Mitt Romney is catching up to Rick Perry in at least one poll: the Gallup Positive Intensity Score, which measures the difference between strongly favorable and strongly unfavorable opinions of each candidate.
Rick Perry has been called “extreme” for his characterization of Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme.” However, he may end up being “extremely correct,” politically, if his creative description energizes his conservative base even more.
Will the real Sarah Palin please stand up?
Rock icons U2 descended onto the Toronto International Film Festival's red carpet on Thursday for the premiere of new documentary From the Sky Down, admitting to nervousness over letting fans into their private world of making music.
Michele Bachmann was the only Republican to give a formal, full-length rebuttal to President Obama's jobs speech Thursday night; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke briefly to Bloomberg TV and House Speaker John Boehner issued a short statement.
Rock 'n' roll icons U2 descend onto the red carpet in Toronto on Thursday for the premier of From the Sky Down, the first documentary to open the Toronto International Film Festival in its 36-year history.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has swiftly risen to the top of opinion polls since he entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination last month.
Republican presidential candidates gather at Ronald Reagan's library in California on Wednesday for the first in a series of debates over the next six weeks that will help define the Republican race.
Before Rick Perry entered the race for the Republican nomination, Michele Bachmann was a major player. Now, she’s barely part of the conversation.
Yet another poll -- this one by The Washington Post and ABC News -- has shown Rick Perry ahead of Mitt Romney, 27 percent to 22 percent.
Hoffa made the remarks ahead of Obama’s appearance on stage.
The White House (perhaps careful not to offend the labor vote that Obama desperately needs to be re-elected next year) has decided not to comment on the flap.
What's up next for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin regarding the 2012 presidential election? More than likely, Palin won't run, but won't state that until absolutely necessary.
Bachmann, who has sparred with Hoffa before, has referred to him as a “notorious union boss and Obama advisor.
She didn't say she was running for president, but Sarah Palin gave a presidential-stump-like speech that wrangled a crowd bigger than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's on Monday.
Palin did not declare her candidacy for president, nor did she endorse any of the existing field of GOP candidates.
Some are wondering if it is already too late for Palin to announce her candidacy.
DeMint declined to declare who the Republican favorite is now.
Sarah Palin on Saturday delivered a speech to Tea party supporters in Iowa where she criticized U.S. President Barack Obama, lashed out against those in the permanent political class and condemned corporate crony capitalism that she said is destroying America.
Sarah Palin didn't declare she was making a bid for the White House, but on Saturday she delivered a speech in Iowa where she stated her own plans to change America.
Sarah Palin didn't say whether she would seek the Republican presidential nomination, but she didn't rule out a run on Saturday when speaking to Tea Party faithfuls in Iowa. Standing on stage in rain-dampened Iowa field Palin made it clear she has no intentions of falling in line behind one of the party's leading candidates, and also criticized U.S. President Barack Obama.
Palin’s comments sounded like a campaign speech.