7/6 POLITICO.com: 2012 LIVE

POLITICO.com: 2012 LIVE         Clinton warns of 'Jim Crow'-like voting burdens July 6, 2011 at 1:34 PM   The former president speaks out against Republican efforts to tighten access to the polls in 2012.         Warning signs for Romney July 6, 2011 at 12:34 PM   Mitt Romney has had a good couple of months, but signs of political weakness keep cropping up.         Romney's initial goal: $50 million July 6, 2011 at 12:04 PM   Mitt Romney disclosed today that he raised $18.25 million in his initial fundraising report, but his goal for the first half of 2011 was $50 million, according to an email sent by a Romney consultant to a potential state finance aide at the end of last year.         Is Romney's cash cautionary? July 6, 2011 at 11:53 AM   But some veteran Republicans caution that Romney's number cuts both ways.         Radio Ron Paul July 6, 2011 at 11:47 AM   His team has placed an order for a statewide radio ad time in Iowa that is set to start Friday.         Florida brass back Pawlenty July 6, 2011 at 8:48 AM   Three future Florida House speakers get on board with the Tim Pawlenty presidential campaign.         Mitt raises $18 million in Q2 July 6, 2011 at 7:21 AM   His campaign's expectations were low.         Mitt raises $18 million in second quarter July 6, 2011 at 7:21 AM   Mitt Romney's campaign gamed expectations low, and here is why - his presidential run brought in less than $20 million in the first fundraising quarter.         Union Leader makes it worse for Mitt July 6, 2011 at 5:31 AM   The Granite State's conservative paper of record grumbles about the GOP frontrunner's message.         Bachmann's Iowa strategy: Huck 2.0 July 6, 2011 at 4:31 AM   “She’s going to have more of a grass-roots organization," says a recent Bachmann endorser.           Gingrich raises $2M, reveals debt July 5, 2011 at 8:34 PM   The presidential candidate ends June with $225K in the bank and about $1M in debt.         No bump for Huntsman July 5, 2011 at 7:19 PM   An N.H. survey shows the former Utah governor got no discernible bounce from his rollout.         Two Pauls, one Iowa July 5, 2011 at 6:26 PM   Rand Paul will head to Iowa at the end of July to campaign for his dad, Ron, in advance of the Ames Straw Poll.         WMUR poll shows Romney well ahead, Bachmann up July 5, 2011 at 5:44 PM   The new WMUR poll of New Hampshire voters shows Mitt Romney solidly in first place, Michele Bachmann gaining ground but still a far-away second - and the rest of the field far behind. And, as other surveys have shown, there is a huge swath of undecided voters.         2012 remainders: Intensity July 5, 2011 at 5:38 PM   Newt Gingrich hopes Republicans hold strong on the debt ceiling.         Pawlenty fires back at Mondale July 5, 2011 at 4:57 PM   The former Minnesota governor defends his record from former Vice President Walter Mondale's criticism.         One is the loneliest number of Herman Cains July 5, 2011 at 4:42 PM   The tea party presidential candidate says staff departures haven't dented his momentum, but he can't be everywhere at once.         No apologies for Christie July 5, 2011 at 4:42 PM   Gov. Chris Christie walked softly and didn't wave a stick back, but the New Jersey state Senate leader who said he wanted to "punch him in the head" and accused him of refusing to share budget vetoes stuck to his words today: "Could I have gone         Mondale: Pawlenty to blame for Minn. 'mess' July 5, 2011 at 4:26 PM   The former vice president lays blame for the state shutdown at the feet of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.         Et tu, Jason? July 5, 2011 at 3:55 PM   The Utah congressman and former top aide to Jon Huntsman endorses Mitt Romney for president.         Pawlenty quotes Limbaugh praising his 'guts' in new mailer July 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM   We noted earlier that Tim Pawlenty had a second mailer that focused on President Obama out in Iowa, but a third - and, based on the production value, pricey to produce - piece of mail started hitting in-boxes in the Hawkeye State today, this one focused heavily on luring bodies to the Ames Straw Poll.         Cain loses key Iowa tea party backer July 5, 2011 at 2:21 PM   The wave of staff departures from Herman Cain’s campaign have now cost him a key supporter.         Sarah Huckabee Sanders joins Pawlenty July 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM   Mike Huckabee's daughter and political adviser signs on with Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign.         Biden visits Las Vegas looking for Teamster support July 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM   Joe Biden is looking for Teamster support to return him and President Barack Obama to the White House in 2012.         Newt's grim second-quarter report July 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM   The 2012 hopeful confirms a level of debt.         Christie's low-key reply to 'head-punch' senate president July 5, 2011 at 1:32 PM   We reported this weekend on explosive - and violent - comments from New Jersey Democratic state Senate president Stephen Sweeney about his budget negotiations with Gov. Chris Christie, and today the governor's office made a low-key reply:         On Independence Day, Santorum marches on in Iowa July 5, 2011 at 12:50 PM   On a July 4th morning, GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum returned to Iowa, the state he’s campaigned in more than any other candidate in this election cycle.         Not George W. Bush July 5, 2011 at 12:42 PM   Texas Gov. Rick Perry has drawn distinctions between himself and the last Texan who became president.         Romney-allied group rakes in $12 million July 5, 2011 at 12:40 PM   Cillizza:         Romney lauds labor at N.H. town hall July 5, 2011 at 12:32 PM   Mitt Romney spoke warmly of unions at a town hall on Tuesday.         TPaw's new glossy July 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM   Tim Pawlenty is out with his second large glossy mailer in Iowa, a six-page piece that features a large picture of President Obama and says "Leadership isn't about fancy speeches and empty promises."         Congressional approval in Libya? July 5, 2011 at 11:02 AM   Mitt Romney talked this morning at a Town Hall in Wolfesboro, N.H. about the U.S. military action in Libya, which has been YouTubed above. It's not clear what the questioner asked, but Romney clearly refers to congressional approval of the U.S. action in Libya, which did not happen.         The reappearance of Jon Corzine July 5, 2011 at 10:03 AM   We'd noticed that Jon Corzine had been popping up at President Obama's side a lot lately where fundraising is concerned, including hosting an event at his home and taking part in a DNC-sponsored meeting at the White House. The New York Post picks up on that         RGA tops $22 million July 5, 2011 at 6:32 AM   The committee, led by Rick Perry and Bob McDonnell, is off to a fast start for the 2011-2012 cycle.         TPaw shutdown ad: 'Pawlenty won' July 5, 2011 at 5:47 AM   The former Minnesota governor goes up in Iowa with an ad touting his own showdown with Democrats in the state legislature.         Paying attention to Mitt July 4, 2011 at 6:56 PM   The Democratic National Committee whacks Mitt Romney with a new web video for going back to saying President Obama made the economy worse, a statement he suggested he hadn't made amid a data-laced question from a reporter last week in Pennsylvania.         Paying attention to Romney July 4, 2011 at 6:56 PM   The Democratic National Committee whacks the 2012 hopeful with a new web video.         Starting over, Newt looks to Ganske July 4, 2011 at 6:52 PM   Newt Gingrich has been trying to demonstrate an effort to rebuild his campaign.         The campaign husband July 4, 2011 at 6:42 PM   James Hohmann profiles the lone male campaign spouse - barring a Sarah Palin run - so far this cycle, and looks at the role Marcus Bachmann is playing in his wife's presidential effort:         NEA backs Obama July 4, 2011 at 5:45 PM   A top teacher's union endorses the president.         Holiday 2012 reading: Fireworks July 4, 2011 at 11:44 AM   The Herman Cain campaign says that recent staff departures are no reason for panic.         Haley's rise raises tensions at home July 4, 2011 at 4:30 AM   GOPers accuse the South Carolina governor of putting her own fame and interests before the state’s.         Cain: Campaign' turnover' inevitable July 3, 2011 at 9:30 PM   Herman Cain insisted in Indianola tonight that staff departures in two key early states, Iowa and New Hampshire, won't harm his campaign:             This email was sent to venturepoliticalcapital@gmail.com. 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