GOP presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) ran away with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Straw Poll on Saturday in Des Moines, garnering 82 percent of the vote among Iowans.
Former state Sen. Tarryl Clark, who lost a bid for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s seat last election cycle, outraised all other 8th Congressional District candidates, including Rep. Chip Cravaack, last quarter.
The former Minnesota governor, who’s struggling with Iowa’s conservatives, doubled down on opposition to same-sex marriage.
If there one way to win the coveted presidential straw poll at CPAC, it’s to offer everyone in attendance a free drink. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who’s rumored to be running in 2012, kicked off the conservative gathering on Thursday with a rousing speech bashing “Obamacare” and Rep. Nancy Pelosi that included an announcement that she was hosting a party Thursday evening — and the bar tab was on her.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty asked the Values Voter Summit to remove his name from the presidential straw poll the religious right event will conduct this weekend, the Star Tribune reports. He will be speaking at the summit…
Rep. Michele Bachmann is listed on the Values Voter Summit’s 2012 presidential straw poll along with 16 other potential candidates, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty. When asked, Bachmann hasn’t said she’s running for president; she simply says she’s focused…
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.
Taking a calculator (and a spreadsheet) to the straw poll numbers from Tuesday night’s St. Paul caucuses is both fun and politically nerdy. What follows are the trends to compare with your theories.
Hillary Clinton…
This article is cross-posted from Almanac At The Capital
In what feels like the end of the quickest campaign vacation ever, St. Paul will be meeting for caucuses tonight and, among other things, will participate in the first Minnesota…
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