Newt Gingrich presidential campaign

Obama, Romney, trade barbs, seek to define the other in advance of election

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Ask Barack Obama about Mitt Romney and you’ll get a story about a vampire capitalist. Ask Romney about Obama and you’ll hear debt-deficits-spending. Each is trying to define the other in the eyes of the voters in hopes of winning the upcoming election.

Projections: Romney wins big in Florida primary

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Voters in Florida head to polls for Republican presidential primary

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As Florida polls shift, Romney and Gingrich battle over immigration stance

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VIDEO: Romney, Gingrich go head-to-head in GOP debate

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With Gingrich surging, Romney brings advantages into Florida ‘dogfight’

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Newt Gingrich picked up a double-digit victory in South Carolina over one-time frontrunner Mitt Romney on Saturday. With less than a week to go, the election turns toward Florida, where Romney may be able to use his campaign war chest to his advantage. But Gingrich is already surging.

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.

Cain suspends campaign, hints at endorsement; could it be good news for Obama?

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Over the weekend, Herman Cain suspended his campaign and hinted that he would issue an endorsement soon. Most Cain supporters seem to be migrating to Newt Gingrich. Could a Gingrich victory ultimately be a win for Barack Obama?

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.

As GOP candidates rise and fall, talk grows of a third party candidate

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With Mitt Romney the only GOP presidential candidate with staying power, and with Tea Party activists growing more and more dissatisfied with him, is it possible the situation is ripe for a third party candidate to emerge?