There must be something about election years ending in 12.

As the nation entered a war with England in 1812, DeWitt Clinton offered a strong but ultimately unsuccessfulchallenge to incumbent James Madison in the presidential election. The 1912 presidential election ranks as one of the most important and colorful in American history as Democrat Woodrow Wilson beat out Bull Moose Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, while incumbent Republican William Howard Taft placed third.

With less than two weeks to go until the Iowa caucus, polls show U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts are leading the pack of Republican presidential candidates in the Hawkeye State.

Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts unveiled his team of county chairs for Florida on Wednesday.

In order to win in January, and defeat President Obama in November, my campaign will need the hard work of these Florida county chairs, said Romney, who is fighting former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to lead national polls. Their work on the ground, reaching out to voters, will be important as I campaign to spread my pro-growth message and bring jobs back to Florida.

With two weeks to go until the Iowa caucus, three of the Republican presidential hopefuls unveiled the support of leading religious and social conservatives on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the team at Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies unleashed their latest volleys against President Barack Obama and Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. The two Democrat incumbents are expected to face tough fights in Florida as they seek re-election in 2012.

The first Republican presidential hopeful to visit all 99 counties in Iowa, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is showing signs of life in the Hawkeye State as he continues his campaign for the GOP nomination.

Restaurant executive Craig Miller, who is in a crowded Republican primary of candidates looking to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, stressed his roots in the private sector on Monday and argued that Florida needs a senator with real world experience.

Miller --an Air Force veteran and former CEO of Uno Restaurants and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse who ran unsuccessfully for a Republican congressional nomination in Central Florida in 2010 --sent out an email to supporters on Monday noting that the Sunshine State continues to lag behind much of the nation