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Romney Leads In PAC Fundraising (CQPolitics.com)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:16 +0000

CQPolitics.com - After spending millions of his own money during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney apparently has learned a thing or two about fundraising.

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Huckabee, Giuliani, Romney camps weigh in on 2012 primary calendar

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:03:14 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Representatives from some of the top 2008 GOP presidential campaigns gathered in Washington, D.C. Thursday to urge the Republican National Committee to lock in a 2012 primary calendar as early as possible to avoid the confusion that dogged the early stages of last year's nomination contest. One campaign manager took his recommendations a step further and suggested ending the traditional first-in-the-nation statuses of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. An RNC panel headed by party chairman Michael Steele invited the campaigns to share their views as it considers numerous possible changes to the process the party will use to nominate a candidate to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012. Mike DuHaime, the 2008 campaign manager for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, told the panel that the three early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina should continue to be held early in the process, but not necessarily as the first three contests. "I believe ...

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The cost of on-the-job training (Politico)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:04:38 +0000

Politico - In an Ideas piece, Romney says Obama's lack of experience is evident in his handling of Afghanistan.

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CNN/Opinion Research Poll – November 13-15, 2009 – Palin

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:49 +0000

TOPICS: Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden Full results (pdf)

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Axelrod rebuts Romney attack

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:06:49 +0000

Axelrod pushes back against Romney's criticisms of the White House deliberations on Afghanistan.

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2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early (AP)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:09:15 +0000

AP - Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession.

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Romney accuses Obama of not protecting troops

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:12:01 +0000

Romney delivered a speech in California on Friday night.' WASHINGTON (CNN)– Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney delivered a scathing criticism of President Obama's Afghanistan strategy Friday night, accusing the president of delivering rhetoric and not action in the war-torn country. Quoting from a speech Obama delivered in March, Romney agreed with the president "that 'we are in Afghanistan to confront a common enemy that threatens the United States, our friends and allies."' Romney went on to second the president: "I believe 'that to succeed, we and our friends and allies must reverse the Taliban's gains, and promote a more capable and accountable Afghan government.'" But Romney went on to criticize Obama for not holding enough meetings with top generals, and inadequately preparing for the elections in Afghanistan. "The President has held his job for 10 months but does not yet have a strategy," Romney said during his speech before the Young America's ...

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2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:10:05 +0000

AP - Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession.

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Pawlenty '12 as Romney '08?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:15:00 +0000

From NBC's Domenico MontanaroDan Balz, in his latest analysis piece, makes a point we've been thinking about here: the Pawlenty-Romney comparison: Still, there is something Romneyesque in all this. Four years ago, Romney lurched to the right in preparation for his presidential candidacy. He did it on social issues, where his prior support for abortion and gay rights left him vulnerable on his right flank. Pawlenty has a consistent record of opposition to abortion and gay marriage. In his case,...( read more )

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First on the Ticker: Romney to speak at Reagan Ranch

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:08:21 +0000

(CNN) - Mitt Romney is heading to Reagan country. The former Massachusetts governor is scheduled to speak this Friday to the Young America's Foundation at the Ronald Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California. Romney is expected to be the dinner banquet speaker for the foundation's West Coast Leadership Conference, which consists of young conservatives from 44 colleges and universities across 12 states. "Young people provide much of the energy in the conservative movement, and if we are going to be successful as a party we need to harness that energy and put it work on behalf of the principles we all believe in – more freedom, lower taxes and limited government," says Romney Adviser Eric Fehrnstrom. Since February, Romney has made a series of moves that could aid in any 2012 reprise of his 2008 presidential bid: He has attended nine events for senatorial candidates, appeared at more than a dozen rallies or fundraisers for those running for governor this year or next, and spoken ...

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Huckabee suggests Palin double standard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:01:52 +0000

Huckabee wants to be taken seriously. (CNN) – There's a likely GOP 2012 presidential candidate who is a former governor, darling of the party's conservative base, and the leader of nearly every early presidential poll . And his name is not Sarah Palin. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose upstart presidential campaign toppled Mitt Romney in Iowa and nearly brought down John McCain in South Carolina last year, wants people to know he's every bit as serious as other potential presidential aspirants, and suggested there's a double standard when it comes to how some in his party treat him and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "Some of the people who had excoriated me and really been very dismissive of me for views that I had taken, and labeled me anything from a populist to an ignoramus - the same people have been very defensive [of] and laudatory to Sarah Palin," Huckabee told Politico in an article published Monday. I'm a very serious person," he also said. "I ...

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Huckabee suggests Palin double standard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:38:54 +0000

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Romney builds political capital while biding time on 2012 run

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:10:43 +0000

Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) - If you look at his travel schedule crisscrossing the country, you might think Mitt Romney was still running for office. Since February, he has attended nine events for senatorial candidates, appeared at more than a dozen rallies or fundraisers for those running for governor this year or next, and spoken at almost two dozen meetings of Republican Party groups or conservative organizations. And he has finished a new book. "This is a pivotal time in the history of our country," Romney said recently at his political action committee's office. As the Republican Party searches for ways to rebound from its recent losses and leaders who can be turned to, Romney clearly is trying to position himself to be one of them. Embedded video from CNN Video Full story

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Huckabee suggests Palin double standard

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:33:54 +0000

Huckabee wants to be taken seriously. (CNN) – There's a likely GOP 2012 presidential candidate who is a former governor, darling of the party's conservative base, and the leader of nearly every early presidential poll. And his name is not Sarah Palin. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose upstart presidential campaign toppled Mitt Romney in Iowa and nearly brought down John McCain in South Carolina last year, wants people to know he's every bit as serious as other potential presidential aspirants, and suggested there's a double standard when it comes to how some in his party treat him and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "Some of the people who had excoriated me and really been very dismissive of me for views that I had taken, and labeled me anything from a populist to an ignoramus - the same people have been very defensive [of] and laudatory to Sarah Palin," Huckabee told Politico in an article published Monday. I'm a very serious person," he also said. "I may not ...

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Romney builds political capital, bides time for 2012 run

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:20:45 +0000

For a moment, you might think Mitt Romney was still running for office if you look at his travel schedule crisscrossing the country.

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