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Real Clear Politics: "Santorum May Be the Future of the GOP"

January 5, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Sean Trende, Senior Elections Analyst for Real Clear Politics, notes that Romney was a winner in Iowa (congrats to our Romney fans and colleagues), but he offers this interesting observation: 3. Rick Santorum may well be the future of the Republican Party. While I find it highly unlikely that he’ll be the nominee this time […]

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Cato Institute v. Santorum

January 5, 2012 – 1:30 pm

The Cato Institute (which mostly favors gay marriage) sharpens their attacks on Santorum. Fair enough. It’s a horse race. But we were struck by this sentence in Michael Tanner’s essay: “After all, the Tea Party and 2010 elections were largely about economic issues and the desire to limit the size, cost, and intrusiveness of government. […]

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George Will on Santorum: Suddenly, a Fun Candidate

January 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm

He writes in the Washington Post: …Rick Santorum has become central because Iowa Republicans ignored an axiom that is as familiar as it is false: Democrats fall in love, and Republicans fall in line. Republicans, supposedly hierarchical, actually are — let us say the worst — human. They crave fun. Supporting Mitt Romney still seems […]

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"Santorum is Poised to Win South Carolina"

January 5, 2012 – 12:30 pm

The Charlotte Observer: Rick Santorum has lagged near the bottom of the pack in South Carolina, mired below 3 percent in most polls. That’s despite the fact that he’s spent more time in the state than any of his Republican presidential rivals. But since he virtually tied former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s Iowa […]

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Brian Brown: What do the Iowa Caucuses Tell Us?

January 5, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Our President Brian Brown posting at NRO’s The Corner blog: The thing that should be clear to observers of the Iowa caucuses is that social conservatives remain a critical component of the conservative movement. It’s been said that there are three legs of the conservative stool: economic conservatives, social conservatives, and national-security conservatives. But many […]

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Democrat Party Head: Marriage Amendment Would be "Un-American and Un-Democratic"

January 5, 2012 – 11:00 am

A reporter caught up with DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Iowa and asked her to respond to the fact that Rick Santorum supports a Federal Marriage Amendment. She responded: “That would be unamerican, undemocratic and entirely unappropriate and unacceptable.”

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Brian Brown Promises: Washington State Will Fight to Protect Marriage

January 5, 2012 – 10:30 am

Our President Brian Brown interviewed by Reuters in response to the news that Gov. Gregoire is supporting redefining marriage through the legislature: …Brian Brown, president of the 800,000-member Washington, D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage, told Reuters his nonprofit group would lobby against gay marriage in Washington state. “The people of this country believe that marriage […]

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The Daily: Santorum's "Killer App" is Marrying Economics to Moral Values

January 5, 2012 – 10:00 am

Jonathan Last at the new web-only publication The Daily writes about the Santorum surge for a tech-friendly audience: On Dec. 20, Rick Santorum polled at 5 percent in Iowa, placing him ahead of only the MIA Jon Huntsman in the state. Although Mitt Romney officially won the contest, Santorum captured 25 percent of caucus voters […]

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WaPo: Santorum Wants Tax Code to Reward Marriage and Families

January 5, 2012 – 8:30 am

Suzy Khimm of the Washington Post’s Wonk Blog: Rick Santorum’s socially conservative brand has helped him break through with a last-minute surge in Iowa. But his agenda isn’t restricted to reimposing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”outlawing gay marriage nationwide, or promoting prayer in public schools. Santorum also wants to use the federal tax incentives to promote […]

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Maggie Gallagher: "If We Had a Powerful Marriage Culture, Gay Marriage Would Make No Sense"

January 5, 2012 – 8:00 am

NOM’s Maggie Gallagher debates what marriage is at a panel discussion held in Philadelphia, PA in 2009:

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Video: Rick Santorum's Victory Speech In Iowa

January 4, 2012 – 4:30 pm

Rick Santorum’s speech after improving from single digits in the polls to within eight votes of victory in Iowa. Part 1 — Game on! “Thank you so much, Iowa… you’ve taken the first step of taking back our country.” He speaks eloquently of his grandfather, who taught him the lesson: “Work hard.” He said: “What […]

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Video: Mitt Romney's Iowa Victory Speech

January 4, 2012 – 3:30 pm

Mitt Romney ended up winning Iowa by 8 votes. Here’s how he addressed his energized supporters:

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Washington State Governor Gregoire Endorses SSM

January 4, 2012 – 2:30 pm

Movement against marriage in Washington state: Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday said she’ll put forward legislation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples. The proposal will be introduced during the legislative session that starts Monday. If it’s approved, Washington would become the seventh state to legalize gay marriage. “It’s time, it’s the right thing […]

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Ed Whelan: On Appointing Judges, I have "By Far The Greatest Confidence in Santorum"

January 4, 2012 – 1:00 pm

Legal Scholar Ed Whelan at NRO’s Bench Memos blog: There are plenty of factors that any voter needs to sort out in deciding whom to support for president. For me, one very important factor is which candidate is most likely to nominate excellent Supreme Court justices and lower-court judges and to work tenaciously to get […]

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Michele Bachmann to End Campaign, Rick Perry Heads to South Carolina

January 4, 2012 – 12:15 pm

Michele Bachmann has decided to suspend her presidential bid after a disappointing showing in Iowa: Michele Bachmann ended her bid for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, hours after a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. The Minnesota congresswoman suspended her campaign, a legal technicality that will allow her to continue to raise and spend […]

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