2012 Election
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Mitt Romney's wealth: Can he relate to the common American? (Poll)
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To his credit, Mitt Romney has accumulated a vast amount of wealth. But can someone that wealthy relate enough to the common American to be president? Take our poll.
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Gingrich gets infusion of cash
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Gingrich moves toward the Florida primary vote claiming that he, not Romney, is the candidate best able to deny President Barack Obama a second term in the White House in the November election.
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2012 Florida primary: Newt Gingrich says he'll 'shake up Washington'
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Fresh off a big win in South Carolina, Republican Newt Gingrich found himself on defense Monday as the volatile GOP presidential contest shifted to Florida.
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WATCH: Live coverage of the South Carolina primary
News Channel 8 and Politico are bringing you live coverage of the historic primary in South Carolina from 7 to 10 p.m. -- and possibly longer. Watch it here!
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Gingrich feeling fall-out from ex-wife's accusations
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Gingrich's ex-wife threatened to throw his campaign off course, raising an issue from the past that Gingrich has worked to put behind him during his campaign.
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South Carolina primary race comes down to final day
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Front-runner Mitt Romney and his presidential pursuers enter the final full day of campaigning in a South Carolina GOP primary contest significantly altered from just 24 hours earlier.
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Bob McDonnell endorses Romney
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Mitt Romney's campaign announced Bob McDonnell's endorsement Friday morning from South Carolina, where McDonnell will join the former Massachusetts governor later in the day to campaign ahead of that state's Saturday primary.
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Newt Gingrich, ex-wife Marianne or neither: Who do you believe? (Poll)
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The fallout from Thursday's interview with Newt Gingrich's ex-wife, Marianne, continues after the final South Carolina GOP debate. Who do you believe in this saga? Take our poll.
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Gingrich rails against media during debate
Newt Gingrich launched into a tirade against the news media at the top of the Republican primary debate Thursday night.
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GOP candidates make last push in South Carolina
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With the South Carolina Primary just days away, the last debate, scheduled for tonight, will prove to be key. The candidates are pushing hard to state their case to South Carolina's voters one last time.
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Rick Perry drops out of GOP presidential race
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry will abandon his presidential bid and endorse Newt Gingrich Thursday, a move coming just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary.
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2012 Iowa caucuses: Rick Santorum finishes ahead of Mitt Romney
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Rick Santorum edged front-runner Mitt Romney by 34 votes in a surprise flip to the final results of the Iowa caucuses, Republican officials said Thursday, but no winner was specifically declared.
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South Carolina primary race heating up as Gingrich draws crowds
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is drawing big, enthusiastic crowds and fending off new attacks from GOP front-runner Mitt Romney while reveling in a strong debate performance.
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Rivals attack Romney's 'electability'
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A stepped-up challenge to Romney's electability, in paid television advertising, campaign appearances and the first of two pre-primary debates, appears aimed at one of his principal strengths in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries.
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Mitt Romney tax return not the first to be requested
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Mitt Romney's promise to release his 2011 tax return in April follows the practice of leading presidential candidates that began after Watergate.
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Jon Huntsman quits campaign, backs Mitt Romney
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Jon Huntsman, who placed 3rd in New Hampshire, said former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney gives the Republican Party its best shot at defeating President Barack Obama in the November general election.
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Rick Perry's Virginia ballot lawsuit shot down
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U.S. District Judge John Gibney ruled Friday that the candidates should have challenged Virginia's primary qualifying rules earlier. Gibney said they knew the rules months ago.
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Romney defends record, says critics taking 'Obama line'
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Romney rolled out a radio ad about values in South Carolina - likely to counter a TV ad by Gingrich that hits Romney on abortion - and one in Nevada promoting his jobs experience.
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