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

Jul 8, 2011

Who's Going to Drop Out of the 2012 Race First?

The race to be the first to concede the Republican primary is on

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2011

Get a Taste of the Sarah Palin Movie

A trailer for the most unreal summer blockbuster is here

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 7, 2011

Tim Pawlenty Watched Lady Gaga's Entire HBO Special and Liked It

Republican 2012 candidate says he thinks "Bad Romance" is pretty good

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 7, 2011

GOP Worried Romney's War Chest Helps Obama, Bachmann

His $18.5 million second quarter isn't projecting frontrunner strength

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 6, 2011

The Many Flops of the 2012 Race So Far

Romney didn't raise much money; Pawlenty, Huntsman, and Gingrich are struggling

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 5, 2011

Rick Perry Has to Choose: White House or Hair?

The Texas governor is being cagey about his candidacy. Presidents, he notes, go grey

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 5, 2011

How the 2012 Candidates Spent the Fourth of July

Mitt Romney got sweaty, top Herman Cain staffers quit, Gingrich's campaign is in debt

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 1, 2011

The Big GOP Hopeful Question: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Obama?

Romney backtracks on saying Obama made the recession worse

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 1, 2011

Will Obama Crush GOP Rivals in the 2012 Money Race?

Romney is expected to raise less than 2008, while Obama is wants to break Bush's record

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 30, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

On Michele Bachmann, c igarettes, and corporate hacking protection

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 29, 2011

Bachmannia: Goverment Cash Is Easy, Pop Songs Are Hard

Her campaign playlist may be controversial, but Bachmann wants no "mud wrestling"

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By John Hudson

Jun 29, 2011

Jesus and the TSA: Rick Perry's 2012 Platform?

The Texas governor makes headlines with a couple unorthodox moves

Comments | 1,964 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 29, 2011

A Thorough Recap of Sarah Palin's Iowa Movie Premiere

How the film played, who showed up, and the questions she didn't answer

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 28, 2011

Bachmannia: She Knows How to Make Good TV

Iowa Republicans love her Tea Partying; bloggers love how many funny things she says

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 28, 2011

Romney and Huntsman's Mormon Melee

Frontrunner Romney is looking to cut off Hunstman's support in homestate Utah

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 27, 2011

Bachmann Proud to Share Origins with John Wayne... Gacy, Serial Killer

One of the funnier recent gaffes (the movie star was born somewhere else)

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 27, 2011

A Guide to Properly Insulting the 2012 GOP Candidates

As Chris Wallace learned, Michele Bachmann is not a "flake"; she's a "wacko"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 27, 2011

Obama Has Accepted That He's No Longer Cool

Obama is picking up on what college kids and Hollywood have known for months

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 27, 2011

Live Feed: Watch Michele Bachmann's Iowa Announcement

Streaming video from Waterloo, Iowa

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 24, 2011

Jon Huntsman Will Drink for Peace

The ambsassador set aside Mormon beliefs on alcohol at official ceremonies

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 24, 2011

GOP Candidates Are Ready for a National Conversation on Race

Gingrich, Bachmann, Santorum, Perry are appealing to minority voters

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 23, 2011

Romney's London Fundraiser: Bad Optics, Good Cash

Romney also remains the frontrunner

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 23, 2011

Source Says Rick Perry Is Running, Campaign Adviser Can't Confirm

Wall Street Journal says the Republican veteran source is "normally reliable"

Comments | 690 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 23, 2011

Palin Uses Jury Duty to Get Out of Bus Tour

Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Michele Bachmann to Announce Her Candidacy on June 27

She'll make her presidential run official at an event in Waterloo, Iowa

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Jon Huntsman Is the Anti-Tea Party Candidate

Not only did he serve Obama, Huntsman's family gave thousands to Harry Reid

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Will Pulling 10,000 Troops Out of Afghanistan Be Good Enough?

Obama will announce a drawdown tonight, but it'll be fewer than what most voters want

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

The GOP Primary's Mysteriously Missing George W. Bush

Republican candidates barely mention their most recent two-term president

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 21, 2011

Huntsman's Restrained Campaign Kickoff

Pundits find the speech a little boring, but his positions "may very well be golden"

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 21, 2011

The Jon Huntsman Pitch for Himself

He'll be the "authentic" Republican who'll attack Obama's policies, not his personality

Comments | 688 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

Translating the Wall Street Journal's Story on Rick Perry

A number of shots are taken at his rivals--without naming them

Comments | 5,886 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 20, 2011

In Photos: The Vintage Jon Huntsman

The GOP presidential candidate uploads an album of old school pics on Facebook

Comments | 485 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 20, 2011

Jon Huntsman Looks Very Good on Paper

Tuesday's Statue of Liberty speech is meant to evoke Reagan comparisons

Comments | 4,612 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Jun 18, 2011

Five Best Saturday Columns

On for-profit candidates, the debt limit golf game, and the 'illegal' war in Libya

Comments | 1,366 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 17, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Friday Columns

On Mexico's huge tamale, sun storms, and Republican realism

Comments | 1,448 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 17, 2011

Generic Republican Beats Obama; Named Candidates Still Lose

A Gallup poll shows the political vulnerability created by the jobless recovery

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 16, 2011

Poll: Bachmann Moved into Second Place After Debate

At 19 percent in the Rasmussen survey she still trails frontrunner Romney by 14 points

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 16, 2011

Google Splits Ad Team Down Party Lines, Denies Favoring Obama

Did Eric Schmidt offer his buddy Barack Obama privileged access to a new ad product?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 16, 2011

How Much Can We Blame Callista for Newt's Failures?

Reports paint her as the Yoko Ono who sunk his campaign

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By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 16, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

On the end of NATO, the Army's liberal ethos, and the cost of urban farming

Comments | 1,548 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Huntsman Adviser: GOP 'A Bunch of Cranks'

He says there's a simple reason Republicans aren't in charge

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By Erik Hayden

Jun 15, 2011

Campaign Ads: How Jon Huntsman's Surreal Video Stacks Up

Jon Huntsman's unconventional, dirt biking announcement casts all others in a new light

Comments | 1,429 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Can't Not Look at This Alleged Photo of Newt Gingrich

TMZ says it has a photo of the presidential candidate sunning on his infamous vacation

Comments | 4,711 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 15, 2011

Rick Perry Tests Out Stump Speech

And people seem to like it! Rick Perry for 2012?

Comments | 4,545 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 14, 2011

Romney Plays for Laughs in New Hampshire

On the campaign trail, he pretends waitresses are grabby, tells a corny joke

Comments | 1,379 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 14, 2011

Gingrich's Charity Paid Money to Gingrich's Business

And gave the presidential candidate a valuable donor list, ABC reports

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By Erik Hayden

Jun 14, 2011

Rick Perry: The Latest Next Republican Savior

More signs that the Texas Governor may just throw his cowboy hat in the ring

Comments | 994 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 14, 2011

Huntsman to Officially Unveil Presidential Campaign on June 21

The former U.S. ambassador to China will speak near the Statue of Liberty

Comments | 513 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 13, 2011

The Former Palin Insider Who Thinks She Can't Win

John Ziegler had a bad breakup with the Palin operation

Comments | 5,690 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 13, 2011

GOP Debate Preview: Hey, We're Not So Bad

What GOP 2012 candidates are looking to prove tonight

Comments | 4,147 Views

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