Gov. Rick Perry survived his second straight debate without a major stumble and wants to be the “Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses.” U.S. Rep. Ron Paul stole the show, but his isolationist foreign policy views may have alarmed some Republicans.
Griffin Perry
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Campaign Chatter
The latest from the campaign trail, an election this week, and a few interesting new candidates.
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Splitsville
If you can’t hold congressional and legislative primaries on March 6 — because you don’t have maps in time — what happens next?
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Demographics
DOJ Report: “America’s Toughest Sheriff” Violated Civil Rights
Arizona sheriff and Gov. Rick Perry endorser Joe Arpaio allegedly engaged in discriminatory law enforcement practices and racial profiling of Latinos, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Weekend Insider: Perry’s Iowa Bus Tour, Mexican Cowboys Fans
In this episode of Weekend Insider, Gov. Rick Perry heads out on a bus tour of Iowa, and reporters Ben Philpott and Jay Root are along for the ride. Reporter Julian Aguilar takes a different type of bus tour — from Mexico to Dallas with some serious Cowboys fans.
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Video: Latest Perry Ad Targets Romney, Gingrich
The Perry campaign’s latest attack ad labels Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as “political insiders.” Both are running ahead of the Texas governor in most polls.
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Perry is Texas Monthly’s Bum Steer of the Year
The magazine was reluctant to confer its “lowest honor” on the Texas governor until his now-infamous brain freeze. “In that moment,” editor Jake Silverstein writes, “all our resistance melted away.”
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Campaign Roundup: The Week’s Political News
When will the elections be held? Sometime next year. The dates for the congressional and legislative elections won’t be certain until maps have been approved. But candidates are filing, and endorsements haven’t stopped.
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The Brief: Dec. 15, 2011
The escalating fight between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney has spawned an unlikely Texas alliance (of sorts).
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Perry Turns Some Heads on Iowa Bus Tour
Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his two-and-a-half week, 40-stop Iowa bus tour today in an effort to rejuvenate a campaign that has been down in the polls for several weeks. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.
