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PICKET: New Poll - Santorum leading in Missouri over Romney
The Public Policy Polling company released new information regarding a potential surge in Missouri for former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum tomorrow.
PICKET: What is keeping Santorum from his full campaign potential?
A number of conservatives who find themselves frustrated that they may very well have to choose between former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich are taking a second look at former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.
PICKET: New poll shows Santorum more competitive against Obama than Gingrich
Rasmussen has come out with new polling information showing that former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is as competitive against President Barack Obama as current GOP presidential front runner former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
PICKET: Trump leaves would-be debate participants Rick and Newt in the cold--endorses Romney
So much for sticking around until the very end of the Newsmax-Donald Trump debate forum. Although the Trump debate never came to be, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum were the only Republican presidential candidates willing to participate in Mr. Trump's December debate, while all of the remaining candidates at the time declined to do so, including former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
PICKET: Rep. Waters - 'No question that Mr. Corzine violated many of the rules of the game'
Former New Jersey Senator Jon Corzine took a hit from fellow Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters of California today at a House Financial Services Committee hearing.
PICKET: Why Newt lost Florida
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lost the Florida primary on Tuesday night to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The defeat was a blow to Mr. Gingrich who came in 14 points behind Mr. Romney in a distant second place in the winner take all primary state. Mr. Gingrich could not roll his momentum from South Carolina into Florida.
PICKET: Rep. West switches districts to run in W. Palm Beach area
Rep. Allen West, Florida Republican, is leaving his redrawn Fort Lauderdale district to run in the smaller West Palm Beach district.
PICKET: Palin says she would vote for Newt in FLA primary
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared on The Fox News Channel's "Hannity" on Monday night and urged Florida Republican voters to vote for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in the state's primary tomorrow.
PICKET: Michael Reagan joins Gingrich on campaign trail
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was joined by President Ronald Reagan's son Michael on Monday morning in Jacksonville, Florida.
PICKET: Newt swipes back at Rep. Connie Mack?
During a campaign rally at The Villages, a retirement community in central Florida, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich addressed thousands of his supporters and asked for their help on his campaign for Tuesday's Florida GOP primary.
PICKET: Newt - I am 'legitimate heir' of Reagan movement not Romney
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich addressed a massive crowd of thousands at The Villages, a retirement community in central Florida. Mr. Gingrich worked the cheering attendees with comments that included the promise of getting rid of the Obama administration's czar bureaucracy and taking on the president for not supporting the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
PICKET: Newt ditches own traveling press before Cain endorsement
The Gingrich campaign's press embeds who travel to each of Speaker Gingrich's campaign events were left off his itinerary on Saturday night, when he was endorsed by former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. Mr. Gingrich's press bus watched the Cain endorsement via web-video stream while riding towards Tampa on the Gingrich press bus.
PICKET: Newt-iny among Gingrich press embeds over cost of flights
Reporters embedded with the Newt Gingrich campaign informed Gingrich campaign officials between Friday and Saturday they would not be traveling via charter plane, a Boeing 737, that the campaign arranged for the press, as a result of the exorbitant cost per reporter.
PICKET: (video) Sparks continue to fly at Newt events with Romney surrogates-Gingrich calls surrogates' attendance sign of 'desperation'
Romney campaign surrogates originating from Capitol Hill are stepping up their own campaign that includes following former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to each of his campaign stops in Florida.
Picket: (audio) Fireworks erupt between Gingrich spokesman and Rep. Chaffetz, a Mitt supporter, at Newt event
Prior House Speaker Newt Gingrich taking the stage at a gathering for the Republican Jewish Coalition in Del Ray, Florida on Friday afternoon, his spokesman, R.C. Hammond, confronted Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican and Mitt Romney supporter (who was also with Romney supporter and conservative movement leader Bay Buchanan) for attending the Gingrich event.
