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Young Turks: Should liberals root for Gingrich or Romney?
In a segment broadcast Monday night, Current TV’s progressive talk show The Young Turks tackled the issue of who liberals should be rooting for in the Republican primaries: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) or former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. “Democrats have thought all along that Mitt Romney would be…
Obama campaign piles on Romney misery
President Barack Obama’s reelection team twisted the knife in Mitt Romney Monday, seeking to deepen the misery for the wounded Republican White House front-runner as crucial new tests loomed. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina launched an assault on Romney, and gave his insurgent challenger Newt Gingrich a pass, in a…
Bill Maher slams Romney: It’s a wealth gap, not anal warts
Comedian Bill Maher blasted former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on his show Friday night for claiming that people did not like him because they envied his wealth. “Mitt Romney has to start understanding why people don’t like him. It’s not because he’s rich. It’s how he got rich,” Maher said.…
Romney damaged, but has edge heading to Florida: analysis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mitt Romney’s expected romp to the Republican presidential nomination turned into a long and hard slog on Saturday, and he leaves South Carolina as a damaged and suddenly vulnerable candidate. But beyond the take-back-our-country frenzy that Newt Gingrich was able to whip up among conservative voters in…
Mitt vs Newt Ham House Showdown averted
GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) – A Ham House Showdown between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich was averted Saturday, but not without them aiming a few shots at each other. Both Republican presidential candidates had arranged campaign events for the same time in the same place – Tommy’s Country Ham House…
‘Rich Kids for Romney’ release an ad
As the latest polls point to a Newt Gingrich victory in South Carolina, one unique group is hoping their support will keep Mitt Romney in position to become the Republican presidential nominee. The group “Rich Kids for Romney” released an ad Friday backing the former Massachusetts governor all the way.…
Gingrich blasts media as Republicans clash
Surging Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich blasted US media digging into his past marital woes and questioned rival Mitt Romney’s job-creation claims as they clashed in a pivotal debate. Gingrich, Romney, Christian conservative former senator Rick Santorum and veteran Representative Ron Paul fenced against each other and ripped President…
Romney still struggling to woo conservatives
GREENVILLE, South Carolina — Republican voters in this Bible Belt state are still yearning for a bedrock conservative as their presidential candidate, even as Mitt Romney seeks to win them over. “I don’t understand why he’s running in South Carolina,” said Myron Chorbagian at a conservative forum here, adding Romney…
Republicans step up attacks before S.Carolina vote
US Republican candidates unleashed a new barrage of accusations ahead of South Carolina’s key vote, as frontrunner Mitt Romney struggled to beat back his conservative rivals. The candidates have also faced heightened scrutiny, with US media reporting on the multi-millionaire Romney’s offshore accounts and a TV network promising an “explosive”…
Poll boost for White House hopeful Gingrich
WASHINGTON — Opinion polls Wednesday showed a surge in support for Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich as he vies to upset frontrunner Mitt Romney in South Carolina and turn the contest on its head. The polls — one a national survey, the other just in South Carolina — suggested the…
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