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Romney vs. Gingrich

January 27, 2012

After last week's big win in South Carolina, Newt Gingrich has found himself back in the race. After disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, his campaign needed a big win in order for him to remain a viable candidate. South Carolina gave him that big win, and now he is running in a very close race with Mitt Romney in Florida. At this point there have been three primary elections, each won by a different candidate. Rick Santorum won Iowa, Romney won New Hampshire, and Gingrich won S.C. Florida's election will be on Tuesday January 31. The winner will...


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What is going on in South Carolina?

January 20, 2012

The Republican Presidential primary election in South Carolina is scheduled for tomorrow, January 21. Last week it looked the race was all but over. Today it looks wide open. Here are just a few things that have happened since then. Last week it looked like Rick Santorum had to win South Carolina in order to remain competitive. This week a recount showed that he actually won Iowa two weeks ago, and is in a strong...


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Is Mitt Romney the Next Republican Presidential Candidate?

January 11, 2012

Mitt Romney won yesterday's Republican Presidential primary election in New Hampshire by a wide margin. It appears that the nomination is solidly within his grasp, with no strong competitors. After barely winning Iowa last week, by the smallest margin in history, he needed a strong showing in New Hampshire in order to strengthen his lead. Yesterday's victory, combined with Rick Santorum's poor showing...


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Caucus results in Iowa

January 04, 2012

Yesterday's Iowa caucuses resulted in an extremely close race between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, which Romney won by eight total votes. Over 120,000 votes were counted yesterday, meaning that Romney's margin of victory was about one one thousandth of one percent. It was probably the closest primary vote...


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