The Maine Republican Party announced on Thursday that it would be re-counting the ballots cast in the seven-day caucus contest which ended on Saturday, Feb. 11. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was declared the winner with 39 percent of the votes. Texas Congressman Ron Paul was in second place with 36-percent support. Dr. Paul originally [...]

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney both condemned a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn California’s Proposition 8, an amendment to the state’s constitution which declared same-sex marriages illegal. Proposition 8 was passed in a 52-48 vote in 2008 shortly after California’s Supreme Court had ruled [...]

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike following an interview with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on Wednesday morning. The former Massachusetts governor told the program’s host that he was “not concerned about the very poor”. Although his comment will be seen by many as insensitive, Mr. Romney‘s statement should be [...]

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich clashed over illegal immigration during Thursday night’s GOP debate in Jacksonville, Fla. The heated exchange occurred after CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked Mr. Gingrich to elaborate on the reason why he described Mr. Romney‘s “self-deportation” idea as an “Obama-level fantasy”. The former Massachusetts governor believes [...]

Three South Carolina polls released on Thursday show that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has overtaken Mitt Romney in the Palmetto State, where the former Massachusetts governor had been in pole position since the beginning of January. All three surveys were carried out over a one-day period on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The first poll, conducted [...]