The Other McCain

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Rick Santorum in Concord, N.H.

CONCORD, N.H. When we walked into the Grappone Conference Center here where Rick Santorum is speaking at the College Convention 2012, I bumped into Phil Klein of the Washington Examniner who was talking to Jake Tapper of ABC News. Shortly thereafter, Joe Klein of Time magazine walked up and joined the conversation. Just now, Dave […]

Greetings From the Granite State!

MANCHESTER, N.H. My flight arrived late at Boston’s Logan Airport, and I ought to demand a refund from AirTran because their advertised in-flight WiFi service was out of order, which no one seemed to notice until the passenger in Seat 30D — that would be me — asked the flight attendant about it. Of course, […]

Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Eight Days in a Mustang Later …

“What I fear will happen is that Perry will spend several months sucking up media oxygen and burning through GOP donor cash, only to collapse early next year. This will have the effect of suffocating other conservative candidates, and thereby lead to … Romney 2012.” — Robert Stacy McCain, Aug. 9, 2011 “Stacy’s not smooth […]

Desperate Hours in the Hawkeye State

JOHNSTON, Iowa Republican voters are getting bombarded with robocalls all over Iowa. Last night, I talked to the night clerk at my hotel here. She’s a mother of three and a Republican, an undecided voter who isn’t even sure she’ll attend her precinct caucus tonight in Grimes. She told me she’s getting calls at home […]

Don’t Underestimate Rick Santorum’s Campaign Strength in New Hampshire

“Ten days ago I was at 5 percent [in the polls] and every question I got was ‘Why don’t you pack it up and endorse another candidate?’ And now they’re saying ‘You’ve got to win [in Iowa] to exceed expectations.’” — Rick Santorum on NBC’s Meet the Press JOHNSTON, Iowa One of the stupid assumptions […]

Campaign Update: Rick Santorum Adds Friday Event in Merrimack, N.H.

As reported this morning, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will arrive Friday in New Hampshire for a two-day campaign tour. In a “media advisory” issued Thursday afternoon, the former Pennsylvania senator’s campaign announced the addition of another event to his Granite State itinerary. Santorum will speak at 9 a.m. Friday to students and faculty at Merrimack […]

Cain in N.H.: ‘I’m Not Finished Yet!’

Tim Buckland of the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader reports: MANCHESTER — A small group of supporters and a horde of media got unclear answers Wednesday night whether Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is staying in the race. During a gathering held for core New Hampshire supporters at his campaign office on Lowell Street, Cain told […]

Santorum Heading to N.H. Friday

Press release from the campaign: SANTORUM RETURNS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE HOSTS TOYS-FOR-TOTS TOY DRIVE Santorum Takes Part In New Hampshire Christmas Traditions Verona, PA – Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum will return to New Hampshire on Friday, December 2nd. Open press events are noted, all times are local. Friday, December 2: 6:00pm ET: Senator Santorum […]

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