Election 2012
NJ GOV. CHRISTY does not rule out VP run | Reuters
By MB Snow at December 22, 2011 | 12:11 pm
(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who dashed many Republican hopes when he said he would not run for president in 2012, said on Thursday he had not ruled out running for vice president. Christie endorsed Mitt Romney shortly after announcing in early October that he would not join the group of Republicans vying for the party's presidential nomination. He ... Go To Article
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GOP WIVES are the stars of new Republican campaign ads ahead of the holidays [VIDEO LINKS] – Yahoo! News
By MB Snow at December 22, 2011 | 11:34 am
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Just days before Christmas, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are looking to close out a stretch of negative campaigning by going positive in television ads featuring what some of the contenders believe could be their secret weapon with voters: their wives. Callista Gingrich, Ann Romney and Anita Perry all play prominent roles in new TV spots unveiled Wednesday ... Go To Article
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ROMNEY says no to GINGRICH debate – AP
By MB Snow at December 22, 2011 | 9:28 am
BETHLEHEM, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday spurned chief rival Newt Gingrich's challenge for a one-on-one debate in the run up to the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses but dismissed the notion - suggested by the former House speaker - that he was afraid to participate in such a face-off. "We've had many occasions to debate together and we'll ... Go To Article
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GINGRICH challenges ROMNEY to Lincoln-Douglas-style debate in Iowa – Political Hotsheet – CBS News
By MB Snow at December 22, 2011 | 9:24 am
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Wednesday challenged his top presidential rival Mitt Romney to a 90-minute, Lincoln-Douglas-style debate -- and charged that Romney's response to the challenge will signify whether or not "he likes the heat and wants to come in the kitchen," or whether he's "just another normal national politician." With no more ... Go To Article
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ELECTION 2012:: As political season heats up, Politico’s web traffic cools down – Daily Caller
By MB Snow at December 22, 2011 | 12:10 am
New independent circulation numbers show a sharp decline in readership of Politico and other left-leaning news websites, an ominous trend for the suburban Virginia-based news outlet and its peers as Americans head into an election year. Recently published and publicly available Web traffic data indicates that “unique visitor” traffic to politico.com in November ... Go To Article
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ELECTION 2012:: Another anyone-but-Romney collapse: Guess who’s the front-runner again? | YahooNews
By MB Snow at December 22, 2011 | 12:03 am
Mitt Romney again solidified his fron-trunner status this week as Newt Gingrich's anyone-but-Romney position collapsed. Prediction market data, including Betfair and Intrade, now give Romney a 65.6 percent likelihood of victory in the Republican primary, compared to Gingrich's 11.0 percent and Ron Paul's 9.2 percent. Gingrich's decline in Iowa is persistent and sharp, ... Go To Article
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RUSH LIMBAUGH:: We Stand for Principle Over Politics and the Establishment Can’t Stand It
By MB Snow at December 21, 2011 | 3:46 pm
RUSH: "House Democrats tried Wednesday to force a vote on the Senate’s two-month extension of the payroll-tax cut, but Republicans gaveled the House closed to prevent them from having a chance, as top GOP leaders huddled down the hall to try to figure a way out of the mess. The House was set to hold a pro forma session, but two top Democrats, Reps. Steny H. Hoyer and ... Go To Article
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GINGRICH challenges ROMNEY to ‘test the heat’ with one-on-one Iowa debate – WashPo
By MB Snow at December 21, 2011 | 3:06 pm
MANCHESTER, N.H.— Newt Gingrich fired back at Mitt Romney’s assertion that he can’t take the heat of a vigorous campaign, saying here Wednesday that he can “take the heat plenty well,” accusing his rival of hiding and challenging his rival to a one-on-one debate in Iowa next week to settle their differences. Gingrich had earlier called on Romney to disavow ... Go To Article
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ROMNEY changes position on SUPER PAC ads | WashEx
By MB Snow at December 21, 2011 | 2:44 pm
For several days, Mitt Romney has claimed that campaign finance laws forbid him from saying or doing anything about anti-Gingrich ads run by the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future. Now, in response to continuing questions over the PAC's ads, Romney says he could say something about them -- but he won't. "I'm sure I could go out and say, 'Hey, please don't do ... Go To Article
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JOHN PODHORETZ:: Rise of Ron Paul bad news for GOP—NYPOST
By MB Snow at December 21, 2011 | 1:34 pm
The GOP contest for president has gone on so long now that it has its own convoluted plot. It’s like “Lost,” only without the smoke monster. We’re halfway through the story, and no one has even voted yet. Episode One — “The Straw Poll” — centered on the rise of Michele Bachmann and the fall of Tim Pawlenty. Episode Two — “The Texan” — pivoted ... Go To Article
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