Category Archives: Republicans

“A Battle the President Can’t Win “

Writing in this weekend’s Wall Street journal, former Reagan speech writer and current opinion columnist , Peggy Noonan, drops a rhetorical bombshell when she says that the Dept. of Health and Human Service’s Sec’y Kathleen Sibilius’ administrative ruling that Catholic Hospitals and other institutions must offer health care plans that offer abortion and contraceptive products [...]

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South Carolina primary: Scramble ahead of Saturday vote

By BILL NICHOLS COLUMBIA, S.C. The four surviving combatants in the 2012 Republican presidential field were crisscrossing South Carolina on Friday in the final hours before a critical primary that could either end the race or raise dramatic new questions about Mitt Romney’s hold on the nomination. After a tumultuous Thursday that saw Rick Perry [...]

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Romney campaign unloads on ‘outrageous and destructive’ Newt Gingrich

Toby Harnden’s Blog There is now polling indicating a possible Newt Gingrich surge after Monday night’s debate – A Rasmussen tracking survey has him just three points behind Mitt Romney. Notably, Rick Santorum may need to start wearing a lifebelt rather than a sweater vest – he appears to be sinking fast. But the surest [...]

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Mitt Romney doesn’t really have a Republican problem

Posted by Chris Cillizza Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination even as he continues to endure whispers that he is simply too moderate to win over a majority of the GOP. Exit polling from Romney’s 16-point victory in New Hampshire tells a very different story, however. Among [...]

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GOP divided over potential impact of Bain attacks

      By Amy Gardner and Peter Wallsten, Published: January 12 GREER, S.C. — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney appeared Thursday to have successfully blunted attacks on his work at Bain Capital, with still more conservatives coming to his defense, his rivals backing down and voters at campaign stops in South Carolina saying they [...]

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Political Cartoons: Jim Morin, the Miami Herald

I don’t mean any disrespect towards Michele Bachman (who I admire) or to Rick Perry (who has accomplished a great deal in his life), but in a very exaggerated way, this political cartoon is funny. ~~John Cronin~~ By Jim Morin/The Miami Herald Check out the latest political cartoons and animations from Jim Morin.   Recommend [...]

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Jon Huntsman smacks Mitt Romney for South Carolina trip

By JAMES HOHMANN NEWPORT, N.H. — Jon Huntsman finished a day of reaping the benefits of his non-stop presence in the first-primary state by whacking Mitt Romney for the day he spent away in South Carolina. “If you’re in South Carolina with days to go before the New Hampshire primary, that pretty much suggests you [...]

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Ann Coulter Nails It!

          In a copyrighted article, Ann Coulter absolutely nails it on why the Republican Party’s Primary voters have got to concentrate their thinking on what she says are the two defining issues of the upcoming 2012 Presidential Election:  Obamacare and Illegal Immigration.  I would add the economy/debt crisis, but for the [...]

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Rasmussen Poll: Romney Leads Obama 45% to 39%

Mitt Romney has now jumped to his biggest lead ever over President Obama in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup. It’s also the biggest lead a named Republican candidate has held over the incumbent in Rasmussen Reports surveying to date. The latest national telephone survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters favor the former Massachusetts [...]

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Mitt Romney on Newt Gingrich: He’s the front-runner

By MIKE ALLEN MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney, who just a month ago had hoped to seal the GOP presidential nomination with Florida’s primary on Jan. 31, tells POLITICO that he now foresees an epic fight with Newt Gingrich that could last through the California primary on June 5. Asked if the former House speaker [...]

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