The more religious a state’s residents, the more Republican-leaning a state tends to be, Gallup data show. In the 2008 presidential election, McCain won 17 of the 19 states where at least 43 percent of respondents said they were “very...
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Newt Gingrich supporters before at an election night party on March 13, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama.
More Religious = More Republican?
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A shopper in New York on March 27, 2012.
Magic Number of the Day: -17
That’s the Gallup Economic Confidence Index for the week ended March 25. It’s the highest level for the index since the Princeton, New Jersey-based polling organization began daily tracking of economic confidence in January 2008. The index, which measures how...
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Rick Santorum's stop in Ridgeway, South Carolina.
South Carolina Republicans Push to Keep “First in the South” Primary
That Republicans haven’t even picked their 2012 presidential nominee hasn’t stopped South Carolina Republicans from preparing for 2016, when they want to again hold the first nomination contest in the Republican-friendly South. South Carolina Republican legislators, including state House Speaker...
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Rick Santorum supporters on March 25, 2012 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
A Closer Look: Romney Super-PAC Ad “Care”
Mitt Romney’s allies are attacking Rick Santorum’s positions on labor policy in a new television ad before the April 3 primary in Wisconsin, where Republican Governor Scott Walker and unions clashed over curbs to collective bargaining. The ad from the...
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Newt Gingrich with supporters before a town-hall meeting in Simi Valley.
Newt’s $50 Photo and Other Presidential Gear
Now that Newt Gingrich is charging supporters $50 to snap a photo with him, Bloomberg checked out what other presidential memorabilia you can get for your money. Each campaign has a web store open for business. Mitt Romney is selling...
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The Positive Brothers perform in New York City.
Magic Number of the Day: 80.7
That’s the share of the U.S. population that lived in urban areas in 2010, the Census Bureau said yesterday. It’s up from 79 percent in 2000. The Census Bureau says that urban areas “represent densely developed territory, and encompass residential,...
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Rick Santorum at the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2012.
For Santorum, Affordable Care Act is a Two-Fer
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is using the Affordable Care Act as a fundraising device to attack both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. In an email to supporters today, he cites his appearance outside the Supreme Court, where justices are hearing arguments on...
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Supporters for Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum at a campaign stop on March 17, 2012 in Town and Country, Missouri.
Romney 39%, Santorum 27% — In Polls and Votes
Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum by 39 percent to 27 percent among Republican voters nationwide, according to the latest Gallup survey. That matches the margin by which Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, has outperformed Santorum, a former Pennsylvania Senator, in...
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Campaign staff prepare a site at Ouachita Sheriff's Shooting Range before a rally for Rick Santorum in West Monroe, Louisiana, on March 22, 2012.
Republicans Set New Turnout Mark in Louisiana
More Republicans voted in Louisiana’s March 24 primary than in any other presidential balloting the party has held in the 32-year history of the primary. About 186,377 Republicans cast ballots, 49 percent of which went to winner Rick Santorum, according...
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You Might Be a Wonk If…
In a nod to Jeff Foxworthy… You might be a wonk if you’re willing to stand in line for 72.5 hours to gain a spectator’s seat to view the Supreme Court debate of President Obama’s health care law. The historic three-day, six-hour...
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