Republican Party

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Illustration: GOP maze by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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“Someone does not like the fact that we are doing so well in this campaign and that I'm at or near the top of the polls consistently,” GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Tuesday. “I absolutely believe this is an intended smear campaign.” (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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First lady Michelle Obama, seen with the president and daughters Malia (right) and Sasha, has been a bitter mood lately, heaping criticism on the Republican Party as her husband campaigns for re-election. (Associated Press)

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Presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry (right) poses with supporters after speaking at GOP forum Oct. 12 in Indianapolis. Barack Obama won Indiana in 2008, so to restore the state's reputation for producing conservative wins, the Republican National Committee plans to send staffers and funding to Indiana in the spring, says Rick Wiley, RNC political director. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at GOP forum in Indianapolis on Oct. 12, 2011. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman Jr. campaigns Thursday in Greenland, N.H. The former Utah governor said he'd boycott Nevada's caucuses if they try to upstage New Hampshire's primary. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks at a GOP forum in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Backers are saying he failed to reach out to evangelical Christians and has done a poor job on using surrogates. (Associated Press)

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Illustration: GOP changing lead by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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** FILE ** Sen. Thad Cochran (left), Mississippi Republican, is pictured with then-Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a fellow GOP member, in 2011. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks Tuesday night as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney listens during a GOP debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. (Associated Press)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) endorses former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) for the GOP presidential nomination on Oct. 11, 2011, during a news conference in Lebanon, N.H. (Associated Press)

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Former Sen. Judd Gregg, New Hampshire Republican, is one of two GOP ex-lawmakers who Monday threw their support behind Mitt Romney, a former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, in his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nod. (Associated Press)

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Shawn Mitchell, a Democratic candidate for Virginia state Senate in Loudoun County, disagrees with his GOP rival on the role of the federal government in health care. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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President Obama is attacking the field of Republican candidates who want his job and characterizes the GOP as unwilling to compromise on legislation. "I've tried every step of the way to get the Republican Party to work with me," he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos. "Each time, all we've gotten from them is 'no.' " (Associated Press)