http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/south-carolina-primary Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/south-carolina-primary-tea-party-help-dems_n_1515890.html 2012-05-14T15:49:57Z 2012-05-14T15:49:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ "We got a real problem with corruption in South Carolina," said Talbert Black of the Palmetto Liberty PAC. "I think what we're witnessing is the resul... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/election-administration">Election Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-tea-party">South-Carolina-Tea-Party</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-election-law">South-Carolina-Election-Law</a>, <a href="/tag/talbert-black">Talbert Black</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/tea-party">Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-politics">South Carolina Politics</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/south-carolina-elections-federal-court_n_1505756.html 2012-05-10T08:39:58Z 2012-05-10T08:39:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A hearing will be held Thursday in Columbia to discuss a lawsuit that stripped nearly 200 candidates off the ballots for the state's June 12 primary.<br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-election-administration">South Carolina Election Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/election-administration">Election Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/election-laws">Election Laws</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-elections">South Carolina Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finance">Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-politics">South Carolina Politics</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/south-carolina-primary-candidates-disqualified_n_1472433.html 2012-05-02T17:36:48Z 2012-05-02T17:40:19Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The path to the S.C. Statehouse just got a lot easier for dozens of candidates.<br /> <br /> And for dozens of others, it just became impossible - at least in 2... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-elections-2012">South Carolina Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/election-administration">Election Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/election-laws">Election Laws</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election-2012">South Carolina Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finance">Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-politics">South Carolina Politics</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/south-carolina-elections-83-candidates-supreme-court_n_1467536.html 2012-05-01T10:46:14Z 2012-05-01T10:46:14Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ What started out as a lawsuit that could impact the races of a handful of Lexington County candidates running for state and local-level offices is now... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-election-law">South Carolina Election Law</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-legislature">South Carolina Legislature</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-elections-2012">South Carolina Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/election-laws">Election Laws</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-campaign-finance">South Carolina Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-supreme-court">South Carolina Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finance">Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-politics">South Carolina Politics</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/south-carolina-primary-gingrich-suspends-campaign_n_1455108.html 2012-04-26T08:14:00Z 2012-04-26T08:14:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Brent Nelsen, a political science professor at Furman University in Greenville, said the allure of South Carolina, which otherwise only touts a modest... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-south-carolina">Newt Gingrich South Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-2012">South Carolina Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election-2012">South Carolina Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-results-2012">South Carolina Primary Results 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-politics">South Carolina Politics</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stewart-j-lawrence/newt-gingrich-mike-huckabee_b_1318536.html 2012-03-05T10:49:49Z 2012-03-05T10:52:51Z Stewart J. Lawrence http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stewart-j-lawrence/ For all the attention now being given to the fiercely contested contest between Romney and Santorum in Ohio, Gingrich's expected win in Georgia could partially upstage them. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/texas-primary">Texas Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/mike-huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/georgia-primary">Georgia Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-party">Republican Party</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-candidates">GOP Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-primaries">Republican Primaries</a>, <a href="/tag/super-tuesday-primaries">Super Tuesday Primaries</a>, <a href="/tag/super-tuesday-republican-primaries">Super Tuesday Republican Primaries</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/gingrich-campaign">Gingrich Campaign</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/nikki-haley-absence-mitt-romney_n_1299407.html 2012-02-24T11:52:23Z 2012-02-24T11:58:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ For the two weeks leading up to January's S.C. Republican primary, presumptive nominee Mitt Romney and S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley were seemingly inseparabl... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-nikki-haley">Mitt-Romney-Nikki-Haley</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/state-and-local-government">State and Local Government</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/nikki-haley-south-carolina-governor">Nikki Haley South Carolina Governor</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-results">South Carolina Primary Results</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election-2012">South Carolina Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/nikki-haley">Nikki Haley</a>, <a href="/tag/nikki-haley-south-carolina">Nikki Haley South Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-results-2012">South Carolina Primary Results 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-politics">South Carolina Politics</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-fagin/from-jules-manson-to-jan-_b_1240755.html 2012-01-30T18:00:46Z 2012-01-30T18:00:37Z David Fagin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-fagin/ What are we saying to the young people of this country when our top elected officials are allowed to behave as if they're on a reality show? And, wher... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/new-hampshire-primary">New Hampshire Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/jan-brewer">Jan Brewer</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitch-mcconnell">Mitch McConnell</a>, <a href="/tag/john-boehner">John Boehner</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/presidential-debates">Presidential Debates</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-jett/romney-immigration_b_1238193.html 2012-01-29T14:46:41Z 2012-01-29T14:46:53Z Dennis Jett http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-jett/ Once faced with voters who have some sympathy for people who came here from abroad, Romney changes his tune. His reputation for being someone who will say anything to become president is well deserved. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iowa-caucuses-2012">Iowa Caucuses 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration">Immigration</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-debate">Republican Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary">Florida Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/illegal-immigrants">Illegal Immigrants</a>, <a href="/tag/romney-immigration">Romney Immigration</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/28/newt-gingrich_n_1239115.html 2012-01-28T13:40:21Z 2012-01-28T13:40:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It’s no longer a race between Mitt Romney and Not Romney. Newt Gingrich’s resurgence is rooted in the candidate he is, rather than the candidate h... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary">Sc Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-2012">Sc Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-results">Sc Primary Results</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-2012">South Carolina Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-results">South Carolina Primary Results</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/newt-gingrich-florida-primary-gop_n_1237486.html 2012-01-27T16:52:05Z 2012-01-27T16:52:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- What happened to Newt Gingrich? Less than a week after Gingrich's stunning triumph in South Carolina, air is leaking from his momentaril... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary-2012">Florida Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/marco-rubio">Marco Rubio</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-debate">Florida Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/marco-rubio-florida">Marco Rubio Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary">Florida Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/brett-odonnell">Brett O&#039;donnell</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary-election-2012">Florida Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-palin">Sarah Palin</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/wolf-blitzer">Wolf Blitzer</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary-election">Florida Primary Election</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophia-a-mcclennen/newt-gingrich-hypocrisy-stewart-colbert_b_1235162.html 2012-01-27T11:34:45Z 2012-01-27T11:34:06Z Sophia A. McClennen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophia-a-mcclennen/ In the absurdity that has become the Republican Primary we have increasingly had to look to comedians to make sense of the whole mess, by exposing hypocrisy and speaking truth to power. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-colbert-report">The Colbert Report</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-stewart-newt-gingrich">Jon Stewart Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy">Comedy</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary">Sc Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/politics-news">Politics News</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-2012">Sc Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/satire">Satire</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert-republican">Stephen Colbert Republican</a>, <a href="/tag/john-king">John King</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert-politics">Stephen Colbert Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-john-king">Newt Gingrich John King</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/media-humor">Media Humor</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-2012">South Carolina Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/colbert">Colbert</a>, <a href="/tag/political-humor-and-satire">Political Humor and Satire</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy-news">Comedy News</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert">Stephen Colbert</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-election-2012">Sc Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/the-daily-show">The Daily Show</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-debate">South Carolina Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-stewart">Jon Stewart</a>, <a href="/tag/political-humor">Political Humor</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy-central">Comedy Central</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn-debate">CNN Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/juan-williams">Juan Williams</a>, <a href="/tag/juan-williams-newt-gingrich">Juan Williams Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/corey-hutchins/sc-election-offical-refut_b_1234784.html 2012-01-26T16:14:01Z 2012-01-26T21:07:23Z Corey Hutchins http://www.huffingtonpost.com/corey-hutchins/ "We must have certainty in South Carolina that zombies aren't voting," Rep. Alan Clemmons has testified at a hearing into claims that more than 950 people who voted in the recent elections could actually be dead. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/dead-voters">Dead Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-fraud">Voter Fraud</a>, <a href="/tag/election-fraud">Election Fraud</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-id">Voter ID</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/offthebus">Offthebus</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/zombies">Zombies</a>, <a href="/tag/offthebus2012">offthebus2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-2012">South Carolina 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/voting-problems">Voting Problems</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/26/newt-gingrich-john-king-open-marriage_n_1233718.html 2012-01-26T10:25:39Z 2012-01-26T11:02:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- The Newt Gingrich campaign has admitted the candidate was wrong when he claimed the campaign had provided character witnesses to rebut h... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary">Sc Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-election-2012">Sc Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-election">Sc Election</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election-2012">South Carolina Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-john-king">Newt Gingrich John King</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-2012-south-carolina-primary-election">South Carolina Primary 2012. South Carolina Primary Election</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/john-king-newt-gingrich">John King Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/john-king">John King</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn">Cnn</a>, <a href="/tag/marianne-gingrich">Marianne Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/open-marriage">Open Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-wives">Newt Gingrich Wives</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-2012">Sc Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn-john-king">CNN John King</a>, <a href="/tag/callista-gingrich">Callista Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-election-2012">Sc Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-richie/south-carolina-election_b_1231731.html 2012-01-25T16:51:59Z 2012-01-25T16:52:07Z Rob Richie http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-richie/ Now that Saturday has passed? Forget it. South Carolina will be lucky to see a presidential candidate in the next four years. The state and its voters effectively don't matter now they have made their choice. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/national-popular-vote">National Popular Vote</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-voters">South Carolina Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-politics">South Carolina Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-elections">South Carolina Elections</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-worth/the-supreme-joy-of-citize_b_1225930.html 2012-01-25T15:39:23Z 2012-01-25T15:39:51Z Jim Worth http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-worth/ Let's reverse the damage the Supreme Court's decision has done to our electoral process and make our individual votes count just as our forefather's intended. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/electoral-process">Electoral Process</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/justice-stevens">Justice Stevens</a>, <a href="/tag/super-pacs">Super PACs</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/citizens-united-campaign-ads">Citizens United Campaign Ads</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary">Florida Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/south-carolina-no-dead-voters_n_1231412.html 2012-01-25T13:16:57Z 2012-01-25T13:33:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Apparently, dead men aren't actually voting.<br /> <br /> The South Carolina Election Commission on Wednesday disputed claims that more than 900 dead voters cas... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-voter-id">South Carolina Voter Id</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-identification">Voter Identification</a>, <a href="/tag/state-and-local-government">State and Local Government</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-dead-voters">South Carolina Dead Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-id-laws">Voter ID Laws</a>, <a href="/tag/dead-voters">Dead Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-2012">South Carolina Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/alan-wilson">Alan-Wilson</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-fraud">Voter Fraud</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/nikki-haley">Nikki Haley</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/25/john-king-newt-gingrich-south-carolina-debate_n_1230528.html 2012-01-25T08:21:21Z 2012-01-25T08:47:14Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CNN's John King hosted GOP candidate Newt Gingrich on his show Monday night and rehashed what he called their "moment" during last week's South Caroli... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/john-king">John King</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-debate">South Carolina Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn">Cnn</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn-john-king">CNN John King</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-cnn-debate">Newt Gingrich CNN Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn-debate">CNN Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/abc-news">ABC News</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-john-king">Newt Gingrich John King</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-david/newt-gingrich-john-king_b_1221364.html 2012-01-24T16:33:53Z 2012-01-24T16:32:24Z Jim David http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-david/ The GOP right wants a warrior who takes no prisoners, and they have one in Newt. He doesn't care who he offends, what lies he tells or what facts he mangles, and he does it with a highfalutin' air of know-it-all superiority. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/calista-gingrich">Calista Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/marianne-gingrich">Marianne Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-primary">Republican Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-despicable">Newt Gingrich Despicable</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/lord-save-us-from-your-followers">Lord Save US From Your Followers</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-john-king">Newt Gingrich John King</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-sigman/mitt-gets-a-bit-of-comeup_b_1223571.html 2012-01-23T13:53:55Z 2012-01-24T13:55:17Z Michael Sigman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-sigman/ Why does our species take delight in seeing our gods tumble? When it comes to Romney -- or Gingrich who, let's not forget, is a multimillionaire thanks to influence peddling with Freddie Mac et al -- it's the shameless hypocrisy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert-2012">Stephen Colbert 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/john-huntsman">John Huntsman</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-nixon">Richard Nixon</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/alec-baldwin">Alec Baldwin</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-perry">Rick Perry</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-candidates">GOP Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/jon-stewart-newt-gingrich-south-carolina-debate-hypocrisy_n_1227547.html 2012-01-24T09:17:42Z 2012-01-24T10:28:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Among all of the surreal events that have occurred so far in the 2012 election, we haven't seen Jon Stewart get quite as worked up as he did on Monday... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-stewart">Jon Stewart</a>, <a href="/tag/john-king">John King</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-debate">South Carolina Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/political-humor">Political Humor</a>, <a href="/tag/media-humor">Media Humor</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn-debate">CNN Debate</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-stewart-newt-gingrich">Jon Stewart Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/the-daily-show">The Daily Show</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-john-king">Newt Gingrich John King</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/jon-stewart-rebuffs-stephen-colbert_n_1226091.html 2012-01-24T04:53:56Z 2012-01-24T05:10:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Stephen Colbert's satirical campaign for president came to an end Monday night, when he announced on "The Colbert Report" that he is ending his explor... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sc-election-results-2012">Sc Election Results 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-election-results">Sc Election Results</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election-results">South Carolina Primary Election Results</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election-results-2012">South Carolina Primary Election Results 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-results">South Carolina Primary Results</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert">Stephen Colbert</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-election-results">South Carolina Election Results</a>, <a href="/tag/colbert-super-pac">Colbert Super Pac</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert-president">Stephen Colbert President</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-election-2012">Sc Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert-south-carolina">Stephen Colbert South Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy-gossip">Comedy Gossip</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-election-results-2012">South Carolina Election Results 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary">Sc Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election">South Carolina Primary Election</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-election-2012">Sc Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-election">Sc Election</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-election-2012">South Carolina Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-results-2012">Sc Primary Results 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-results-2012">South Carolina Primary Results 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-polls">South Carolina Polls</a>, <a href="/tag/jon-stewart">Jon Stewart</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-2012">Sc Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/herman-cain">Herman Cain</a>, <a href="/tag/sc-primary-results">Sc Primary Results</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul-2012">Ron Paul 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary-2012">South Carolina Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-schweber/newt-gingrich_b_1225572.html 2012-01-23T21:48:34Z 2012-01-23T21:14:34Z Howard Schweber http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-schweber/ Polling data from South Carolina and Florida suggests that Tea Party and evangelical voters may finally be coalescing around a candidate, and that candidate is Newt Gingrich. Which is interesting, because as many people have noted he does not seem to make obvious sense for either group. But these voters don't care that Gingrich was a Washington insider, or has a record on family values that would give pause to one of the Borgia popes. They don't really care that he contradicts himself, or says wild things. So what is going on? Simple. Gingrich does not share the evangelical or the Tea Party voters' values -- he shares their <em>resentments</em>. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-primaries">Republican Primaries</a>, <a href="/tag/election-republicans">Election Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/gingrich-tea-party">Gingrich Tea Party</a>, <a href="/tag/gingrich-evangelicals">Gingrich Evangelicals</a>, <a href="/tag/gingrich-gop">Gingrich Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary-gop">Florida Primary Gop</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-richards/the-new-fundamentalism_b_1222288.html 2012-01-22T15:46:09Z 2012-01-23T17:19:51Z Jonathan Richards http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-richards/ <br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/christian-fundamentalism">Christian Fundamentalism</a>, <a href="/tag/the-golden-rule">The Golden Rule</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-paul">Ron Paul</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/gingrich-and-romney-offer_b_1224242.html 2012-01-23T16:19:02Z 2012-01-23T16:19:16Z Heather Taylor-Miesle http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/ They will criticize Obama's clean energy programs and sprinkle in fossil fuel buzzwords like Keystone and drilling. But their complaints can't cover the fact that they have no fresh ideas, no innovation, and no groundbreaking vision for America's energy future. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina-primary">South Carolina Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012">Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-candidates">GOP Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/state-of-the-union">State of the Union</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-primary">Republican Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/state-of-the-union-2012">State of the Union 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-presidential-candidates">Republican Presidential Candidates</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/energy-policy">Energy Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-primary">Gop Primary</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>