Dec 30 The Iowa State of Play: Romney-Paul Out Front, Santorum Surging By Terence Burlij At a campaign stop in Atlantic, Iowa, Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul stopped briefly to talk with NewsHour Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff. Photo by Quinn Bowman. A new NBC News-Marist poll released Friday confirms the state of… Continue reading
Dec 29 New Polls Put Romney in GOP Driver’s Seat By Terence Burlij Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets voters during a campaign stop in Muscatine, Iowa, Wednesday. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The tumultuous Republican presidential race experienced its latest shake-up Wednesday with the release of new CNN/Time/ORC International… Continue reading
Dec 28 Romney Manages Expectations Game in Iowa By Terence Burlij Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters and poses for photographs during a rally at the Hotel Blackhawk Tuesday in Davenport, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Mitt Romney has worked hard all year to keep expectations for… Continue reading
Dec 21 Romney-Gingrich Dead Heat Produces Sharper Attacks By Terence Burlij Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks during a townhall meeting in Hiawatha, Iowa, on December 19, 2011. Photo by AFP/Getty Images. There is a sense of deja vu with the Republican presidential race this week, as a third… Continue reading
Dec 20 Gingrich, Romney in Dead Heat with Iowa on the Horizon By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney (L), listens as Newt Gingrich answers a question during the Fox News Channel debate at the Sioux City Convention Center on December 15, 2011 in Sioux City, Iowa. Photo by Getty Images. Two weeks before… Continue reading
Dec 19 House GOP Reject Senate’s Payroll Tax Cut Bill By Terence Burlij House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday rejected a bipartisan Senate measure to extend the payroll tax cut for two months. Photo by Roll Call/ Getty Images. House Speaker John Boehner revealed Sunday that House Republicans would reject a bipartisan agreement… Continue reading
Dec 16 Gingrich, Romney on the Defensive in Last Debate Before Iowa Caucus By Terence Burlij The seven Republican presidential contenders debated Thursday in Iowa. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The bell never rang for the Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney fight many expected at Thursday night's debate in Sioux City, Iowa, as the two leading… Continue reading
Dec 15 Congress in Familiar Territory With Shutdown on the Horizon By Terence Burlij Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference about extending the payroll tax cut. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The federal government is again facing the threat of a shutdown because of a partisan divide in Congress. The… Continue reading
Dec 14 Romney: Gingrich an ‘Extraordinarily Unreliable’ Conservative By Terence Burlij Mitt Romney speaks in Iowa. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Mitt Romney is turning what has been one of his biggest political liabilities -- lingering doubts about his consistency on key issues -- into a line of attack on his… Continue reading
Dec 13 Gingrich-Romney Fight Turns Personal By Terence Burlij GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich share a moment at Saturday's debate in Iowa. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. The rivalry between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney veered from political differences to personal attacks Monday, marking a sharp… Continue reading