Topic: Iowa Caucuses

Santorum Wins Tie with Romney in Iowa

Fox News

The morning vote tally has Mitt squeaking by Rick by a count of just eight measly votes.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 3, 2012

The Iowa Caucus Is Littered with Twitter Cliches

For those of us who aren't in Iowa but follow the caucus circus on Twitter, journalists reporting tweeting there have become painfully cliché.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 3, 2012

Why You Don't Call Iowa a Hillbilly Flyover State

Home of the first computer, the first female lawyer, one of the first states to pass gay marriage, and the home of badass farmers--Iowa isn't a bunch of "hillbillies" and this video won't let you forget.

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By Connor Simpson

Jan 1, 2012

Rick Santorum Thinks He's a Tortoise

Just days before the Iowa caucus, the forever-surgingsweater-vest wearing former Pennsylvanian Senator came third behind Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in the latest Des Moines Register poll, but a swing in voting in the last two days prompted him to tell Talking Points Memo, "I'm a tortoise." 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 31, 2011

Rick Santorum Looks Pretty Dashing in a Sweater Vest

The media is swarming all over Rick Santorum, who's hustling around Iowa right now in an effort to turn his recent surge in the polls into what would amount to one heck of an upset.

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By Dino Grandoni

Dec 28, 2011

New Year's Eve Party for Caucus Reporters Will Be Full of Cheese and Bacon

Journalists covering the Iowa caucus face a profound dilemma this New Year's Eve: Where are the good parties at in Des Moines?!

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 28, 2011

Rick Perry Now Opposes All Abortions

All it took was one documentary and the upcoming caucuses for the dwindling Republican hopeful to say the procedure isn't justifiable in rape, incest or when it's a danger to the mother's life.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 19, 2011

Gingrich Collapses in Iowa as Ron Paul Surges to the Front

A new poll from Public Policy Polling shows that Ron Paul has taken the lead in the Iowa caucus race, while Newt Gingrich's support is fading fast.

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This Could Be Ron Paul's Moment

He’s got the best campaign organization in Iowa, hands down, and running second or third in the polls. But Ron Paul is rarely, if ever, described as a first-string Republican contender on par with Gingrich or Mitt Romney.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 6, 2011

Gingrich Opens Up a Huge Lead in Iowa

The poll of the day — an ABC News/The Washington Post survey of Iowa caucus voters — shows Newt Gingrich with a 15-point lead over Mitt Romney, who is now in a virtual tie with Ron Paul for second place.

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