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Late Returns: Ted Cruz Still Cruising For Texas Senate Upset

2012-05-30T20:36:51Z

Last night, Ted Cruz, who is vying for the Republican nomination in the Senate race to determine who will take over Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat, compl...

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Eli Lehrer: Ron Paul Should Drop Out Now

2012-05-29T11:58:05Z

If the Ron Paul actually wants to see President Obama defeated in November, he should bow out of the Republican nomination process quickly, accept whatever offer the Romney camp offers him for a speaking slot during the convention, and endorse the inevitable nominee.

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Chris Weigant: GOP's Possible PUMA Problem

2012-05-16T19:49:45Z

Mitt Romney and the Republican Party establishment are currently in a bind over what to do with Ron Paul at the convention.

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Robin Koerner: It's Romney's to Lose: Here's How He Does It

2012-05-16T12:09:44Z

What if Paul's supporters just ignore the binding rules and vote their consciences? What if, in Tampa, all those Paul supporters who are bound by state rules to vote for Romney put the ball firmly back in the GOP's court, and say, "Your move"?

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Ron Paul Not Likely To Endorse Mitt Romney, Adviser Says

2012-05-15T14:41:34Z

WASHINGTON -- A top adviser to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Tuesday that the insurgent presidential candidate will probably not endorse Mitt Romney fo...

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Warren Adler: The Most Divisive Political Campaign in History

2012-05-14T14:54:10Z

Whatever your political affiliation, this election season will be both virtual and geographic ground zero for making one's voice heard. The objective as always will be to make the message attract as much media and Internet attention as possible.

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Ron Paul Explains Why He's Not Giving Up

2012-05-09T14:28:20Z

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul on Wednesday explained the "precise" reasons driving him to continue his campaign despite the fact that, by almost...

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Sunde Farquhar: 10 Reasons Why RNC Delegates Will Love Palm Harbor

2012-05-02T15:07:21Z

Mr. Curry, we'd like to welcome you to Palm Harbor. Life is good over here on this side of Tampa Bay. In fact, we're sure that by the time you leave Palm Harbor, we'll have turned your frown upside down!

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Pro-Santorum Super PAC Lays Out State By State Strategy For Taking Romney's Lead

2012-03-27T17:55:26Z

WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum's presidential campaign has divulged a few specifics about how they think they can catch up to Mitt Romney in the race for...

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Tarot Politico: Will a New Candidate Enter the GOP Race?

2012-03-26T15:23:54Z

Most pundits and pols say no, but the tarot cards say yes, a new candidate may transform the GOP race for president by entering late.

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The History Behind Brokered Conventions

2012-03-22T17:12:39Z

Two months and 28 states after the Iowa caucus, the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nominee goes on. With four candidates still in the race,...

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Top Republican Wonders If Obama Is 'A Man Of His Word'

2012-03-18T11:30:56Z

WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee's chairman, Reince Priebus, claimed on Sunday that President Barack Obama "says one thing and does ano...

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How To Pick Off Delegates: A Reader's Guide To Republican Combat

2012-03-15T20:08:00Z

WASHINGTON -- The Ron Paul campaign says it is "courting delegates" in Iowa and other states, trying to win over as many as possible to support their ...

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GOP Candidate Accidentally Gives Speech To Wrong Convention

2012-03-15T17:44:12Z

Who says Republicans and Democrats can’t be in the same room together?

That is exactly what happened on Saturday when Republican congressional ca...

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Chris Ladd: The Voodoo Math of the GOP Nomination

2012-03-12T11:37:33Z

Take all those factors together and you can see that Romney's "I'm mathematically inevitable" pitch is more spin than reality.

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Santorum Offers Bold Prediction

2012-03-12T09:59:02Z

BILOXI, Miss. — Rick Santorum said Monday his path to the Republican Party's presidential nomination counts on continued chaos in the field and ...

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Rob Taub: A Tale of Two Seasons

2012-03-09T10:32:28Z

Wooing the ultra-right has damaged Romney's reputation and continuing on this path will lead to his political demise. It's time for Governor Romney to stop slinging the mud and get down to business.

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David de Sola: Mitt Romney's Divide and Conquer Dilemma

2012-03-08T19:50:14Z

The reality from the Romney campaign perspective is it's in their interest to have a divided field, even if it results in a longer and bruising primary season.

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Romney Needs To Pick Up The Pace

2012-02-29T16:37:51Z

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney got two important wins in the Arizona and Michigan primaries, but he better pick up the pace if he wants to lock up the...

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California Republicans Blast Obama, Congress, At Burlingame Convention

2012-02-25T13:44:01Z

Outcry over the perceived failings of the Obama administration and a determination to win back the White House in 2012 dominated the rhetoric at the F...

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DeMint Touts 'The Only One Who Could Make It Happen'

2012-02-23T17:05:47Z

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that a brokered convention wasn't very likely, but the one person who could emerge from it would be Indiana Gov....

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Ken Blackwell: Beware the Brokered Convention!

2012-02-22T09:58:46Z

If we think the products of past brokered conventions were good for America, good for good for the conservative cause, or even good for the Republican Party, we should think again. A brokered convention could only leave us all, well, broker.

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Joshua Spivak: The Brokered Convention Nightmare: Can the GOP Match the Democrats' Historic Ineptitude in Choosing Presidential Candidates‏?

2012-02-15T12:14:39Z

Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul all have reasons to not drop out. With each passing primary, there's a chance the Republican nominee will have to deal with the fallout from the first brokered convention since primaries and caucuses became the critical method of choosing nominees.

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Don Ringe: Jeb: The Invisible Juggernaut

2012-02-03T17:18:33Z

Former candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich watched, crest-fallen, from their respective hotel suites as Bush declared victory without ever being a formal candidate himself.

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Former GOP Chair Says Chances Of An Open Convention '50-50'

2012-01-21T20:50:31Z

TAMPA, Fla. -- Michael Steele, the former Republican national chairman who oversaw the writing of the party's nominating rules in 2010, told The Huffi...

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