MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republican leaders, activists and donors, anxious that the party’s initial presidential field could squander a chance to capture grass-roots energy and build a strong case against President Obama at the outset of the 2012 race, are stepping up appeals for additional candidates to jump in, starting with Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana.

By ALEXANDER BURNS, Politico Mitt Romney is the only Republican candidate leading President Obama in New Hampshire, according to a new poll [...]

By Jackie Kucinich, USA TODAY Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty on Monday kicked off the race for the Republican presidential nomination by [...]

By Associated Press, FOXNews The potential White House candidates need cash. But donors aren’t eager to shell out until the hopeful prove [...]

By Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post And then there was one — sort of. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s kind-of, sort-of toe-dipping [...]

By Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call In a Republican presidential race that could include the likes of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former [...]

By Lisa Lerer and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg News Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Former governors Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney, two of the [...]

From ABC NEWS The Note ABC News Political Director Amy Walter reports: In the first ever “straw poll” of New Hampshire Republican [...]

By JAKE SHERMAN & MANU RAJU, Politico The friendly phone calls are incoming, presidential wannabes are showering them with praise, and their [...]

By MOLLY BALL & KASIE HUNT & KENDRA MARR, Politico While other prospects for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination are already making [...]