Newt Gingrich

Mitt Romney’s gotten good news in the latest polls. His support is trending upward, buoyed by a series of a high profile endorsements. But Newt Gingrich is seeing an uptick in support as well, especially in southern states.

Mitt Romney won the Arizona primary handily and eked out a victory in Michigan, giving him two victories he badly needed to help him build lost momentum in the race to win the Republican presidential nomination.

The price of gasoline is on the rise, and so is debate on fenergy solutions. In a recent campaign advertisement, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich blamed the Obama administration’s “anti-gas” policies. However, the President remains firm in his belief in a need to invest in alternative energy sources.

You may have heard of brokered conventions, but what you mean might better be described as a ‘contested’ convention. And one political scientist says this year’s Republican convention is shaping up to possibly be a contested one — but it’s still not likely.

The air of inevitability behind the Mitt Romney campaign is slowly leaking away. But while he’s having trouble, he still has more money and better organization than any of his opponents. Can Rick Santorum be the true alternative to Romney, or will he whither under the weight of Super PAC-funded attacks.