HUMBOLDT, Iowa — Michele Bachmann on Saturday seized an opportunity to dent Ron Paul’s standing in the Hawkeye State by spotlighting his foreign policy views, which are far to the left of the Republican Party’s. Paul is polling near the top of the primary field in Iowa and has the most sophisticated organization here, leading a growing cadre of state GOP operatives to believe he could pull off an upset in the Jan. 3 caucuses. Economic issues and personalities have [...]
After taking some heat for his Republican presidential debate performance last week in Orlando, Fla., Texas Gov. Rick Perry has released a new Web video attacking Mitt Romney’s health care record. The spot highlights an edit made between the hardcover and paperback versions of Romney’s book “No Apology” about the health care law the then-Massachusetts governor signed in 2006. Referring to his electability during the debate Thursday night, Romney said, “One reason to elect me is I know what I [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, the lead Republican presidential candidate, on Monday tempered earlier comments about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, but held firm in his opposition to more monetary stimulus from the central bank. Perry, who caused a stir in August when he said “we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas” if Bernanke launched another round of buying government bonds to lower interest rates — known as quantitative easing — rolled back on Monday, criticizing [...]