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Cain: I couldn’t support Perry as the nominee
Dude? I get that they’re competing for the same base, but … isn’t the standard answer to this question, “Of course, I’ll certainly support any Republican nominee over Barack Obama”? Or is Cain simply...
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Cain: I’d be VP for anybody but Perry
Where is the love? Rick Perry paid Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich a dual compliment last debate when he said his ideal running mate would be a combination of the two of them — and, in fact, both Cain...
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Paul: No independent bid, but probably no support for Republican nominee
“Because I don’t want to do it!” Ron Paul probably disappointed some of his followers in yesterday’s interview on Fox News Sunday, when he told Chris Wallace that there is no chance of him launching...
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Could Perry stage a comeback?
Odds. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour seems to think so: Q: Is it becoming clear that Mitt Romney will emerge as the Republican nominee? A: I don’t think it’s clear. I think people make the mistake...
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Video: Crossroads hits Obama on Solyndra
“The true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra.” Don’t worry — this will be the first of many political ads pointing out the crony capitalism of the Obama administration....
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Ron Paul: “I haven’t decided” whether I’ll support Mitt Romney if he’s the...
Reservations. For all the talk of an alliance between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, the Texas Congressman doesn’t sound particularly sold on the presumptive frontrunner. On two occasions this weekend,...
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Video: Romney demands impossible conditions for appearing on SNL
Trap? Yesterday’s buzz from Mitt Romney’s interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer involved his willingness to consider an appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and whether or not the Republican nominee...
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Ann Coulter: Obama’s silver spoon was “an affirmative action silver spoon”
Privilege. Perhaps no one has been so steadfast in support of Mitt Romney as Ann Coulter. Now that the former Massachusetts governor is the all-but-Republican-nominee, Coulter has an even more...
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Obama Campaign Flags ‘Less-Than-Reputable’ Romney Donors President Obama’s re-election campaign is circulating a list of eight “wealthy individuals with less-than-reputable records” who have donated to...
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Gingrich to exit without endorsing Romney
Signals. Newt Gingrich exits the race today, nearly two months after winning his last state in the nomination chase. According to CNN, Gingrich won’t formally endorse Mitt Romney on his way out as...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Do as I say, not as I do. In another of the “Do as I say, not as I do” OOTD entries, we finally include Barack Obama’s personally-delivered attack on Mitt Romney over whether the Republican nominee...
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Interview with George Faught, Candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of...
Taking the fight to Washington Last year, Representative Dan Boren (D-OK) made the surprise decision to not run for re-election in 2012. The seat, described to me by one person as “the most Republican...
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Newest Romney fundraiser is …
Unity. How’s this for unity? Conservatives have had varying levels of enthusiasm and reluctance in embracing Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for President. When former Vice President and...
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Rasmussen: Bain attacks not working
Looks like … Will the strategy of highlighting Mitt Romney’s track record at Bain Capital do more to damage the Republican nominee, or Barack Obama? A poll released yesterday by Rasmussen suggests...
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WSJ: Joe Donnelly oddly silent about the Notre Dame lawsuit against the HHS...
Double Domer dodge? The media seems awfully uninterested in a series of lawsuits against the Obama administration filed by Catholic institutions, but they may have no choice but to cover it — at least...
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Romney repudiating repudiations
Distractions. That’s the message Team Romney sent yesterday when they refused to comment much on Donald Trump, according to Byron York. After watching John McCain play the “repudiation game” in 2008...
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NYT bombshell: Some of Romney’s neighbors don’t like him much
Scandal. Alternate headline: “Republican nominee not so different from average American after all.” Well, a little different. The point of this latest “news” belch, as always with big-media lifestyle...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Spent. Most of us recall the 2008 election, when Barack Obama busted the limits of fundraising and spending — and became the first presidential candidate since Watergate to opt out of the public...
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New Romney ad: “Whatever happened to Hope and Change?”
Plus, donor class over the middle class? Two new ads from Team Romney over the last 24 hours have the Republican nominee playing offense. First, a new TV spot uses clips from political journalists...
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CBS/NYT poll shows voter enthusiasm among GOP sharply rising
Independents, too. After spending tens of millions of dollars trying to demonize Mitt Romney over the last two months, Barack Obama and his campaign had hoped to erode any enthusiasm for the...
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Quotes of the day
Short list? Mitt Romney’s campaign announced Tuesday that it has hired staff for the presumptive Republican nominee’s future running mate, further fueling speculation that the GOP hopeful will...
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Quotes of the day
Smear. Mr. Reid appears to be once again reprising a rhetorical technique he has mastered over 25 years in the Senate: repeatedly needling his Republican adversaries in ways that often push the...
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Exclusive interview: Bruce Herschensohn, Obama’s Globe
Abandonment of US allies around the world. When I was offered an opportunity to interview Pepperdine senior fellow and author Bruce Herschensohn, once the Republican nominee for US Senate against...
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Rasmussen: McMahon leads in CT, 49/46
Oh my. There’s no way that Republicans can lose a Senate race in Missouri while winning two in Massachusetts and Connecticut … right? Would Spock have to wear a goatee in that universe? Rasmussen’s...
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Q-poll shows McMahon up by 3 in CT
Upset? Last week, Ramussen showed Republican nominee Linda McMahon with a 3-point edge over her Democratic opponent in the US Senate race in Connecticut, Rep. Chris Murphy, 49/46. Six days later,...
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Finally: Romney’s the official Republican nominee for president
Too legit to quit. TAMPA, Fla. — Dancing delegates proudly bedecked in military- and state-themed flare, hours of rules discussion and official rigmarole, and roll-calling the state delegations: It’s...
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