All From the Wires
- Romney camp calls Santorum a Monty Python character in GOP race
Mitt Romney is calling for GOP rivals to conceded defeat. Rick Santorum is the 'Black Knight' of Monty Python fame, say Romney campaign officials.
- Why Obama is unleashing Joe Biden on 2012 campaign trail
Vice president Joe Biden spoke to auto industry workers in Ohio Thursday about the auto bailout. Biden speaks to working-class American voters, say analysts, in a race that could be between two Harvard-trained presidential candidates – Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
- Will Mitt Romney lose women voters over Planned Parenthood remark?
Mitt Romney said he would 'get rid' of Planned Parenthood. Later Romney campaign officials said Romney meant he would cut federal funding to it. Democrats are pouncing on the Planned Parenthood statement.
- Mitt Romney edges Obama in poll on eve of Alabama, Mississippi primaries
Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich face a tight race in Alabama and Mississippi. But Mitt Romney beats Obama in a 2012 presidential race, says a new national poll.
- Mitt Romney vs. Rick Santorum: 7 lessons from Ohio voters
Rick Santorum took the youth vote in Ohio. Catholics broke for Mitt Romney. And Santorum effectively used 'Romneycare' against Romney.
- 'Joe the Plumber' wins Ohio primary, faces tough race in November
Joe the Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, won his Congressional district in the GOP primary in Ohio. Wurzelbacher will now face US Rep. Marcy Kaptur in November.
- Why Mitt Romney didn't come down hard on Rush Limbaugh
Polls in Ohio, Tennessee, and Georgia show that Rush Limbaugh Republicans lean toward Rick Santorum. Mitt Romney could not afford to lose any of those votes, especially in Ohio.
- Where GOP candidates stand on Rush Limbaugh remarks
What did Mitt Romney and the GOP candidates say about Rush Limbaugh's remarks about law student Sandra Fluke?
- How many Romneys are voting for Ron Paul?
The Ron Paul campaign released a list of six Romneys, including several relatives of Mitt Romney, who are backing Ron Paul for president.
- Why conservative critics are now backing Mitt Romney
Conservative Republican critics of Mitt Romney are now lining up behind him, in part because the bruising primary race is hurting the GOP in the eyes of voters, say polls.
- Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum in dead heat in Ohio
Mitt Romney has caught up to Rick Santorum in Ohio, says the two latest polls. Is this a repeat of Michigan?
- Five lessons from Michigan for Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum
Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum with his ground game. Santorum made at least two key verbal gaffs, including the one that cost him the Catholic vote.
- Why Democrats may help Rick Santorum win Michigan
Democrats, accounted for 7 percent of the total Republican vote in 2008. If that many Democrats vote for Rick Santorum, it could tilt the Michigan primary to Santorum.
- Why auto bailout helps Obama (and hurts GOP) in Michigan, Ohio
A new Obama ad attacks Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum for opposing the auto industry bailout. Polls show 63 percent of voters in Michigan support the federal bailout of the auto industry.
- Ron Paul ad says Santorum is 'fake' conservative
A new Ron Paul ad says that Rick Santorum voted to double the size of the Department of Education. Why is Ron Paul hammering Santorum instead of Mitt Romney? credentials.
- Why Mitt Romney wants to cut individual and business tax rates
Hours before a GOP debate in Arizona, Mitt Romney released his plan to cut corporate tax rates to 28 percent. Mitt Romney also said he would cut individual tax rates by 20 percent.
- Mitt Romney: His super PAC burn rate soared in January
Mitt Romney had the biggest super PAC donations, and was the biggest spender. Can Rick Santorum's super PAC keep pace in Michigan and Arizona?
- Could Rick Santorum super PAC do more harm than good?
Rick Santorum's super PAC is keeping him competitive, especially in Michigan. But DCDecoder questions whether big money support may cost Santorum some populist appeal.
- Rick Santorum donor makes weird contraception comment
Foster Friess, a major donor to the Rick Santorum super PAC, suggested that women use aspirin as a contraceptive. Rick Santorum was not amused.
- Is Rick Santorum benefitting from a Bella Bounce?
Forget the sweater vest. Rick Santorum's surge in the polls could be traced back to his daughter's brief hospitalization. It cemented Santorum's "family man" image, and softened some criticisms.