Asked by the Weekly Standard about a potential second presidential run in 2016, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum’s reaction was similar to that of most other potential 2016 candidates: “I’m open to it, yeah,” Santorum replied. “I think there’s a fight right now as to what the soul of the Republican party’s going to be and […]

Yesterday former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum endorsed Dan Liljenquist over incumbent Republican Senator Orrin Hatch in the race for the U.S. Senate after a heated radio debate where Liljenquist repeatedly assailed the senior Utah senator. The low-profile debate held early yesterday morning and only broadcast via radio was the only scheduled debate before the […]

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By Trevor Antley. Sunday’s GOP primary in Puerto Rico was called early. With only 16% of the vote in, Romney held a commanding 83% lead. Romney will also take the territory’s full slate of 20 delegates, per party rules that the territory becomes winner-take-all if a candidate garners more than 50% of the vote. Romney campaigned […]

By Trevor Antley. What could be more awesome than a Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, or Newt Gingrich action figure? If you said a Rick Perry or Herman Cain action figure, then you’re in luck. The custom-toy company Hero Builders has (most of) the 2012 cast, including Mitt, regular and talking versions of Santorum (including sweater vest […]

By Trevor Antley. Mitt Romney may have finished a disappointing third to Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich in the South on Tuesday, but later in the night he walked away with wins in little-watched contests in Hawaii and American Samoa. And despite the lack of fanfare, these Pacific wins meant that the former Massachusetts governor still […]

By Trevor Antley. Mitt Romney could have ended the GOP battle with wins in the South, but the former Massachussetts governor just can’t break his Southern losing streak. Multiple polls had Romney either leading or tied for the lead in both the Mississippi and Alabama primaries. He had the endorsement of Mississippi’s Republican governor. Even Jeff […]

By Trevor Antley. Prominent Florida pastor and Rick Santorum supporter Rev. O’Neal Dozier sent a press release today demanding that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney renounce his “racist Mormon religion.” Romney is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called the Mormon or LDS Church. Dozier and other yet-to-be-named black religious […]