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• Obama campaign site draws most traffic

  March 21, 2012 8:41 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - More adults visited President Barack Obama's campaign website in January than the four Republican hopefuls combined. That's according to Nielsen Co., which analyzed voter-aged traffic to the official presidential campaign websites. About 4.2 million people visited Obama's site, compared to 830,000 for Ron Paul's and 773,000... more »

• Ohio is Romney-Santorum dead heat as Super Tuesday approaches

  March 5, 2012 3:01 PM

  CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Mitt Romney's allies are hoping Super Tuesday's powerful imprint on the Republican presidential nomination will bring clarity, at long last, to the fractious contest and rouse Republicans behind their front-runner. But that's strictly up to voters across the nation, weighing in on the most consequential day... more »

• Four straight: Romney wins Washington GOP caucus

  March 3, 2012 11:22 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney has won a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses. It's his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to the 10-state Super Tuesday contests next week. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are battling for second... more »

• Gov. Christie says contested GOP convention is possible

  February 26, 2012 2:42 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie isn't ruling out the possibility the topsy-turvy GOP presidential race ends up in a contested party convention this summer if Mitt Romney loses Tuesday's Michigan primary. Christie, who's endorsed Romney, says he thinks Romney will beat Rick Santorum - and that would... more »

• Race for lead in Colorado caucus is tight

  February 8, 2012 12:38 AM

  Mitt Romney is now leaded in the Colorado caucus with 37 percent. With 53 percent of precincts reporting, Mitt Romney leads with 7,507 votes (37 percent), and Rick Santorum has slipped to second with 7,178 votes (35 percent). Newt Gingrich is in third right now with 14 percent of... more »

• Rick Santorum takes early lead in Colorado

  February 7, 2012 9:44 PM

  Colorado Republican caucus results are starting to come in and Rick Santorum is holding an early lead. With 3 of the 76 precincts reporting statewide (or about four percent), Santorum is leading with 146 votes (50 percent). Newt Gingrich is behind him with 69 votes (24 percent), followed by... more »

• Santorum speaks in Woodland Park

  February 1, 2012 7:38 PM

  GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum continued his tour through Colorado today, making a stop in Woodland Park. In a speech to the Teller County Tea Party, Santorum said the healthcare reform bill was flawed and that our country needs to more strongly preserve the constitution and our rights. ... more »

• Colorado Republican caucus to play national role

  January 23, 2012 8:23 PM

  Colorado's Republican caucus shifted from March to February. Local political figures expect that our caucus--only two weeks from now--will have a loud voice in the national conversation about our next president. Political analysts believe Mitt Romney could have swept the nations votes with a win South Carolina. To the surprise... more »

• South Carolina gives Newt Gingrich a big win

  January 21, 2012 11:39 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is relishing his upset victory in the South Carolina primary. The win has dealt a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and has elongated the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich praised his GOP rivals after the... more »

• GOP officials: Santorum edges Romney in Iowa count

  January 19, 2012 8:06 AM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Republican officials say the final count of the Iowa caucuses puts Rick Santorum ahead of Mitt Romney by 34 votes, but no winner will be declared because votes from eight precincts are missing. Romney, the front-runner in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, initially had... more »

• Negative ads mix with holiday cheer in Iowa

  December 20, 2011 7:12 PM

  DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Iowa residents flipping their TV channels this season aren't finding a whole lot of Christmas cheer. A barrage of negative campaign ads is flooding the airwaves, with ghoulish images of Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi crowding Santa and doomsday music drowning out holiday song. Mitt Romney... more »

• Cain charms conservatives meeting in Denver

  July 31, 2011 4:32 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Georgia businessman Herman Cain charmed several hundred conservatives meeting in Denver, who handed him a wide straw poll victory in a hypothetical Republican presidential field. Cain spoke to the Western Conservative Summit moments before the poll Sunday and drew the downtown Denver crowd to its feet... more »

• Perry keynotes Conservative Summit in Denver

  July 29, 2011 9:59 PM

  DENVER (AP) - GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum took Texas Gov. Rick Perry to task over gay marriage in a Denver speech Friday. Perry said in Aspen last week that he was "fine with" states allowing gays to marry, though he personally opposes same-sex unions. Santorum told about 1,000... more »

• Santorum: McCain doesn't understand interrogation

  May 17, 2011 6:00 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Rick Santorum says Sen. John McCain, who spent 5 1/2 years enduring brutal treatment in a North Vietnamese prison, doesn't understand how effective waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques can be. The Republican presidential contender made the comments in a radio interview Tuesday with Hugh Hewitt.... more »