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Many factors guide our coverage of the ever-changing GOP race

Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 6:51pm

Watching the race for the Republican presidential nomination reminds me of a yo-yo.

First one candidate zooms up the popularity charts, then he slips back down. Then another pops up, then slides back down.

That’s pretty much been the pattern throughout the long, drawn-out process. Doubt it? Think Rick Perry, Michelle Bachman, Newt Gingrich.

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Romney, Santorum battle in Michigan

Paul West, Seema Mehta Tribune Washington Bureau

Last updated Friday, February 17, 2012 - 7:20am

DETROIT — With a new poll showing a virtual dead heat in Michigan’s presidential primary, the leading Republican candidates veered Thursday from defensiveness to discomfort.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney applauds after addressing a crowd of supporters with his wife Ann and their sons Matt, Josh, Craig and Tagg behind him during a Romney for President Iowa Caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa Caucus night ends in near tie

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 10:45am

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(The Associated Press) Republican presidential candidates pose for a picture last week,

Evangelical dislike of LDS Church can’t escape Romney, Huntsman

Robin Abcarian Los Angeles Times

Last updated Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 2:55pm

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Stan Craig, a Vietnam veteran and fundamentalist Baptist preacher here, winces at the idea of a female president.

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Romney rejects gay marriage pledge

Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 10:41pm

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaign said Tuesday that he will not sign a conservative Iowa Christian group’s far-reaching pledge opposing gay marriage, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to reject it.

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(CHERYL SENTER/The Associated Press) Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with local business owners during a town hall meeting in Hampton, N.H., on Tuesday.

Romney raises $18M for campaign, setting pace for GOP

Michael A. Memoli Tribune Washington Bureau

Last updated Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 11:07pm

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign announced Wednesday that it had raised $18.25 million in the latest fundraising period, a total well beyond the war chests of his rivals in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.

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(Associated Press file photo) Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney heads to his car in May after speaking at the Mediacom 2012 Presidential Candidate Series in Des Moines, Iowa. The accelerating GOP presidential campaigns in Iowa probably will define front-runner Romney’s chief challengers over the next six weeks and could oblige him to reconsider his decision to mount only modest efforts in this early voting state.

Romney watches for Iowa path as campaigns heat up

The Associated Press, Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 10:24pm

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The accelerating GOP presidential campaigns in Iowa probably will define front-runner Mitt Romney's chief challengers over the next six weeks and could force the former Massachusetts governor to reconsider his decision to mount only modest efforts in this early voting state.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, make an appearance at the Hires Big H Drive-in near the corner of 400 South and 700 East in Salt Lake City on Friday.

Mitt hits Salt Lake City, hammers Obama

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, June 24, 2011 - 10:35pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's economic policies Friday at campaign stops in his one-time home state of Utah.

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