Looking Ahead to the 2012 Race

NYTimes.com: "The 2012 presidential campaign is well under way — if President Obama’s effort to save Ohio’s governor, or the train of Republican contenders rolling through Iowa, are any indication. This week alone, former Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi and Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana are scheduled to campaign on behalf of Republicans in Iowa, and several others, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, have made recent appearances."