US Conservative Politics August 2011 Archive

Two weeks after Texas Gov. Rick Perry's announcement for the Republican nomination for president, Michele Bachmann is little more than an afterthought despite being, for all intents and purposes, a ... Read More

An Obama campaign message predicting a George W. Bush-like presidency for Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas), should he win the presidency, hit email inboxes Tuesday morning throughout the Lone Star State. Positioning ... Read More

With the eyes of Iowa focused squarely on the Republican debate Thursday, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann left Iowa State University standing a little taller. As predicted, the barbs were sharper and ... Read More

10:26 p.m. EST: "We now know, for example, there really were Communist spies. We need security provisions across the board to ensure people are loyal to the United States," Newt ... Read More

10:06 p.m.: "We have helped the people of Afghanistan establish freedom from the Taliban. This is not something we are going to do forever," former Gov. Mitt Romney ... Read More

10:01 p.m.: "I am very pleased [Texas Gov. Rick Perry] is coming in, because he represents the status quo while I have my my strong beliefs in personal liberty." 10:02 p.m.: ... Read More

9:50 p.m. EST: "Mitt, look, Obamacare was planned after Mitt's plan in Massachusetts. For anyone to say there are not similarities would be incredible," said former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, comparing ... Read More

9:41 p.m.: "I agreed to the cigarette fee, I regretted that," Pawlenty said, when faced with a question regarding passage of a tax on cigarettes when he claims to have ... Read More

9:33 p.m. EST: "I want the best and brightest to be metered into the country," said former Gov. Mitt Romney. "We love legal immigration, but we need to secure the ... Read More

9:27 p.m. EST: "Like Ronald Reagan who had 13 senior staffers quit...like John McCain who had to run an inexpensive campaign, I intend to run on ideas," said Newt Gingrich, ... Read More

9:16 p.m. EST: "I do not think Congresswoman Bachmann's headaches" are an issue, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said, but believes her lack of executive experience will hurt the party's chances of ... Read More

Welcome to About.com's live coverage of the 2011 GOP presidential debate, hosted this evening in Ames, Iowa on the campus of Iowa State University. Watch the coverage on FOX News ... Read More

Tonight's third GOP debate between Republican presidential challengers is expected to draw nearly 10,000 Iowans and the attention of the nation as the primary race unofficially begins. The debate will ... Read More