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Stephen Colbert announces intention to enter South Carolina GOP primary
The race to be the next President of the United States might now come down to Barack Obama and… Stephen Colbert?
The Comedy Central funny man announced his intention to run for president of the “United States of America of South Carolina” at the taping of his show Thursday night and will try to compete in South Carolina’s GOP primary Jan. 21.
“I’m proud to announce I plan to form an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my candidacy,” Colbert said.
While Colbert won’t actually compete for the GOP nomination in the general election, this may give Republicans another option beyond Mitt Romney in a pivotal state. Every Republican presidential candidate since 1980 has won South Carolina’s primary.
“Clearly my fellow South Caroliniacs see me as the only Mitternative,” Colbert said. (Photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
Ways to win and lose the New Hampshire GOP primary
New Hampshire is in the news a lot these days because Tuesday the “Live Free or Die” state will hold the first primary in the U.S. presidential sweepstakes.
And because it is the first primary, it can make or break a contender’s momentum.
In other words, New Hampshire may be small, but its influence on U.S. politics is huge.
So what will it take for Republican presidential wannabes to win this key primary? Well first off, the nominees better forget all that stuff about wining votes through new-fangled notions like social media.
To be successful in New Hampshire requires old-fashioned “retail” campaigning, namely lots of baby-kissing, hand-shaking and Town Hall-attending. Simply put, “Granite Staters”, as they call themselves, want to see candidates up close.
Anyone But Romney: The race by the Republican right to find an ‘ABR’ continues
Contenders to Mitt Romney in the republican presidential race have emerged and then faded – support for the former Massachusetts governor one of the few constants in the nomination race.
Despite Mr. Romney’s inconstantly high poll rankings, the GOP can’t seem to fully embrace him. The National Post’s graphics team takes a look at the ups and downs of the race so far.
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‘Pizzazz’ propels Rick Santorum into three-way GOP Iowa caucus race
Sizing up the U.S. Republican field
We asked 11 National Post writers to present their picks for the Republican Presidential nominee.
Robert Fulford: “The 2012 Republican presidential field is the worst lineup of potential candidates I’ve seen in my lifetime.” Do you agree?
Jesse Kline: Ron Paul is the one candidate with no sacred cows
Terence Corcoran: Romney almost walks the walk
Jonathan Kay: If Huntsman loses, something is wrong with America
Rex Murphy: Newt Gingrich is in tune with America
Graphic: The Republican nomination race so far
As new Republican contenders have emerged, taken off and then crashed in the polls, Mitt Romney’s support has remained one of the few constants in the nomination race. And yet the GOP can’t seem to fully embrace him. The National Post’s graphics team takes a look at the ups and downs of the race so far.
