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Republican Candidates 2011. November. New Hampshire primary date set (November 2, 2011). January 10, 2012. Gingrich weighs in on campaign momentum Newt Gingrich credited his recent rise in the polls to being the "adult in the room" at presidential debates.
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Republican Candidates 2011 November
New Hampshire primary date set (November 2, 2011) January 10, 2012
Gingrich weighs in on campaign momentumNewt Gingrich credited his recent rise in the polls to being the "adult in the room" at presidential debates
Quinnipiac Poll: Cain pulls ahead of Romney (November 2, 2011) Registered Republican voters Vs Obama Romney fared better than Cain in a hypothetical contest with President Barack Obama, scoring 42% to Obama's 47%. Cain came in at 40%, against Obama at 50%. • Cain 30% • Romney 23%. • Gingrich 10% • Perry 8% • Paul 7%, • Bachmann 4%, • Huntsman 2% • Santorum 1%.
Cain's line in the sand: Denials invite scrutiny Cain first said he was unaware of a financial settlement given to a female employee in connection with allegations that he had engaged in sexually suggestive behavior. He later acknowledged he was aware of an "agreement" but not a settlement. Politico earlier reported that the restaurant association had given financial settlements to at least two female employees who accused Cain of sexually suggestive behavior. Cain's campaign manager has insisted the story is over. Done. That looks to be wishful thinking.
Rick Perry on his New Hampshire speech: I wasn’t drunk, it was ‘typical’ banter (November 3, 2011)
Poll: It's a lead for Obama in PA(November 3, 2011) • Obama leads • Romney 35% to 26 • Cain 38% to 24%. • Perry 40% to 20% • Santorum, 38% to 25%. • The percentage of those who are still undecided remains high, with between 26% and 30% of individuals in each head-to-head match up unsure of who they will back in November.
Swing States Poll: • The USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows a split nationwide: 47% for Obama, 47% for Romney. • In the swing states, three Republicans challengers are all close enough to Obama in head-to-head matchups to signal a race that is essentially tied, whoever wins the nomination. • Romney leads Obama by one percentage point • Republican businessman Herman Cain lags the president by three points • Texas Gov. Rick Perry trails him by five.
Swing States Poll: Among the findings of the USA TODAY/Gallup Swing States Poll: • By nearly 4 to 1, those surveyed aren't satisfied with the way things are going in the United States. That could signal trouble for incumbents in general and the president in particular. • By 60% to 37%, those in swing states say they and their families aren't better off than they were three years ago — a version of the question Republican challenger Ronald Reagan posed to devastating effect against Democratic President Jimmy Carter in 1980. • Residents in swing states are more likely than those elsewhere to say their families' lives have taken a negative turn. Americans in other states also are dispirited, but not to the same degree: 44% say they're better off; 54% say they aren't. • By more than 2 to 1, Republicans in swing states are more likely than Democrats to say they are "extremely enthusiastic" about voting for president next year — an important test of whether supporters will be willing to volunteer their time, contribute money and vote.
Cain rises in Post-ABC poll despite scandal; most Republicans dismiss allegations (November 4, 2011)
Perry and Gingrich inch their way back to form new second tier • Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich now make up, along with Rep. Ron Paul (Texas), a pretty distinct new second tier in a race that hasn’t really had defined tiers until now — apart from the top tier, of course. • The new poll showed Perry, the Texas governor, at 13 percent and Gingrich, the former House speaker, at 12 percent. Both are about 10 points off the pace set by Cain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. • Paul follows at 8 percent, and “no other candidate” is at about 4 percent
A Nondebate between Cain and GingrichThe two rivals for the Republican presidential nomination bat around ideas about reforming Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security at a tea party fundraiser in Texas.
NBC poll: Despite national pessimism, Obama tops GOP foes • Nearly 3/4s of respondents believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction; just 25 percent think the U.S. economy will improve in the next 12 months; and a solid majority says the country is experiencing the start of a long-term decline. • Those attitudes have helped shape their opinions of the president, with majorities disapproving of his overall job performance and his economic handling, and with nearly 75 percent saying that the Obama administration has fallen short of their expectations on the economy and improving oversight of Wall Street and the banks. • Yet despite those views, Obama continues to run ahead of the Republican presidential front-runners in hypothetical general-election match ups — leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by six points and former businessman Herman Cain by 15 points.
NBC poll: One year out from election, Romney and Cain lead Republican field Q. Let me read you a list of people who might seek the 2012 Republican nomination for president. If you were voting today in the 2012 Republican primary for president, which one of the following candidates would you favor? (READ LIST. RANDOMIZE. IF "NOT SURE," ASK:) Well, which way do you lean?
NBC/WSJ Poll: More than half of GOP primary voters not concerned about Cain allegations • More than half of Republican primary voters say allegations of sexual harassment against GOP presidential contender and businessman Herman Cain will not affect how they vote. But Cain's unfavorable rating across the country has almost doubled. • The poll was taken before a fourth woman claimed Monday that Cain groped her when she visited him for what she thought was a conversation about a job.
Sharon Bialek accuses Cain of "sexually inappropriate" behavior (November 7, 2011)
USA Today/Gallup Poll: Cain, Romney and 'undecided' tied atop GOP poll (November 7, 2011)
USA Today/Gallup Poll:(November 7, 2011) • Mitt Romney 21% • Herman Cain 21 %. • ‘undecided' 21% • Newt Gingrich 12% • Rick Perry 11% • Ron Paul 8% • Michele Bachmann 3% • Rick Santorum 2% • Jon Huntsman 1%
Romney lays out bleak picture if Obama re-elected(November 7, 2011)
Bachmann targets 'frugal socialists' in Republican Party (November 7, 2011)
Gingrich: I'm the tortoise, Romney's the hare (November 8, 2011)
Mississippi rejects abortion amendment; Ohio repeals anti-union law(November 8, 2011)
Cain holds news conference, rejects latest allegations of sexual harassment "They simply didn't happen. They simply did not happen,"
5 things to watch for in GOP debate • Will they go there? Will he go there? Herman Cain's rivals have only begun to comment on the sexual harassment allegations him. • Just don't call it 'Romneycare' … As for Romney, his plan to cut government spending dramatically and overhaul federal entitlements was largely overlooked during last week's episode of "As Cain's World Turns." The former Massachusetts governor would preserve Medicare for current retirees and those nearing the age of enrollment into the program. But Romney would partially privatize Medicare for future recipients, offering premium support payments -- i.e., vouchers -- to buy into the program or they could take their chances in the private insurance market. • 'Fight Night 2‘? The latest polls show Rick Perry's combative performance last month at the CNN debate in Las Vegas failed to pay off. But during the scrappiest exchanges in what pundits dubbed "Fight Night," Perry did find some of Romney's pressure points. Cue Jon Huntsman. He skipped the CNN debate. But last week he launched an ad that compared Romney to a flipping toy monkey, noting the ex-Massachusetts governor has changed his position on abortion. • The Newty professor. Gingrich is getting his groove back. Republicans have gushed over the former House speaker's professorial performance in the GOP debates. As a result, his poll numbers have bounced back. Gingrich now says he's the "tortoise" to Romney's "hare." That may not be a stretch. • Misery in Michigan. With its unemployment rate at 11.1%, Michigan voters deserve more than a food fight at Wednesday's debate. They need answers. In Michigan, the GOP field may find not all Republicans despise the federal bailouts of the auto industry. Look for the candidates to be challenged directly on whether General Motors and Chrysler would be better off today without aid from Uncle Sam.
Will 'Oops' be Perry's campaign epitaph? • "I will tell you, it is three agencies of government when I get there that are gone," Perry said. "Commerce, Education, and the - what's the third one there? Let's see. OK. Commerce, Education, and the..." • "EPA?" Paul offered. • "EPA, there you go," Perry said. • When pressed by moderator John Harwood if the Environmental Protection Agency was indeed the third agency he proposes shuttering, Perry admitted that it wasn't. He then attempted again to remember the details from his plan. • "The third agency of government I would - I would do away with Education, the Commerce, and, let's see. I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops."
On Twitter, reaction was swift. • "Perry collapses. Cannot remember a list of three federal government departments he wants to abolish past the first two. Seriously. And then he says "oops." He has all but disappeared inside his suit in this debate and is now basically done," conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan tweeted. • CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen wrote, “Was that the most embarrassing moment of the campaign –#RickPerry unable to remember the 3rd Cabinet dept he would eliminate?" • Dana Loesch, a conservative radio host and CNN contributor, asked, "How can Perry recover from that?" • Democratic strategist and CNN contributor Roland Martin exclaimed, "Damn, he actually forgot the third federal agency he would get rid of! That is THE MOST EMBARRASSING moment of any debate I've seen!" • Appearing in the spin room after the debate, the Texas governor tried to make light of the gaffe: "I'm sure glad I had my boots on because I sure stepped in it out there."
Five things we learned from Wednesday's GOP debate 1. 'Oops' is right. The problem with Perry's excruciating mental lapse about the Energy Department wasn't simply the moment itself, even though the "Oops" heard 'round the world is destined for "Saturday Night Live" infamy. Perry's failure to name the third of three federal agencies he would eliminate as president was entirely self-inflicted, and the moment played directly into a pre-existing narrative about the Texas governor: that he is not ready for prime time. 2. Romney and the free market, sitting in a tree... It's no secret that the private sector has a special place in Romney's heart. And so he doubled down Wednesday on two controversial positions that Democrats have hammered him on for weeks: his opposition to the government bailout of the auto industry, and his criticism of federal efforts to modify home loans and prevent foreclosures.
Five things we learned from Wednesday's GOP debate 3. Ciao, Europe The candidates diverged on a number of topics throughout the evening, but the two Republicans atop the polls agree that the U.S. government should not intervene in Europe, no matter how serious the threat of Italian or Greek default -- even if the vitality of American markets are at stake. 4. Give Newt Gingrich credit: He's sticking with what works. His insistence on attacking the media in nearly every GOP debate has paid dividends. The former House Speaker has accused the media of focusing on horse race politics and "gotcha moments" instead of asking questions about jobs and the economy. Those are surefire applause lines in a Republican Party long skeptical of the press. 5. Someone get Herman Cain a briefing book! Asked about a range of topics -- the Boeing plant in South Carolina at the center of a labor dispute, the Italian debt crisis, the mortgage crisis, and the stock market -- Cain repeatedly fell back on his favorite talking point: his 9-9-9 plan to reform the tax code. He did it so often, in fact, that the audience and moderators began to laugh.
After debate, Romney dodges Perry questions and focuses on Michigan roots
Poll: Tight races between Obama and Romney in three swing states (November 10, 2011)
Geithner: Republicans have 'no plan' to create jobs (November 10, 2011)
Rick Perry struggles to keep campaign alive after flub Observers think his performance at the latest GOP debate will end his run for president
