Donald Trump certainly enjoys keeping the media spinning. If he’s considering running for president on the independent ticket, as he has hinted at frequently of late, he’s hedging bets on whether to endorse Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney. It’s a freakin’ endorsement circus… Newt Gingrich’s campaign is reported to be in “serious disarray,” while the Las Vegas Review Journal reports today that a “new poll shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney headed for a blowout victory Saturday in Nevada’s...
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Hissy Fit
Newt throws a pre-debate hissy fit… Gingrich Threatens to Skip Debates if Audiences Can’t Participate… Oh Newt… don’t you know the GOP is going to lose this one and “That’s what happens when you run with losers.” Sphere: Related Content
Game Changer in South Carolina: Newt Gingrich Wins
Via MSNBC: Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, capping off a remarkable comeback for his presidential bid that reshapes the trajectory of the battle for the GOP nomination… The results mark the end of a tumultuous week in politics that saw Gingrich erase and then overcome the lead Romney had in the Palmetto State following his victory in the Jan. 10 New Hampshire primary. Gingrich came on strong in the closing days of the campaign,...
Rick Perry to Drop Out of GOP Race
Rick Perry will be dropping out of the GOP race for the presidential nomination today, and sources say he “will make the announcement before the CNN debate in South Carolina” tonight. South Carolina’s primary is to be held on Saturday. Sources have told Politico that Perry is “expected to endorse Newt Gingrich,” and ”Gingrich and Perry had a secret meeting to discuss a possible endorsement.” Politico notes that Perry’s endorsement “gives the surging Gingrich a huge boost heading into the...
Mitt and His Money
Mitt Romney recently said that his tax rate is about 15% when pressed yet again about releasing his tax returns. Here’s a couple of must reads about Mitt and his money… Romney Parks Millions in Offshore Tax Haven Mitt Romney Sent Millions to Mormon Church… video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Odds look good for Mitt to become the GOP nominee, although other candidates are holding on for dear life. One right wing blogger suggests Rick Perry should drop out now...
Nancy Pelosi: GOP Knows Mitt Romney Can’t Win
Video of the Day… via Politico: “If the far right thought that Romney could win, they might be more enthusiastic about him,” Pelosi told POLITICO’s Mike Allen during Tuesday’s Playbook Breakfast. “But they question what he stands for and they don’t think he’s going to win. So what’s the sell? I’m not sure he knows what he stands for, and that makes it harder too.” I have to say, I agree 100% with Nancy Pelosi… Romney can’t win and...
Jobs Report Puts Pressure On GOP
The federal government’s report that the nation added 200,000 last month only puts fresh pressure on congressional Republicans to do more to help the struggling U.S. economy, and struggling jobless Americans in particular, according to many both in and out of the Obama administration. The Labor Department released employment data Friday, which also found the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent, its lowest level in three years. Despite the hope that the news represents, it also points out...
The Monkey Cage
The Party has no clear consensus and, thus, "priorities" are all over the map. They are held together either by hatred -- Guns, God, Gays, etc. -- or else sheer contrariness -- oppose all Democratic ideas, no matter how sound -- but the fundamental positions within the GOP are SO contradictory that no one exists who could fill the wish list for the crazy salad they'd collectively like to toss.
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