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Texas Rep. Ron Paul won a California straw poll, the state Republican Party announced in a statement Saturday night.

The young people in the ad look dissatisfied and pouty. Barack Obama's voice and the words "winning the future," from one of his old campaign speeches, echo in the background....

President Obama’s support is eroding among elements of his base, and Republicans have not coalesced around a candidate, a New York Times/CBS News poll found.

Republican Rick Perry came under heavy fire on Social Security, jobs and his Texas record in a heated U.S. presidential debate on Monday as rivals tried to halt the front-runner's momentum.

A veteran GOP operative with ties to Sarah Palin says it might be "too late" for the former Alaska governor to jump into the presidential race. Fred Malek, co-chairman of John McCain's national finance committee in 2008, told ABC News today that he believes the GOP presidential field is set. Palin, McCain's running mate, has said she'll make a decision by the end of the month.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is going to endorse Rick Perry for president, CNN is reporting.

A super PAC trying to help Texas Rep. Ron Paul is out with a new video deriding Rick Perry and Mitt Romney as "plastic men" and slamming the ...

Vanquished Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty endorsed contender Mitt Romney on Monday, calling the former Massachusetts governor the candidate who "possesses the unique qualifications to confront our severe economic predicament."

Take a breather, Iowa and New Hampshire. Florida is about to get into the Republican presidential race - big-time. Florida is about to get into the Republican presidential race big time, starting with a televised debate Monday in Tampa and ending with an early primary in 2012 that conceivably could wrap up the nomination.

Republican Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign fell just as quickly as it rose. Now, she's looking to Iowa - at the expense of other early voting states - to get back on track....