Lindsey Boerma

Lindsey Boerma

Staff Reporter

Lindsey Boerma is a staff reporter for National Journal, where she currently covers the 2012 presidential race. Prior to joining National Journal, Boerma was a reporter at the Lincoln (Ill.) Daily News. A 2010 graduate of Pepperdine University, she served as editor-in-chief of the Graphic, politics reporter for TV 32 and campaign watch columnist during the 2008 presidential election. She holds bachelor's degrees in political science and broadcast journalism.

 

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CAMPAIGN 2012

‘Middle Class Joe’ Biden Attacks Romney on Bain

Vice President Joe Biden says Republican Mitt Romney’s equity experience “no more qualifies [him] to be president than being a plumber.” But he also admits he earns a good living himself and has “a beautiful house,” a...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Cain Finally Endorses Romney

Acknowledging his endorsement has “evolved” since backing “the American people” and then later Newt Gingrich in the GOP presidential race, Herman Cain on Wednesday formally threw his support behind presumptive nominee Mitt...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Paul Supporters to be ‘Respectful’ at Convention

Rep. Ron Paul's campaign chairman says supporters of the Texas Republican's presidential campaign will observe “decorum” at the GOP convention in Tampa this summer, but want to have a voice and to “sha...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Paul Clan Has Dynastic Ambitions

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is “absolutely” poised take over the libertarian movement led for decades by his father, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, one of the budding dynasty’s senior adv...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Biden on Israel: I'm Friends With Netanyahu, Too

Underscoring the importance of Jewish voters in the presidential election this fall, Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday told the Rabbinical Assembly that President Obama “deserves the credit” for restoring U.S. influence in t...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich Formally Ends Candidacy

A loquacious Newt Gingrich on Wednesday formally abandoned his presidential bid, but vowed to remain an active voice on conservative concerns.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich Plans to Suspend Campaign Next Week

CRAMERTON, N.C. - Newt Gingrich on Wednesday unofficially conceded the Republican presidential race to Mitt Romney, calling on conservatives to unite behind the presumptive nominee. His campaign spokesman said he will formally...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich Loses by a Landslide … Again

After losing Delaware, the only state he targeted among the five voting  on Tuesday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggests he’ll go to Tampa as a “citizen.”

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich May ‘Reevaluate’ Decision to Stay in Race

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has won just two states in the GOP primaries and has no chance of securing the nomination, said that a loss Tuesday-night in Delaware could prompt him to fold his debt-ridden campaign.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich $4 million in Debt, Cancels N.C. Appearances

The former House speaker reported $4.3 million in debts for the month of March and canceled several appearances next week in North Carolina.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich: Rivals' Twitter Debate is 'Utterly Stupid'

WILMINGTON, Del. – Newt Gingrich on Wednesday chastised as “utterly stupid” a Twitter debate between top aides to President Obama and Mitt Romney over the two campaigns’ respective controversial histories with canines.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich Still Bashing Fox News

Returning to what has become a familiar theme, Newt Gingrich on Monday suggested that Fox News is excessively running ads supporting Mitt Romney as a way to seal the nomination for the GOP presidential front-runner.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Cash-Strapped Gingrich Selling Fundraising Lists

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has resorted to selling its donor lists to raise money for his moribund campaign.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich 'Probably' Won't Take Romney Administration Job

DOVER, Del. – Newt Gingrich said on Thursday he would “probably not” accept a Cabinet position under a Mitt Romney administration but would be happy to advise the former Massachusetts governor on policy.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich Brushes Off Bounced Check, But Acknowledges Money Problems

While trying to convince Republicans that he’s still relevant, Newt Gingrich on Wednesday brushed off reports of a bounced $500 check that his campaign sent to Utah to be included on the state’s primary ballot.

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