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2012 Candidates Weekly Update 10/19/10

Haley Barbour (link is external)

Washington(link is external): Ranked #1 of GQ’s “DC Power List” (GQ, 10/18).

Mississippi(link is external): NYT columnist looks into his record of pardons as Governor (NYT, 10/15).

GOP(link is external): Raises $31 million for Republican Governors Association (WaPo, 10/14).

Mitch Daniels(link is external)

Economy(link is external): Hit by conservatives for floating idea of value added tax (Newsweek, 10/18).

2012(link is external): Praised by President of US Chamber of Commerce (Courier & Press, 10/13).

Newt Gingrich (link is external)

2010(link is external): Predicts takeover of House and Senate by GOP (KTAR, 10/18).

Fundraising(link is external): His 527, which has no cap on donations, raised over $4 million (Politico, 10/16).

Mike Huckabee(link is external)

Media(link is external): Brings Ohio GOP gubernatorial nominee on TV show, says he is “not the least bit objective” (Media Matters, 10/18).

Crime(link is external): Seattle Times looks into Huckabee’s pardon of Maurice Clemmons (Seattle Times, 10/17).

Religious Right(link is external): Tells “Freedom, Faith and Family” conference that God guided Founding Fathers, condemns abortion (Winston-Salem Journal, 10/16).

2010(link is external): Predicts a “tsunami of change” while campaigning for Indiana Republicans (Indiana News Center, 10/13).

Mitt Romney (link is external)

2010(link is external): Campaigns for Wisconsin’s Scott Walker and Minnesota’s Tom Emmer (GOP12, 10/18).

Fundraising(link is external): Collects $1.7 million for leadership PAC over summer (Politico, 10/14).

Iowa(link is external): May not focus as much attention on Iowa Caucuses in 2012 as he did in 2008 (Des Moines Register, 10/14).

Sarah Palin (link is external)

Tea Party(link is external): Launches Tea Party Express Bus Tour in Reno, NV (Christian Science Monitor, 10/18).

2010(link is external): Set to rally in Florida with Michael Steele and Marco Rubio after appearing with Steele in California (Politico, 10/18).

Religious Right(link is external): Speaks to Liberty and Freedom Foundation about patriotism, God, and Pat Tillman; knocks First Lady Michelle Obama(link is external) (Opposing Views, 10/17).

George Pataki (link is external)

Health Care(link is external): Wants 1 million people to sign his petition to repeal reform law (Jackson Citizen Patriot, 10/14; The Hill, 10/14).

Economy(link is external): Criticizes Obama Administration’s green-jobs initiatives (Wall Street Journal, 10/14).

Tim Pawlenty (link is external)

GOP(link is external): Holds rally with Mitt Romney in Minnesota (Star Tribune, 10/18).

Government(link is external): Criticizes federal government spending but requests money from Washington for flood aid (Up Take, 10/18).

Fundraising(link is external): Leadership PAC raised over half a million dollars over the Summer (AP, 10/14).

Rick Santorum (link is external)

Abortion(link is external): Set to address Tennessee Right to Life’s annual dinner (Knoxville News, 10/17).

Religious Right(link is external): Spoke Friday to Cornerstone Action fundraiser (CPR Action, 10/15).