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The Primary Event

Tracking the 2012 election.


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Tags: Rick Perry

Paul Files Paperwork for Arizona Primary

By Brian Bolduc
Bruce Ash, the Republican national committeeman for Arizona, tells NRO that representatives for Ron Paul filed the necessary paperwork to appear on that state’s primary ballot yesterday. The primary takes . . .

Tags: Ron Paul

Primary Event Web Briefing

May 20, 2011 3:43 PM

David M. Drucker: Is Cain's Campaign Staff Able to Pull Off Win?

Jonathan Martin: Rick Perry's Now-or-Never Debate

Nate Silver: New Hampshire's Contrarian Streak

Maeve Reston: Romney Exudes Confidence in New Hampshire

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Perry to Hit the Road in Iowa

By Katrina Trinko
The Perry campaign has often touted retail politics as Perry’s great strength, and now, with just weeks to go to the Iowa caucuses, is planning to one big, last retail . . .

Tags: Rick Perry

‘Leader’

By Katrina Trinko
Once again, without directly mentioning Newt Gingrich, the Romney campaign is pushing hard in this new TV ad the message that Mitt Romney has a long marriage: Transcript of the ad, . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney

Obama Campaign Starts Eyeing Gingrich

By Katrina Trinko
Politico’s Mike Allen reports: Some Obama aides are exultant about running against a candidate with so much baggage and bad history. They generally view Romney as a stronger, more dangerous opponent, . . .

Tags: Newt Gingrich

McMorris Rodgers Endorses Romney

By Katrina Trinko
Washington congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, vice chair of the House GOP conference, announced her endorsement of Mitt Romney today. . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney

Ann Romney Highlights Romneys’ Long Marriage

By Katrina Trinko
Last week, Politico reported that one of the Romney campaign’s strategies was to “highlight his stable family while leaving an unspoken impression about [Newt] Gingrich’s two divorces.” Via The Hill’s Christian . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney

‘Strong’

By Katrina Trinko
Rick Perry is spending $1 million airtime for his TV ads for the three weeks before the Iowa caucuses, reports Politico. The campaign released another ad today, called ‘Strong’: Text of . . .

Tags: Rick Perry

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Quayle Explains Romney Endorsement

By Katrina Trinko
Dan Quayle explains his endorsement of Mitt Romney in an op-ed in the Arizona Republic: [Romney] has proven over and over again that he is a leader. He has demonstrated he . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney

Trump Rates Romney, Perry, Bachmann

By Katrina Trinko
From the Washington Post: Trump writes that Mitt Romney has been “spectacular” in the debates and that the former Massachusetts governor is “a much different guy” in private than he is . . .

Tags: Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry

Romney Endorsed by Three Tennessee House Members

By Katrina Trinko
Mitt Romney continues to shore up his support among elected Republicans, announcing today that Tennessee Republican Reps. Jimmy Duncan, Diane Black, and Phil Roe have endorsed him.  . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney

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Gingrich, Romney, Paul Top Polls in Iowa and NH

By Katrina Trinko
Results from NBC News/Marist poll of likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers: Newt Gingrich (24 percent), Mitt Romney (17 percent), Ron Paul (16 percent), Herman Cain (9 percent), Rick Perry (8 percent), . . .

Tags: Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul

Schlafly Endorses Bachmann

By Katrina Trinko
Phyllis Schlafly has endorsed Michele Bachmann, reports the Des Moines Register. “Most important, Michele has the courage to be a leader among her peers,” Schlafly said in a statement. “She . . .

Tags: Michele Bachmann

Cain’s Wife Didn’t Know About Ginger White

By Katrina Trinko
Herman Cain told the Union Leader today that his wife did not know of his friendship with Ginger White, nor that he had helped her out financially until White came . . .

Tags: Herman Cain

Romney Blasts Obama on Israel

By Katrina Trinko
Mitt Romney issues this statement on President Obama’s comments about Israel: President Obama, in New York to raise campaign cash, told a group of prospective donors that ‘We don’t compromise when . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney

‘Energy Jobs’

By Katrina Trinko
The Perry campaign released this morning a new TV ad touting his stance on energy, and the job that could be created if some energy-related regulations were slashed: . . .

Tags: Rick Perry

Cain’s Lawyer Asks For White’s Phone Records

By Katrina Trinko
Herman Cain’s lawyer, Lin Wood, is asking Ginger White’s lawyer for the phone records that she has cited as proof that she and Cain regularly talked, reports the Associated Press. . . .

Tags: Herman Cain

Romney’s Plan to Halt Gingrich Surge

By Katrina Trinko
Politico reports: Mitt Romney’s campaign advisers insist they’re no more scared of Newt Gingrich than the candidates who’ve surged before — but they’re already rolling out a playbook that shows they know the latest . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich

The Trump Primary

By Katrina Trinko
Newt Gingrich will meet with Donald Trump Monday at Trump Tower, reports Politico. Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, and Herman Cain have all previously met with the real estate . . .

Tags: Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich

Romney Told Baier Interview Was ‘Overly Aggressive’

By Katrina Trinko
And the fallout from Mitt Romney’s interview with Fox News host Bret Baier that aired Tuesday night continues. In an interview with fellow Fox News host Bill O’Reilly last night, . . .

Tags: Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney

Haley to Endorse Before Iowa Caucuses

By Katrina Trinko
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, who has been courted extensively by the GOP presidential candidates, said yesterday that she will definitely make an endorsement before the Iowa caucuses are held, . . .

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‘Huntsman’s Back’

By Katrina Trinko
Jon Huntsman’s daughters do a parody version of Justin Timberlake’s Sexyback, dismissing the rest of the GOP field as a “circus act” while touting their dad’s candidacy: . . .

Tags: Jon Huntsman

Huntsman to Host Twitter Q & A

By Katrina Trinko
Jon Huntsman is trying to a novel approach to reach out to voters: he’ll answer questions on twitter this afternoon. “Trying something new. Will answer your q’s on Twitter tomorrow . . .

Tags: Jon Huntsman

Romney Nabs Key Florida Endorsements

By Katrina Trinko
Mitt Romney picked up three significant endorsements in Florida today: House Foreign Relations chair Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, and former long-time House member Lincoln Diaz-Balart. In 2008, all three endorsed . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney

Ex–N.H. GOP Chair Slams Perry and Arpaio

By Brian Bolduc
In a piece for NHJournal.com, Fergus Cullen, former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican party, slams Rick Perry for campaigning with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the Granite State: Memo to Perry . . .

Tags: Rick Perry

Social Conservatives Say Bachmann Can Battle On

Despite being generally ignored in the presidential debates and struggling with deflated poll numbers, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R., Minn.) may still have a shot at winning the Republican nomination — . . .

Tags: Michele Bachmann

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