Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:19:30 +0000

(CNN) – The Iowa Republican chairman, Matt Strawn, announced on Tuesday that he will step down in February. The announcement, made in a video posted to the state GOP website, comes four weeks after Iowa's lead off caucuses, which ended after a nearly three week certification process in a 34 vote victory for former Pennsylvania [...](image)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:15:54 +0000

(CNN) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched a three-day visit to five battleground states in the November election by pressing themes from his State of the Union address of promoting core American values and having the wealthy pay more taxes. At a manufacturing plant that he said represented the kind of job creation needed [...](image)

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:40:51 +0000

(CNN) – Seeking to put to rest any confusion, the Iowa Republican Party affirmed late Friday night that Rick Santorum took first place in the Iowa caucuses. The group sent a statement in an effort to "clarify conflicting reports" after the state party released its certified results Thursday showing Santorum had edged rival Mitt Romney [...](image)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:35:59 +0000

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - The chairman of Iowa's Republican Party said on Thursday that despite missing votes and human error discovered after the Iowa caucuses, one thing is clear from the final tally: Rick Santorum won. "I think there was a misunderstanding regarding the certified results," Matt Strawn told reporters at the organization's headquarters [...](image)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:32:36 +0000

(CNN) – Mitt Romney made a "polite" phone call Thursday to rival Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum to "concede victory" in Iowa, according to Santorum's spokesman Hogan Gidley. But Romney's team objected, saying his campaign didn't concede. "Gov. Romney called Sen. Santorum to congratulate him on the Iowa results," said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul. Tune [...](image)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:17:39 +0000

(CNN) – Rick Santorum finished the Iowa Republican caucuses 34 votes ahead of Mitt Romney, but results from several precincts are missing and the full actual results may never be known, according to a report published Thursday by the Des Moines Register. The new numbers show 29,839 votes for Santorum and 29,805 votes for Romney, [...](image)

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:35:17 +0000

Washington (CNN) – Jun Takao fully understands the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary and the complicated fight for convention delegates. But the veteran Japanese journalist and Washington bureau chief does not comprehend one thing about American presidential elections. "What's interesting for the audience (about) listening to the debate dozens of times?" he asked. "Sometimes [...](image)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:16:02 +0000

(CNN) – The Iowa Republican Party pushed back on a report from a caucus-goer suggesting a vote discrepancy at his caucus site allocated an additional 20 votes to Mitt Romney. Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn said he does not expect the results of the two-week certification process to change Tuesday's outcome. Romney won the caucuses [...](image)

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:27:24 +0000

(CNN) - Rick Santorum said Wednesday he was “tongue-tied” this weekend and didn’t actually say a word that has sparked a firestorm among some in the African-American community. Talking about welfare programs at an Iowa campaign stop on Sunday, the Republican presidential candidate was quoted as saying, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives [...](image)