'Money Bomb': Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in 24-Hour Period
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, raised an astounding $6 million and change Sunday, his campaign said, almost certainly guaranteeing he'll outraise his rivals for the Republican nomination in the fourth quarter and likely will be able to fund a presence in many of the states that vote Feb. 5.
Home-School Ties Aided Huckabee's Iowa Rise
Julie Roe, an early believer in Mike Huckabee, worked with what she had. With no buttons, no yard signs and no glossy literature from his nearly invisible Iowa campaign, she took a pair of scissors and cut out a photograph of the former Arkansas governor. She pasted it on a piece of paper, scribbled down some of his positions, made copies and launched the Huckabee for President campaign in rural Hardin County.
Austin Is a Stronghold for Ron Paul Campaign
Famously, flagrantly liberal Austin has almost overnight become a crucial redoubt in a campaign to elect as president a libertarian Republican congressman from Lake Jackson.
Obama Showing New Confidence With Iowa Sprint
Senator Barack Obama is seeking to capitalize on a moment of opportunity in the weeks before the Iowa caucuses to challenge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's long dominance of the Democratic field, and in doing so, he now faces intensified questions about his vulnerabilities in a general election.
Still Hope for Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson is particularly fond of saying that "the proof is in the pudding." He invokes the phrase whenever he's asked if he entered the Republican race for the party's presidential nomination too late, or if he's spent too little time campaigning, or if he's worried about his lagging poll numbers. As far as the former Tennessee Senator and Hollywood character actor is concerned, his pudding will be proved January 3, when the voters of Iowa will finally have their say.
Huckabee Draws Support of Home-School Families
Christine and Chuck Hurley have raised and home-schooled their 10 children here, and five of those children will be eligible to vote in the Iowa caucus on Jan. 3.
Poll: Electability Key Among Democrats
Democratic voters increasingly are focused on nominating the most electable presidential candidate, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama fares better than New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton against prospective Republican rivals.
Huckabee and Giuliani Tied in 2008 Republican Race
Mike Huckabee has surged into a virtual tie with front-runner Rudy Giuliani in the national 2008 Republican presidential race two weeks before the first contest, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Giuliani Leads California but Huckabee Gaining: Poll
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has made dramatic gains in California but still trails front-runner Rudy Giuliani, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Ahead of Iowa, Republican Race Is Wide Open
Two weeks before the Iowa caucus, the race for president, while tightening among Democrats, is wide open on the Republican side, highlighting the unusual fluidity of the first campaign for the White House in over a half-century that doesn't include an incumbent president or vice president.
The Presidential Race in Texas: Who Backs Whom
With the Iowa caucuses fast approaching, here's a look at how the race is shaping up in Texas, and which leaders in the Lone Star State are supporting which candidates for leader of the Land of the Free.
Huckabee: Romney's 'Desperate' and 'Dishonest'
Republican presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney ratcheted up their Iowa battle today, with the former Arkansas governor labeling Romney's attacks on his crime record as "desperate" and "dishonest."
Iowa's Moderate Republicans Left Out in 2008 Race
For Iowa's moderate Republicans, the final days of a heated campaign to win the party's nomination for next year's U.S. presidential election are a painful reminder of their own second-class status in the party.
Huckabee, Back in Iowa, Brings Christmas Message
He came to town this week dressed in a dark pinstriped suit and cowboy boots, advocating lower taxes, death to the Internal Revenue Service and restoration of the words "Merry Christmas" and "Jesus Christ" to the American lexicon.
