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Iowa Power Rankings: Ron Paul leading

By | 10.18.11 | 5:25 am

A major disconnect is underway that makes it difficult to know exactly how the caucuses would play out if they were held tonight. That is, the candidates who are surging in polling are those who aren’t spending time in Iowa, a state that values its grassroots, retail politics.

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Openly gay soldiers may destroy military, Bachmann says

By | 10.05.11 | 8:09 am

On a conference call with supporters of Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom coalition on Tuesday evening, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she would reinstate Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, while agreeing with a caller who said allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military would “destroy the armed forces.”

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Bachmann says anyone can beat Obama, urges voters to pick true conservative

By | 10.05.11 | 7:27 am

Social conservatives shouldn’t settle for a moderate Republican nominee, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says, because there’s no question President Obama will be defeated in 2012.

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Bachmann accuses China of theft from U.S.

By | 10.03.11 | 7:50 am

On the radio program of conservative talker Laura Ingraham, Michele Bachmann rattled off a litany of complaints against China, accusing the country of blinding U.S. satellites with lasers, selling weapons to terrorist regimes and engaging in cyber attacks on both U.S. businesses and the military.

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In a fluid field, Perry still leads Iowa

By | 10.03.11 | 7:04 am

There is little doubt of the continued fluidity within the GOP field, and Iowa — as home to fiscal and social conservatives searching for an ideal candidate — remains one of the best places (if not the best) to ride the roller coaster of the 2012 Republican nomination and presidential election.

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VIDEO: Bachmann touts far-right candidacy: ‘Why settle for a moderate?’

By | 09.28.11 | 5:54 am

As her hopes sink lower by the day, Michele Bachmann goes on The O’Reilly Factor to stake her claim that a “true conservative” can win it all.

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Perry misled debate audience about meeting with cancer patient ‘lobbyist’

By | 09.26.11 | 5:00 am

In his third GOP presidential debate Gov. Rick Perry had a way of fumbling and tripping over words. But it was a familiar issue, and perhaps the most articulate answer he delivered at Thursday evening’s Fox News/Google debate, that was perhaps most misleading.

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Iowa 2012 GOP Presidential Power Rankings: It’s time to get your ground game on

By | 09.21.11 | 6:11 am

The Republican field hasn’t significantly shifted in terms of rankings placement since our last edition, which belies the fact that individual percentages for candidates continue to shift dramatically. What can be said with a reasonable amount of certainty is that there is no clear and current GOP frontrunner in Iowa.

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Bachmann campaign plagued by gay rights questions

By | 09.20.11 | 7:18 am

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s weekend trip to the Golden State to gather support and funds for her presidential bid drew protests and sharp questions from Tonight Show host Jay Leno over her stances and statements on rights for LGBT people.

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Perry criticized by family-planning friends and foes on Texas funding, HPV policy

By | 09.10.11 | 6:01 am

Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the lobbying arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), has launched a campaign targeting Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has been pegged by many media outlets as the current leader in the race for the Republican nomination for the 2012 presidential election.