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• Obama campaign site draws most traffic

  March 21, 2012 8:41 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - More adults visited President Barack Obama's campaign website in January than the four Republican hopefuls combined. That's according to Nielsen Co., which analyzed voter-aged traffic to the official presidential campaign websites. About 4.2 million people visited Obama's site, compared to 830,000 for Ron Paul's and 773,000... more »

• Four straight: Romney wins Washington GOP caucus

  March 3, 2012 11:22 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney has won a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses. It's his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to the 10-state Super Tuesday contests next week. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are battling for second... more »

• Race for lead in Colorado caucus is tight

  February 8, 2012 12:38 AM

  Mitt Romney is now leaded in the Colorado caucus with 37 percent. With 53 percent of precincts reporting, Mitt Romney leads with 7,507 votes (37 percent), and Rick Santorum has slipped to second with 7,178 votes (35 percent). Newt Gingrich is in third right now with 14 percent of... more »

• Rick Santorum takes early lead in Colorado

  February 7, 2012 9:44 PM

  Colorado Republican caucus results are starting to come in and Rick Santorum is holding an early lead. With 3 of the 76 precincts reporting statewide (or about four percent), Santorum is leading with 146 votes (50 percent). Newt Gingrich is behind him with 69 votes (24 percent), followed by... more »

• Ron Paul in Colorado Springs

  January 31, 2012 8:13 PM

  Half of the GOP field left the sunshine state to come here. Ron Paul spent time in Fort Collins and Denver earlier today before heading south to energize his supporters in Colorado Springs. During a brief stop at the Colorado Springs Airport, Paul told supporters that if he were... more »

• Colorado Republican caucus to play national role

  January 23, 2012 8:23 PM

  Colorado's Republican caucus shifted from March to February. Local political figures expect that our caucus--only two weeks from now--will have a loud voice in the national conversation about our next president. Political analysts believe Mitt Romney could have swept the nations votes with a win South Carolina. To the surprise... more »

• South Carolina gives Newt Gingrich a big win

  January 21, 2012 11:39 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is relishing his upset victory in the South Carolina primary. The win has dealt a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and has elongated the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich praised his GOP rivals after the... more »

• Ron Paul leaves campaign trail to vote on debt ceiling

  January 17, 2012 8:16 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Ron Paul is stepping off the presidential campaign trail to vote against raising the federal debt ceiling. The Texas congressman will fly to Washington early Wednesday. He planned to return to South Carolina on Thursday morning, two days before the state's first-in-the-South primary. Paul... more »

• "Fantastic" showing for Paul

  January 3, 2012 11:32 PM

  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Congressman Ron Paul is telling supporters he's had a fantastic showing after having finished third in the Iowa caucuses. The Texas congressman says he sees his standing in Iowa as strong finish that will give him momentum to continue in the race. Paul... more »

• Negative ads mix with holiday cheer in Iowa

  December 20, 2011 7:12 PM

  DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Iowa residents flipping their TV channels this season aren't finding a whole lot of Christmas cheer. A barrage of negative campaign ads is flooding the airwaves, with ghoulish images of Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi crowding Santa and doomsday music drowning out holiday song. Mitt Romney... more »

• Perry's flub lets Paul grab the spotlight

  November 12, 2011 2:54 PM

  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Ron Paul says he didn't mean to embarrass fellow Texan Rick Perry when Perry forgot, during a debate, one of the three federal agencies he wants to abolish. Paul held up five fingers as Perry groped for words, and the video has been viewed thousands of... more »

• Paul wins Values Voters straw poll, Cain in 2nd

  October 8, 2011 5:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is the top presidential pick of the thousands of social conservatives who are meeting this weekend, winning 37 percent in a non-binding straw poll. Georgia businessman Herman Cain came in second at the Values Voters Summit in Washington with 23 percent and... more »

• Once a fringe candidate, Paul shaping 2012 race

  August 14, 2011 8:49 PM

  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Ron Paul is in position to shape the 2012 Republican presidential primary. Once seen as a fringe candidate, the Texas congressman is giving voice to the party's libertarian wing and reflecting a frustration with the United States' international entanglements. Paul placed second in a key... more »

• Ron Paul plans to run for president again

  May 12, 2011 1:42 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Campaign aides say Texas Rep. Ron Paul will run for president for a third time. Aides said Paul will announce those plans on Friday while in New Hampshire. He formed a campaign exploratory committee last month. The aides would speak only on background because the announcement is... more »