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Santorum Campaign Sends 60,000 Mailers to Iowa Voters: ‘No Surrender’

What’s interesting in this news is the relatively small number — which may be a sign that Santorum’s campaign has really done its homework. No more than 140,000 people are expected to vote Jan. 3 in the Iowa caucuses, and the press release says these mailers are only being sent to 60,000 “likely caucus-goers.” Rick […]

Rick Santorum Will Campaign Today in Council Bluffs, Red Oak and Atlantic, Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will travel about 90 miles through Western Iowa today and hold three public events: 11:00am CT: Senator Santorum will have brunch with supporters at the HyVee Instore in Council Bluffs, IA. Location: Treynor State Bank HyVee Instore, 1745 Madison Avenue, Suite 1002, Council Bluffs, IA 2:30pm CT: Senator Santorum will host […]

Rick Santorum Iowa Schedule Dec. 16-20

Press release from Santorum campaign HQ: ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** SANTORUM PUBLIC SCHEDULE DECEMBER 16 – 20 Urbandale, IA – Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum will continue his campaign swing through to Iowa. Open press events are noted below, all times are local. Friday, December 16: 7:00pm CT: Senator Santorum will be the featured guest of a […]

Santorum Iowa Ad: ‘Join the Fight’

Last night’s final debate in Sioux City was probably the best yet for Rick Santorum, says Bryan Preston of PJ Media, noting that the former Pennsylvania senator “showed very solid instincts on a range of issues” — as he has all along. There has been no “drama,” no flip-flopping from Santorum, and he has gotten […]

Christine O’Donnell Endorses Mitt Romney; Des Moines City Council Member Endorses Rick Santorum

A friend whom I won’t name sent me an e-mail suggesting the headline, “Witches and Mormons, Oh, My!” Christine O’Donnell, the former Republican Senate candidate and a tea party favorite during the 2010 election, has officially endorsed Mitt Romney for president. . . . O’Donnell made clear that the Romney campaign did not “come to […]

Rick Santorum: Beer Gourmet?

NBC News highlights an aspect of the Republican presidential candidate’s personality that had previously gone unnoticed: AMANA, Iowa — In case you were wondering what sort of beers the former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum drinks, reporters trailing him Sunday now have a complete list. “It’s the stouts, the bocks, and then the white ales — […]

Santorum Surge: New Poll Shows Gains in Iowa, Closing in on Perry, Bachmann

The Public Policy Polling article about their latest Iowa survey doesn’t even mention Rick Santorum — instead focusing on the closing gap between Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul — but when you look closer at the numbers, something else becomes apparent: CANDIDATE ……… Dec. 3-5 … Dec. 11-13 Newt Gingrich ………………. 27% ……. 22% Ron […]

Santorum: The ‘Least Worst’ Candidate?

Lisa Graas makes an interesting argument about the way voters are manipulated with news about polling. Read the headline and first two paragraph of a NewsMax article Monday: Rasmussen Poll: Gingrich, Romney Strongest to Beat Obama Voters are evenly divided over whether Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney would provide President Barack Obama with the strongest […]

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