Today was the day we were finally going to crown and congratulate Mitt Romney as the official Republican nominee. Instead, he's just that out of touch rich guy who can't spell America.
Everyone on Twitter and in the blogosphere this morning seems to be talking about Ron Paul's new video ad attacking Newt Gingrich, the latest anti-Romney surging the GOP presidential field, collectively characterizing the spot as "brutal."
Michele Bachmann, who's been lagging in the polls recently, got some people's attention late yesterday by naming potential running mates should she win the GOP nomination.
Every afternoon The Atlantic Wire highlights the viral video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
Former House Speaker and current president candidate Newt Gingrich was paid between $1.6 and $1.8 million for his consulting work with semi-public mortgage company Freddie Mac, reports Bloomberg.
After a CBS editor accidentally let it slip that GOP candidates doing better in the race would, naturally, be given more of a chance to speak during televised debates, we've charted candidate speaking time against their airtime in Saturday's CBS/National Journal debate.
Though the details still need hammering out, Karen Kraushaar and Sharon Bialek, two of the women accusing Herman Cain of sexual harassment, want to speak out at a joint news conference "so they can air their stories together," The Washington Post reports.
In his media appearances, Herman Cain may be able to talk about on what happened in those two sexual harassment complaints we learned of this week, but at least one of his accusers can't respond because of a gag order.
Herman Cain's frontrunner status in the GOP presidential primary has earned him a nice chunk of change in October.
Republicans on Capitol Hill have made up ground in social media after Barack Obama famously put social platforms to use to wrangle in votes in 2008.
Michele Bachmann's five-person New Hampshire just quit en masse because in the words of Manchester TV station WMUR they felt "constantly betrayed and even lied to."
Herman Cain is riding his "9-9-9" plan to a seven-point lead over Mitt Romney, while Perry now trails Paul, Gingrich and Bachmann--but almost 70 percent of people polled aren't certain of their vote.
That leaves Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick Perry will be vying for its delegates
Official fundraising number for many GOP candidates are out today
Cartoonist Tony Auth on the crowded Republican field
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Cartoonist Nick Anderson on the Republican road to 2012
Texas Governor refuses to walk back remark calling Fed policy 'almost treasonous'
The poll is now a crucial test for Pawlenty, Bachmann, and Santorum
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