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Iowa Caucuses do Obama a giant favor
So after 6+ months of a roller coaster ride of candidates rising and falling in the polls leading up to the Iowa caucus, Republicans in Iowa got together and produced the best possible outcome for the Obama campaign. What?, you may say. How is it the best possible outcome? Well,…
Perry calls Romney ‘the magnet’ for undocumented immigrants
During an interview with Fox News on Tuesday morning, Texas Governor Rick Perry accused presidential rival Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, of being a “magnet” for undocumented immigrants. “I think I went after Romney rather stringently when we were in the debates,” Perry explained, giving reason why he’s been…
Romney supporters tell Occupy protesters to ‘get a job!’
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney found himself being “mic checked” by Occupy Wall Street protesters Monday night at one of his last campaign rallies ahead of the Iowa caucuses. While speaking to to about 600 people in Clive, Romney was interrupted by protesters reportedly associated with the Occupy Wall Street…
Romney says U.S. won’t give a dollar to save Europe: report
“The U.S. must take care of its own crisis, and won’t give a dollar to save Europe,” Romney told La Stampa. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, said he was aware that a collapse in Europe would have “enormous repercussions” for the world’s economy and that it was in Washington’s interest…
Republican White House hopefuls in last Iowa blitz
One day before Iowa holds the first vote of the 2012 White House race, Republican candidates blitzed the state, with frontrunner Mitt Romney ripping President Barack Obama on the sour US economy. “This American president didn’t cause the recession, but he made it worse and it’ll last longer because of his policies,” the former Massachusetts governor and millionaire…
Chris Matthews: Iowa caucuses shaping up to be ‘a victory of dollars over democracy’
MSNBC host Chris Matthews blasted multimillionaire Mitt Romney on his show Monday night, just a day before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. “This Republican caucus in Iowa has the looks of a travesty,” he said. “A victory of dollars over democracy, financial equity over equality. Romney is destroying the only opponent…
Romney’s son jokes about Obama’s birth certificate
One of Mitt Romney’s sons did his best on Thursday to promote the rumor that the nation’s first black president may not be a U.S. citizen. Stumping for his dad in Concord, New Hampshire, Matt Romney told a group of senior citizens that the multimillionaire candidate might not release his…
Romney warns Obama’s policies ‘making us like Europe’
AMES, Iowa — Republican White House candidate Mitt Romney wooed Iowa voters with a warning that President Barack Obama’s policies “are making us more and more like Europe.” “I don’t think Europe is working in Europe. I don’t want Europe here. Ours was formed as an opportunity nation,” Romney said…
Less wooden Romney hits New Hampshire campaign trail
BERLIN, New Hampshire (Reuters) – A more confident and energized Mitt Romney is putting his people skills to the test in New Hampshire as he tries to fix a likeability issue that hurt his failed bid for the White House in 2008. The Republican presidential hopeful is shaking hands, signing…
Romney sees long, bitter nominating fight ahead
Mitt Romney said Sunday he was prepared for a long and bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination even as he attacked current frontrunner Newt Gingrich as “unreliable” and “zany.” With the first Republican nominating contest a little over two weeks away in Iowa, Romney made his first appearance on…
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