Jan 16, 2012

Gingrich on negative ads; Romney defends record

Presidential candidates spar over Bain Capital

 

The Candidates

  • Newt Gingrich

    Gingrich served nearly four years as speaker of the House after leading the 1994 Republican Revolution. He was first elected to Congress in 1978 and served through 1998. He has authored more than a dozen books

  • ron paulRon Paul

    Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House.  He’s an obstetrician-gynecologist and was the Libertarian nominee for president in 1988.  He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008 

  • Mitt RomneyMitt Romney

    Romney is the former governor of Massachusetts. He was the head of a private equity firm and is credited with rescuing the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008

  • rick santorumRick Santorum

    Santorum served two terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate. He became the Senate's third-ranking Republican in 2001. He was defeated for reelection in 2006