Resurgent Rick Santorum said his sweep of three GOP contests earned his shoestring campaign $250,000 overnight, cash he needs to take his upstart bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney's turf.
Thursday, January 19 2012 3:52 PM EST2012-01-19 20:52:27 GMT
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now holds a slight lead over Mitt Romney among those likely to vote in Saturday's "First in the South" GOP primary, according to two new polls.More >>
Tuesday, January 17 2012 9:41 AM EST2012-01-17 14:41:32 GMT
A Pew Research Center poll shows that former President George W. Bush and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin remain the gold standard for presidential endorsements. The poll shows endorsements of candidates made by four other prominent Republicans would have very little impact on the race. More >>
Monday, January 16 2012 3:40 PM EST2012-01-16 20:40:27 GMT
South Carolina Senator Larry Grooms withdrew his support for Governor Rick Perry Monday and urged him to withdraw his candidacy for President of the United States. More >>
Monday, January 16 2012 3:12 PM EST2012-01-16 20:12:09 GMT
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman told reporters and supporters gathered in Myrtle Beach, SC, that he has decided to withdraw from the 2012 Republican presidential race following a disappointing performance in New Hampshire.More >>
Thursday, January 12 2012 8:31 PM EST2012-01-13 01:31:20 GMT
As Republican presidential candidates make their way through South Carolina there is one kind of voter that lives in each part of the state, and always shows up to the polls. "So, when I look at candidatesMore >>
Wednesday, January 11 2012 8:00 PM EST2012-01-12 01:00:18 GMT
Former Oklahoma congressman J.C. Watts was in the Lowcountry in support of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Watts stopped by the Live 5 News studio to talk about his visit and his candidate.More >>
Wednesday, January 11 2012 8:16 AM EST2012-01-11 13:16:56 GMT
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination.More >>
Tuesday, January 10 2012 7:12 PM EST2012-01-11 00:12:49 GMT
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he anticipates finishing in the "top three or four" in the New Hampshire primary and confronting Mitt Romney in South Carolina.More >>
Tuesday, January 10 2012 9:29 AM EST2012-01-10 14:29:38 GMT
Voters in New Hampshire make their voice heard on Tuesday in the nation's first true primary and second step toward choosing a Republican presidential candidate for the 2012 election.More >>
Monday, January 9 2012 8:25 AM EST2012-01-09 13:25:38 GMT
The same forces that aligned for Mitt Romney ahead of his narrow victory in Iowa are working in his favor ahead of South Carolina's presidential primary.More >>
Friday, January 6 2012 9:27 PM EST2012-01-07 02:27:14 GMT
Republican presidential candidates are making their way to South Carolina, and Mitt Romney stopped in Conway Friday with Governor Nikki Haley for a grassroots rally.More >>
Friday, January 6 2012 1:25 PM EST2012-01-06 18:25:52 GMT
Just days after his victory in the Iowa Caucus, Mitt Romney is now the front runner to win the South Carolina Primary later this month, according to a CNN poll released Friday.More >>
Friday, January 6 2012 8:21 AM EST2012-01-06 13:21:01 GMT
A funny moment on the campaign trail happened Thursday in the Holy City when current senator and former Republican presidential candidate John McCain mistakenly endorsed his White House rival instead of his new GOP pal Mitt Romney.More >>
Thursday, January 5 2012 8:08 AM EST2012-01-05 13:08:11 GMT
Iowa created a top tier of Republican candidates for president. Michelle Bachmann is now out of the race after coming in last place and others are fighting for momentum heading into the New Hampshire primary. The head of South Carolina Republican party predicts that his state will provide the next real make or break moment. More >>
Wednesday, January 4 2012 12:40 PM EST2012-01-04 17:40:10 GMT
By a margin of just eight votes, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney squeaked past former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum to claim victory at Tuesday's Iowa caucus, a sign that the race for the GOP nomination remains too close to call.More >>
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday called for 20 percent across-the-board cuts in personal income tax rates as part of a program to help the economy grow.
Rick Santorum acknowledged Wednesday that he's probably running behind Mitt Romney in Arizona, but he implored a tea party crowd not to settle for "a Johnny-come-lately to the conservative cause."
A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president's competence but his motives and even his Christian values.
A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum promised Monday to revive manufacturing, cut taxes and shrink government, pledges that drew loud applause from conservative Michigan voters who said he was more in line with...
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's administration has "fought against religion" and sought to substitute a "secular" agenda for one grounded in faith.
A once-powerful Washington figure himself, Newt Gingrich pledged Tuesday to state lawmakers in Oklahoma that he'd shrink the role of the nation's capital if sent back as president.
An unmistakable dynamic is playing out in the money game among Republican presidential candidates: New "super" political action committees are growing more powerful than the campaigns they support.
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