After 8 contests, Santorum has won four, Romney three, and Gingrich one On Tuesday, Rick Santorum stunned Republican front-runner Mitt Romney by beating him in the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and the Missouri primary. In 2008, Romney won both the Colorado and Minnesota contests. The trio of losses increases doubts as to whether the former Massachusetts governor can win over evangelicals and social... 

Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of famous evangelist Reverend Billy Graham, has once again made controversial remarks. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe program, he said he’s not sure if President Barack Obama is a Christian and could not say that the president is not a Muslim. “You’ll have to ask President Obama,” Graham said, when asked directly what he believes about President... 

In 20 days, Romney lead over Santorum slips from 35% to 3% Arizona’s Republican primary will take place Feb. 28. It will be one of the most important Republican contests in February. Arizonans are getting a taste of bare-knuckle politics, hard-hitting negative television commercials, endless automated robocalls, and in-person candidate stumping that’s been seen elsewhere. A Santorum win... 

The Michigan Primary will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Michigan was to have 59 delegates to the Republican National Convention but the Republican Party reduced it to 30 as a penalty for bringing the election date forward before March 6. Unlike the Florida winner-take-all delegate system, Michigan is a hybrid apportionment state. Any candidate who gets more than 15 percent of the vote will be allotted... 

Mitt Romney has a flip-flop problem. The American people increasingly believe the former Massachusetts governor often changes his position to suit the politics of the moment. While politicians have every right to change their minds, too many flips without enough explanation may give voters pause. Mitt Romney has been described as an out of touch millionaire unable to connect with the lives of everyday... 

In 1989, Bain Capital purchased controlling interest in Damon Corp., a medical testing company located in Needham, Massachusetts. When Bain sold the company, they made a $12 million profit with approximately $400,000 of that money going personally to Mitt Romney. During the time Bain held ownership of the company, Mitt Romney was not only the most senior executive at Bain Capitol, he sat on the Board... 

Haaretz (blog) Polls up pressure on US presidential candidates ahead of Republican debateHaaretz (blog)US Republican presidential candidates US Rep. Ron Paul (left), former US Senator Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (right), in Arizona, Feb. 22, 2012. According to the polls, if Romney ran against Obama in Arizona he would get …US Republican Presidential Candidates... 

Boston.com The money men shaping the U.S. election campaignCanada.comLas Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson, seen in Singapore in this July 2009 file photo, is one of the top donors to the Republican presidential campaign, giving $ 10 million to a Newt Gingrich-aligned SuperPAC. WASHINGTON — A quarter of the money …A political tip sheet for the rest of usBoston.comIn Republican Race,... 

TheStreet.com 'Buddy' Roemer announces end to GOP presidential campaignBoston.comThe former congressman and Louisiana governor plans to announce tomorrow that he is abandoning his GOP campaign after being excluded from a string of 20 debates. “I have decided to take my campaign directly to the American people,” Roemer said in a …Roemer leaving GOP, but not presidential campaignHuffington... 

CTV.ca Chavez surgery unsettles Venezuela ahead of electionReutersWith less than eight months before a presidential vote in the South American OPEC nation, Chavez's imminent departure for more delicate medical treatment has heaped uncertainty and emotion onto an already charged political atmosphere.Chávez Plans to Undergo New Operation for CancerWall Street Journalall 579 news articles » us...