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If anyone was surprised by Mitt Romney's victory in the straw poll in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, they must not have paid much attention to the race for the 2008 G.O.P. presidential nomination up to this point. The former Massachusetts Governor has maintained a lead ahead of his Republican...
But if Romney's first-place finish was just the logical next step in his mechanical push toward January, the genuine surprise of the day was Mike Huckabee's runner-up placement. The former Arkansas governor captured 2,587 votes (18% of the total) to Romney's 4,516 (32...
Romney may be pleased and relieved by his first-place showing in Ames, but the game remains the same for now. In early September, Fred Thompson is expected to officially join the race, which will turn the focus onto his ability to build on his poll numbers and buzz. Huckabee...
The politics of Iraq will only get more complicated for all of the Republican candidates. And the media and public scrutiny, which so far has barely singed Romney, Giuliani, Thompson or Huckabee, will likely produce one brush fire - or massive conflagration - after another. As hot as it was in Ames...
The countdown to Jan. 14 begins this week with the GOP straw poll in Ames, which coincides with the state fair in Des Moines. Journalists will describe the luscious pork chops and the cow sculpted from butter. Meanwhile, the Iowa GOP will pocket about $1 million for party-building expenses...