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Iowa Holds First 2012 Presidential Caucus

HeadlineJan 03, 2012

Iowa is holing the first caucus of the 2012 president race today. The caucus officially kick off the campaign for the Republicans to nominate a challenger to President Obama. If recent polls are to be believed, three front-runners have emerged in Iowa: former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum. With backing from Christian evangelicals, Santorum has seen a surge in popularity in recent weeks.

Rick Santorum, Republican presidential hopeful: “I believe we’re the best person to not just execute that plan and get this country turned around across the board, morally, culturally, economically, fiscally, as well as on our national security, but I think we’re the best folks to take on Barack Obama and win this election.”

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