The team over at ProPublica has created a new news app called PAC Track that tracks Super PAC expenditures. The Make Us Great Again Super PAC has spent $3.8 million in support of Rick Perry. Endorse Liberty, the Ron Paul Super PAC, has spent nearly $3 million.
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For Some Young Voters, GOP Race Slow to Heat Up
The Republican primary may have engulfed the national political conversation, but as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, some young voters have only just begun to tune in.
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Campaign Roundup: The Week’s Political News
Four of the state’s top officeholders each raised more than $1 million during the second half of 2011. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for the U.S. Senate, raised $1.5 million for his federal campaign account during the fourth quarter alone.
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Perry Stands By Turkey “Terrorists” Statements
Despite condemnation from Turkey’s foreign ministry, Gov. Rick Perry today defended his description of the U.S. ally as a country under the rule of “Islamic terrorists.”
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Perry Adds New Agency to Chopping Block: SBA
During a question-and-answer session with voters in South Carolina, Gov. Rick Perry said he would eliminate the Small Business Administration, which provides loans, counseling and other assistance to small businesses.
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The Brief: Jan. 17, 2012
A confident Rick Perry and a typically unwavering Ron Paul helped make Monday night’s debate one of the most fiery face-offs of the season.
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Perry Fights for Airtime at South Carolina Debate
While most of Monday night’s Republican presidential debate featured the top-tier candidates sniping at each other, Gov. Rick Perry was just trying to stay relevant. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.
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Perry Challenges Romney; Paul Stands by Policies
The 16th debate of the Republican presidential primary season ended Monday with front-runner Mitt Romney bruised but not beaten.
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Candid Perry Comes to Terms With Long Odds
Gov. Rick Perry’s frenetic campaign schedule suggests he is not thinking much about the moment his presidential run will come to an end. But in an interview before a studio audience Monday in Myrtle Beach, Perry sounded somewhat less certain of victory and finally willing, perhaps, to look beyond a campaign that started off with such hope but quickly went off the rails.
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The Brief: Jan. 16, 2012
Ahead of what could be his final days on the campaign trail, the bad news is piling up for Rick Perry.