Newt Gingrich’s campaign has announced that it will hold a post-Nevada caucus press conference tonight at 11 p.m. EST at the Venetian in Las Vegas, instead of the traditional speech that candidates usually give after a primary or caucus night.

The Las Vegas Sun has a great primer on what will take place at Nevada’s caucuses Saturday.  I’ll be live-blogging here throughout the day. Here’s where the candidates will be today: Romney has a rally in Colorado Springs at 2:45 MT and a victory party at the Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas at 7:40 PT. Santorum campaigns [...]

As a result of the dissatisfaction with the GOP presidential field, CBS News notes that voters “are waiting until the last minute to determine for whom to award their ballot.” “In Iowa, nearly half of caucus-goers decided in the last few days. Of those voters, two in 10 made their decision on Election Day. In New Hampshire, [...]

Mark Sharpe was prepared for the news Friday afternoon from Tallahassee. He suspected the new political district maps for congressional and legislative races would pass the state House, and he knew what it would mean to his plan to run for Kathy Castor’s District 11 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. So he didn’t [...]

Newt Gingrich tells CNN why he didn’t call Mitt Romney to congratulate him on his Florida primary victory. Said Gingrich: “They then out spent me five to one to quote, ‘destroy Newt Gingrich.’ You know, I think that that doesn’t deserve congratulations. I think that’s reprehensible. I think it’s dishonest and I think it’s shameful.”

When Mitt Romney cast a vote for Sen. Paul Tsongas (D-MA) in 1992, he formally enrolled in the Democratic Party, BuzzFeed reports. “Romney registered to vote in 1976 as what Massachusetts authorities now call an ‘unenrolled’ voter — a member of neither party. Under state law, primaries are open, and unenrolled citizens may participate in either primary. [...]

George LeMieux today announced the endorsement of State Representative Pat Rooney. “I am honored to have the endorsement of State Representative Pat Rooney. Representative Rooney is a proven leader in both business and public service,” said George LeMieux. “His endorsement adds to the growing momentum of our campaign to defeat Bill Nelson and save America [...]

The U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs in January — the fastest growth since April, according to the Wall Street Journal. The unemployment rate fell by two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.3%, the lowest it has been since February 2009. Economists had forecast a gain of 125,000 in payrolls and for the jobless rate to remain [...]

A new Public Policy Polling survey (via The Political Wire) in Nevada shows Mitt Romney is headed for a big victory on Saturday. Romney leads Newt Gingrich, 50% to 25%, with Ron Paul at 15% and Rick Santorum at 8%. Key finding: “The bad news for Gingrich isn’t just that’s headed for a distant second place finish. [...]

Does anyone like Mitt Romney? And, as Matthew Dowd asks: “What happens in an election when two candidates who are unelectable run against each other in the fall? We are about to test that proposition.”  Romney’s likability issues are mounting. oter turnout numbers are pointing to a potential enthusiasm deficit for Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney. Statistics [...]