GOP 2012 Presidential Candidates Need to Get in the Race Published May 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM EDT Updated May 29, 2011 at 10:22 PM EDT Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Below, a handy guide to the regrets of the major potential 2012 GOP presidential candidates - ranked from those with the most to forget to those who haven't changed a thing.

Republican presidential candidates have faced this problem before. In 1996, Bob Dole was hostage to the House Republicans, led by then-Speaker (and now likely 2012 candidate) Newt Gingrich, in the ...

One GOP watcher in Iowa even has Gingrich at the top of his list of potential 2012 candidates, writing, "one would be hard pressed to find a candidate that's done more to reach out and talk to ...

ABC News' look at the GOP presidential hopefuls. — -- intro: The 2012 presidential campaign is in full swing, with a varied and ambitious group of Republicans jockeying for their party's ...

Bill Adair talked about the accuracy of some of the statements and campaign advertisements of the 2012 presidential candidates. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Potential presidential candidates and GOP rising stars such as Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal pen new books before the 2012 elections. ABC News. Video. Live. Shows. Shop. Log In.

Instead, the 2012 Republican presidential field was dominated by blasts from the past like Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum, as well as a veritable cavalcade of novelty candidates destined ...

Republican former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty officially launched his presidential campaign in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. As Philip Rucker reported: Republican Tim Pawlenty launched his ...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday that she won't enter the 2012 presidential race, making it all but certain that the final slate of GOP candidates has been set. In a letter to ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's affair hurts Republican branding as the party of family values.

This past week was an eventful one for the Republican 2012 presidential hopeful field. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Congressman Ron Paul announced that they would run, former Arkansas ...