http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/iowa-straw-poll Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-lanham/santorum-quotes_b_1187004.html 2012-01-05T18:29:44Z 2012-01-05T18:51:16Z Robert Lanham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-lanham/ I'm as happy as the next person to see the underused adjective, frothy, have a resurgence. Too bad it's due to Rick Santorum's strong showing in Tuesday's Iowa straw poll. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/quotes">Quotes</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucuses">Iowa Caucuses</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-right">Religious Right</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/political-satire">Political Satire</a>, <a href="/tag/political-humor">Political Humor</a>, <a href="/tag/santorum-gay-marriage">Santorum Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-gay-marriage">Rick Santorum Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/13/iowa-caucuses-2012-al-jazeera-christian-right_n_1146598.html 2011-12-13T17:24:49Z 2011-12-13T17:25:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In August, fresh from a victory in the Iowa straw poll, Michele Bachmann was the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. While her numbers ha... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012">2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party-movement">Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/christian-conservatives">Christian Conservatives</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucuses">Iowa Caucuses</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-right">Religious Right</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/religion-and-politics">Religion and Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-party">Republican Party</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/04/michele-bachmann-and-ron-_n_1127917.html 2011-12-04T09:50:49Z 2011-12-04T10:21:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul reacted Sunday to fellow candidate Herman Cain suspending his campaign, each say... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-supporters">Herman Cain Supporters</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-republican-primary">2012 Republican Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain-suspending-campaign">Herman Cain Suspending Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-party">Republican Party</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-gop-primary">2012 Gop Primary</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-ibendahl/pat-brady-and-tom-cross-c_b_1080724.html 2011-11-07T18:02:19Z 2011-11-07T18:03:43Z Doug Ibendahl http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-ibendahl/ Well forget all of that ballot integrity stuff for Illinois. It's now official. The Illinois straw poll is for sale to the highest bidder. They're not even pretending anymore. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/illinois-straw-poll">Illinois Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/straw-poll">Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/pat-brady">Pat Brady</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-cross">Tom Cross</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-republicans">Illinois Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/illinois-gop">Illinois GOP</a>, <a href="/chicago">Chicago News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/29/ron-paul-wins-iowa-straw-poll_n_1065579.html 2011-10-29T20:02:16Z 2011-10-29T20:03:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul won a straw poll of Iowa voters Saturday, beating out his fellow GOP contenders by a huge margin.<br /> <br /> The Te... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/mike-huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-iowa">Ron Paul Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-primary-2012">Gop Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/national-federation-of-republican-assemblies">National Federation of Republican Assemblies</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucuses">Iowa Caucuses</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-straw-poll">Ron Paul Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/tim-pawlenty-2012_n_1004756.html 2011-10-11T10:20:00Z 2011-10-11T10:21:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he might have stayed in the Republican presidential race longer had he known it would be th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pawlenty-iowa-straw-poll">Pawlenty Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-primary">Republican Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-candidates">Republican Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-presidential-race">Republican Presidential Race</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty">Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-campaign">Pawlenty Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/pawlenty-minnesota">Pawlenty Minnesota</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-presidential-primaries">Republican Presidential Primaries</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-candidates">GOP Candidates</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/the-2012-speculatron-september-30_n_989641.html 2011-09-30T17:33:00Z 2011-09-30T17:34:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ After three weeks of watching Rick Perry flail around in confusion and exhaustion, this was the week that something that had to finally give. <br /> <br /> It b... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/the-2012-speculatron-week_n_978344.html 2011-09-23T15:53:06Z 2011-09-23T16:41:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Another week has come and gone in this seemingly interminable campaign season. We've notched debate number seven -- SEVEN, as in the David Fincher mov... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/michele-bachmann-2012-staffers_n_969867.html 2011-09-19T12:25:00Z 2011-09-19T12:25:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ As her presidential campaign enters a decisive phase this fall, Michele Bachmann is facing new questions about her propensity for gaffes and the recur... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hpv">Hpv</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/marcus-bachmann">Marcus Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/david-polyansky">David Polyansky</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-2012">Gop 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-2012">Rick Perry 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-rollins">Ed Rollins</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-2012-presidential-candidates">Gop 2012 Presidential Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-presidential-campaign">Michele Bachmann Presidential Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-hpv-vaccine">Michele Bachmann Hpv Vaccine</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/2012-speculatron-september-16_n_966904.html 2011-09-16T17:04:59Z 2011-09-16T18:55:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ This week, America got to experience the fifth debate between the GOP candidates, to which America responded, "We've had four of these things already?... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/09/the-2012-speculatron-week_n_956195.html 2011-09-09T18:03:17Z 2011-09-09T18:00:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ This week, the 2012 campaign took a trip to Simi Valley, California, where the Reagan Library played host to another of the 382 debates that are sched... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections-2012</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert-2012">Stephen Colbert 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/02/2012-speculatron-weekly-roundup-sept-2_n_947222.html 2011-09-02T19:19:00Z 2011-09-02T19:19:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It's been less than three weeks since the Ames Straw Poll, and the narrative of this still-young campaign season is flush with Rick Perry triumphalism... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-weiner/why-the-iowa-straw-poll-i_b_938319.html 2011-08-29T13:55:48Z 2011-08-29T13:56:08Z George Weiner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-weiner/ "Have you heard? Susie Cooper is running for High School class president -- and she's giving out free cupcakes in the hall!". A winning strategy for a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/public-opinion">Public Opinion</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-candidates">GOP Candidates</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/2012-speculatron-weekly-roundup_n_938400.html 2011-08-26T17:05:07Z 2011-08-26T17:03:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ For many, many weeks, we've been told the same old story: no matter who joins the GOP field, no matter how many different varieties of candidate there... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick-Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/19/the-2012-speculatron-week_n_931575.html 2011-08-19T14:25:26Z 2011-08-19T18:12:16Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ We’ve been hard at this 2012 campaign game for months, but it wasn’t until this weekend that the race attracted a candidate who is “in love with... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/2012-speculation">2012 Speculation</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/buddy-roemer">Buddy Roemer</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/thaddeus-mccotter">Thaddeus McCotter</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-2012">Barack Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger-2012">Fred Karger 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-speculatron">2012 Speculatron</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/fred-karger">Fred Karger</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman-2012">Jon Huntsman 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/19/ron-paul-economy-2012_n_931624.html 2011-08-19T15:16:20Z 2011-08-19T15:17:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Doctor No wants you to say, “Yes,” and join him on the road to the White House.<br /> <br /> Emerging from Cotton, a Manchester restaurant where he dined Th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/us-economy">U.S. Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-primary-2012">Gop Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012-campaign">Ron Paul 2012 Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/howard-dean">Howard Dean</a>, <a 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PAUL, Minn. &mdash; Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday definitively ruled out a 2012 campaign for the U.S. Senate after ending his Re... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/republican-presidential-candidate">Republican Presidential Candidate</a>, <a href="/tag/us-senate">U.S. Senate</a>, <a href="/tag/tony-sutton">Tony Sutton</a>, <a href="/tag/dan-severson">Dan Severson</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/us-senate">US Senate</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty-2012">Tim Pawlenty 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/amy-klobuchar">Amy Klobuchar</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/romney-still-the-front-ru_b_928850.html 2011-08-16T19:57:58Z 2011-08-16T19:57:58Z Lincoln Mitchell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/ In the last week, three things have happened in the race for the Republican nomination for president. While none of these developments involved him directly, all three collectively were a victory for Mitt Romney. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/john-mccain">John McCain</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/george-w-bush">George W. Bush</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-primary">Republican Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-party">Republican Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/artinfo/a-hit-at-the-straw-poll-i_b_927819.html 2011-08-16T14:16:12Z 2011-08-16T14:16:33Z ARTINFO http://www.huffingtonpost.com/artinfo/ The Iowa Straw Poll shook up the Republican primary contest this Saturday, handing Michele Bachmann her first toutable campaign victory and knocking T... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa-caucus">Iowa Caucus</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-palin">Sarah Palin</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-caucuses">Iowa Caucuses</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/antonio-canova">Antonio Canova</a>, <a href="/tag/butter-cow-iowa">Butter-Cow-Iowa</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/16/colbert-applauds-bachmann_n_928214.html 2011-08-16T11:16:36Z 2011-08-16T12:00:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Stephen Colbert gave a thorough recap of the Iowa Straw Poll on Monday night's "Report," covering everything from Bachmann's impressive winning strate... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert">Stephen Colbert</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/woi-dt">Woi-Dt</a>, <a href="/tag/colbert-bachmann-straw-poll">Colbert Bachmann Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-iowa-straw-poll">2011 Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-parry">Rick Parry</a>, <a href="/tag/colbert-super-pac">Colbert Super Pac</a>, <a href="/tag/colbert-report">Colbert Report</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-koch/mr-president-please-liste_b_927544.html 2011-08-15T16:42:01Z 2011-08-15T16:42:49Z Ed Koch http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-koch/ Mr. President, the country we all love is hurting enormously, with huge unemployment. You can still win back the support of the public by publicly setting forth in detail your plan to address these enormous problems. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/infrastructure">Infrastructure</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-party">Republican Party</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/job-creation">Job Creation</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-war">Afghanistan War</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/bachmann-wins-straw-poll-_b_927236.html 2011-08-15T13:50:43Z 2011-08-15T13:58:51Z Andy Ostroy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/ The Crazy Party took a step closer to nominating a presidential candidate who makes even moderate <em>Republicans'</em> skin crawl. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/michelle-bachmann">Michelle Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-huntsman">Jon Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-wallace">Chris Wallace</a>, <a href="/tag/face-the-nation">Face the Nation</a>, <a href="/tag/david-gregory">David Gregory</a>, <a href="/tag/marcu-bachmann">Marcu Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/katie-perry">Katie Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/fox-news">Fox News</a>, <a href="/tag/meet-the-press">Meet the Press</a>, <a href="/tag/tim-pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/stimulus-package">Stimulus Package</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-party">Republican Party</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/15/rick-perry-michele-bachmann_n_927028.html 2011-08-15T09:38:00Z 2011-08-15T09:38:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WATERLOO, Iowa — They're competing with each other and currently leading the pack of Republican presidential hopefuls, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry and... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-rick-perry">Michele Bachmann Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-2012">Michele Bachmann 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/perry-for-president">Perry for President</a>, <a href="/tag/bachmann-for-president">Bachmann for President</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-ames-straw-poll">2011 Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-for-president">Rick Perry for President</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll-results">Iowa Straw Poll Results</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/ames-straw-poll">Ames Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-2012">Rick Perry 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann-for-president">Michele Bachmann for President</a>, <a href="/tag/2011-iowa-straw-poll">2011 Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry-michele-bachmann">Rick Perry Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/15/michele-bachmann-rick-perry_n_926851.html 2011-08-15T01:07:59Z 2011-08-15T01:36:06Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rick Perry came to Michele Bachmann’s home town Sunday evening and schooled the newlymminted Iowa front-runner in her native state’s demanding ret... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/bachmann-iowa">Bachmann Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/michele-bachmann">Michele Bachmann</a>, <a href="/tag/perry-iowa">Perry Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/waterloo-iowa">Waterloo Iowa</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/iowa-primary">Iowa Primary</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-franklin/why-ames-apparently-doesn_b_926809.html 2011-08-14T22:21:28Z 2011-08-14T22:21:28Z Charles Franklin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-franklin/ <img alt="2011-08-15-Screenshot20110814at10.37.38PM.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2011-08-15-Screenshot20110814at10.37.38PM.jpg" width="300" height="81" /><br /> The estimated effect for winning Ames is not statistically significant, and in fact is estimated to have a negative effect, if any at all. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa-straw-poll">Iowa Straw Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-candidates">GOP Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/pollster-analysis">Pollster Analysis</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>