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Sarah Palin says it's a total coincidence that she's hosting a clambake in New Hampshire on the very same day Mitt Romney is barbecueing it up in the state as he formally announces he's running for president. Even if she's telling the truth, it's likely Palin doesn't feel all that bad about it. Last summer, their aides engaged in what Politico's Andy Barr called "possibly the first inter-staff dust-up of the 2012 presidential race," when Romneyland charged that Palin was not "a serious human being" and who got into trouble if her debate answers were "more than 15 seconds long." Palinites fired back that they were shocked that "Those who try to claim the mantle of Reagan would be good to follow one of his most sacred tenets" (Thou Shalt Not Criticize a Fellow Republican). And at her clambake Thursday, she attacked Romneycare, saying it'd give him trouble with Tea Partiers. Romney hasn't responded directly to Palin, but his announcement speech is meant to present him as a "serious man." Ahem.
But Palin and Romney aren't the only feuding 2012 contenders. The Republican field is rife with enough beefs to fuel a whole reality show season. Here's our breakdown:
Mitt Romney vs. Jon Huntsman
Background: They both have great hair, were governors, and are Mormon. Weirder, they're cousins. But Romney and Huntsman don't like each other very much.