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# gop - Friday 7 September, 2012

Clint Eastwood: Why I spoke to an empty chair

The actor tells his local paper why he used a chair as a prop in his controversial Republican convention speech: “Some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down.”

# gop - Friday 31 August, 2012

From The Daily Edge Memewatch This post contains images

9 of the best ways to enjoy #Eastwooding

In the home! In the office! In the car! Our handy guide to the new pursuit.

# gop - Wednesday 29 August, 2012

Romney officially named as Republicans’ candidate to take on Obama

All the primaries came down to this: Mitt Romney 2,061; Ron Paul 190; others 3.

# gop - Sunday 26 August, 2012

Isaac This post contains videos

Isaac’s death toll rises to nine as storm moves towards US

Storm continues to make its way towards the US coast after bringing heavy winds, rains and flooding to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

# gop - Monday 13 August, 2012

From The Daily Edge Veep

So was US vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan popular in school?

Let’s see what it says in his yearbook.

# gop - Saturday 11 August, 2012

Romney announces Irish-American congressman Ryan as VP pick

Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan, 42, led the Republican charge in last year’s talks on raising the US’s legal debt ceiling.

# gop - Friday 6 July, 2012

US election: Romney and Republicans ‘raised over $100m last month’

Fundraising battle heats up between Romney and Obama…

# gop - Monday 14 May, 2012

Ron Paul effectively ends presidential campaign

The move leaves Mitt Romney without serious rivals in the contest for the Republican nomination.

# gop - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

Santorum tells supporters: Vote for Romney and defeat Obama

Defeated Republican primary candidate Rick Santorum tells his supporters to back the campaign of nominee Mitt Romney.

# gop - Sunday 6 May, 2012

Explainer This post contains videos

Roe v Wade, Obamacare and Super PACs: US election terms explained

Blue State or Red State, No Child Left Behind and Grover Norquist. What do these terms mean and who are these people? TheJournal.ie explains…

# gop - Monday 26 March, 2012

Rick Santorum This post contains videos

Santorum turns on reporter: ‘Would you guys quit distorting what I am saying?’

Rick Santorum accused NYT journalist of trying to distort his comments on Republican rival Mitt Romney.

# gop - Saturday 24 March, 2012

US 2012 This post contains videos

‘Pretend it’s Obama’ firing range comment being investigated by US Secret Service

Woman made controversial remark at a Rick Santorum campaign event yesterday.

# gop - Friday 23 March, 2012

Romney surges ahead in Republican polls despite Etch-a-Sketch gaffe

The favourite to nab the GOP presidential nomination, Romeny has 40 per cent support for the first time – despite that Etch-a-Sketch gaffe.

Is Ron Paul quietly winning the Missouri caucuses?

Missouri has nearly as many delegates as Illinois – and Ron Paul may be doing enough to take the majority of them.

# gop - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

Romney extends Republican lead with strong Illinois win

Romney’s 46.7 per cent in Illinois – the home state of Barack Obama – is enough to extend his lead over Rick Santorum.

# gop - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

Santorum maintains Republican challenge with two more primary wins

The former Pennsylvania senator wins in Alabama and Mississippi – meaning Mitt Romney is still without a win in the south.

# gop - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

Mitt Romney prevails – just about – in not-so-Super Tuesday

Romney tops the poll in six states, but Rick Santorum’s showing – particularly in the key battleground of Ohio – is a strong one.

As it happened: Santorum runs Romney close on dramatic ‘Super Tuesday’

A dramatic night in the race for the Republican Party nomination, and we followed it all the way…

# gop - Friday 24 February, 2012

“I can’t afford this job”: Sarah Palin’s concern over rising legal bills

Latest release of the former governor’s emails show Palin was ready to resign before she officially stepped down in July 2009.

# gop - Thursday 23 February, 2012

# gop - Monday 13 February, 2012

Surge in support for Santorum puts him up front with Romney

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are neck-and-neck in the Republican Party nomination race, according to Gallup.

# gop - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

Santorum campaign reborn as he beats Romney to take caucuses

“Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota.”

# gop - Wednesday 1 February, 2012

Romney takes Florida as women ditch Gingrich

Mitt Romney routed the other candidates in the winner-takes-all primary and took the opportunity to get digs in at both Obama and Europe.

# gop - Thursday 26 January, 2012

Castro on US presidential hopefuls: ‘A contest of idiocy and ignorance’

The former Cuban leader has slammed the Republican Party candidates vying for the nomination to face Barack Obama in the autumn.

# gop - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

The Taxman This post contains videos

Disclosures reveal Mitt Romney pays lower taxes than the average American

One of the frontrunners for the Republican nomination for the US presidency has released his tax returns and they make for interesting reading…

# gop - Sunday 22 January, 2012

Newt Gingrich comeback seals victory in latest US primary

In an upset victory, Gingrich won 40 per cent of the vote in last night’s South Carolina primary, well ahead of second-placed Mitt Romney.

# gop - Saturday 21 January, 2012

Explainer: What happens now in the US Republican primaries?

So we’ve been through Iowa and New Hampshire, with three dropouts. So what’s next on the road to the Road to the White House?

# gop - Friday 20 January, 2012

US 2012 This post contains videos

As polls narrow Gingrich launches attack on media ahead of Carolina vote

The final debate ahead of the South Carolina primary vote on Saturday took place last night with polls showing frontrunner Mitt Romney is under pressure.

# gop - Monday 16 January, 2012

Jon Huntsman to drop out of Republican Party’s White House race

The former governor of Utah is due to make an announcement later today confirming his support for leading candidate Mitt Romney.

# gop - Tuesday 10 January, 2012

First votes of New Hampshire primary see Romney under pressure

Voters are heading to the polls in the first presidential primary of the campaign to win the Republican nomination.

# gop - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

Bachmann calls a halt to stuttering presidential campaign

Michele Bachmann’s fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucus prompts her to put an end to her US presidential campaign.

# gop - Tuesday 3 January, 2012

Republican voters kick off 2012 White House battle in Iowa

Conservative candidate Rick Santorum is surging as the first votes are cast in the contest to take on Barack Obama.

# gop - Monday 26 December, 2011

Donald Trump is no longer a Republican

Once the most Republican of Republicans, the billionaire has officially left the party – only to ensure that Obama can be beaten next year.

# gop - Sunday 25 December, 2011

Republican candidate Newt Gingrich misses out on Super Tuesday ballot in own state

Gingrich failed to qualify for his state’s Super Tuesday primary ballot.

# gop - Thursday 22 December, 2011

From The Daily Edge No Butts

US politician apologises for comments about Michelle Obama’s bottom

Republican Jim Sensenbrenner sparked a scandal by saying publicly that Obama had a “large posterior”.

# gop - Friday 16 December, 2011

Final Countdown This post contains videos

Watch: Presidential hopefuls face-off in final debate before Iowa vote

Poll frontrunners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney saw their conservative credentials questioned in a fairly low-key affair unlike previous debates.

# gop - Thursday 15 December, 2011

From The Daily Edge Seriously? This post contains videos

Former White House hopeful Cain eyes next career move – Defence Secretary

The former presidential candidate, who wasn’t entirely clear on Obama’s Libya policy, said if he could have any job in the cabinet it would be Defence Secretary. He also burst into song…

# gop - Sunday 11 December, 2011

Wanna Bet? This post contains videos

Watch: US presidential hopeful Romney offers rival $10,000 bet

Mitt Romney was challenged by Texan evangelist Rick Perry during last night’s Republican debate – and responded with a big-money offer…

# gop - Friday 9 December, 2011

From The Daily Edge Ad Fail This post contains videos

US presidential hopeful Perry’s latest ad causes split in his own campaign

In the campaign spot, Perry attacks Barack Obama’s repealing of a law outlawing open homosexuality in the military but it hasn’t gone down well even in his own campaign.

# gop - Saturday 3 December, 2011

Herman Cain suspends US presidential campaign after affair allegations

The former chairman of Godfather’s Pizza and one-time poll topper has shelved his run for the White House.

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