2012 Presidential Candidates

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Backs Rick Perry for 2012, Will Announce Endorsement Next Week: Source
 Sheriff Joe Backs Rick Perry 

Sheriff Joe Backs Rick Perry

Will announce endorsement next week: source

(Newser) - Arizona’s fiery Sheriff Joe Arpaio has chosen his candidate for 2012, and it’s Rick Perry. The self-styled “America’s Toughest Sheriff” will endorse the Texas governor next week, a source confirms to ABC News and NBC News . Perry has reportedly spoken by phone with the illegal immigration...

Is This Ron Paul&#39;s Moment?
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Is This Ron Paul's Moment?

Gail Collins admires Paul's consistency, but still concludes he has no chance

(Newser) - Most experts have written off Ron Paul's chances of getting the Republican nomination, but the steady libertarian candidate is "definitely having a moment," writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . Frank and up-front about his beliefs, Paul rarely dodges questions, even about hot-button subjects. "Paul...

Gingrich Clarifies Immigration Policy: No Amnesty

He says most illegal immigrants should reapply for citizenship

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich said he was “prepared to take the heat” when he offered his opinion that the US should be “humane” in enforcing immigration law, and now he finds himself fighting back against criticism from his fellow presidential contenders, MSNBC reports. “I am not for amnesty for...

Gingrich in Hot Seat at Tonight's Debate

Will new frontrunner keep his position?

(Newser) - Tonight’s GOP debate in Washington will focus on foreign policy—though, as Politico notes, “foreign policy isn’t going to decide the 2012 presidential race.” The topic just “isn’t where the interest has been for voters or the media,” a strategist tells the Economic ...

Herman Cain Scared of 'Foreign'-Sounding Doctor

But feels much better when assistant assures him doc is a Christian

(Newser) - Herman Cain campaigned at Florida’s Holy Land Experience (yes, really … it’s a Christian amusement park) Friday, and on Yahoo! News , Chris Moody relates one particularly interesting tidbit from his speech. While talking about his recent cancer struggle, Cain said he worried when he learned the name of...

Republicans Fight Tears at Thanksgiving Forum

Gingrich, Santorum, Cain open up about religious struggles

(Newser) - The tears flowed today as Republican presidential candidates discussed their religious faith before an audience of social conservatives in Iowa, the AP reports. The free-flowing Thanksgiving Family Forum, sponsored by an Iowa Christian group, gave candidates a chance to open up—Newt Gingrich about his inner demons, Rick Santorum about...

Cain: If Bachmann Were an Ice Cream Flavor, She'd Be...

'Tutti-frutti,' of course

(Newser) - GQ had to know what answer was coming when it asked Herman Cain what ice cream flavor best describes Michele Bachmann. “I’m not going to say it. I’m not going to say it …" said Cain. Then of course he said it: "Tutti-frutti. I know...

Election 2012: New Poll Shows Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney Tied for Second Behind a Damaged Herman Cain
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Gingrich, Romney Tied for Second

Behind a damaged Herman Cain, according to new poll

(Newser) - Don’t look now, but Newt Gingrich appears to have crawled his way into the top tier of the GOP presidential field. A new CBS News poll has Gingrich tied with Mitt Romney for second place, at 15% each. Ahead of both is Herman Cain with 18%, but the poll...

Cain Makes Joke About ... Anita Hill

Not that it'll hurt his fundraising ability...

(Newser) - Herman, Herman, Herman... Just one day after Herman Cain apologized for referring to Nancy Pelosi as “Princess Nancy,” he stepped in it again with a joke about Anita Hill. That’s right: Cain, facing allegations of sexual harassment, made a joke about the woman who accused Clarence Thomas...

Will Perry Quit? 'Oh, Shoot, No'

Texas governor goes on media blitz after debate 'oops'

(Newser) - Rick Perry freely admitted that he “stepped in it” last night when he forgot the name of the third federal agency he would eliminate. But will his debate gaffe lead to the end of his campaign? "Oh, shoot, no," the Texan told the AP this morning. "...

Ron Paul: Elizabeth Warren Is a Socialist

But he's not happy with the ultra-rich, either

(Newser) - To say that Ron Paul disagrees with Elizabeth Warren’s ideas about the “social contract” might be a bit of an understatement. Paul told ABC News today that Warren’s gone-viral rant , in which she argued that the rich should pay it forward because the government provided them with...

Bialek: Son Pushed Me to 'Tell On' Herman Cain

Sharon Bialek also recalls Tea Party encounter with Cain

(Newser) - It was Sharon Bialek’s 13-year-old son who convinced her to go public with her sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain, she told CNN this morning. "He said, 'Mom, you have to do the right thing. I think you need to tell on him.'" As for...

5th Woman: Cain Wanted Dinner With 'Lovely Lady'

Based on what Donna Donella saw, Cain should not be a 'serious candidate'

(Newser) - A fifth woman has come forward to tell a sketchy-sounding story about Herman Cain. Former USAID employee Donna Donella, 40, tells the Washington Examiner that after giving a speech in Egypt for USAID in 2002, Cain asked Donella to set up dinner between him and a “lovely young lady”...

Pretty Much Everyone Figures Cain Is Over

Poll numbers will decline on their own, rivals assume

(Newser) - Herman Cain was, at least until recently , still at the top of the polls despite the sex-harassment claims against him—so why aren’t his fellow Republican presidential candidates jumping all over the story in an effort to hurt his numbers? Because they’ve already written him off—and Democrats...

One Cain Accuser Did Receive Settlement: NBC

Plus, Politico reporter won't give details

(Newser) - Although Herman Cain admitted to being “falsely accused” of sexual harassment, he said he personally never paid anyone a settlement related to the allegations—but NBC News confirms at least one woman did receive a settlement from the National Restaurant Association. During his earlier statement , Cain—who was president...

Geraldo Grills Cain Rep Over Sex Harassment Claims

But spokesman JD Gordon won't give a straight answer

(Newser) - Geraldo Rivera and his enormous mustache gave Herman Cain’s spokesperson the third degree last night, but after hammering him for nearly six minutes, still could not get a substantive denial of the recent sexual harassment claims against the candidate. JD Gordon called the claims “thinly sourced” and a...

GOP Candidates Reveal Favorite Movies

Rick Perry has one you probably never heard of

(Newser) - Who needs debates? The Washington Times rounds up the GOP candidates' favorite movies:
  • Herman Cain: The Godfather. (Yes, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza winked when he answered.)
  • Newt Gingrich: "Probably Casablanca."
  • Michele Bachmann: "Braveheart, or maybe Saving Private Ryan."
  • Rick Perry: Immortal Beloved.
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Oops: Gary Johnson Nearly Blows NH Deadline

He took the red-eye to file in person

(Newser) - Gary Johnson complains he gets no respect in his longshot bid for the GOP nomination. Yeah, and this won't help: His campaign realized late yesterday it still hadn't filed for the New Hampshire primary, and today is the deadline, reports the Los Angeles Times . Johnson cleared his schedule...

Tea Party Group Calls for Bachmann to Drop Out

It fears she'll swing to the right, make movement look bad

(Newser) - “It’s time for Michele Bachmann to go.” So begins a statement issued yesterday by American Majority, a major Tea Party organization that, according to CNN , operates in seven states and trains thousands of activists. Bachmann’s campaign has become “about her personal effort to stay relevant...

New 2012 Contender: Koran-Burner Terry Jones

Terry Jones announces his run for president

(Newser) - The Republican nomination race is already kinda like a reality show, according to some , so this should come as little surprise: Pastor Terry Jones is joining the fray. Jones, better known for his affinity for pairing Korans and matches, announced his 2012 plans yesterday, ABC Action News reports. His platform...

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