Newt Gingrich $4 Million in Debt; Staffers and Creditors Fume
Andrew Burton/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Newt Gingrich ends his White House dream Wednesday with his political committee facing a mountain of debts, owing about $4 million to scores of businesses and campaign workers around the country who fear they w…
Romney Predicts GOP Takes Back North Carolina in November
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — With the site of the Democratic National Convention behind him, Mitt Romney Wednesday looked forward to this fall, predicting a win in the crucial state of North Carolina and previewing what he believes …
Iowa GOP Examines What Went Wrong with Caucuses
Hemera/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — It was one of the logistical lowlights of the 2012 primary.After a late night of vote counting, the Iowa GOP announced Mitt Romney as the caucuses’ tentative winner, having staved off Rick Santorum by a mere…
Obama in Ohio Draws Contrast with GOP on Jobs Aid
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(CLEVELAND) — President Obama Wednesday touted the success of his job training initiatives for the unemployed, while warning voters that they are in the crosshairs of Republicans’ proposed budget cuts.Obam…
Mitt Romney Gains Support of Rick Santorum’s Biggest Supporter
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Wasting no time, the Romney campaign reached out to Rick Santorum’s biggest donor, Foster Friess, on Wednesday. Just one day after Santorum dropped out of the race, Friess told ABC News the campaign tou…
After Santorum Suspends Campaign, Romney Admits He’s Had a ‘Good Day’
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WILMINGTON, Del.) — Mitt Romney addressed his one-time chief GOP rival Sen. Rick Santorum’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, enthusiastically declaring, “This has been a good day for me!”&ld…
Gingrich Talks Makeup with High Schoolers, Puts on a New Face About Nomination
ABC/Donna Svennevik(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Speaking to high school students in N.C., Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich put on a new face Monday when talking about his bid for the nomination, proving he knows a little bit about putting on makeu…
Newt Gingrich Says He’s In Until Romney Reaches 1,144
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Spring allergies took their toll on Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. In a scratchy, barely recognizable voice, he told a North Carolina crowd he expected to do well in that state and set a…
Romney Returns to Pa. Nearly a Year After First-Ever Campaign Appearance
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images(BROOMALL, Pa.) — Mitt Romney stormed into former senator Rick Santorum’s home state of Pennsylvania Wednesday to the welcome of an enthusiastic crowd of more than 500 people. He spoke for more than 20 minutes about w…
Santorum Touts Pennsylvania Roots Before Primary
Jessica McGowan/Getty Images(HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.) — As he kicked off his three-week push into Pennsylvania before the late April primary, Rick Santorum touted his home state roots Wednesday afternoon, telling a crowd of Keystone State voters that he is…
Rick Santorum Shakes Off Losses; Ready to ‘Kick Off the Second Half’
AFP/Getty Images(MARS, Pa.) — Miles away from his defeat in Wisconsin, Rick Santorum rallied a crowd in his home state, telling them he came to “kick off the second half” in southwestern Pennsylvania.“We have now reached the point wh…
ABC News Projects Mitt Romney Will Win Maryland Primary
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney is projected win the Maryland primary for the Republican presidential nomination, based on ABC News’ analysis of the exit polls.The Maryland primary is winner-take-all by congressional district, whi…
Majority of Wisconsin Voters Believe Romney Will Be GOP Nominee
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A broad sense of inevitability carried Mitt Romney into the Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin Tuesday, with preliminary exit poll results indicating that, whatever their preference, eight in 10 voter…
Mitt Romney Goes on Offensive on Immigration in Wisconsin
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE, Wis.) — Mitt Romney Monday flatly accused President Obama of reneging on his campaign promise to enact sweeping immigration reform, despite enjoying a Democrat-controlled Congress for his first two years in office….
Santorum Urges Pregnant Woman to ‘Hang in There’ for Him
Jay LaPrete/Getty Images(OSHKOSH, Wis.) — Ahead of Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary, Rick Santorum is scrambling to gather votes, even urging a pregnant woman not to go into labor before she can vote for him.“Don’t go into labor before el…
Romney Confident He Will Be the GOP Nominee
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(MIDDLETON, Wis.)– Mitt Romney ended a weekend of campaigning in Wisconsin sounding confident ahead of the state’s primary, predicting that the Republican nominee will “probably be him.”“This presid…
Romney Confident He Will Be the GOP Nominee
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(MIDDLETON, Wis.)– Mitt Romney ended a weekend of campaigning in Wisconsin sounding confident ahead of the state’s primary, predicting that the Republican nominee will “probably be him.”“This presid…
Biden Says Romney, GOP is Out of Touch
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Joe Biden “can’t remember” a candidate as out of touch with the American middle class as Mitt Romney, he said in an interview on Sunday.The claim is not new to the Obama campaign, but in a CBS in…
Mitt Romney Delivers Powerful Speech, Pivots to the General Election
Scott Olson/Getty Images(APPLETON, Wis.) — Mitt Romney, delivering his most presidential speech to date, ignored his fellow GOP candidates, looked past the remaining primaries, and urged voters in Wisconsin Friday to join him on the path to Election D…
Gingrich in the Race ‘Until Romney Gets Majority’
Richard Ellis/Getty Images(OSHKOSH, Wis.) — Newt Gingrich vowed Friday to remain in the GOP presidential race until Mitt Romney “gets the majority” of the delegates.Gingrich made the comment while working the rope line at the University of…