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7 Super Tuesday Takeaways

Mar 7, 2012 7:48 AM CST

7 Super Tuesday Takeaways

Including how Mitt Romney is like a world-devouring super villain

(Newser) - Now that the dust has cleared, what did we learn on Super Tuesday ? Among the biggest takeaways:

Republicans don't love these guys: "It's almost like a bad version of Goldilocks. Nobody is just right," quips Philip Elliott of the AP . Exit polls showed that a

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Mitt Romney
Fails to Land
Knockout

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 7, 2012 7:13 AM CST

Mitt Romney Fails to Land Knockout

Race set to drag on despite Mitt winning 5 states

(Newser) - As the dust from Super Tuesday settles, the good news for Mitt Romney is that he won the most states, including the grand prize of Ohio. But he definitely wasn't crowned the champion. Rick Santorum scored decisive wins, and those victories—plus Romney's narrow margin of victory in...

$Energy, not Math, on Santorum's Side$

Energy, not Math,
on Santorum's Side

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 7, 2012 6:47 AM CST

Energy, not Math, on Santorum's Side

Results good enough to carry him forward ... for now

(Newser) - Mitt Romney won six out of 10 Super Tuesday states, including the big prize of Ohio, but you won't find many pundits calling him the big winner. Instead, pundits are painting him as bruised, while Rick Santorum emerges with a good enough night to carry him forward:

Santorum's

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Georgia Win Keeps Newt Alive

SUPER TUESDAY

Mar 7, 2012 2:31 AM CST

Georgia Win Keeps Newt Alive

But road ahead looks unclear, even in the South

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has received a much-needed boost from a big win in his home state—although without even a second-place finish elsewhere, the road ahead looks uncertain. Gingrich took 47% of the vote in Georgia to Mitt Romney's 26%, and Rick Santorum's 20%. More than a third of...

Sarah Palin 'Not
Closing Door'
to Becoming
Nominee

UPDATED

Mar 7, 2012 12:00 AM CST

Sarah Palin 'Not Closing Door' to Becoming Nominee

She defends Limbaugh, votes for Newt

(Newser) - Sarah Palin says she won't rule out entering the White House race if the Republicans end up with an open convention in August. "Anything is possible. I don't close any doors that perhaps would be open out there, so, no, I wouldn't close that door,"...

Super Tuesday:
4 Candidates,
4 Storylines

PRIMARY PREVIEW

Mar 6, 2012 7:56 AM CST

Super Tuesday: 4 Candidates, 4 Storylines

Your look at what to watch for today

(Newser) - It's here at last: Super Tuesday, the day 10 states cast their ballots in the 2012 primary. Here's what's at stake for each of the candidates today:

Mitt Romney—Expected to win: Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia. Really wants to win: Ohio and Tennessee. Winning both would give him

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Gingrich: Romney
Too Rich to Get
Gas Prices

Mar 5, 2012 1:53 PM CST

Gingrich: Romney Too Rich to Get Gas Prices

Mitt doesn't understand importance of lowering prices, Newt says

(Newser) - Mitt Romney recently panned Newt Gingrich's promise of $2.50-per-gallon gasoline if he's elected president, and Gingrich fired back today on Fox & Friends , claiming Romney just doesn't understand the importance of lowering the price. "If you’re Mitt Romney and you’re rich enough, maybe...

Day Before Super Tuesday,
All Eyes on ... Limbaugh

analysis

Mar 5, 2012 9:14 AM CST

Day Before Super Tuesday, All Eyes on ... Limbaugh

Focus on social issues hurts GOP: strategists

(Newser) - A day before Super Tuesday, the GOP name getting the most play may be ... Rush Limbaugh. Social issues like contraception are taking center stage in the Republican presidential campaign—though birth control is a matter that's "nowhere near the top of what most Americans are most focused on...

Super Tuesday: Who Looks Poised to Grab What

election preview

Mar 5, 2012 7:19 AM CST

Super Tuesday: Who Looks Poised to Grab What

Mitt Romney basically has 4 of the 10 states in the bag

(Newser) - Tomorrow is looking good for Mitt Romney, who will likely take more of the 422 delegates up for grabs in Super Tuesday contests than his opponents (an additional 15 super delegates aren't bound to tomorrow's wins). He may even walk away with a delegate majority, writes Nate Silver....

Romney a
Virginia Shoo-In,
but Few Like Him

Mar 2, 2012 9:54 AM CST

Romney a Virginia Shoo-In, but Few Like Him

Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich aren't on the state's ballot

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has a more than healthy lead in Virginia, despite the fact that not a whole lot of people there actually like him. Romney leads Ron Paul 56% to 21% in a new Roanoke College poll —Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich didn't manage to make it onto...

Next Big Primary: Ohio

Feb 29, 2012 11:22 AM CST

Next Big Primary: Ohio

Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich all have a reason to compete in must-win state

(Newser) - With Arizona and Michigan in the books, the countdown to "Super Tuesday" has begun. But not all of the March 6 states are created equal. Expect the campaigns to set up shop in Ohio, a state without which, the Washington Post points out, no Republican president has ever been...

Mitt Romney
Holds Onto
Lead, Sort Of

Primary Postgame

Feb 29, 2012 7:52 AM CST

Mitt Romney Holds Onto Lead, Sort Of

Pundits weigh in on what his Michigan, Arizona victories mean

(Newser) - Mitt Romney may have had to sweat a little, but he won in both Michigan and Arizona last night. Is he the favorite for the nomination again? Here's what pundits are saying:

We'll let Romney himself have the first word: "We didn't win by a lot,

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Gingrich's Billionaire Backer Coughs Up Yet More Dough

Feb 28, 2012 8:16 AM CST

Gingrich's Billionaire Backer Coughs Up Yet More Dough

'Substantial' contribution made to pro-Newt super PAC

(Newser) - Sheldon Adelson has injected yet more money into the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign. The billionaire casino owner donated another "substantial" amount to Winning Our Future, helping it to air new TV ads in seven states starting today, the AP reports. A source says the new...

Romney,
Santorum
Neck-and-Neck
in Michigan

tonight's primaries

Feb 28, 2012 7:55 AM CST

Romney, Santorum Neck-and-Neck in Michigan

Romney has Arizona in the bag

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is feeling confident. The former governor is boasting that he'll take the hard-fought Michigan primary today, the AP reports—but it's going to be a nail-biter. Eleventh-hour polls show Romney and Rick Santorum neck-and-neck in the state. Nate Silver is estimating Romney will best Santorum by...

Gingrich to Afghanistan:
Live Your Own Miserable Life

Feb 28, 2012 6:09 AM CST

Gingrich to Afghanistan: Live Your Own Miserable Life

'They've spent several thousand years hating foreigners,' says Newt

(Newser) - That's harsh. After blasting President Obama for apologizing for the burning of Korans at Bagram, Newt Gingrich now has some advice for Afghanistan: "Live your own miserable life." It's past time for America to quit that nation, Gingrich groused. We’re "not going to fix...

Santorum Getting
Secret Service Protection

Feb 27, 2012 2:00 AM CST

Santorum Getting Secret Service Protection

Gingrich still waiting for protection request to be approved

(Newser) - Rick Santorum's request for Secret Service protection has been approved and the candidate will start receiving protection tomorrow, as Arizona and Michigan votes, an administration official tells the AP . Each party's nominee receives Secret Service protection but it can be provided earlier if Homeland Security approves. Mitt Romney...

Gingrich Pins Hopes
on New Theme: Cheap Gas

Feb 25, 2012 9:58 AM CST

Gingrich Pins Hopes on New Theme: Cheap Gas

Just call him 'President Drilling': Politico

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich thinks rising gas prices might just be his ticket to the White House, reports Politico . His new campaign focus is all about how he can fix President Obama's energy policy and make the US less dependent on foreign oil. How? Well, he's begun calling himself "...

Mitt Romney:
the 'Gotcha
Candidate'

Feb 24, 2012 10:50 AM CST

Mitt Romney: the 'Gotcha Candidate'

Politico says he's become adept at going on offense

(Newser) - Heavy opposition research and 'gotcha' moments—never have they been used by a front-runner as much as Mitt Romney has used them this political season, writes Politico . (The article even dubs him the "gotcha candidate.") Throughout 20 Republican debates, Romney has been the most consistently ready...

Gingrich, Palin Blast Obama Apology for Koran Burning

Feb 24, 2012 3:14 AM CST

Gingrich, Palin Blast Obama Apology for Koran Burning

Hamid Karzai should apologize for violence, says Newt

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin are trying to make President Obama sorry he apologized. Obama said he's sorry for an a "inadvertent" Koran-burning incident on a US military base in Afghanistan that has sparked days of rioting and resulted in the death of two American soldiers. But Gingrich...

GOP Has No Good Choices

Gail Collins

Feb 23, 2012 12:52 PM CST

GOP Has No Good Choices

Gail Collins mocks the latest GOP debate

(Newser) - Last night's debate threw the GOP race into focus for Gail Collins, and it predictably begins with her favorite prop, Seamus Romney: "Take your pick, Republicans. On one hand, the guy who once drove to Canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car,...