The 2012 nomination calendar appears to have once again survived various states jockeying for position, but the drama isn’t quite over.
When multiple media outlets reported Friday that Michele Bachmann’s entire campaign staff in New Hampshire had departed, Bachmann went on the defensive, blaming the media for fabricating the story. As it turned out, Bachmann had lost two of her five campaign staffers in New Hampshire, but nobody told her More…
All of Michele Bachmann’s paid New Hampshire staffers quit her campaign Friday, Politico reports.
A WMUR Granite State poll released Thursday shows the majority of voters in New Hampshire oppose efforts of state Republicans to repeal the state’s marriage-equality law passed in 2009. In addition, voters said they would consider ousting any lawmaker that voted to repeal the law.
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has pledged to end campaign activities and active participation in the Nevada caucuses if the state refuses to reschedule for a later date. Ron Paul‘s campaign manager says the Texas congressman won’t join the boycott and will “compete for delegates everywhere we think More…
Add former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to the list of 2012 competitors who will not participate in Nevada if that state’s caucuses interfere with New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary.
“As a citizen, I have always supported New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary,” Gingrich said in a prepared statement.
“Now, as a More…
Amy Tarkanian, chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party, has announced that her state’s first-in-the-west 2012 presidential nomination caucuses will be held Jan. 14.
The Florida Presidential Preference Primary Committee’s decision to move the date of that state’s GOP presidential primary to January is a hot topic for conservative media and bloggers.
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly announced Monday that his state will hold its first-in-the-south primary on Jan. 21, 2012. The date is 10 days before the rogue Florida primary on Jan. 31.
Although an exact date is not yet known, Nevada Republicans voted over the weekend to move their first-in-the-west caucuses to a Saturday in January that follows New Hampshire’s yet-to-be-named primary date.
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