With the exception of Colorado, each contest is getting some attention.
Republican Party
Rundle12: up close and personal with Rick Perry
Why is Texas Governor Rick Perry still in the Republican race? A campaign stop in South Carolina demonstrated why even the man himself doesn’t seem to think he can win.
Rundle12: no place for a Huntsman in either the woods or a diner
We were all in the Puritan diner and ice-cream store when Jon Huntsman lunged towards me.
Guy Rundle: Romney fails to impress in New Hampshire
Republican Mitt Romney tried to be casual, relaxed and engaging in New Hampshire. It didn’t work. Crikey’s Guy Rundle begins his US roadshow in the bellwether state to report on this week’s crucial primary.
Yet another Iowa front-runner — yes, it’s Ron Paul
Already Newt Gingrich’s chances for the Republican nomination are being written off, and there is a new GOP frontrunner in Iowa — Texas congressman Ron Paul.
Rundle: Cain dissed as a Newt, aka the ultimate black swan, emerges
Well it has been a helluva ride for the Republican Party, as its right-wing base searches for anyone but the passionless and, by American standards, centrist mainstream candidate Mitt Romney.
Is there room for an anti-war Republican?
Ron Paul has many faults, but this time it’s his virtues that will sink him.
Herman Cain isn’t serious, but that might not stop him
Of the Republican contenders — Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain — one name stands out. America’s pundit class have been giving a lot of attention to the pizza tycoon.
Abbott’s climate change Tea Party stirs in Canberra
It’s been fascinating to watch climate change emerge again as a political issue in the US, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator.
GOP university cake stall: $2 cupcakes for whites, $1 for Latinos
A cake stall sponsored by the Republican Party, where customers were to pay different prices based on their skin colour, to help protest against a Senate bill of affirmative action, has caused a scandal at a university in California.
Political snippets: A simple solution for Tony Abbott
I don’t understand the suggestion by some commentators that Labor has presented Tony Abbott with a difficult decision over legislation designed to overturn the recent High Court decision on asylum seekers.
Rundle on the GOP race: Coke or Pepsi, Palin or bust
Seven candidates for the Republican nomination for president assembled for the first debate in New Hampshire. But the most visible candidate — Sarah Palin — wasn’t there. And the rest were reduced to jokes.
White House race begins: Republicans debate in New Hampshire
The first major debate of the 2012 US presidential primaries took place in New Hampshire Monday night, giving each of the seven candidates a chance to rise above the widespread view that the field is a poor one.
Black is back as evangelical Republicans rally
As Barack Obama mobilises his re-election campaign, the Republican base is for the first time excited about a black man running for president — former fast food chain executive Herman Cain, that is. Crikey was at the Faith and Freedom Coalition in DC.
Trump fires himself, let the real election begin
After months of speculation, Donald Trump finally declared that he won’t stand as a presidential nominee for the Republican ticket. Enough with the joke candidates, the Republican Party needs to figure out its game plan fast, warns Maggie Haberman.
Huckabee Fox off with ‘no ticker’, so who’ll kick-start GOP cause?
Would the real Republican candidates for president please stand up? The field of conservatives willing to challenge has gone from almost nobody to anybody with a book or TV show to sell.
Richardson: is Donald Trump a serious GOP presidential hope?
Two new developments this week in the race for next year’s Republican presidential nomination. Mitt Romney joined the list of semi-declared candidates and Donald Trump became a semi-serious contender.
US Republicans have upper hand in pushing boundaries
Three of the largest states in the US have the most interesting redistricting processes taking place now.
