Norquist says GOP front-runners have serious challenges to overcome

Norquist says GOP front-runners have serious challenges to overcome - Examiner.com:
"“When I talk to each of the presidential candidates, every one of them brings up Romney — unsolicited — because they’re all focused on him as the smartest, toughest guy in the race,” Norquist told reporters Wednesday at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. “He is very well thought of.”"

In Iowa, Romney acknowledges risks of taking control of Big Dig

In Iowa, Romney acknowledges risks of taking control of Big DigTimes: Times Republican:
"The best thing politically would be to stay as far away from that tar baby as I can, he told a crowd of about 100 supporters who gathered for indoor picnic at the Gateway Hotel on a sweltering day in Ames. "

Romney makes fifth trip to Iowa

DesMoinesRegister.com: Romney makes fifth trip to Iowa: "'It's a purple state and will decide potentially who the next president is, not just in the nomination process but in the general election,' Romney said in a Des Moines Register interview."