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No Muslims in My Cabinet, Mitt Says
No Muslims
in My Cabinet,
Mitt Says
Nov 27, 2007 7:11 PM CST

No Muslims in My Cabinet, Mitt Says

But they 'could serve at lower levels,' GOP hopeful adds

(Newser) - Mitt Romney says he won't put a Muslim in his cabinet if he wins in 2008, because US demographics just don't justify it. "But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration," he added, according to an op-ed piece by a...

Huckabee Foes Put Spotlight on Ethics

As he surges ahead in polls, opponents uncover past problems

(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...

Poll: Iowa Loves Huckabee
Poll: Iowa Loves Huckabee
Nov 21, 2007 3:03 AM CST

Poll: Iowa Loves Huckabee

Eclipses rivals to challenge GOP front runner

(Newser) - Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is making a come-from-behind surge in Iowa, sweeping past Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and John McCain to challenge front runner Mitt Romney. Huckabee has tripled his support in Iowa since July, reports the Washington Post. His drive is being fueled by support from Christian conservatives,...

Mormons Losing Faith in Mitt
Mormons Losing Faith in Mitt
Nov 15, 2007 10:31 AM CST

Mormons Losing Faith in Mitt

Romney's attempts to look like an Evangelical disturb some in his own faith

(Newser) - Mitt Romney’s attempts to massage his Mormon faith are causing grumbles in Utah, the New Republic reports. Many criticize Romney for downplaying key beliefs to win over mainstream Christians who traditionally loathe them. “I understand he has to appeal to them,” said one Mormon, “but it...

Candidates Still Figuring Out Web Ads

Romney banner appears on Gay.com in latest of many snafus in '08 race

(Newser) - Politicians have decades of experience putting ads on television, but they haven’t figured out this Internet thing, the New York Times says. Thanks to ad networks, banners are showing up in embarrassing places – Mitt Romney accidentally advertised on Gay.com – making politicians look like blunderers. “Corporate...

Robertson Backs Rudy; Brownback, McCain

Mitt's the loser as religious right lines up

(Newser) - Two Christian leaders took sides in the GOP primary today: Pat Robertson chose Rudy Giuliani and Sam Brownback went for John McCain. The far-right electorate has been generally despondent about its primary choices, and the endorsements are seen as major coups for socially liberal Giuliani and down-but-not-out McCain, Politico reports.

It's Down to Rudy and Mitt
It's Down to Rudy and Mitt
Oct 31, 2007 12:24 PM CDT

It's Down to Rudy and Mitt

Weekly Standard scribe says no other GOP candidate has a ‘credible scenario’

(Newser) - The baffling race for the GOP nomination is now down to two, argues the Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes: Only Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have what really matters in the primary fight—“credible” paths to victory. Mitt’s the early-state favorite, the man to beat if he captures...

Evangelical Semantics Shadow Romney
Evangelical Semantics Shadow Romney
Oct 30, 2007 4:51 PM CDT

Evangelical Semantics Shadow Romney

In Southern pulpits, 'Mormon' doesn't always equal 'Christian'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is vying aggressively for the religious right's support, but experts are advising him not to overdo it. Political strategists and religious experts alike caution that it’s dangerous for the Mormon candidate to sell himself as a Christian. Bloomberg looks at the complicated intersection of politics, faith, vocabulary,...

Romney Rules Iowa Poll; Clinton and Obama Tied

Edwards falls off; Huckabee climbs

(Newser) - Mitt Romney continues to build a massive lead in Iowa, where his only vulnerability seems to comes from the Christian conservative dash to Mike Huckabee; Romney is up 8.4% since August to a total of 36.2% in a University of Iowa poll out today, while Huckabee has spiked...

Iran Looms Large in Campaign
Iran Looms Large in Campaign
Oct 26, 2007 5:11 AM CDT

Iran Looms Large in Campaign

Iran is the new Iraq on the stump

(Newser) - Iran is beginning to dominate the campaign rhetoric of White house hopefuls of both parties as Iraq once did, reports CNN. Tough US sanctions against Tehran and growing indications of some kind of military intervention to halt the development of nuclear weapons are being compared with the steps taken in...

41% Can't Name a GOP Hopeful
41% Can't Name a GOP Hopeful
Oct 24, 2007 6:14 PM CDT

41% Can't Name a GOP Hopeful

But 81% remember a Democratic name

(Newser) - At least the GOP presidential candidates can rest assured some voters haven’t heard about abortion rights flip-flops or serial divorces: A new Pew poll found only 59% of Americans can even name a Republican hopeful. But unfortunately for Norman Hsu and expensive haircuts, fully 81% of Americans could remember...

We Say Osama, Mitt Says Obama
We Say Osama, Mitt Says Obama
Oct 24, 2007 8:49 AM CDT

We Say Osama, Mitt Says Obama

Candidate makes gaffe on the stump

(Newser) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday confused the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks with the junior senator from Illinois, the New York Times' Caucus blog reports. During a speech on global trade in Greenwood, SC, Romney said, “look at what Osam—uh—Barack Obama, said just yesterday. Barack Obama...

Pragmatic Clinton Cozies Up to Drudge

Dem frontrunner keeps her friends close, onetime enemy closer

(Newser) - Political gossip purveyor Matt Drudge is traditionally a friend to Republicans and an enemy to Clintons, but the media-savvy Democratic frontrunner has found a way into the good graces of the unpredictable man who made his name peddling Lewinsky scoops. The Times looks at a coup that reflects Drudge's considerable...

Rivals Boast Right Stuff in Fight for Conservative Cred

Who is the right-est one of all?

(Newser) - Republican presidential hopefuls fought bitterly over who has the best conservative credentials in an Orlando, Fla., forum last night. Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee cited their conservative executive experience, while John McCain and Fred Thompson touted conservative Senate voting records. Giuliani generally sparred with Thompson, and McCain with...

Values Voters Pick Romney, Barely
Values Voters Pick Romney, Barely
Oct 21, 2007 7:37 AM CDT

Values Voters Pick Romney, Barely

Straw poll puts Huckabee 2nd; Paul beats Thompson

(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...

Christian Right Isn't Singing the Praises of GOP Candidates

Evangelicals meet today to seek agreement

(Newser) - Crowded as the GOP field may be, the religious right can't  seem to find a congenial candidate. The Washington Post reports that evangelicals—today beginning a 2-day summit—remain unmoved no matter how sweetly Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and John McCain come calling. And the idea of a Rudy Guiliani...

Clinton Leads in Primary Cash
Clinton Leads in Primary Cash
Oct 16, 2007 10:25 AM CDT

Clinton Leads in Primary Cash

(Newser) - The $35 million Hillary Clinton has on hand for her primary campaign edges out the $32 million in Barack Obama’s coffers, according to financial reports acquired by the AP. But both have almost three times the money of any other campaign—Rudy Giuliani leads Republicans with just $11.6...

Rudy, McCain Swinging at Mitt
Rudy, McCain Swinging at Mitt
Oct 15, 2007 12:27 PM CDT

Rudy, McCain Swinging at Mitt

(Newser) - The gloves are off in the Republican presidential race, with the McCain and Giuliani campaigns forming a tacit alliance to take down Mitt Romney, the Politico observes. McCain said today that, unlike Romney, “I’m not going to con you,” while Giuliani ruthlessly derided Romney for saying a...

Rudy, Mitt Trade Kerry Insults
Rudy, Mitt Trade Kerry Insults
Oct 11, 2007 10:00 AM CDT

Rudy, Mitt Trade Kerry Insults

In debate post-mortem, GOP hopefuls spar over who's less like the Democratic loser

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney couldn't seem to get out of the ring yesterday, even though their tussle at Tuesday's debate was over. The campaigns  kept it going with press-release jabs, each rehashing his opponent's debate language on Iran and each comparing the other to John Kerry, notes Election Central’...

Solid Fred Joins Heated Debate
Solid Fred Joins Heated Debate
Oct 10, 2007 5:27 AM CDT

Solid Fred Joins Heated Debate

Giuliani, Romney have sharp exchanges

(Newser) - In the first debate of his nascent quest for the White House, Fred Thompson stuck to a traditional Republican agenda as the gloves of rivals Mitt Romney and Rudolph Giuliani came off in some of the sharpest clashes so far. The LA Times reports that Thompson, a former senator, appeared...

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