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2012 Candidates Weekly Update 2/08/11

Michele Bachmann (link is external)

Health Care(link is external): Calls reform law the “crown jewel of socialism,” plots its repeal every day (Iowa Independent, 2/7).

South Carolina(link is external): Plans to address Republican groups in South Carolina (Spartanburg Herald Journal, 2/3).

House(link is external): Tense relationship between Bachmann and Speaker Boehner (US News & World Report, 2/3).

Haley Barbour (link is external)

Health Care(link is external): Joins with other GOP governors to protest reform law (Reuters, 2/7).

Fundraising(link is external): Tight knit group of corporate donors finance Barbour’s PAC (Politico, 2/6).

Mike Huckabee (link is external)

Foreign Affairs(link is external): Wants to redraw Mideast borders according to the Bible (WaPo, 2/7).

Iowa(link is external): Advisers from 2008 Iowa campaign not in close contact with Huckabee (Des Moines Register, 2/6).

Sarah Palin (link is external)

Religious Right(link is external): CPAC-boycotters question Palin’s comments about GOProud (The Hill, 2/7).

Media(link is external): Application to trademark her name rejected (TIME, 2/7).

Fundraising(link is external): Cancels Colorado fundraiser due to “onslaught of attacks,” but ticket sales were also lagging (Denver Post, 2/5).

Ron Paul (link is external)

2012(link is external): Campaign for Liberty adviser believes Paul is "seriously considering" another presidential bid (Fox News, 2/7).

Religious Right(link is external): Set to address The Family Leader lecture series (Politico, 2/7).

Tim Pawlently(link is external)

DADT(link is external): Defends position in favor of reinstating Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (Think Progress, 2/7).

Religious Right(link is external): Brandishes is evangelical faith at far-right The Family Leader forum (AP, 2/7).

Mitt Romney(link is external)

Experience(link is external): Stresses his corporate background, downplaying role as Massachusetts’s governor (Forbes, 2/7).

2012(link is external): Gathers leading supporters to discuss nomination bid (Boston Globe, 2/4).

Fundraising(link is external): Uses five different state PACs to help raise $6.3 million (The Daily Beast, 6/4).

Rick Santorum (link is external)

Campaign(link is external): Outlines contrasts between himself and leading GOP contenders to show path to victory (The Daily Beast, 2/5).

Religious Right(link is external): George Will emphasizes Santorum’s success campaigning on social issues (Union Leader, 2/3).

South Carolina(link is external): Told Tea Party group that he would eliminate the 9th circuit court (TPM, 2/3).