-roads with 2nd Amendment crew

Jan 10, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Fred Thompson is banking on the support of South Carolina gun advocates in a last-ditch effort to save his Republican presidential campaign, Politico reports—and those Second Amendment supporters are hungry for a candidate who will represent their interests in Washington as well as President Bush has. For many, the... More »

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Fred Thompson • NRA • gun control • Republican voters • Republican evangelicals • Second Amendment • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

Voters Sweat Economy, Slam Bush: Exit Polls

Voters share concerns about Bush, markets

Jan 9, 08 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - New Hampshire exit polls picked the brains of yesterday’s voters, finding not only that women helped Hillary Clinton and independents boosted John McCain, but also that the economy was foremost in most voters’ minds—and Republicans weren’t giving Bush backers a free pass. While two-thirds of Granite State... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Republican voters • Democratic voters • New Hampshire primary • independent voters • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Thompson Losing Evangelicals

Balk at endorsing candidate who won't talk about his religion, doesn't back gay marriage ban

Sep 27, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Thompson, once the longed-for alternative to a field of uninspiring GOP candidates, didn't get through his campaign's first official month before the religious right started jumping ship, Politico reports. Thompson's refusal to back a gay marriage ban, past lobbying for an abortion-rights group, and refusal to talk religion has... More »

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religious right • gay marriage • Republican • Fred Thompson • James Dobson • religion • Focus on the Family • Republican voters • Republican evangelicals • evangelicals

GOP Top Dogs Take Different Paths on Trail

Still no clear favorite among Republican contenders

Sep 23, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The race for the GOP nomination remains unsettled, with evangelical voters yet to pick a favorite and Thompson's late entry failing to capture the Republican imagination. Contenders are adopting radically distinct strategies to establish some clarity, the New York Times reports. But the race isn't about to "sugar off"... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • Republican voters • Republican evangelicals • Republican presidential primaries

GOP Voters Undecided, Unhappy

'None of the above' leads Republican hopefuls; Dems heavily favor Clinton

Jul 17, 07 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has the support of 21% of Republicans in a new poll—down from 27% in June, which is bad enough, and second to the most popular option: none of the above. John McCain stands fourth, a notch below undeclared candidate Fred Thompson, in the most recent AP-Ipsos poll,... More »

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Mitt Romney • Sam Brownback • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Rudy Giuliani • Fred Thompson • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican voters • Democratic voters • AP Ipsos poll • African-American voters • presidential election

Right Wing
Is Leaning Rudy-ward

Religious cons sacrifice hot-button issues on altar of electability

May 29, 07 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The religious right is lining up behind Rudy Giuliani, Pew tells the Politico, despite the candidate's support for gay rights and abortion. Analysis of recent polls suggests that pragmatic social conservatives are so frightened of a Democrat in the White House they're passing over harder-line hopefuls like McCain, and... More »

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religious right • gay rights • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • Republican • voters • Republican voters • Election 2008 • presidential election

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