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The Prospect of Puerto Rico as the 51st State?

Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño appearing at the 2011 CPAC Convention. GOP Presidential candidates Romney & Gingrich appeared today at the Hispanic Leadership Network (HLN), and both expressed support for the concept of a plebiscite addressing Puerto Rican Statehood. It was Romney however that supported an outcome to that of Statehood for Puerto Rico. “… [...]

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ROAD TO 2012: Can Gingrich Make it Last?

Welcome to another ‘Road to 2012′ – what Pundits overlook, and what we notice South Carolina: While Newt did take the win, South Carolina also opens itself up to newer scrutiny.  Unlike the New Hampshire where unregistered/independents made up 47% of the vote, the open Primary allowed registered Democrats and Independents to vote in GOP field. [...]

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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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Digging Up Dirt in Santorum’s Back Yard

When the speculation over Texas Governor Rick Perry entering the GOP Presidential Race emerged, it also delivered multiple articles expressing concerns over his past events that may impact his ability on the campaign trail.The same has happened with Santorum’s bump, which has now signaled the start of his vetting by the press. The loudest shot [...]

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The Road to 2012

Greetings and welcome to a New Year here at Solid Principles. I’m back from a sabbatical, mostly my thoughts have been spread on my Facebook account, and random thoughts at Twitter. Prior to resuming Podcasting, I felt it was time to share my thoughts via this article on the Republican Primaries, given that we have [...]

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Enter The Perry Factor

. In the short time since Rick Perry’s entry into the Republican Presidential Race, it has already changed the dynamic of the field.  Perry has immediately gained high approval numbers, which also come with huge expectations from Republican voters.  However, Perry also brings into the equation his past, that may have the potential to slide [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Gov Rick Perry Address at #TheResponse (FULL AUDIO)

Texas Governor Rick Perry, leads a prayer at The Response    Further Reading:  The Reinventing of Governor Rick Perry Download Audio Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Pastor Perry Enters Stage Right

  Image taken from ‘The Response’ Website Saturday is the date of Rick Perry’s prayer event ‘The Response‘.  Solid Principles previously wrote a detailed article about the event titled ‘The Reinventing of Governor Rick Perry‘ The crux of the article proposes that with absence of Huckabee entering the 2012 Republican Presidential race, as well as the [...]

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Crossroads GPS: “Wake Up” YouTube Video

New ad targets President Obama in Missouri: Crossroads GPS is up with another ad targeting President Obama in Missouri. The ad highlights the Democrats’ failed liberal economic policies. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Why Are You Acting So Surprised Donatelli?

Recently Frank Donatelli, a Republican Party political consultant and head of GOPAC penned an opinion piece in politico.com titled “Putting reelection ahead of nation’s woes’. Donatelli points out with some mock bewilderment that Obama’s campaigning for re-election also means 18 months of Presidential auto-pilot for America.  So why is he acting so surprised that Obama would start [...]

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