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Can Santorum hang on against Romney and the Super PAC funding?

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The air of inevitability behind the Mitt Romney campaign is slowly leaking away. But while he’s having trouble, he still has more money and better organization than any of his opponents. Can Rick Santorum be the true alternative to Romney, or will he whither under the weight of Super PAC-funded attacks.

Rick Santorum tries to capitalize on Iowa showing as New Hampshire primary looms

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VIDEO: Michelle Bachmann drops out of GOP presidential primary; Perry stays in

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After hours of delays, Romney earns 8-vote victory over Santorum

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Iowa Caucuses set tonight to kick off 2012 election season

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New poll says Tea Party voters willing to back eventual GOP nominee

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A new poll from Rasmussen Reports is standing conventional wisdom on its head. According to the poll, Tea Party aligned voters will support whomever the Republicans nominate, while establishment voters say if they don’t get a candidate they like, they won’t vote.

Iowans struggling with a legacy of never electing women as governor, to national office

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As Iowans prepare to head to the cacaus, some people are questioning just why this state that is the first in the nation to pass judgment on presidential candidates have never elected a woman to the state’s most powerful positions.

Is it Ron Paul’s turn to play the role of Mitt Romney challenger?

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The Republican presidential primary has taken a predictable path. A candidate rises and falls, only to be replaced by another, all in an effort to find a candidate Other Than Mitt Romney. Ron Paul is the latest to see his poll numbers climbing.

Gingrich picks up newspaper endorsement in New Hampshire

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The Union-Leader of Manchester, N.H., endorsed Newt Gingrich in the GOP presidential primary, but conservative opinion blogger Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post said conservatives are too fractured to challenge Mitt Romney.

The congressional races to watch

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House Democrats could see big gains — how key congressional races around the country are shaping up.