Buddy Roemer’s long-anticipated candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination was made official on Thursday when the former Louisiana governor declared his candidacy at the Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Roemer, 67, became the 12th candidate to officially join the crowded GOP contest. […]

Public Policy Polling (PPP), a Democratic polling firm, plans to drop former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty from the list of GOP candidates that it regularly polls in a direct match-up against President Barack Obama, The Daily Caller reported earlier tonight. The former Minnesota governor is […]

Public Policy Polling (PPP), a Democratic polling firm, plans to drop former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty from the list of GOP candidates that it regularly polls in a direct match-up against President Barack Obama, The Daily Caller reported earlier tonight. The former Minnesota governor is […]

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is launching another money bomb tomorrow, emphasizing the need for a strong showing in the Ames Straw Poll on August 13. In an email to supporters, Paul identified the Ames Straw Poll as a “crucial bellwether for the first-in-the-nation […]

Americans for Rick Perry, a 527 organization, is pushing a write-in effort for Texas Gov. Rick Perry in next month’s Ames Straw Poll, according to POLITICO. The nascent write-in effort, quietly launched on Facebook, is intended to encourage potential Perry supporters to participate in the […]

Americans for Rick Perry, a 527 organization, is pushing a write-in effort for Texas Gov. Rick Perry in next month’s Ames Straw Poll, according to POLITICO. The nascent effort, quietly launched on Facebook, is intended to encourage potential Perry supporters to participate in the August […]

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty raised some eyebrows this past weekend with a comment on the debt ceiling during an appearance on “Political Capital With Al Hunt,” which aired on Bloomberg Television. Incredibly, the Minnesotan said that foreign investors should be paid before U.S. military […]

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty raised some eyebrows this past weekend with a comment on the debt ceiling during an appearance on “Political Capital With Al Hunt,” which aired on Bloomberg Television. Incredibly, the Minnesotan said that foreign investors should be paid before U.S. military […]

According to their latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, Republican presidential hopefuls Gary Johnson, Buddy Roemer and gay activist Fred Karger are lagging far behind most of their rivals when it comes to fundraising. Johnson, the libertarian-leaning former two-term governor of New Mexico, raised […]