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Early voting for Super Tuesday underway

7:24 PM, Feb 15, 2012

Election Day is Super Tuesday, March 6

Newt Gingrich: Campaign is like a ride on Space Mountain

5:46 PM, Feb 22, 2012

GOP Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich spoke with 10News anchor Abby Ham on Wednesday.

Rick Santorum

GOP debate could have heavy impact on Michigan contest

9:05 AM, Feb 22, 2012

The stakes for the debate in Mesa, Ariz., Wednesday night are high for the four remaining contenders: It is the last before the primaries here and in Michigan on Feb. 28, as well as the Super Tuesday contests March 6 in which a series of polls show Romney and Santorum battling it out for delegates.

Mitt Romney/AP

Romney leads in Tennessee fundraising

8:03 PM, Feb 17, 2012

If campaign donations translated into votes, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would sail to victory in the Volunteer State.

Voter ID law gets going without hitch

11:09 AM, Feb 16, 2012


Voters started heading to the polls Wednesday to cast their ballots in a presidential primary that could pack more punch than most in Tennessee.

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On individual donors, Obama outraises GOP in most states

11:08 AM, Feb 16, 2012

President Obama has outraised the top Republican presidential fundraiser in two-thirds of the country, including battleground states such as Pennsylvania and North Carolina considered crucial to his re-election prospects, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

Early voting begins in TN today, negative ads soon to follow

1:54 PM, Feb 15, 2012

As Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich spent weeks savaging each other across the country with thousands of negative TV ads, rival Rick Santorum managed to remain unscathed -- and found himself soaring on a winning streak.

Garrett Wagley talks about School Board candidates questionnaire responses.

Board of Education candidates respond to Knoxville Chamber questionnaire

10:07 PM, Feb 13, 2012

On Friday, the Knoxville Chamber released the responses to a questionnaire it gave to all of the school board candidates.

Corker's campaign account continues to grow

6:26 PM, Feb 10, 2012

Sen. Bob Corker added to his already impressive campaign bank account in the final months of 2011, further frustrating Tennessee Democrats seeking a viable challenger to take him on.

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Three-state sweep by Santorum bolsters his case

8:03 AM, Feb 8, 2012

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who says he's on a clear path to the Republican presidential nomination, hit a speed bump Tuesday night as rival Rick Santorum won an upset victory in the Colorado caucuses after scoring easy wins in the Minnesota caucuses and the non-binding Missouri primary.

Rick Santorum

Campaign 2012: Santorum at center stage as three states vote

10:47 PM, Feb 7, 2012

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who says he's on a clear path to the Republican presidential nomination, braced for a speed bump Tuesday night amid signs of strength by rival Rick Santorum in two of the three states holding contests.

Mitt Romney

A confident Romney says path ahead is 'very good'

10:03 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Fresh from his decisive Florida primary victory, Mitt Romney said this morning the combative attacks he traded with rival Newt Gingrich were "helpful" and will make him tougher.

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Romney favored in Florida

1:48 PM, Jan 31, 2012

But Newt Gingrich is having none of that talk. Outside a polling place today, he said the race won't be decided until summer -- unless Romney drops out.

No letup on Gingrich by Romney before Florida vote

8:40 AM, Jan 31, 2012

Mitt Romney is anticipating polls opening in Florida Tuesday with the enthusiasm of a candidate who's surged back into front-runner status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Mitt Romney/AP

Swing States poll: Romney and Obama tied

9:58 AM, Jan 30, 2012

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney essentially ties Barack Obama in the nation's key battlegrounds, a USA TODAY/Gallup Swing States survey finds, while rival Newt Gingrich now trails the president by a decisive 14 percentage points.

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