Sarah Palin

Gov. Tim Pawlenty travels to Iowa this weekend to headline a Republican fundraiser, simply the latest evidence that he’s seriously eyeing a 2012 run for president. But according to the latest poll looking at potential GOP presidential contenders, Pawlenty continues to lag well behind his likely rivals. Only 32 percent of Republicans polled would “seriously [...]

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is the top choice of roughly one third of Republicans for the presidential nomination in 2012, according to a new CNN poll. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the second most popular choice, with support from 25 percent of Republican voters, while former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney drew backing from [...]

The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder recently suggested that Tim Pawlenty might want to consider skipping the Iowa caucuses in 2012 given the sway that Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee will likely hold with Republican caucus-goers in the Hawkeye State. Today he follows up with a post elaborating on why he believes Pawlenty will struggle to win [...]

Should Gov. Tim Pawlenty skip the Iowa caucuses? Yes, it’s ridiculously early to be contemplating such questions about the 2012 presidential campaign. But The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder raises that question in a post today. He notes that only candidates with strong Christian conservative bona fides will have a chance in the caucuses, meaning that Sarah [...]

At first glance, it’s not entirely clear what the point of the Bachmann-Palin 2012 website is: selling cheesy bumperstickers (emblazoned with the flag Bush/Cheney ‘08 used), promoting an unlikely far-right dream team, or mocking such a pairing.

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee was the top choice of 29 percent of Republican voters to be the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, according to a new national survey by Rasmussen Reports. Finishing a close second, with support from 24 percent of those polled, was former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Also drawing considerable support were former [...]

Two ventures that commodify U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann are demonstrating just how demanding the market can be in a down economy. The maker of a Bachmann action figure complains they’re not selling like hotcakes — or even like Sarah Palins. And the second issue of a Bachmann-themed comic book undergoes an intense review by a [...]

Tim Pawlenty’s much-vaunted trip to Iowa takes a funny turn:  Minnesota’s governor was the state GOP’s second choice — after Sarah Palin.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty isn’t the first to use the phrase “Freedom First,” the name of his new political action committee (PAC).

Minnesotans know something that even the national conservative elite doesn’t: Tim Pawlenty will be the next Republican nominee for president. Or so half of those polled in the state told Rasmussen Reports.