In Iowa, potential GOP candidates compete for 2016 spotlight
READ: Romney, Bush to meet in Utah With Iowa the first state to vote in the presidential nominating season, it’s considered a must-stop for White House hopefuls on both sides…
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Why Liberals Should Embrace Romney The Progressive Champion
It is time for liberals to cheer Mitt Romney. Not because his possible entry into the 2016 Republican presidential contest could cause chaos for the GOP. But because Romney, apparently…
Mitt Romney’s Top Fundraisers Consider Bailing
This story was originally published by The Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization in Washington, D.C. It will take hundreds of millions of dollars to win…
Rand Paul Trolls Jeb Bush And Mitt Romney
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday mocked former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for meeting privately in Utah as both men consider bids for the…
Will Mitt Romney go to Iowa this weekend?
Bryan Lanza, a spokesman for Citizens United, said the group invited Romney on Jan. 9, the same day the 2012 GOP nominee told donors that he’s seriously considering a third…
Source: Romney, Bush to meet in Utah
The source said the meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times on Wednesday, was requested by Bush as a gesture of respect for Romney’s leadership role in…
Poll: Clinton clobbers potential GOP foes
RELATED: Romney giving ‘serious consideration to the future’ Mitt Romney may be rushing the field and fraying former Gov. Jeb Bush’s prospects of locking up the establishment money, but the…
Meghan McCain to Romney: For family’s sake, don’t run
“When I think about what they [the Romneys] might go through again, if their father runs a third time, I shudder,” McCain wrote, explaining that her family’s campaign experience was…
Romney and Jeb Bush to Meet in Utah
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are scheduled to meet privately this week in Utah, raising the possibility that the two former governors will find a way to avoid…
Romney To Give Commencement Speech At Jacksonville University In Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — As he decides whether to run for president a third time, Republican Mitt Romney has accepted an invitation to speak at Jacksonville University’s spring graduation in…
Mitt Romney: ‘I’m One Of Those Republicans’ Who Believes In Climate Change
Outlining his possible rationale for a third presidential bid, Mitt Romney said Wednesday night that political leaders in both parties are failing to address the nation’s most pressing problems —…
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio: Mitt Romney ‘Disingenuous’ On Poverty
After laughing off the prospect of another presidential run by Mitt Romney last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) had even more critical words for the former…
Rick Santorum: Saying ‘Dumb Things’ About Birth Control And Abortion Fueled 2012 Loss
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that controversial comments over abortion and contraception contributed to his defeat in the 2012 Republican presidential primary to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney….
Bush lining up Romney aides
Romney giving ‘serious consideration to the future’ – Gorman was the rapid response director for the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2014 midterm election.
Martin Luther King Wouldn’t Be Very Happy With This Medicaid Map
This piece comes to us from Harold Pollack, a professor at the University of Chicago and a writer at the blog SameFacts.com. I wonder what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr….
How right was Romney? 2016 campaign would hinge on American buyer’s remorse
After all, in 2012 Romney lost all but one of the battleground states, trailed President Barack Obama 332-206 in electoral votes and Republicans panned his gaffe-prone campaign, chaotic convention and…
Chaffetz: Romney’s serious about 2016
Romney giving ‘serious consideration’ to 2016 Romney, he said, “checks three boxes that the rest of the candidates don’t necessarily” tick off. He’s been vetted, Chaffetz said. He’s been “proven…
Romney’s busy week ends with RNC speech
It’s been a busy week for the former 2012 Republican nominee, who is suddenly leaning in for a 2016 presidential run. And political insiders will be watching Romney’s Friday speech…
Obama on Romney 2016: ‘I have no comment’
But not President Barack Obama, the man who beat Romney when the two squared off in 2012. – Related: GOP’s top 5 arguments against Romney in 2016
Right’s top 5 arguments against Romney in 2016
Some are openly negative about the possibility. “I am willing myself not to believe Romney is running again. That’s too stupid even for his set of advisers,” tweeted Erick Erickson,…
Could Chris Christie be bullied out of 2016?
The surprisingly fast-moving Republican presidential contest, kicked off by Jeb Bush shortly after the New Year and accelerated by the unexpected re-emergence of Mitt Romney, is putting pressure on Christie,…
Why Mitt Romney wants in on 2016
What a difference a few months makes. Now, multiple sources inside the Romney bubble tell me (and everyone else) that they “bet” that he gets in the race. And we…
Mitt Romney staffing up for 2016 bid
Romney to speak at RNC meeting – Romney will address members of the Republican National Committee on Friday — his first public comments since news broke that he was serious…
First on CNN: RNC sets 2016 presidential convention date
Mitt Romney to speak at RNC meeting – The RNC is holding its winter meeting in California this week where Priebus is expected to win another term as chairman.
In full 2016 mode, Rand Paul starts New Hampshire blitz
It’s his first time to the Granite State since he made a two-day swing in October to campaign for Scott Brown, and his fifth visit to the state in the…
Jeb Bush heads to California fundraisers, some hosted by former Romney donors
Romney to speak at California RNC meeting Bush has a full slate of fundraisers for both his Right to Rise leadership PAC and the Right to Rise super PAC, an…
Christie supporters to form leadership PAC
What’s happening in 2016: Romney and everyone else – The New York Times first reported the move towards forming the PAC.
What’s happening in 2016: Romney and everyone else
The 2016 Republican presidential field has been shaping up in more ways than one in the last week. Here’s who’s stirring the pot, and what they’re mixing in: Romney, Romney…
Get ready for a long GOP primary
The shadow campaign is already in full swing as Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush openly consider presidential runs that would tap many of the same political and financial resources. Romney…
Romney vs. Bush: The unexpected match-up
Mitt Romney spoiled those plans on Friday. All of a sudden, the Republican primary field features a growing group of businesslike state executives in Romney, Bush and New Jersey Gov….