Post archive for ‘US Politics’
Posted by About.com US Politics on March 14th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Before Rick Santorum was a contender for the Republican presidential nomination and winner of the Iowa caucuses and several key primaries in Election 2012, he was a failed candidate for re-election to the U.S. Senate. So what does the Santorum Senate loss in 2006, one of the biggest on record for an incumbent senator, say about his viability as a candidate for the highest office in the land?
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on March 12th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is among the wealthiest presidential candidates in recent decades, a fact that his millionaire opponents have used to portray him as being out of touch with middle-class Americans. But does Romney's wealth really hinder his chances at winning the nomination?
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on March 11th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Rick Santorum won a decisive victory in the Kansas caucuses over the weekend, capturing more than 50 percent of the vote in a state that offered up a sizable 40 delegates. He continued to solidify his status as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, who won in Wyoming.
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on March 9th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
The 10 primaries and caucuses held on Super Tuesday did make the Election 2012 picture somewhat clearer, but voters didn't deliver a so-called knockout blow to any of the four Republicans seeking the presidential nomination. How long can this race go on?
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on March 7th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Super Tuesday 2012 is in books and though it didn't settle the Republican presidential nomination, the 10 primaries and caucuses held on March 6 marked one of the most important political events of Election 2012.
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on March 1st, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Operation Hilarity, the merry band of Democratic pranksters playing mischief in the Republican presidential primaries, now has its eyes on Super Tuesday.
That's when voters in 10 states head to the polls, three of which run open primaries and are therefore ripe for meddling in - North Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on February 24th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
To hear former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove tell it, the odds of a brokered convention for Republicans this summer are slim and none. Actually, his exact words were: ...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on February 21st, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Super Tuesday is March 6. Primaries and caucuses will be held in 10 states across the nation, and the prize is a whopping 419 delegates - more than a third of the magic number of 1,144 needed to secure the Republican Party's presidential nomination.
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on February 20th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum won this year's Iowa caucuses. So that makes him a shoo-in for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, right?
Well, not so fast. Over the past three decades, Iowa's Republican voters have a less-than-stellar record when it comes to siding with their party's eventual nominee, records show.
...Read Full Post
...
Posted by About.com US Politics on February 15th, 2012 | Categorized as US Politics
Republican voters are really uncertain about Mitt Romney's conservative credentials. Need proof? How about this: Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum is now edging the guy who just a week or so ago was "claiming the mantle of presumptive nominee."
...Read Full Post
...
