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★ 2012
Republican Presidential Candidates Blog ★
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★ July 16, 2010 A new poll gives former Alaska Governor
Sarah Palin an approval rating of 76% among potential republican voters.
★ July 29, 2010 Mike Huckabee files papers to open a
political action committee in Florida with the intent of supporting
local and state-level candidates along with congressional office
seekers.
★ July 30, 2010 The cover photo for Sarah Palin's new book
to debut in November , 2010 is released to the media.
★ June 23, 2010 Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign
buttons appear on campaignbuttons-etc.com for the first time!
★ September 17, 2010 former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
visits Iowa.
★ September 22, 2010 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
campaigns in California for Republican Gubernatorial candidate Meg
Whitman.
★ September 23, 2010 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
campaigns in New Mexico for Republican Gubernatorial candidate Susana
Martinez.
★ September 28, 2010 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
campaigns in Ohio for Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Kasich.
★ October 4, 2010 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
campaigns in Iowa for Republican Gubernatorial candidate
Terry Branstad,.
★ October 9, 2010 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wins a
presidential straw poll at a Tea Party Convention held in Virginia.
Coming in a close second is former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
★ April 30, 2011 current presidential polls find a three way
tie for the republican presidential nomination between Mike Huckabee,
Donald Trump and Mitt Romney.
★ May 11, 2011 Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
announces his run for the White House.
★ May 15, 2011 Former Arkansas Governor announces that he
will not be a candidate for president in 2012.
★ May 16, 2011 Real Estate Developer Donald Trump
announces that he will not seek the republican presidential nomination
in 2012.
★ May 21, 2011 Business executive Herman Cain announces that
he will seek the republican presidential nomination in 2012.
★ May 22, 2011 Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announces that
he will not seek the republican presidential nomination in 2012.
★ May 23, 2011 Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
announces that he will seek the republican presidential nomination
in 2012.
★ June 2, 2011 Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
announces that he is officially running for president in 2012 at a farm
in New Hampshire.
★ June 7, 2011 Republican candidates hold the first presidential debate
in New
Hampshire. Most political pundits rate Mitt Romney as the winner.
★ August 11, 2011 Republican candidates presidential debate
Iowa.
★ August 13, 2011 Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann
wins the Ames, Iowa presidential straw poll.
★ August 13, 2011 Texas Governor Rick Perry announces that
he will seek the republican presidential nomination in 2012.
★ August 14, 2011 Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
after a poor showing in the Ames , Iowa straw poll drops out of the
presidential race.
★ August 16, 2011 Campaigning in South Carolina
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann promises that if she is elected President
gasoline will drop to below $2.00 a gallon.
★ September 12, 2011 Republican candidates presidential
debate Tampa, Florida.
★ September 24, 2011 Herman Cain wins the Florida Straw
Poll.
★ September 25, 2011 Mitt Romney wins the Michigan Straw
Poll.
★ October 11, 2011 Mitt Romney receives the endorsement of
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
★ October 18, 2011 Republican candidates debate Las Vegas,
Nevada.
★ October 18, 2011 Herman Cain campaign buttons appears on
campaignbuttons-etc.com for the first time!
★ November 4, 2011 Current national poll has the race for
the 2012 republican presidential nomination as follows, Romney 24%, Cain
23%, Perry 13%, Gingrich 12%, Paul 8%, Bachmann %4, Huntsman 1%
and Santorum 1%.
★ November 18, 2011 Herman Cain is provided with Secret
Service protection.
★November 18, 2011 Newt Gingrich campaign buttons appear on
campaignbuttons-etc.com for the first time.
★ November 30, 2011 Former Speaker of the House Newt
Gingrich open his first campaign headquarters in Iowa.
★ December 3, 2011 Now riding high in the polls Former
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich campaigns in Staten Island , New
York.
★ December 3, 2011 Herman Cain suspends his candidacy for
2012 republican presidential nomination.
★ December 23, 2011 Newt Gingrich fails to get enough
signatures to appear on the ballot for the Virginia presidential primary
scheduled for March 6, 2012.
★ January 3, 2012 First votes of the presidential season
with the Iowa caucuses.
★ January 4, 2012 Mitt Romney is declared the winner of the
Iowa caucuses by a margin of 8 votes over Rick Santorum for the closest
vote ever in the history of this first in the nation presidential
contest.
★ January 4, 2012 Senator John McCain the 2008 Republican
Party Presidential party nominee endorses Mitt Romney for president at
a rally in New Hampshire.
★ January 10, 2012 Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire presidential primary
with 39%, followed by Ron Paul with 22%, John Huntsman with 16%, Rich
Santorum and Newt Gingrich tied with 9.4% each and Rick Perry 0.7%.
★ January 15, 2012 Former Utah Governor John Huntsman drops
out of presidential race and endorses Mitt Romney.
★ January 19, 2012 Texas Governor Rick Perry drop out of
presidential race and endorses Newt Gingrich.
★ January 19, 2012 In stunning surprise, after a recount
Rick Santorum is declared the winner over Mitt Romney in the Iowa
caucuses by a 34 vote margin.
★ January 19, 2012 The final four in the race for the GOP
presidential nomination Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and
Ron Paul debate in South Carolina.
★ January 21, 2012 Newt Gingrich wins the South Carolina
presidential primary with 40% of the vote followed by Mitt Romney with
27%, Rick Santorum with 17% and Ron Paul with 13%.
★ January 28, 2012 Herman Cain endorses Newt Gingrich for
President.
★ February 4, 2012 Maine and Nevada republican caucus.
★ February 7, 2012 Colorado and Minnesota republican caucus
and Missouri presidential primary.
★ January 31, 2012 Mitt Romney wins the Florida presidential primary.
★ August 27, 2012 through August 30, 2012 Republican
National Convention to be held in Tampa, Florida.
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