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Iowa Caucus

Bracketology: The Republican Race for President

Matthew Dowd | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics
Matthew Dowd

While the No. 1 seed -- Romney -- is a good bet, he is no sure thing. He needs to see if he can take a beating under the boards, and if he can win in a higher-scoring shootout. Ya gotta love this game

MSNBC Pundits' Harsh Words For Mitt Romney

Posted 03.03.2012 | Media

Chris Matthews and Martin Bashir had some harsh words for GOP candidate Mitt Romney on Monday. Matthews appeared on Bashir's MSNBC show, live from...

Looking Beyond Caucuses, Dems Assail GOP Candidate

AP | By KEN THOMAS | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Looking ahead to next fall, Democrats in Iowa and beyond sought to weaken Republican Mitt Romney in advance of Tuesday's lead-off presid...

Elise Foley

Rick Santorum Gives Key Salad Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.04.2012 | Politics

BOONE, Iowa -- The Boone Pizza Ranch named their chicken salad after Rick Santorum on Monday after the staff asked him to try their signature dish and...

Oops! Perry Trips On 'Bridge To Nowhere'

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, campaigning in Iowa's heavily conservative northwest corner the day before Tues...

Bachmann Knocks Santorum, Hoping To Fend Off Nightmare

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics

VALLEY JUNCTION, Iowa — Michele Bachmann finally joined the Iowa television ad fray Monday, pushing her hometown connection and saying she stood...

Ryan Grim

WATCH: Ron Paul Begins Iowa Barnstorm With Packed Rally

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

DES MOINES – Ron Paul organizers took down a wall in their Marriott Ballroom Monday to accommodate an overflowing crowd of supporters on the eve of ...

Trump: 'I Do Have My Ducks In Line'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

Real estate mogul Donald Trump said Monday he might run for president if the Republicans pick the "wrong candidate." "I do have my ducks in line if...

Max J. Rosenthal

Where To Find GOP Candidates On Caucus Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 01.03.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- With polls in Iowa predicting a tight finish in Tuesday's Republican caucuses, it would be expected that GOP presidential candidates wou...

Elise Foley

Rick Santorum Blames Social Programs For British Empire's Decline

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

BOONE, Iowa -- Rick Santorum said Monday that the United Kingdom's development of a social safety net, including universal health care, cost the natio...

New Groups Altering 2012 Race

AP | By JACK GILLUM | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Look no further than Iowa to understand the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that opened the floodgates to outside money in American pol...

America's Voldemort: As 2012 Campaign Begins, George W. Bush Rules From The Shadows

Howard Fineman | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics
Howard Fineman

To Democrats, George W. Bush is the Voldemort of American politics, an evil force. But even to Republicans, he is He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, someone you dare not talk about as you try to win the votes of conservative Iowans.

Newt: 'I Don't Think I'm Going To Win'

AP | SHANNON McCAFFREY | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich all but conceded defeat on Monday in Iowa, a day before the state becomes the...

300 Anti-War Voters Can Win the Iowa Referendum Against War With Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics
Robert Naiman

This is how I see the Iowa caucus: as a referendum against the campaign for war with Iran. We have a unique opportunity Tuesday in Iowa to defeat the warmongers.

Romney Focuses Entirely On Obama

AP | KASIE HUNT | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics

MARION, Iowa — A confident Mitt Romney said Monday that he's going to win Iowa and become the Republican nominee for president. "We're going to...

Ron Paul Keeps It In The Family

AP | THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican Ron Paul, a leading contender in Iowa's presidential caucuses, said Monday on the eve of the leadoff 2012 vote tha...

Ryan Grim

The Iowa Dog That Didn't Bark

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

DES MOINES -- According to the GOP's publicly available election schedule, there is a presidential caucus here on Tuesday. You wouldn't know it from l...

Jason Cherkis

At Rick Santorum-Connected Health Care Facility, Herpes, Porn and Drug Dealing

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

With Former Sen. Rick Santorum's rise in the Iowa polls and renewed interest in his candidacy, The Huffington Post looks back at a story it published ...

Elise Foley

Rick Santorum Saves Cash, Gains A Surrogate, By Turning To Daughter

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics

ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa -- Former Senator Rick Santorum's 11th hour rise up the Iowa Caucus polls is a testament to the theory that ground work and face-to-...

Mark Blumenthal

How Attack Ads Sunk Newt

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

The rapid fall of Newt Gingrich from front-runner to also-ran was put into motion, at least in part, by an unprecedented wave of negative advertisemen...

Bachmann Finally On The Air

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

DES MOINES, Iowa — Michele Bachmann is reminding Republican caucus voters of her Iowa roots and stiff stands in Washington in her first and only TV ...

Jon Ward

Mitt Romney Consolidates Support, But Faces Enthusiasm Challenge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Witness the risk of giving too much weight to any one interview with a voter in Iowa. On one side of the room here at the first ...

Michael Calderone

Rick Perry Calls Out Politico Over Anonymous Sources

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

ANKENY, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry is pushing back against a Politico story that describes deep divisions within the Perry campaign over strategy. ...

Mark Blumenthal

One More Iowa Poll Shows Photo Finish

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The latest poll of Iowa's likely Republican caucus-goers provides more evidence of a race headed toward a photo finish, with Ron Paul, M...

GOP Hopeful Defends 'Twilight Zone'-Themed Ad Attacking Rival

AP | HOLLY RAMER | Posted 03.03.2012 | Politics

DERRY, N.H. — Iowa may help winnow the field, but it will be New Hampshire that sends a clear message about which Republican presidential hopefu...