Iowa Caucuses Yield First Winner of Republican Primary Season DES MOINES — Mitt Romney's quest to swiftly lock down the Republican presidential nomination with a commanding finish in the Iowa caucuses was spoiled on Tuesday night by the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum, who fought him to a draw on a shoestring ... Mitt Romney-s unorthodox strategy pays off in Iowa Mitt Romney successfully played possum in Iowa, looking for months like he wouldn't seriously try to win the state's caucuses, then pouring in resources in the last few weeks and ending up essentially tied for the top spot. ... Cookies must be enabled With nearly nine in 10 of Iowa caucus ballots tallied, just a handful of votes separated frontrunner Mitt Romney and surging social conservative Rick Santorum, with veteran Representative Ron Paul hot on their heels. US television networks showed ... Mitt, we still hardly know ye By Brian McGrory Maybe I should have seen all this coming that first time I met Mitt Romney in the paneled study of his Belmont house nearly 10 years ago. He was fresh from turning around the Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was a well-spoken, ... Romney is first Republican to try for Illinois ballot spot As the nation watched the Iowa caucuses, Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday became the first in Illinois to file a full slate of delegates for the March 20 primary. First in line for filing was state Treasurer Dan Rutherford, Romney's Illinois campaign ... Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum deadlocked in Iowa photo finish (LISA KRANTZ / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS) Republican presidential candidate Governor Rick Perry, center, shakes hands next to Mitt Romney's wife, Ann Romney, as they wait to speak at the start of the caucus meeting at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, ...

Mitt Romney in virtual tie for Iowa caucus lead was in a virtual tie with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, leading him by just five votes. (/via AP) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area sports and teams. ...

Ground game key to Mitt Romney's New Hampshire advantage While the other candidates await results in Iowa on Tuesday night, Huntsman plans to hold his 150th New Hampshire event in Peterborough tonight with former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Mitt Romney in New Hampshire.

For himself, Santorum and Paul By Seema Mehta Tuesday night was tense at Mitt Romney's caucus night party, as hundreds of supporters stood in a stuffy ballroom for hours, their eyes glued to a large screen showing Fox News' running tally of the caucus results. ...

‘I Don’t Think There Are Tea Party Chiefs’ by James Crugnale | 2:46 pm, January 3rd, 2012 Appearing on The Laura Ingraham Show, Mitt Romney hit back at Tea Party Nation's Judson Phillps, who said on Martin Bashir yesterday that the Tea Party was never going to rally behind Romney as a candidate ...