Presidency
Michele Bachmann Debuts on Jeopardy!
The Minnesota Congresswoman was nearly the most valuable answer (that is, question) to an $800 clue in an “All Politics Is Local” category last week on the popular game show.
Read MoreBachmann 153rd Candidate to File 2012 Presidential Paperwork and 1 of 4 This Week
FEC documents show 156 individuals from more than 35 states have filed to run for the presidency in 2012; more than 1/3 have run for president before.
Read MoreObama Under Fire: Who Launched the Most Attacks at the President during the New Hampshire Debate?
Mitt Romney landed the most jabs at Obama among the seven candidates; Herman Cain and Ron Paul, meanwhile, pulled the most punches.
Read MoreFace Time: Which Republican Candidate Won the Battle for the Camera Lens?
Romney spoke for 11 minutes and 21 seconds with five other candidates clocking in at less than 9 minutes and 40 seconds; Pawlenty came in second with 10:51.
Read MoreRemember When? Bachmann Once Led the Cheers for Ron Paul 2012 Candidacy
Less than two years ago, Bachmann was Paul’s opening act and applauded his prospective 2012 candidacy; on Monday the two U.S. Representatives share the New Hampshire stage as equals.
Read MoreObama the Most Veto-Shy President Since James Garfield
Obama has issued just one veto every 435 days; the presidential average since 1881 is once every 20 days.
Read MoreRick Santorum, Catholicism, and the 2012 Republican Ticket
Republicans have nominated a Catholic just once on the presidential ballot in 152 years, compared to seven times for the Democrats since 1928.
Read MoreBachmann vs. Pawlenty: How do Same-State Same Party Presidential Rivals Fare?
More than two-dozen pairs of candidates from the same state have sought the same major party nomination in the post-Civil War era; 15 have won the nomination and nine the presidency.
Read MoreFrom Rumor to Reality: Pawlenty’s 2,456-Day Presidential Candidacy Roll Out
National chatter of a T-Paw presidential bid first began nearly seven years ago at the 2004 RNC
Read MoreFlashback Fail: Tim Pawlenty is the “Arnold Schwarzenegger of the Midwest”
In 2004, Club for Growth founder and then President Stephen Moore called T-Paw “Arnold Schwarzenegger of the Midwest”
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