The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA Election

Santorum, Paul campaign out West as Florida votes

2012-02-01T12:07:00-05:00

Republicans Ron Paul and Rick Santorum ignored Florida’s primary and campaigned out west Tuesday, turning their attention to delegate-rich caucus states and vowing to remain in the presidential contest.

Romney wins big in Florida, routing Gingrich

2012-02-01T12:06:07-05:00

Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich vowed to press on despite the one-sided setback

Romney credits change in tactics for Florida surge

2012-01-30T11:49:33-05:00

Mitt Romney said Monday he has overcome his South Carolina setback and returned to the Republican primary forefront by aggressively returning Newt Gingrich’s fire and by presenting himself as a Washington outsider. Gingrich said Romney is “pretending he’s somebody he’s not.”

Romney’s mountain of wealth could cast loud echo

2012-01-24T16:38:28-05:00

Mitt Romney’s newly released tax returns represent an extraordinary accounting of the household finances and far-reaching corporate investments of one of the richest U.S. presidential candidates in generations, with an annual income that tops $20 million.

Money talk dominating Romney, Gingrich contest

2012-01-24T16:37:51-05:00

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich’s fight for Florida and the states beyond stayed at a high boil Tuesday as Romney released tax returns showing annual income topping $20 million — including a now-closed Swiss bank account — and Gingrich insisted his high-paid consulting work for a mortgage giant that contributed to the housing crisis didn’t include lobbying.

Gingrich says he can ’shake up’ nation’s capital

2012-01-23T10:51:02-05:00

Fresh off a big win in South Carolina, Republican Newt Gingrich found himself on defense Monday as the volatile GOP presidential contest shifted to Florida.

Extraordinary Gingrich comeback also vindication

2012-01-22T09:42:15-05:00

To say Newt Gingrich capped an extraordinary comeback with a South Carolina victory doesn’t quite capture what happened.

Gingrich wins South Carolina primary

2012-01-21T19:32:23-05:00

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stormed to an upset win in the South Carolina primary Saturday night, dealing a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and scrambling the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Santorum fights back against critics with barbs

2012-01-18T08:05:27-05:00

Searching for traction, Rick Santorum is on the attack these days — against everyone, it seems.

Early voting starts this month

2011-10-02T05:33:33-04:00

Early voting for the Nov. 8 elections starts in just over two weeks in both Whitfield and Murray counties.