Los Angeles Times Mitt and the Republican GrassrootsHuffington PostHe's appeared to have the Republican nomination pretty well locked up for months, but hasn't been able to take a victory lap and start getting dressed for the November election because his primary opponents won't ever admit defeat.New Field Poll: Santorum surges among [Continue]

msnbc.com New Field Poll: Santorum surges among California GOP votersSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Tom Verdin AP SACRAMENTO — California's Republican voters have warmed up to the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum but also are expressing growing dissatisfaction with the field of GOP presidential candidates, according to a Field Poll released [Continue]

ABC News (blog) Corporate Tax Slayers: Obama Vs. RepublicansABC News (blog)In an election-year showdown likely to hinge on the economy, President Obama and his Republican rivals are all fashioning themselves as corporate tax slayers. Obama today unveiled his proposal to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, …Obama Plans To Cut [Continue]

Most Conservative SenatorsNational JournalBy National Journal Staff Key Conservative Stance: Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is a strong opponent of abortion rights; he sponsored bills requiring AIDS counseling for pregnant women and labels on condoms disclosing that they don't prevent infections that …and more » conservative – [Continue]

New York Daily News Conservatives say DiNapoli must return union $ $ $ Albany Times Union (blog)The Conservative Party is calling on Tom DiNapoli, a Democrat, to return campaign contributions he received from labor unions. A NYPIRG analysis of campaign filings (reported this morning by the Daily News) found DiNapoli got 25 percent of his [Continue]

Behind Conservatives' Dissatisfaction With Mitt RomneyNewsMax.comBy Ronald Kessler Ronald Kessler reporting from Washington, DC — Everyone wants to know why Mitt Romney doesn't whip up more enthusiasm among conservatives. Bay Buchanan, a senior advisor to Romney, gives Newsmax a thoughtful and candid answer. conservative – Google [Continue]

Romney struggles with conservative votersKSBW The Central CoastAs he has in other states, Mitt Romney seems to be having a problem getting the support of a majority of the most conservative voters in Arizona as evidenced in the new CNN/Time/ORC poll of Arizona Republicans. Of those in the survey who said they were …and more » [Continue]

USA TODAY Obama Campaign Has More Cash Than All Republicans CombinedBig Governmentby Ben Shapiro For all those who believe that the Republican level of enthusiasm is high enough to overcome Obama's inherent advantages as an incumbent, this is sobering information: at the end of January, Obama had $ 76 million in his campaign [Continue]

Just to Be Clear, George W. Bush Wasn't a ConservativeThe AtlanticBy Conor Friedersdorf If the conservative movement valued ideological purity more than partisan tribal loyalty, his Congressional allies would be pariahs now. The attack on Santorum is actually pretty revealing. It all flies by pretty fast, …and more » [Continue]

Business Insider The Republican Field Is Less Than The Sum Of Its PartsBusiness InsiderRick Santorum has the ability to relate to working class Republicans that no one else does. But can't stop talking about social issues even when he knows that he is campaigning in a state that doesn't appreciate his hard-charging style on them [Continue]