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Ron Paul Ends Campaign (Sort Of)

Kevin Spak — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:40:00 CDT

Ron Paul's campaign is over—at least if you define campaign as an attempt to get people to vote for you. Paul's camp announced today that it would "no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted. Doing so without any hope of success would...

Ron Paul Playing GOP Puppetmaster —But Why?

Kevin Spak — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:04:00 CDT

Ron Paul's campaign has been expertly gaming the GOP primary system, taking advantage of just how boring its behind-the-scenes machinations are to collect more delegates than his vote totals would indicate. Paul's fans have been flooding the otherwise sleepy meetings where state delegates are chosen and electing themselves, the Washington...

Will This Be as Good as It Gets for Santorum?

John Johnson — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:22:24 CDT

A standard line of thinking about Rick Santorum: He was smart to drop out now and save face, so he can come back stronger than ever a few years down the road. Nate Silver takes a closer look at his prospects and raises some serious doubts. For example, if Mitt...

What to Watch in Illinois Primary

Kevin Spak — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:24:51 CDT

Illinois votes for its GOP candidate of choice today, with 69 delegates at stake—the second-most of any state so far. Here's what the experts at Politico and the Daily Beast have their eye on: Can Mitt Romney crack 50%? Polls have Romney heavily favored in the state, and with...

Romney Wins Hawaii, American Samoa

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:28:26 CDT

Mitt Romney has a double victory in the Pacific to soften the blow of Rick Santorum's dual wins in Alabama and Mississippi . He surfed to an easy win in Hawaii's Republican caucuses, taking 45% of the vote to Rick Santorum's 25%, and Ron Paul's 18%. Newt Gingrich, the only candidate...

Gingrich Exit Wouldn't Save Santorum

Kevin Spak — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:04:01 CST

The math is not looking good for Rick Santorum, and his supporters are pressing Newt Gingrich to drop out of the race so as to change that. So Nate Silver of the New York Times decided to do the math and see just how much that would help Santorum's cause....

Rick Cries Foul as Mitt Gets Extra Michigan Delegate

Rob Quinn — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:32:03 CST

Michigan's GOP has outraged Rick Santorum's campaign by flip-flopping on how delegates are awarded. Before this week's primary, officials repeatedly said two delegates would be awarded for each congressional district, with two at-large delegates to be split between candidates who received more than 15% of the vote. Santorum and Mitt...

Denver: Not the Life of the Party

Kevin Spak — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:22:58 CDT

Democrats are having an unusual problem at this year’s convention: They’re not having much fun, the New York Times reports. “Normally at conventions, you’d have people regaling you with what happened the night before,” said one exec who’s been party-hopping. “This time, not a single person has given me a...

Clinton Will Get Denver Roll Call

Kevin Spak — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:09:00 CDT

Hillary Clinton’s delegates will be counted in Denver, the Atlantic Monthly’s Marc Ambinder reports, as her supporters near an agreement with Barack Obama’s. Reports of tensions over the issue are exaggerated, advisers on both sides tell Ambinder. Both sides agree that overlooking Clinton could anger her supporters, as would a...