Tagged: Iowa caucus

The Iowa Caucus results signal a surprising surge of Rick Santorum popularity, while Romney barely takes the coveted Tupperware scepter. We take a Politifact respite and assess the candidates’ report cards.

We sift through the results of the Iowa caucus and see where the candidates go from here as they head to the Granite State.

NPR's Ari Shapiro reporting from the campaign trail in Des Moines Tuesday night spoke to a supporter of Mitt Romney, who was locked in a close race with GOP rivals Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, and Texas Rep. Ron Paul.

"I'm not really surprised," said Colleen Boyle. "Santorum's put in a lot of effort here, so it does make sense that he surged ahead in the polls."

On Tuesday January 3, NHPR will be airing special coverage from the Iowa caucus. Listen on-air and online.

8 - 9 p.m.

Iowa Public Radio >> IPR

9 - 11 p.m.  

NPR Live Coverage: Iowa caucus hosted by Robert Siegel>> NPR

Talk of the Nation takes Ken Rudin and the program's signature Political Junkie segment on the road.  And one of their stops is New Hampshire Public Radio in Concord.

After months of campaigning, it's finally caucus day in Iowa. Polls still show a fluid race, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum heading the pack.

Eyder at NPR's Two-Way blog has a nice round-up on the morning's news and Ken Rudin has a historical take on Political Junkie.

In the final leg of the campaign in Iowa, the Republican presidential candidates are talking about judges. No one has made them a bigger issue than Newt Gingrich.

Overhauling the judiciary has become one of his key proposals on the stump.

Conservatives have used "activist judges" as a battle cry for many election cycles now. But in Iowa, the issue has special resonance since the judiciary became a potent political issue two years ago.

In 2009, the state Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. And conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats decided the people responsible needed to go. "We're going to become crystal clear in our focus on unseating three justices on the Nov. 2 ballot," he announced in August 2010.

We’ll take a look to the Hawkeye State and home of the First of the Nation Caucus to learn what the Republican Presidential candidates are saying and how that compares to the campaign this year in New Hampshire