Iowa caucuses: Volunteers for Gingrich, Santorum, Bachmann scramble for votes
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 1st, 2012 5:35 am by HL
Iowa caucuses: Volunteers for Gingrich, Santorum, Bachmann scramble for votes
URBANDALE, Iowa — A worn-out looking Newt Gingrich made a surprise visit to his campaign headquarters here to rally the troops and make a few impromptu phone calls late Saturday afternoon.
Gingrich, looking visibly tired, said he thinks he’s fighting the flu. He made a few quick calls to supporters, posed for pictures with volunteers and then ducked back onto his campaign bus, which was headed to Des Moines for the night.
Republican candidates may get another shot at Virginia ballot for Super Tuesday
The slate of Republican presidential hopefuls who did not qualify for the Virginia primary might get another shot. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II plans to file emergency legislation to re-open the process to GOP candidates.
Virginia’s process has come under fire since it was announced last week that only former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) had qualified for the ballot.
In Iowa, it’s ‘electability’ versus ‘sincerity’ – plus a dose of Ron Paul antipathy
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – In his 61 years, Greg Moore has never voted in the Iowa caucuses.
That will change next week, he says, because he believes America is in desperate need of a Republican president.
“Just the state that the country’s in right now, I think something’s got to change, you know – and I guess by change, I mean the White House,” said Moore, an engineer from this city on Iowa’s western border.
Virginia AG to intervene in primary ballot dispute
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) announced today that he will intervene to ensure that more Republican presidential candidates will appear on the state’s primary ballot.
Thanks to newly stringent enforcement of rules requiring 10,000 valid signatures, only Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney made it onto the ballot for the state’s March 6 primary. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry both cried foul, with the latter suing in federal court. Gingrich, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman all signed onto that effort on Saturday.