Mitt Romney
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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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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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Romney says tax rate about 15 percent
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Mitt Romney said Tuesday he pays an effective federal tax rate of about 15 percent. That's far less than if his earnings were wages rather than gains from investments and dividends.
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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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Campaign officials: Huntsman to quit GOP race; will endorse Romney
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Jon Huntsman will withdraw Monday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination and will endorse Mitt Romney, campaign officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Mitt Romney's dog kennel center of new attack ad
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An attack ad from Newt Gingrich is highlighting a trip Mitt Romney made in 1983 with his family and their dog, who came along in a kennel tied to the roof of the car.
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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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Republicans rally around Romney after charges of 'vulture capitalism'
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An array of Republicans and conservatives - including some of Mitt Romney's sharpest critics - rushed to the GOP presidential front-runner's defense Thursday to counter efforts to paint the former venture capitalist as a job-killer.
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Romney wins in NH, cements front-runner position
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination.
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POLITICO: New Hampshire primary live blog
Need up-to-the-minute information on today's New Hampshire primary? Our partners at Politico are live-blogging from up north. Check out the live blog for the most recent developments.
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2012 New Hampshire primary: Mitt Romney looks to solidify status
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The newly recast field finds Mitt Romney reaching for a decisive victory in New Hampshire to solidify his status as the putative Republican front-runner.
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Iowa caucuses 2012: Romney wins by 8 votes over Santorum
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The Iowa caucuses were too close to call for several hours, but early Wednesday morning former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was declared the winner – narrowly beating former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum by just 8 votes.
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Iowa caucuses 2012: Voters head to polls in Iowa
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With just hours to go until tonight's hotly-contested Iowa GOP caucuses, many voters are still undecided as they participate in one of America's most influential political contests.
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2012 Iowa caucuses: Mitt Romney says he'll win, then backs off prediction
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Mitt Romney on Tuesday backpedaled a bit from his earlier prediction of a first-place finish in the Iowa caucuses as he made his final pitch to voters here
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Politico: Des Moines Register poll shows Romney ahead, with Santorum surging
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Politico reports that Mitt Romney now holds the lead in Iowa with 24 percent, according to the new Des Moines Register poll released Saturday night. Ron Paul is in second place at 22 percent, but Rick Santorum is mounting a surge and comes in third with 15 percent.
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