Cain offers possibilities for his VP
(CNN) - GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain laid out his key criteria for picking a running mate, and detailed how he would go about selecting key advisers in the White House should he win the...
View ArticlePerry to meet with DeMint
(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will have a private meeting with Sen. Jim DeMint on Tuesday during a campaign swing through South Carolina, CNN has learned. The two Republicans...
View ArticleRomney and allies step up South Carolina efforts
Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – Mitt Romney has added two veteran Republican operatives to his small team in South Carolina as the state's primary nears. And a super PAC backing Romney's presidential bid is...
View ArticleDeMint: I will not endorse
(CNN) – One of the most sought-after South Carolina politicians said Monday he would not endorse a candidate ahead of the Palmetto State's primary. Sen. Jim DeMint, who has offered praise to all of the...
View ArticleSouth Carolina insiders dissect Gingrich win
(CNN) - Two of South Carolina’s longest-serving elected officials said Sunday that campaign mistakes by Mitt Romney helped Newt Gingrich run away with the state’s first-in-the-South primary. Republican...
View ArticleDeMint calls for GOP assessment of race, praises Romney
Washington (CNN) - Sen. Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican and tea party favorite, said Thursday he was 'excited' about the possibility of Mitt Romney becoming the GOP presidential nominee....
View ArticleRubio, Portman criticize Obama on economy at faith conference
Washington (CNN) – Sens. Marco Rubio and Rob Portman, both considered top contenders to join Mitt Romney's presidential ticket, criticized President Barack Obama's economic vision - including his...
View ArticlePalin among top conservatives turning out for Cruz in Texas
(CNN) - The conservative elite descended upon Texas this weekend, as some of the tea party's biggest stars stood with Senate hopeful Ted Cruz in his bid against Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the state's...
View ArticleDeMint compares Chicago teachers to 'thugs'
(CNN) - Sen. Jim DeMint made an apparent joke Friday on the tense labor dispute in Chicago's public school system, using a harsh word to describe those on strike. "You know, we have had a lot of bad...
View ArticleSantorum, DeMint endorse Akin
(CNN) – Sen. Jim DeMint and former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Wednesday morning endorsed Missouri Rep. Todd Akin, who is seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and made...
View ArticleDeMint: Government doesn't need additional revenues
Washington (CNN) - Sen. Jim DeMint, an influential conservative Republican from South Carolina, urged his party to take a firm stance against bringing in additional federal revenues in the current...
View ArticleSen. Jim DeMint will step down from Senate
Washington (CNN) – Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina will resign from his Senate seat as of Dec. 31 to take over as head of the Heritage Foundation, his office announced Thursday. "I...
View ArticleWho will replace DeMint? Scott rises to top of list
Washington (CNN) – On the list of people who might be appointed to fill departing Sen. Jim DeMint's Senate seat, there's Rep. Tim Scott and everyone else. DeMint announced Thursday he is leaving the...
View ArticleBy the numbers: Retiring politicians
Washington (CNN) - Sen. Jim DeMint, who announced on Thursday that he is leaving the Senate next month, will be joined by 35 other members of Congress who are retiring after the end of the 112th...
View ArticleNikki Haley will appoint DeMint successor 'quickly'
(CNN) - South Carolina's Republican governor said Friday she was working quickly to appoint a replacement to retiring Sen. Jim DeMint's seat in the U.S. Senate, writing she was looking to put a...
View ArticleHaley plans no 'placeholder' for DeMint's Senate seat
Washington (CNN) – After spending the weekend considering replacements for retiring Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Monday that she will not appoint a "placeholder" senator...
View ArticleFirst on CNN: Haley finalizes short list for DeMint seat
Washington (CNN) - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has whittled down the list of people she is considering for Jim DeMint's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat to five people, a Republican close to the...
View ArticleMcMaster not Haley's pick for SC Senate seat
(CNN) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called former state Attorney General Henry McMaster at 10 p.m. Sunday night to tell him he will not be the pick to replace outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint, a Republican...
View ArticleHaley names Tim Scott as DeMint's successor
(CNN) - Saying she was "convinced…he was the right U.S. senator for our state and for our country," Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina announced Monday she was appointing GOP Rep. Tim Scott as Sen. Jim...
View ArticleImmigration reform pits Rubio against mentor DeMint
(CNN) – On Friday, Sen. Marco Rubio described former Sen. Jim DeMint as a "great man" and a "mentor." On Monday, DeMint ran roughshod over the Senate immigration reform effort in part spearheaded by...
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