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President 2012: Gingrich and Santorum Get Testy with Opponents on the Day of the Iowa Caucus
First, there is Newt going ballistic at Mitt Romney:
Newt should probably be mad about his abysmal campaign response to Romney’s negative television ads who everyone knew were going to hit him.
Then, there is Rick Santorum going after Ron Paul.
“Ron Paul is disgusting,” presidential candidate Rick Santorum said to a handful of Fox News and Business reporters shortly after his Fox and Friends interview Tuesday morning.
Santorum blamed his rival for Iowa robo calls that claimed that the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania was Pro-Choice and against the second amendment.
There will be some bad blood among the GOP ranks after Iowa tonight.
But, hey, isn’t that politics?
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President 2012 Iowa Watch: The Six Counties to Watch
Chris Cillizza over at The Fix has the run down.
1. Dallas County
Why to watch it: This is the big suburban county in Iowa, and is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. It was the closest county in the state’s GOP caucuses in 2008, going for Romney by a mere four votes out of nearly 4,000 cast. It also happens to be the only county near Des Moines that Romney won, while Mike Huckabee racked up huge margins in the central part of the state.
What to watch for: Romney needs to expand his margin of victory here and hope that growing population means growing turnout. Particularly if he loses neighboring Polk County (see below), he would love to be able to make up a lot of those votes in Dallas County and then focus on his more traditional bases of support in the eastern and western parts of the state.
2. Dubuque County
Why to watch it: An eastern Iowa county firmly in Romney’s wheelhouse, Dubuque is heavily Catholic and pro-life. In fact, it was one of Romney’s best counties in the state, giving him 42 percent of the vote despite qualms in other parts of the state about his Mormon religion.
What to watch for: Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum has made much of his Catholic faith and consistently pro-life record. Somehow upending Romney in Dubuque — or making it close — would be a very good sign for Santorum.
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Day By Day January 3, 2012 – Spanky
Chris, before President Obama can be “spanked” at the polls the GOP needs to get through their primary process.The time for choosing starts today in Iowa and it looks like a “push” election.
On to New Hampshire and South Carolina…..
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-01-03
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