"The thing that is striking to me is there is a vibrant conservative movement in this country that really wants a conservative nominee and that really believes that nominating a moderate -- we did it in 1996, it failed and we did it in 2008 and it failed. A lot of folks mean nominating a moderate will not work if you are trying to beat Barack Obama

DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse speaks to MSNBC's Martin Bashir about RNC Chairman Reince Priebus comparing Obama to the captain of the wrecked Italian cruise ship. Woodhouse says he never remembers anyone going af

"Yeah, I'd keep the process going," Sarah Palin said on "Hannity" tonight when asked if she would vote for Newt Gingrich in Florida. The former Governor of Alaska and Republican Vice Presidential nominee said we need a dog that will rattle the cage of big government. "One of the characteristics in order to save our country is we need a big do

"I'm proud I spent my life outside Washington. He spent his life inside Washington. If people think you need a Washington insider who has lived there since 1978 to change Washington he is the guy to vote for. If you need somebody from outside Washington I am," Mitt Romney said about Gingrich on "Hannity" tonight.

During his Google+ hangout Pres. Obama tells a woman that her husband shouldn't be unemployed from the growth he has seen in the economy. Obama said he finds it "interesting" because he is getting "the word" that someone in her husband's job field "should be able to find something right away." Obama offered to do something if she would just send

RUSH LIMBAUGH: I'm gonna speak just for me. I am getting tired of the whining about negative campaigning. I'm getting tired of the whining from everybody about it. Not just the candidates, I'm getting tired hearing about it from everyone. What in the world is politics? What is it, if not this? I'm gonna say something to the Gingrich people her

Billionaire investor George Soros explains why there wouldn't be much difference for Wall Street between President Obama and Mitt Romney. He also tells Chrystia Freeland why his billionaire constituents see him as a traitor to his class. "If it's between Obama and Romney, there isn't all that much difference except for the crowd that they bring

"Do you think the republican conservatives look upon Mitt Romney as Fredo in the Godfather? He's my brother, but he's weak," Chris Matthews said on his show.

President Obama takes a question from an "Occupy" protester during his Google+ Hangout web event. "Mr. President, I voted for you. I'm paying my taxes, I'm unemployed five years now and I need help. I'm 52, what am I going to do? How will I recover from this? Do you have a plan for me?," the Occupy protester ask. Obama told her his solution i

President Obama hosts a "Google+ Hangout" and takes questions about the 2012 State of the Union address from across the web. "We're starting to see some signs that the economy is picking up. We've created 22 million jobs over the last -- or 3 million jobs over the last 22 months," Obama said.

Newt Gingrich: In 1999, after a 3 ½ year investigation, the Internal Revenue Service (under President Bill Clinton, nonetheless) concluded that Gingrich did not violate any tax laws, leading renowned CNN Investigative Reporter Brooks Jackson to remark on air "it turns out [Gingrich] was right and those who accused him of tax fraud were wrong."

White House press secretary Jay Carney responds to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus comparing President Obama to the captain of the wrecked Italian cruise ship. "Well, because that was obviously -- well, let me just

"Enough was enough when I started seeing this rewritten history about Gingrich's relationship with Ronald Reagan and the Reagan Revolution in the '70s and the '80s. How he under Reagan and his advisers, their tutelage, how they were able to shape Gingrich's and his ideas on how to balance the budget and how to reform welfare and how to look for wa

White House press secretary Jay Carney dodges when asked for the administration's response to the news that nearly 400 people at the Occupy Oakland encampment were arrested over the weekend. "What is your reaction, is the administration concerned that some of these protesters are taking things too far?," a reporter asked during his Monday brief

"If there’s anybody who’s a Washington insider, it’s Newt Gingrich. He spent his career there since 1978. He’s been selling influence there for the last 15 years," Mitt Romney told FOX News today. "It really has been very sad and painfully revealing about the speaker to see him railing on like this. I think in some respects this helps us

Newt Gingrich told a crowd in Pensacola that Romney doesn't deserve to be president because he doesn't tell the truth.

When asked about comments made by RNC chairman Reince Priebus in which he compared President Obama to Captain Schettino, the captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said, "I'm

RCP co-founder and Executive Editor Tom Bevan discusses the Florida primary with the Tampa Bay Times' Adam Smith and RCP's Erin McPike and Carl M. Cannon on WLS-AM.

"They have a super powerful moral argument. I think rather than just engaging in outside politics, their mistake is to not be part of politics. The Tea Party did. It had a huge impact on America. They have just as strong a moral argument and I think they're squandering it," MSNBC's Mark Halperin said on MSNBC this afternoon.

"They'll say and do virtually anything to keep the system alive, and I think they recognize that I'm a genuine outsider. I know a lot about Washington having served as Speaker. I have none of the establishment ties, and I will shake the system up. They don't want to be shaken up. They're very comfortable presiding over the decay as long as they get

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“It brought back memories. It seems hard to believe it was almost two years ago," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said about President Obama's visit to the state after the BP oil spill. On "FOX & Friends," Jindal said Obama pulled him aside on the tarmac and engaged him in conversation, expressing frustration in a move that he called “obviou

CNN segment on a new book detailing Obama's Stimulus for companies that failed or wasted the money. (January 30, 2012)