Topic: 2012 Election

Michele Bachmann Has Inspired a Sexy Romance Novel

Badlands Unlimited

Michele Bachmann was the muse for a new romance novel called Fires of Siberia, to be published June 1, about a fiery presidential candidate who tries to bone up on her foreign policy credentials only to get stuck in the wilderness with a sexy stranger.

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 14, 2011

Kucinich Doesn't Have to Flee Ohio After All

Announces Ohio redistricting has spared his seat

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 14, 2011

Perry's History of Brushing Off Campaign Corruption Charges

Money-in-politics complaints aren't sticking to Rick Perry

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 13, 2011

Bachmann Enters Jenny McCarthy Territory with Vaccine Theory

Pushes discredited theory that vaccines caused mental retardation

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 13, 2011

Debate Recap: Perry Attacked from All Sides

Too conservative on Social Security, too lefty on immigration and public schools

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 13, 2011

Cartoon

Rick Perry Knows a Ponzi Scheme When He Sees One

Cartoonist Nick Anderson on Rick Perry

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 12, 2011

How Did CNN Get Hitched with a Tea Party PAC Anyway?

The "Communist News Network" is paired with the "Astroturf Express"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 12, 2011

Bobby Jindal Endorses Rick Perry

Louisiana and Texas governors have praised each other in the past

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 12, 2011

Bachmann Knows Social Security Fear-Mongering When She Sees It

Scaring seniors is reckless and wrong, unless you're struggling in the polls

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 12, 2011

Tonight's Debate Is All About Rick Perry and Social Security

His rivals see his beliefs on the program as a big vulnerability

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 9, 2011

Perry's Finger-Wagging Was All Part of Ron Paul's Clever Plan

Goading the presidential frontrunner into punching down

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 9, 2011

Democrats Learning How to Talk to Jews Again

Learning to refine their "Jewish messaging" amid Obama's weak poll numbers

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 9, 2011

Struggling Huntsman Now the Funnest Candidate to Make Fun Of

He replaces Tim Pawlenty as the guy destined to lose

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Huntsman Shakes Up Finance Team

Jim McCray, the candidate's national finance consultant, has been sidelined

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 8, 2011

Careful Romney: Voters Aren't Sure What a Ponzi Scheme Is

Attacking Rick Perry for his comments on Social Security might not help Romney

Comments | 1,631 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 8, 2011

We Now Know Perry Doesn't Like to Debate for a Reason

The lessons learned from last night's Republican debate

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By Adam Martin

Sep 7, 2011

Christie's New Job Means He's Probably Not Running in 2012

New Jersey governor can't join the race in his new role as RGA vice chairman

Comments | 1,054 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 2, 2011

Cheney Doubts Palin Could Have Been VP

She doesn't have a thick skin--or the right resume

Comments | 2,452 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 2, 2011

Skip Evolution: Perry's Got Some Controversial Economic Ideas, Too

Opposition researchers have easy pickings from his recent book

Comments | 1,268 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 2, 2011

The People Working to Elect Rick Perry

What Perry's staffing choices tell us

Comments | 1,724 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 1, 2011

Why This Poll Finding Perry Beating Obama Isn't Making Headlines

Rasmussen has Perry 3 points ahead of Obama

Comments | 7,369 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 1, 2011

South Carolina Independents Would Vote for Colbert Over Obama

Don't get too excited, nation. Colbert is trailing in almost every other category

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 1, 2011

Huntsman's Campaign Strategy: Fire More People

Promises to win in New Hampshire just as he fires his campaign manager there

Comments | 647 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 1, 2011

Perplexing and Persistent Focus on Rick Perry's Private Life

The more obvious speed bumps lie in his public record

Comments | 2,810 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 1, 2011

Everyone's Got Advice for Politically-Challenged Mitt Romney

Everybody talks about Rick Perry but no one knows what to do about him

Comments | 644 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 1, 2011

Bachmann Is Blowing Off New Hampshire

The GOP candidate hasn't been back in months

Comments | 735 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 31, 2011

Boehner Asks Obama to Reconsider Speech on Night of GOP Debate

Obama's looking to steal spotlight from Perry's coming out party

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 31, 2011

Republicans Trail Democrats for 2012 Political Fundraising

But on the other hand, they look likely to close the gap

Comments | 422 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 31, 2011

Widespread Panic That Rick Perry Might Actually Win

Texan shocks lefties into action--but conservatives are worried, too

Comments | 14,956 Views

By Connor Simpson

Aug 31, 2011

CBS is Going Young to Cover the Election

Six young people will be covering the 2012 presidential election for CBS and the National Journal

Comments | 997 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 30, 2011

Nervous Romney Decides to Show at Tea Party Event After All

Romney had snubbed Sen. Jim DeMint's candidate forum

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 30, 2011

'Harvard' Is Now Code for 'Effeminate'

Unpacking Romney's shots at Obama's education

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 30, 2011

Today in Mitt Romney's Bad Luck: Bachmann's Faux Jewishness

That Jewish voters wrongly think rival is Jewish is only his latest problem

Comments | 4,530 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Bachmann Has a Book Deal

Memoirs will hit stores in November

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Bachmann's Secret Love of Cargo Pants Revealed!

Her campaign had forbidden reporters from taking photos of the pants

Comments | 1,897 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

New Poll Solidifies Perry's Lead Over Romney

Increasingly clear there's a new frontrunner in the 2012 race

Comments | 1,243 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Romney's Plan to Beat Perry Is Just Like Obama's

Forget Perry's job record, they'll say, he's too extreme for America

Comments | 1,487 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Politico Asks: Exactly How Dumb Is Rick Perry?

Yes, the word "dumb" is actually in the headline

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Michele Bachmann: Hurricane Is God's Way of Saying 'Cut Spending'

Presidential candidate says recent natural disasters are a message from a higher power

Comments | 9,704 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 29, 2011

Cartoon

A War of Comparisons

Cartoonist Steve Breen on the (early) campaign trail

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Gingrich's 2012 Campaign Kills His PAC

The once-major fundraiser couldn't survive his presidential ambitions -- and gaffes

Comments | 1,905 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Perry Has Double the Tea Party Support Bachmann Has

Another sign peak Bachmann is behind us

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Conservatives Fear Perry Will Start Another Culture War

Perhaps Perry will win the nomination and prove too gun-slinging for the American people

Comments | 8,457 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 26, 2011

Only Nine More Weeks of Palin 2012 Speculation

She faces a hard deadline to run in October -- and tough poll numbers

Comments | 6,999 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 26, 2011

Cartoon

Biden Is 'Bound' for 2012

Cartoonist Steve Benson on VP Joe Biden

Comments | 1,993 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

Awkward Romney Tries on Chris Christie's Persona

The corny nice guy tries out the unusual campaign tactic of being mean to voters

Comments | 3,276 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

Romney Moves Rightward as Perry Takes the Lead

Especially as Perry keeps taking shots at him

Comments | 4,378 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

Karl Rove Calls Sarah Palin's Bluff

Says if Palin wants people to stop speculating, she should say she's not running

Comments | 62,301 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Pataki for President Site Accidentally Briefly Published

The former New York governor is the latest to maybe step into the 2012 race

Comments | 876 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 24, 2011

Gallup Poll Has Perry as the Republican Favorite

He leads even among not-yet-announced competitors

Comments | 4,646 Views

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