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Mitt Romney will continue to feel Rick Santorum’s presence even as the former Pennsylvania senator exited the Republican presidential race, effectively assuring the front-runner’s nomination.
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Two days after Newt Gingrich defeated Mitt Romney in the South Carolina presidential primary one of Romney’s big-name backers offered a grim prediction for his fellow Republicans.
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Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour , who had been making campaign-style appearances in states crucial to the presidential-selection process, announced yesterday that he wouldn’t seek the White House in 2012.
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WellPoint Inc. has given $842,000 to a group backing Republicans running for statewide offices this year, almost as much as the company has donated to candidates in U.S. congressional elections.
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Barack Obama raised $59 million for his presidential campaign during the first half of 2007. To match that, prospective Republican challengers to his re- election would need to take in roughly $590,000 a day until June 30 if they entered the race today.
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Republicans trying to gain ground in the party’s 2012 presidential race are turning on the field’s leading candidates, following months in which the contenders mostly exchanged pleasantries and limited their attacks to President Barack Obama.
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who polls show is the leading contender for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, enjoys a substantial fundraising advantage over his rivals.
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Jon Huntsman Jr., the former Utah governor and Obama administration envoy to China, formally announced his presidential bid today, positioning himself as an unconventional fresh face in a crowded Republican field.
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Democratic Party committees entered April with $22 million more to help their congressional candidates than Republicans, a reversal of four years ago.
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Sarah Palin , a potential 2012 presidential candidate, said the U.S. is at a “crisis point” as the Obama administration pursues policies that will lead to “decline and defeat.”
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