Huckabee: Ron Paul Will Win Iowa Caucus if There’s Severe Weather
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Mike Huckabee is predicting a win for Ron Paul in Iowa if the weather turns severe enough to keep Mitt Romney voters stuck at home and away from the polling booths.”If the weather is good, Mitt Romney is in bet…
Santorum Fails to Get One Endorsement, But Is Grilled About Another
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(ADEL, Iowa) — Just over a week before the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum stood next to a coveted endorsement he did not receive on Monday while being grilled about one he did nab last week.The day after Christmas, Santorum went p…
Ron Paul Talks 9/11, Iran on Last Tour Stop Before Christmas
Alex Wong/Getty Images(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — Ron Paul was greeted by large crowds throughout the day Thursday, and at his last event at a hotel he touched on one of his most controversial past comments, saying “people misinterpret what I say abo…
Rick Perry Completes First Leg of Iowa Bus Tour
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(NEWTON, Iowa) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry wrapped up the first leg of his Iowa bus tour Thursday with an employee town hall at TPI Iowa, which manufactures components for wind turbines.On the first leg of his bus tour, the GOP…
Ron Paul’s Supporters ‘Love’ Him As He Talks ‘Revolutionary Change’
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(DUBUQUE, Iowa) — At Ron Paul’s events the crowds are devoted. Many of them wear stickers and T-shirts bearing their candidates’ name, and supporters hang on his every word. And at an event in Iowa Thursday, in fr…
Ron Paul: ‘Whole World Is a Stage for the War Against Terror’
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa) — In Mount Pleasant, Iowa’s civic center, a standing-room-only crowd of both young and old packed into a room on Wednesday to hear Ron Paul. The crowd cheered when he spoke about ending the nation…
Prone to Mistakes, Rick Perry Prays He Won’t Trip Up
Alex Wong/Getty Images(MUSCATINE, Iowa) — As the media await his next gaffe, Rick Perry admitted he often sends a prayer to the heavens so he won’t slip up and see another one of his mistakes on national TV.“I prayed right before I walked …
Gov. Rick Perry Makes Last Dash for Iowa Evangelical Vote
Alex Wong/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — When Iowa Republicans head to the caucuses Jan. 3, don’t count Texas Governor Rick Perry out of the race just yet.The Texas governor was a force to be reckoned with when he burst into the race in August. The …
Upset Brewing? Ron Paul Hopes to Spring Iowa Surprise
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Two weeks before the Iowa caucuses kick off voting in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, candidates continue to fall by the wayside. Mitt Romney can’t get traction in Iowa, Newt Gingr…
Santorum Pitches Electability Two Weeks Before Iowa Caucuses
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(INDIANOLA, Iowa) — With the caucuses two weeks away, Rick Santorum is pitching himself to the still undecided voters of Iowa after spending months talking to them about his social, economic and foreign policies.Trying to build …
Is There New Light on Michele Bachmann in Iowa?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa) — To hear GOP contender Michele Bachmann tell it: “An electric light switch has been turned.”Iowa voters who have ignored or abandoned her since her August win in the Iowa Straw Poll are, s…
Perry Confronted by Teen over Gays Serving Openly in Military
ABC News(DECORAH, Iowa) — A 14-year-old openly bisexual girl collared Texas Gov. Rick Perry after his town hall in Decorah, Iowa, Sunday evening and challenged him to explain the reasoning behind his belief that gays should not serve openly in the mil…
Perry Launches New Attacks on Gingrich, Romney
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW HAMPTON, Iowa) — In a weekend that has been full of hits on opponents for issues ranging from Iran to earmarks, Texas Gov. Rick Perry continued the criticism of his rivals on Sunday, this time launching separate attack…
In Iowa, Perry Lambasts Ron Paul on Iran, Gingrich for Freddie Mac Ties
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(CHEROKEE, Iowa) — Squeezed into the back corner of a packed coffee house here, Texas Gov. Rick Perry did not hold back on criticizing some of his Republican opponents, starting with Rep. Ron Paul for his comments on Iran i…
Rick Perry Says Fourth Place Iowa Finish Won’t Stop His Campaign
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SIOUX CITY, Iowa) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry suggested Wednesday that he might come in as low as fourth place in the Iowa caucuses next month, but said that won’t stop him from competing in other states.“You&rsquo…
As Final Pre-Caucus Debate Looms, Iowa Race Appears Wide Open
ABC News(SIOUX CITY, Iowa) — You might think that after months of a seemingly endless string of debates, rallies, straw polls, and other campaign events, voters in the nation’s first state to select a Republican presidential nominee might have m…