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High School Assembly Turns Into Homophobic, Anti-Abortion Rant
Least peppy pep rally ever. Students and staff at Dunkerton High School in Iowa thought they were getting a presentation on bullying from Christian rock band Junkyard Prophets. Instead, they got a diatribe about the homosexual evils of Elton John and Lady Gaga, plus graphic photos of dead babies. Parents were outraged and the school is seeking a refund of Junkyard Prophet's $1,500 performance fee. Read More ›
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Happy President's Day From Sarah Palin!
She comes out for Lincoln, Washington in this new video that's overlaid with excerpts of her speech last fall in Iowa. Read More ›
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GOP 2012: Four Big Things That Changed Today
McKay Coppins and Zeke Miller report from South Carolina that this is getting fun. Read More ›
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GOP Pollster: Ron Paul “Changing The Composition Of The Electorate”
A memo from 2008 McCain pollster Bill McInturff says that Ron Paul is pulling in more first-time voters than anyone else. Also: “Ron Paul is not a Republican.” Read More ›
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In New Book, Romney “Defensive” At Questions About Wealth, Religion
Why an Iowa supporter got off the bandwagon. Read More ›
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Ten Ron Paul Supporters Who Think Iowa Was A Great Success
Paulites in New Hampshire still think their hero will go all the way. One more reason you shouldn't expect him to drop out any time soon. Read More ›
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BuzzFeed's 40 Best And Worst Of The Iowa Caucuses
After spending 4 days all over Iowa, here are some of my most memorable moments from the trip. Read More ›
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Six Tweets That Help Explain What Happened In Iowa
It was a late night in Des Moines, and this list of essential tweets includes some from last night and some from this morning. (via twitter.com) Read More ›
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Rick Santorum's New Hampshire Operation Is Psyched And Loyal And Very Very Small
Rick Santorum pulled off a surprise near-win in Iowa last night. But in New Hampshire, he has only 7 staffers, 150 volunteers, and no time. Read More ›
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Which Romney Son Is Best?
We asked Romney Iowa guru David Kochel to rate the five brothers, four of whom have spent the week campaigning and hanging around the lobby of the Des Moines Marriott. He wasn't really thrilled to choose, but finally told us that Josh is the best campaigner. He is, he said, “very comfortable.” He's also the one the family expects to be the third Romney generation in office. Read More ›
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Top Three: Romney, Paul, Santorum
Network entrance polls at the Iowa caucuses project a “top tier” of those three men. Read More ›
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The Des Moines Register's Interesting Ad Placement
With the arrival of the Iowa Caucuses tonight, The Des Moines Register's website will be receiving its quadrennial spike in traffic that accompanies the event. That's why many found it interesting that surrounding the paper's coverage of the Republican caucuses are controversial ads for Barack Obama's campaign. Read More ›
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The Iowa Caucuses Drinking Game
If you plan on staying up late and watching coverage of the first-in-the-nation Republican caucus, you're going to need this. Keep these rules and a 12-pack handy as you wade through merciless hours of punditry and spin-doctoring. Read More ›
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This Criticism Of Andrea Mitchell Is The Stupidest Thing You'll Read Today
Is Iowa more white, evangelical, and rural than the rest of the country? Yes. It's just a fact. Read More ›
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BuzzFeed Exclusive: How Much Did The Republicans Waste On Television Ads In Iowa?
Rick Perry spent ten times as much on television advertising as did Rick Santorum. Lot of good it did him. Read More ›
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The Iowa Horse Race: An Animation Of The Republican Caucuses on slate.com ›
So who will win the caucus? Romney, running slow and steady along the rail? Paul, peaking at the right time? Santorum in a sudden surge?
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40 Young People Around Iowa Share Their American Dream
For the past few days, I've been carrying around a sketchbook and markers and asking young people at caucus events in Sioux City, Orange City, Rock Rapids, Mason City, Cedar Falls, Des Moines, and Urbandale, Iowa what their idea of the American dream is. Here's what they said. Read More ›
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Six Essential Tweets Of Caucus Eve
Political twitter becomes a firehose on nights like last night. Here's some of what you missed. Read More ›
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Obama Is The Winner In Today's Caucuses, His Pollster Tells BuzzFeed
Which is why Romney would like primary season to end tonight. Read More ›
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Who's Winning The Expectations Game In Iowa
Romney says he'll win, Santorum has to beat Romney, and Paul isn't playing your stupid expectations game. What you need to know for tonight. Read More ›
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Actually, Iowa Is Extremely Liberal
Never mind all those Republicans. This Iowan makes the progressive case for his state. Read More ›
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29 Things I Learned From Spending Two Days With Rick Santorum
I spent two days with Rick Santorum in Iowa and traveled over 500 miles to 6 different meet-and-greets and rallies in Knoxville, Pella, Ottumwa, Sioux City, Orange City, and Rock Rapids, Iowa. Here are some of the observations I made along the way. Read More ›
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Paul Courts Press, Attacks Republicans
The Libertarian tells voters there's no difference among his rivals. Read More ›
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Newt Gingrich Is No Longer Having Fun
In December he was a man in full, but now Gingrich is fluish and down in the polls. He does promise to keep talking about pets, however. Read More ›
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The 7 Smartest Overnight Political Tweets Of New Year's Eve
Reporters, operatives, and junkies tweet through the night and the early morning. You may not have been paying attention, but we're culling the good ones. Read More ›
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Rick Santorum May Win Iowa — And Nowhere Else
The hot candidate learned the good news about his poll results from BuzzFeed last night. But the same reason's he's winning in Iowa may mean he'll lose everywhere else. In fact, this may be the only social conservative Mitt Romney can beat in South Carolina. Read More ›
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Rick Santorum Glitter Bombed In Iowa
During his final campaign stop in the Hawkeye State, Rick Santorum was assailed by the sparkling menace of a gay rights activist in Johnston, Iowa. The former senator from Pennsylvania wore purple glitter for the duration of his visit at the Okoboji Grill. Watch Video ›
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Rick Perry Wants To Outlaw Abortion In Cases Of Rape And Incest Because A DVD Told Him To
Absurd excuse for flip flopping on an important issue for the sake of wooing Iowa evangelicals? Or the absurdest? A quote from Rick Perry explaining why he changed his mind from allowing abortion in cases of rape and incest, a position he held as recently as last month, to wanting a total ban. Read More ›
