A Guide to 2012's Swing States
It's a strange Constitutional quirk that the voters of only a couple states will be lavished with -- and tortured by -- attention from the presidential candidates till November.
Ron Paul supporters took over the Nevada GOP earlier this month, so Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee have opened dialogue with the libertarian about his philosophy and policy priorities. No, just kidding, they're pouring money into a "shadow state party" and trying to make the official party irrelevant.
It's a strange Constitutional quirk that the voters of only a couple states will be lavished with -- and tortured by -- attention from the presidential candidates till November.
Mitt Romney coasted to an easy victory in Saturday's Nevada caucuses. Next up: Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.
President Obama hasn't been able to put enough pressure on House Republicans to get them to pass his jobs bill -- or to pass pieces of his jobs bill -- so his next step in his anti-"do-nothing Congress" campaign is to use the executive order.
That leaves Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick Perry will be vying for its delegates
Despite Western roots and Mormon heritage, he's being crushed by Romney in the state
The reshuffling of the primary calendar may end up with Iowa on Dec. 26
The rest of the GOP 2012 field will have a hard time matching his fundraising machine
And the first promise of his campaign he's sure to break
His scandal was an embarrassment, but Republicans expect to keep his Senate seat
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