Rick Santorum

The elephant in the room

As Obama falters, Republicans are too busy squabbling with one other to notice they’re missing opportunities

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Newsmakers: Apr. 26-May. 4, 2011

Vancouver’s pot-friendly mayor, Dr. Seuss’s trouble-making turtle, and Obama’s ‘really big stick’

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With Wisconsin over, Newt and Santorum should go

Reality will soon catch up to Romney’s opponents in the Republican primaries

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Romney has long way back to the middle

He has moved so far to the right it may cost him the election

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The GOP is hurting and it’s their own fault

Normally, the primary season is a time to debate ideas, strengthen candidates, and look for opportunities to improve the party’s chances. In 2008, the Obama-Clinton race did just that for the Democrats. This year, though, the Republican race is doing the opposite. While there is time for improvement, Republicans have so far lost the momentum of 2010. The race has become focused on culture war issues, with which the best candidate, Mitt Romney, has struggled.

The santorum surge

The Santorum surge

Support is soaring for the father of seven who offers the rhetorical red meat Romney can’t

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How Obama can win the culture war

While Republicans are distracted by cultural issues, Democrats can seize electoral ground

Newt Gingrich: best trivial pursuit president ever

Newt Gingrich: best trivial pursuit president ever

Scott Feschuk on the walking Wikipedia with fat baby hands who is wooing America

Uniting under the bigotry umbrella

Uniting under the bigotry umbrella

The Christian right’s prejudice against Catholics and Mormons is overshadowed by their prejudice against the “secular liberal agenda”

‘Anti-gay’… I mean, ‘pro-family’

Why are mainstream media adopting Rick Santorum’s hideous euphemisms?

The Harperization of the Republican presidential field

Voters eventually turned to candidates with legislative experience–or at least an MD