Patrick Hynes , a New Hampshire–based strategist who worked on web communications for John McCain last cycle, offers this observation about how one presidential candidate had a great voter-outreach program in his home state . . . and others did not. My take away: Campaigns matter. Keep reading this post . . .
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Romney, Winning the Direct-Mail Fight in New Hampshire by TKO
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is enjoying a bit of a surge in Iowa.
Republican presidential front-runner Rick Perry has steered his own path on illegal immigration. But his stance could prove hard to defend as he tries to appeal to Republican voters beyond his home state of Texas.

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty brings a biographical peculiarity to his White House quest. If he won, he’d be the first president who had never lived outside his home state.

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Pawlenty Runs on a Homespun Tale
The mayor of Illinois’s state capital, dogged by reports of financial troubles and unpaid debts, was found dead in his home Tuesday morning.
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Beleaguered Illinois Mayor Found Dead
Rep. Hal Rogers’ reputation for sending taxpayers’ money to his home state also highlights why some fiscal conservatives are asking whether he’s the right man to chair the House Appropriations Committee.

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Former Earmark Fan Worries Fiscal Hardliners
An Arizona Homeowners Association (HOA) has demanded a homeowner remove the Gadsen Don’t Tread on Me flag outside his home outside Phoenix. The ACLU is “urging” the HOA to “adopt a less limited interpretation of their statute.” Yes, I know – amazing! Andy C. McDonel and the Gadsen Don’t Tread on Me Flag Andy C. McDonel said
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ACLU Defends Arizona Homeowner’s Gadsen Flag