Don’t think Oxford Union – think American Idol
Don’t think Oxford Union. Think American Idol where all the contestants have chosen the same piece of music – Matt Frei on the power of the debates in the Republican race.
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The fight for the Republican presidential nomination has become submerged in a negative advertising blitz. So who’s saying what – and with whose dollars?
The Republican rivals are ripping each other to shreds in tonight’s Florida primary. But it’s not just the politicians who are getting up to some monkey business over the outcome of this race.
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is wooing Florida voters by calling for a bold new frontier in space travel – including a manned colony on the moon.
The frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney, has finally bowed to pressure and released his tax returns for 2010 and 2011.
President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union address to both Houses of Congress on Tuesday night – the start of his bid for another four years in charge.
Don’t think Oxford Union. Think American Idol where all the contestants have chosen the same piece of music – Matt Frei on the power of the debates in the Republican race.
As Newt Gingrich scores a convincing win in the South Carolina primary, Felicity Spector writes about the Republican race that is making history and why it ain’t going to be pretty.
Newt Gingrich wins the South Carolina Republican primary with a convincing victory over Mitt Romney. The result blows the Republican race for the presidential nomination wide open.
Can Newt Gingrich’s personal baggage survive under the auspices of redemption, or will revelations about his private life tip the scales, ponders Matt Frei.
Horreur of horreurs, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks a smattering of French, just like that other lanky Massachussets millionaire, John Kerry.
So it looks as if the arranged marriage between Mitt Romney and the GOP is being consummated. It remains loveless but unavoidable, and although the congregation was smiling last night, they weren’t smiling with their eyes.
What matters isn’t the victory. It’s whether Mitt Romney’s rivals still have any hopes of knocking him off course, or whether he’s unstoppable, writes Felicity Spector.
From bible bashing to very public gaffes – it seems there’s not much that’s off limits in the US presidential race, as the Republicans outdo each other to prove they’re never wrong for long.
Voters in New Hampshire are casting their ballots in the first primary in America’s presidential race. Channel 4 News asks whether Mitt Romney will get the convincing victory he needs.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is the overwhelming favourite to capture the New Hampshire primary, despite suffering criticism over a gaffe he made about enjoying firing people.