Bachmann nabs top Huckabee aide in Iowa (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) — One of the strategists who engineered Mike Huckabee's victory in the 2008 Iowa caucuses is going to work for another Republican, one more indicator that the former Arkansas governor isn't eying a repeat presidential bid in 2012. Huckabee's Iowa political director in 2008, Wes Enos, has signed on as a consultant with Michele Bachmann's political action committee as the Minnesota congresswoman and Tea Party hero mulls a bid for … Read More

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Republican rival responds to Obama’s announcement (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) – Images of economic distress flash across the screen in a new, fast moving video released Monday by Tim Pawlenty, a Republican hoping to challenge President Obama in 2012. The 35-second video shows images of homes in foreclosure, going-out-of-business signs and gasoline exceeding $4 a gallon. “In order for America to take a new direction, it’s going to take a new president,” Pawlenty said at the end of the video. The former Minn … Read More

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RNC raising cash off Obama re-election news (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) — The Republican Party's using President Barack Obama's re-election announcement to raise money. Just a few hours after the president declared his re-election intentions in an email to supporters, the Republican National Committee responded with a new website, titled "Hope Isn't Hiring" and released a web advertisement. The new website asks Republican supporters to help the RNC raise $270,000 in the next 72 hours. The RNC says t … Read More

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