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2012 Election News

Christie NOT running...

Florida moves to hold primary Jan. 31 - jumping ahead of Iowa, NH...

UPSET: Herman Cain wins Florida straw poll...

Perry camp: We're not electing 'debater-in-chief'...

Colorado moves their 2012 caucuses to the day after Iowa's...

Christie reconsidering 2012 run; will decide in days...

"I think if you're opposed to illegal immigration, it doesn't mean that you don't have a heart. It means that you have a heart and a brain..." - Mitt Romney

 

Debate Coverage:

Politico: Six takeaways from the debate...

A strong night for Santorum as Perry fades...

"I want everybody in America to be rich..." - Mitt Romney

Is Obama a socialist? Romney won't say...

Romney, Perry accuse each other of flip flopping...

Perry doubles down on immigration stance...

Texas toast? Perry worries GOP...

Perry misstated timing of relationship with dying HPV lobbyist...

Bachmann fizzles...

Bachmann, Perry struggle on HPV question...

 

McCotter drops out, endorses Romney...

Bachmann hires Iowa vet Eric Woolson...

Halperin's take on tonight's debate...

Romney romps it in New Hampshire...

PAC ad attacks Romney as a flip-flopper...

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback endorsing Rick Perry...

Florida is now Perry country?...

Ron Paul: No feud with Rick Perry...

Ron Paul's million-dollar ad buy...

Pawlenty: Romney is electable...

Interview: Romney doubts Perry's ability to win, govern...

Perry's lead over Romney down to 3 points in South Carolina...

Rasmussen National GOP Primary poll: Perry 28, Romney 24...

New book reveals RomneyCare was model for ObamaCare...

New Perry ad: 'President Zero'...

Poll shocker: Palin now within 5 points of Obama...

Rick Perry will be interviewed live on Hannity Wednesday night....

Rep. Jeff Flake endorses Mitt Romney...

Gallup: Perry leads, Bachmann plummets...

How the rift between the Perry & Bush camps began...

Ron Paul wins California GOP straw poll...

Romney rejects Perry's use of 'socialism' to describe Obama admin...

Romney email jabs Perry in Iowa...

Rasmussen: Perry drops 10 points vs. Obama in new polling...

Perry on Bachmann's vaccine gaffe: "No basis in fact"...

Perry pens op-ed in Jerusalem Post...

'Ponzi' not hurting Perry in primary race...

Romney lauds... CHENEY???

Perry's Trump card...

Perry drops the 'socialist' bomb on Obama...

NYTimes: Bachmann not letting the facts get in the way shows a pattern...

Perry slams Romney as Obama-like...   Kay Henderson/RadioIowa: "Perry rips rival over 'RomneyCare'...

Sarah Palin is defended by 'Lamestream Media'...

"for conservative activists, this is likely their best year to nominate their preferred candidate..." - Nate Silver

Kiss of death: Jimmy Carter hearts Mitt Romney as GOP pick...

Study claims RomneyCare cost MA more than 18,000 jobs...

Rick Perry lands the cover of TIME...

"The issue of education and in-state tuition is a state issue. It's not a federal issue, and it shouldn't be a federal issue..." - Rick Perry in TIME interview

PPP national: Perry 31, Romney 18...

Quinnipiac Virginia-Poll: Perry blossoms, Bachmann wilts...

Florida poll: Perry 29, Romney 20...   FL governor says straw poll will pick next president...

CNN poll: GOP split down the middle over tea party...

Rasmussen: Bachmann now trails Obama by 13 points...

Top 6 GOP endorsements wish list...

"Rick Perry has locked in his front runner lead and in a novel twist of things, some Democrats are starting to panic. Why? Because the way Perry talks about immigration works to his advantage with hispanic immigrants..." - Erick Erickson

Washington Times: Bachmann risks women's lives with misinformation on HPV...

Bachmann refuses to apologize for linking HPV vaccine to 'retardation'...

"[Bachmann] scored a clean, clear shot on Rick Perry in Monday's debate. Had she stopped there she'd have been the comeback queen of campaign 2012..." - Erick Erickson

"She made a mistake. The quicker she admits she made a mistake and moves on, the better she is..." - Ed Rollins

Barry Manilow hearts Ron Paul...

Bachmann stayed quiet on mandatory vaccinations while serving Minnesota...

PPP: Perry leads by 23 in North Carolina, 19 in West Virginia...

Huge rift divides Palin supporters in Iowa...

Report: Anita Perry's salary comes indirectly from Gov. Perry's backers...

New anti-Palin flick 'Sarah Palin: You Betcha!' widely panned...

Gingrich returns to Iowa next Monday; will open Iowa office mid-Oct....

Ron Paul returning to Iowa next Monday...

Michele Bachmann returns to Iowa next Monday, Tuesday

Perry's biggest donor: the GOP Governors Association...

Perry announces new Iowa hires; returns to Iowa this Friday...  Anita Perry to attend Polk County Iowa GOP event Sept. 27...

Gallup: Perry leads but Romney gaining in GOP favorability...

Nevada Gov. Sandoval endorses Rick Perry...  South Carolina to fight for prime primary spot...

"Bachmann may have jumped the shark on Gardasil..." - Rush Limbaugh

Arizona flouts RNC rules, keeps Feb. 28th primary...

Palin: 'I'm getting kind of a kick out of this'...

Bachmann: Woman told me Gardasil HPV vaccine made her daughter retarded...

 

Sept. 12 debate

Perry under fire...

Kurtz: Bachmann whiffs...

Begala: 2 candidates - 2 Republican Parties...

Perry doubles down on in-state tuition for children of illegals in Texas...

Palin slams Perry on 'crony capitalism'...

Ron Paul gets boo'd...

Perry, Romney accuse each other of scaring seniors...

Perry outflanked on border security...

Bachmann attacks Perry on HPV vaccine, crony capitalism...

Jindal: I'm not angling for a job in Perry's administration...

 

Limbaugh warns against attacking Perry over 'Ponzi Scheme' remarks...

Breaking: Bobby Jindal to endorse Rick Perry...

Romney's Florida flier attacks Perry as 'wreckless and wrong' on SS...

CNN/Tea Party Express debate tonight in Tampa

CNN Poll: Perry increases his lead over GOP field...

Romney attacks Big Labor in speech...

pro-Bachmann super PAC goes after Perry on immigration...

Palin defends Perry on Social Security...

Floridians contemplate Perry's view on Social Security...

WSJ: Neither Romney nor Perry are helping the cause for reform of SS...

Perry pens op-ed: 'I am going to be honest with the American people'...

CNN poll: Perry on top when it comes to electability...

Tim Pawlenty endorses Mitt Romney...

Rick Perry, candidate of the heart...

DSM Register: A path for Bachmann to win Iowa caucuses...

Perry says 'Ponzi scheme' again...

New York Times LAUDS Palin's Sept. 3 speech...

Bachmann to tailgate Saturday's Iowa/Iowa State football game...

Bachmann talks Social Security on Radio Iowa...

Gingrich explains why he's been sidelined...

Huntsman retreats from Florida...

Perry's 'No Country for Old Man' strategy: No retreat...

National Review to Perry & Romney: Get specific about Social Security...

Ron Paul says Rick Perry was 'civil' with him at the debate...

Romney slams Obama for not working on the economy...

Perry 'all in" for Florida straw poll...

 

DEBATE COVERAGE:

        Halperin grades the candidates:

        Perry under fire in debate debut...

        Perry, Romney at each other's throats...

        Romney vs. Perry...

        Perry says Galileo 'got outvoted' too...

        Perry gets death penalty question...

        Perry throws punches, Bachmann holds them in...

        Gingrich: I'd fire Ben Bernanke tomorrow...

 

Rove: Perry's views on Social Security are 'toxic'...

Erickson: The Cult of Sarah Palin...

Yes, Perry will debate tonight...

John Bolton says 'no' to 2012 run...

Coulter: Palin has become 'the Obama of the tea party'...

Perry fires back: Paul's 1987 resignation letter indicates Reagan drove him from GOP...

Remember when Ron Paul QUIT the GOP and BASHED Reagan?...

Perry Super PAC to spend $55 million to beat rivals...

Perry outfoxes Fox News; gives lesson in deflection...

"The Perry-Romney race is now the story, with us the third candidate..."  - Ed Rollins

Rollins to step back from Bachmann campaign role...

Bachmann's deputy campaign manager departs...

LATimes poll: Perry and Romney tied in California...

Political scientists conclude Perry best one to beat Obama...

"the tea party isn't a diversion from mainstream Republican thought. It is within mainstream Republican thought..." - Mitt Romney

GOP elite, donors starting to chose between Perry, Romney...

Mitt Romney's New Hampshire tea party adventure...

Paper: 10 reasons Perry is too extreme to win...

RCP 2012 electoral projections...

Rasmussen Iowa polling: Perry 29, Bachmann 18, Romney 17...Perry fires at Romney during town hall meeting...

Sarah Palin in New Hampshire: Urges tea party to stay true...

Jim DeMint: 'Doesn't appear' Palin will run...

Perry pulls out of DeMint's forum to deal with Texas wildfires...

Perry chats with Sheriff Joe Arpaio...

AZ Gov. Jan Brewer opts against January primary date...

Palin on presidency: Still pondering 'if it's the right thing to do'...

Obradovich: Palin puts anti-establishment twist on a boilerplate GOP agenda...

Palin: "It was a thank you tea party Americans speech"...

Sarah Palin delivered "a jovial speech laced with razor-edged quips..." - Jennifer Jacobs

Palin talks about her 'plan' but does not announce...

Rasmussen: 60% say Palin run would hurt GOP...

Iowa Family Leader to host Thanksgiving forum for GOP 2012...

Poll: Rick Perry dethrones Mitt Romney in Nevada...

Steve Forbes: Romneycare will 'torpedo' Mitt, leans towards Perry...

Palin says there's 'room for more' in GOP 2012 race...

Palin surprises Conservatives4Palin event with visit at the Machine Shed...

Dick Cheney takes a shot at Sarah Palin ...

Bachmann invokes Thatcher, Reagan comparison...

Carville: Rick Perry 'wants to repeal the 20th century'...

Fox News poll: Perry 26, Romney 18

Palin documentary 'The Undefeated' set for video on demand release this weekend...

Fox News poll: 74% think Palin shouldn't run...

Report: Palin won't announce this weekend...

Perry fires back at Bachmann super PAC ...

Pro-Bachmann super PAC is airing anti-Perry spots in South Carolina...

Bachmann AWOL in New Hampshire...

Sarah Palin heading to South Korea October 11-13...

Rasmussen: Perry beats Obama 44 to 41...

Perry to social conservatives: My past will not 'embarrass' you...

Perry pledges a pro-life VP pick...

Palin still set for Saturday tea party rally in Iowa...

 

 

 

House/Senate/Courts

Obama asks Congress for $467 billion tax increase to fund jobs plan...

 

 

Obama/White House

Team Bill to Team Barack: Change your strategy...   Clinton: No more taxes now...

"This is a campaign marker, not a jobs bill. It recycles ideas that couldn't get passed even when Democrats controlled Congress...  "To be an Obama admirer is to toggle from being uplifted to feeling used..."   - David Brooks

Liberals vow primary challenge for Obama...

Chicago Tribune editor: Maybe it's time for Obama to withdraw from 2012...

Obama proposal: $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue...

Obama to propose 'Buffett Rule' for millionaires; raise tax rate...

"What should the White House do now? One word came to mind: Panic..." - James Carville

"I'd like to work my way around Congress ..." - President Obama

Obama's approval rating falls after jobs speech...

Democrats starting to think Obama could lose...

Media covers up Obama speech gaffe...

Roger Simon: Strong words from a weak president...

White House ignores Maxine Waters, calls Iowa...

Obama polls five times worse than Carter on economy...

Obama 's $447 billion jobs package...  ...transcript

Cheney tells Hillary to run against Obama...

Obama 'star' of Palestinian ad...

Obama's whopper on tax cuts...

60% of Obama's base say he weaker than they expected...

Kucinich: Primary challenge would make Obama 'a better president'...

WaPo: Obama ratings sink to new lows as hope fades...

Labor leader Hoffa threatens GOP: 'Take these sons of bitches out'...

Dowd skewers Obama: 'One and done?'...

Letterman: Top ten Obama Labor Day plans...

White House already lowering expectations for the big speech on Thursday...

More speech drama: Obama punts to earlier time against NFL season opener...

Hard ball: Boehner to give his own economic speech...

Nader proposes a 'slate' of contenders to challenge Obama in primary...

 

 

Economy

Housing bust worst since the Great Depression...

Bank of England Governor: World facing worst financial crisis in history...

Big jump in jobless claims; bad news for Obama...

New wave of foreclosures...

Poverty at highest rate in 15 years...  Number of Poor in America sets new record...

Dramatic drop in median income...

August report: ZERO new jobs

 

 

TRENDS:

ReasonTV visits 'Occupy Wall Street'...

How Social Security is similar to a Ponzi Scheme:

"Whatever happens, the [tea] party is leaving a stamp on the presidential race, and Democrats hope it will last..." - Steve People/Michael Blood

 

 

GOP/RNC:

GOP leadership faces possible tea party revolt in 2012...

RNC out-raises DNC in August $8.17 million to $5.5 million...

GOP's twin special election wins spark Democratic fears...

 

DEM/DNC:

Hillary Clinton most popular national political figure...

Dems' attack ad: '3 Amigos, Gunnin' for your Social Security'...

White House: no comment on Hoffa's extreme rhetoric...

DNC chairman avoids Hoffa question...

 

 

QUOTES: 

 "he's never had a debate class or a debate coach in his life... He's going to be better prepared next time..."  - Anita Perry

"We're not going to change what we're doing. It's a long race ..."  - Rick Perry spokesman

"it's a Pearl Harbor attack on the Republicans. It's class warfare ..."  - Pat Buchanan on Obama

"My next door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this president ..."  - Gary Johnson*   * Rush Limbaugh made the joke first...

"We don't need to nominate 'Obama-lite,' we don't need to nominate someone who's going to blur the lines between Obama and our nominee ..." - Rick Perry

"I personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground ..." - Bill Clinton

"Barack Obama is LeBron James ..." - Joe Scarborough

"They are the establishment today ..."  - George Will RE the Tea Party

"The only question now is whether this Tea Party-driven movement... [is] willing to have as their candidate [Romney]...
who would never in a million years have shown up at one of their meetings ..."
- Chris Matthews

"Mitt, you have already called it a Ponzi scheme. And worse..." - Rush Limbaugh

"We must have a frank, honest national conversation about fixing Social Security..." - Rick Perry

"Rick Perry has essentially done for Social Security what Donald Trump did for birtherism..." - Maggie Haberman

"This isn't a jobs plan, it's a re-election plan..."   - Mitch McConnell RE Obama Plan

"You know how to tell when you're leading the pack? All the other dogs are trying to bite you on the butt..."   - Roger Simon RE Rick Perry

"It will be interesting to hear Rep. Paul explain why Reagan drove him from the party
at tomorrow’s debate on the g
rounds of the Reagan Library...
..."  - Rick Perry

"Let's take these sons of bitches out..."  - Jimmy Hoffa

"Polls? Nah...they're for strippers and cross country skiers..."  - Sarah Palin

"Our country can't afford anymore trillion dollar thank you notes to campaign backers..." - Sarah Palin

"all aboard Obama's bullet train to bankruptcy..." - Sarah Palin

"Without an uptick in the economy or some major unforeseen event, almost any elephant could trample Mr. Obama next year..." - Brent Decker

"I think the White House was out of bounds...in trying to schedule a speech during a debate..." - James Carville

 

 


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