GOP rivals argue who's most conservative
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Republican presidential candidates vied Sunday over who is the real conservative, ahead of an evening debate in Florida where they hoped to put their conservative credentials on display.
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Mike Huckabeeâs candidacy threatens to divide the leaders of the conservative Christian movement and their base.
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Mitt Romney says the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination will come down to Rudy Giuliani and a more conservative challenger. Like Mitt Romney.
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Erstwhile Republican rivals bury their differences as Mitt Romney endorses John McCain for the party's presidential nomination
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Sparks flew early between Sen. John McCain and former Gov. Mitt Romney in tonight's Republican presidential candidate debate. Romney said some of McCain's views are "out of the mainstream" of conservative thought and have hurt the Republican Party.
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The splintering of prominent Christian conservatives over the Republican presidential contenders reflects a schism Â between the dogma of God, guns and gays and the desire to beat Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Senator John McCain is fighting for the backing of foes in the Republican Party's conservative base, now that rival Mitt Romney has quit the race, clearing McCain's path to the presidential nomination.
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As former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson edges closer to officially entering the crowded Republican presidential race, his GOP rivals will have to recalibrate their campaigns to prepare for a new opponent who will seriously compete for the votes of mainstream conservatives.
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Facing an unprecedented challenge from three well-known opponents, incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry is drawing some flak in his bid for a second full four-year term from those who should be among his strongest supporters: staunch GOP conservatives.
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Republican presidential front-runner John McCain courted the wary conservative wing of his party Friday after winning the endorsement of former bitter White House rival Mitt Romney.
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - In a tight battle in Florida, John McCain and Mitt Romney competed to stick each other with the "liberal" tag, a harsh smear among conservative Republicans whose votes could be decisive in Tuesday's voting for presidential contenders.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain may be fighting for the front-runner mantle in the Republican presidential race, but it's Texas Rep.
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Republican presidential hopeful  Rudolph Giuliani, fighting to gain conservative support in the  2008 race, won the backing of a Southern senator on Monday  despite their disagreements on hot-button social issues.
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Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romeny traded blows over taxes and immigration in a debate Sunday, while New Hampshire polls leader John McCain said he would capture Osama bin-Laden if elected.
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Republican  presidential contenders led by Mike Huckabee and John McCain  ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday in the first of two  back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New  Hampshire's nominating contest.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - U.S. Republican presidential contenders ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday and Democrat Hillary Clinton drew rebukes in combative debates ahead of the next showdown in the tight race for the White House.
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Republican presidential contenders Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney frequently invoked Ronald Reagan and boasted about their allegiance to the GOP's core principles as they sought to win over skeptical conservatives Friday.