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"Who would be a good choice for Mitt Romey's vice presidental candidate?"
Connor Schroeder, Hebron | "That would be really tough because there's so many good choices. It depends on what Mitt might do in office. He might want to refer to the others that were in the race. Rick Santorum might be a good choice."
Romney hits up Indiana donors, ignores voters on eve of primary
INDIANAPOLIS | Mitt Romney swooped into Indiana for a private fundraiser Monday night but left the state without holding a single public event, just hours before the polls opened for Republicans to select their presidential candidate.
Gov. Daniels endorses Romney for president
INDIANAPOLIS | By endorsing Mitt Romney for president Wednesday, Gov. Mitch Daniels tacitly admitted Indiana's Republican presidential primary doesn't matter.
BRIAN HOWEY: Who benefits from the Santorum withdrawal?
The Indiana presidential primary has fizzled. When Rick Santorum pulled out of the race in Gettysburg, Pa., on Tuesday, it left Mitt Romney barreling toward the Republican presidential nomination with only a couple of gnats -- Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul -- buzzing around his head.
BRIAN HOWEY: Romney better learn about pork tenderloin
Memo to Mitt Romney's Indiana team: In the next six weeks, tune up the candidate on all things Hoosier. Get him familiar with the pork tenderloin sandwich and what to say about it. Remind him that we are not "Indianians" but Hoosiers. Give him better lines than "South Bend is in the north, a…
DOUG ROSS: Pollsters offer insights on history being made
On Super Tuesday, I said hello to Romney on behalf of everyone in Northwest Indiana and the South Suburbs. OK, so it wasn't presidential candidate Mitt Romney. It was the tiny town of Romney, Ind., and I didn't even stop.
Our elected officials swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not the Bible
I have one thing to say to Rick Santorum and all the other evangelical zealots throughout the country who feel it's their divine right to impose their religious beliefs on the rest of us through legislation: "Senators and congressmen, when you took your oaths of office, you placed your hand …
DOUG ROSS: Ohio primary could affect Hoosier politics
All political junkies' eyes will be on Ohio tonight. The outcome of that Super Tuesday state's primary election could have ripples in Indiana.
Republicans in 10 states vote on Super Tuesday
INDIANAPOLIS | Voters in 10 states will go to the polls Tuesday for what may be the beginning of the end of the Republican presidential nominating contest.
BRIAN HOWEY: Is the governor's race a slam dunk for Pence?
And then there were three, for what Politico might have described prematurely as a "slam dunk" election of U.S. Rep. Mike Pence to the Indiana governorship.
Election panel keeps Santorum on ballot, rejects 'birther' challenge to Obama
INDIANAPOLIS | A last-minute recount of ballot petition signatures has won Republican Rick Santorum a spot on Indiana's presidential primary election ballot.
Ind. Election Commission to decide fate of 13 candidates Friday
INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Election Commission will hear challenges Friday to 13 federal and state candidates seeking a spot on the state's ballot.
MARK KIESLING: Let Santorum onto Indiana ballot
Do the right thing. That was not only the name of a pretty decent Spike Lee film but also what I am urging Dan Dumezich to do.
S'ville man can cast big vote in Hoosier GOP primary race
SCHERERVILLE | A prominent local Republican who believes only Mitt Romney can return America to prosperity said Monday he will rule fairly about whether to eliminate one of Romney's conservative rivals from Indiana's May 8 GOP primary.
Republican presidential candidates file to run in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD | If having a solid ground game is key to winning the Republican presidential primary in Illinois, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney looked to have the early advantage in the post-Iowa caucus last week.
BRIAN HOWEY: Huntsman, Perry and that 'crazy' label
There stood Jon Huntsman, slender and proper, his beautiful wife Mary Kaye nearby, and about 150 Hoosier Republicans gathered in half moon formation around him. His resume is sterling: Two terms as a successful governor of Utah, two years as President Barack Obama's ambassador to China, wher…
Indiana GOP invites presidential candidates to visit
INDIANAPOLIS | The chairman of the Indiana Republican Party has invited candidates seeking the GOP nomination for president to visit the Hoosier State.
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