Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider
Romney Runs Aground
We won't know for some time whether Mitt Romney's triple defeat in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado was just a bump in the road or a darker turn for the GOP frontrunner, but the details of the losses are stunning in many ways. Take Minnesota, where Romney easily dispatched John McCain ...
Santorum Sweeps Romney
In yet another crazy turn in the Republican race for the White House in 2012, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum dealt frontrunner Mitt Romney a stunning series of defeats on Tuesday night, again changing the momentum in this GOP battle. Santorum won by 30 points over Romney in Missouri, beat ...
Romney Downplays Santorum
The Romney campaign today tried to pour cold water on the possibility that Rick Santorum might win multiple states, as GOP voters cast non-binding votes in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado. The basic argument from the Romney camp is that even if Santorum wins something tonight, it's not going to matter. ...
No Delegate Tuesday
While no GOP convention delegates are up for grabs today in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado, it doesn't mean those three contests in the Republican race for the White House aren't worth watching. Because if you win one or more, you may as well celebrate and tell the world that you ...
Nevada Caucus Hiccup
The "caucus" has always been a different sort of animal in the American political system, and for the second time in the 2012 race for the White House, we have seen vote counting troubles from a caucus state. First it was Iowa, where the caucus night winner was ultimately judged ...
Romney Favored in Nevada
Four years ago, Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in the caucuses held in Nevada. If current polls are correct, then Romney should enjoy victory again on Saturday night in the Silver State. The confidence of Romney's team is shown in their candidate's schedule for Saturday, as the former ...
Jobless Rate Drops in January
The U.S. Labor Department reported today that 243,000 jobs were created in January, as the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% last month. That is the lowest level since February 2009, the first full month of the Obama Administration. Since there is a lot of data that can be looked ...
Nevada GOP Caucus
Now that the three-ring circus of Donald Trump's endorsement has passed, the real action in Nevada is almost here, as 28 Republican delegates are up for grabs on Saturday in the Silver State. Polls again indicate that Mitt Romney has the edge in Nevada, with the Las Vegas Review Journal ...
Arizona Stays Winner Take All
As Newt Gingrich challenges the legality of the "winner take all" aspect of this week's Florida Primary, officials in Arizona's GOP say they have no plans to move away from "winner take all" in that state's February 28 primary, even though national party rules prohibit such delegate plans before April ...
Florida GOP vs Gingrich
Officials in the Florida Republican Party are pushing back hard against the expected challenge from Newt Gingrich's campaign to the way that the Sunshine State will award delegates based on this week's primary. While national Republican rules for 2012 say no state can be "winner take all" before April 1, ...
Nevada Leans Romney
After winning with over 50% of the vote in 2008, Mitt Romney right now looks to be on the way towards another easy win in Nevada this Saturday, as new polling gives the GOP frontrunner a strong lead. The first poll from the Silver State came out this morning from ...
House Votes for Federal Pay Freeze
The U.S. House on Wednesday evening voted to freeze the pay of federal workers through 2013 - including members of Congress. Over 300 lawmakers voted for the plan as 72 Democrats crossed party lines to vote with the Republican majority. Here is the breakdown of the vote so you can ...
Obama Pokes Romney
With Republicans dominating the political news in recent weeks, the Obama Campaign moved this morning to get in a few digs at GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney by issuing a memo to reporters about how Democrats view the Republican race. Check out the review of the Obama-Biden team: To: Interested Parties ...
GOP Goes West
From Orlando, Florida - With 50 delegates from Florida in his hip pocket, Mitt Romney heads west to meet up again with his three Republican challengers, as Romney campaigns today in Minnesota and Nevada. Nevada is the next GOP showdown, with 28 delegates at stake on this Saturday, and if ...
Romney Spanks Gingrich
From Orlando, Florida - Ten days after a 12 point loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney turned the tables on Newt Gingrich, administering a Florida Primary drubbing to Gingrich and reclaiming the momentum in the race for the GOP nomination. Romney's win showcased both the advantage he holds in money ...
Romney Goes For the Throat
From Orlando, Florida - Ten days after a stunning setback at the hands of Newt Gingrich, backers of Mitt Romney hope he is poised for victory in the Sunshine State, after days of intense attacks against his closest GOP rival. In the closing hours of this race, Romney leveled broadside ...
Romney-Gingrich
From Jacksonville, Florida - The battle over the Florida Primary started here in Jacksonville this morning, as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich kicked off their final full day of campaigning with dueling morning rallies in this city. Romney left no doubt what message he wanted out first, as after being ...
Santorum Abandons Florida
In Jacksonville, Florida - Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has decided not to do any more campaign events in Florida before Tuesday's primary in the Sunshine State, and will instead campaign in states coming up on the election calendar. "The Rick Santorum for President Campaign will expand nationally this week ...
Gingrich Goes Anti-Establishment
From Jacksonville, Florida - The best part about covering a political campaign is that you get to know the stump speeches almost by heart, because you hear them day after day, week after week. And it means when the candidate slips in something new, you notice immediately. That was the ...
Romney Thrashes Gingrich
From Naples, Florida - With several new polls showing his campaign numbers surging, Mitt Romney drew a big overflow crowd on Sunday in Naples, as his backers argue that their candidate is about to deliver a big win in the Sunshine State. "Are you ready for the next President of ...
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