Month: January 2012

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Even The Fox News Poll Thinks Obama Is Going To Win Reelection

A new Fox News poll delivered some surprising news, as 52% of those surveyed believed that President Obama will win reelection in 2012.

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Obama Sends SOPA Back To Censorship Hell

President Obama’s opposition to SOPA has killed the bill and sent it into eternal legislative limbo. All eyes are now focused on PIPA.

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Fox News: ‘You Can Pee on Me All You Want, Don’t Shoot Me’

The party of “ideas” has come to this: The Republican Party’s publicity arm Fox News had Brad Stine on this morning’s edition of Fox and Friends to justify Marines peeing on dead “Taliban.” After he got through explaining that liberals are coming from a position of idiocracy based in feminine values of putting too much…

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If The GOP Continues To Oppose Equality MLK’s Dream Will Go Unrealized

It is sad to admit, but Dr. King’s lofty dream will never become reality as long as Republicans oppose equality for all Americans.

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Even Republicans Who Endorse Mitt Romney Don’t Think He Can Beat Obama

Jon Huntsman is about to become the latest Republican to endorse Mitt Romney who doesn’t think he can defeat Obama

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Team Obama Dishes Out More Bain Pain To Mitt Romney

On CNN today Obama reelection strategist David Axelrod spread more Bain pain for Mitt Romney by pointing out that the GOP frontrunner made millions by bankrupting a dozen companies.

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Harry Reid Sells SOPA Censorship As Job Creation

Despite the White House’s objections, Harry Reid said on Meet The Press that SOPA will save jobs and the Majority Leader continued to push the legislation.

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Stephen Colbert Takes Sunday Morning By Storm And Skewers Citizens United

Stephen Colbert used his appearance on ABC’s This Week to satirize Citizens United and point out the absurdity of corporations being people.

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Mitt Romney Embraces Failure By Doubling Down On Bush’s Cuts For Millionaires

Mitt Romney’s tax proposal would double the size of the Bush cuts with no plan to fund the cuts other than capping spending on programs 99% of Americans depend on.

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How The Mainstream Media Has Tebowed America On SOPA

Not only has the mainstream media ignored the SOPA legislation that they support, but new study revealed that Tim Tebow has gotten over twenty times more news coverage than SOPA.

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According To Fox News If You Love The Planet You Hate People

According to Fox News, if you love the planet you hate people. And by people, they mean corporations.

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The White House Labels SOPA Censorship And Refuses To Support It

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Bush’s Dishonorable Culture Of War Led To Marines Urinating On The Dead

The dishonorable culture of war that the Bush administration wrought on our military is endemic to atrocities like Marines urinating on the dead.

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Rachel Maddow Calls Out The GOP Lie That Obama Has Grown Government

Rachel Maddow completely dismantled the Republican claims that President Obama has grown the size of government since taking office.

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Poll: Republicans Could Be Heading For A Devastating 2012 Defeat

A new Democracy Corps poll revealed a nightmare scenario for Republicans where not only does Obama get reelected but Democrats regain total control of Congress.

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Obama Defeats The GOP Again By Calling Their Small Government Bluff

Under the guise of reforming the executive branch, President Obama set Republicans up with a no win situation. Either they give him what he wants or out themselves as the lovers of big government that they are.

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Pain In The Bain: Fox News Proclaims The GOP The Pro-Capitalism Party

In defense of Mitt Romney’s Bain problems, Fox News announced that Republicans have always been more “pro-capitalism” than Democrats.

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Addressing The Foreclosure Crisis Must Be Part of Obama Appeal To Middle Class

As a significant part of President Obama’s defender of the middle class re-election strategy, his administration should pay more close attention to the ongoing fallout from the foreclosure crisis.

The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Adds SOPA To Their List Of Lies

It is no surprise that the COC is pushing for passage of the bill, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) because the Chamber advocates censorship to protect Internet monopolies.

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Prayer in Public Schools an Essential Right – Except for Muslims

Fundies love the school prayer myth, crying that children must be allowed to pray in school – that is, until the kid turns out to be Muslim

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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal Under Fire on Job Creation

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has come under fire for an already failed top-down jobs strategy, that has left the state 51st in job creation.

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What The Media Won’t Tell You: GOP Voter Fraud Is Running Rampant

The media has been ignoring the real story on election fraud. Republicans all across the country from Mitt Romney to state party officials have engaged in voter fraud.

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Meet President Obama’s Anger Translator, Luther – NSFW

When cool cat President Barack Obama addresses his fellow Americans, his anger translator Luther helps him get his real message across. Comedians Key and Peele introduce Americans to Luther, the Obama anger translator, in their new web show. Watch here (video is not safe for work, children, etc): The satirization of the President needing an…

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Possible Criminal Charges For James O’Keefe Debunk GOP Voter Fraud Paranoia

Voter fraud is among the charges NH officials and experts say they’d like to see thrown at James O’Keefe and his gang of video thugs.

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Obama Mobilizes Supporters To Battle GOP’s Voter Suppression Campaign

President Obama continues to raise huge sums of money, but he is also mobilizing supporters to do battle against the GOP’s 2012 voter suppression campaign.

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Republicans Argue That Corporations Should Be Allowed To Sponsor Candidates

The RNC arguing in court that it is unconstitutional to deny direct corporate sponsorship of a candidate or committee.

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The Dirty Thirty – New Year’s Edition

The Dirty Thirty New Year’s Edition updates our survey of the GOP’s war on women, the environment, education, voting rights and more

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Why the Civil War Might Kill Mitt Romney’s Chances in South Carolina

There is no comparison to the inanity of having Mark Sanford on Fox News to use a Civil War analogy to explain why Romney (the non-Christian) might not get South Carolina.

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Draft Dodger Romney Misfires On Obama Jab And Insults U.S. Veterans

While attempting to criticize Obama’s commitment to the military, Mitt Romney managed to insult every veteran who has bravely served.

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At This Point, Obama Has Created One Million More Jobs Than Bush

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Jon Stewart Calls GOP Primaries a Telethon for Electoral Dystrophy

Jon Stewart says of the endlessly repetitive debates that it’s like the republican primary’s become a telethon for electoral dystrophy

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Santorum Doctrine to Attack Nations If We Don’t Like Their Religion

Santorum says it is okay to attack another country if we don’t like their religion, even though that religion sounds a lot like Christianity

Compassion Is The Problem For Mitt ‘I Like To Fire People’ Romney

The problem for Mitt is that he lives in a millionaire’s bubble and unlike the wealthy Kennedys for example, Romney just doesn’t have the compassion gene.

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Obama Auto Bailout Has Created 10 Times More Jobs Than Romney Ever Did

Mitt Romney may have only created 10,000 jobs while at Bain, but the Obama auto industry bailout that Romney opposed has created 170,000 jobs since 2009.

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Jon Hunstman–The Next ‘At Least He’s Not Romney?’

Since Republicans seem to love spreading the anti-Romney wealth around (socialists!), it leaves us with an obvious question: Is it Jon Huntsman’s turn?

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Mitt Romney: The Charlatan Who Should Never Be President

Mitt Romney is a lot of things, but he is not a businessman. He is a charlatan who manipulated investors’ money to enrich a select few.

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When Will 61 Degrees in Minot ND Mean Global Warming is Real?

We can laugh at Sean Hannity every time he says cold weather in winter disproves global warming but what does 60 degrees in Minot tell us?

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Rush Limbaugh Is Outraged That The Obamas Are Living Like Entitled White People

Wealthy elitist Rush Limbaugh is super mad that the Obamas are worming their way into living “high” on the “hog” like the white peeps. The nerve.

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Unlike Ronald Reagan Obama Doesn’t Use Government Hiring To Create Jobs

If the public sector was hiring as it did under Reagan, unemployment may be 8% or less today, rather than 8.5%. This is why the Republicans do not want to pass the Obama jobs bill.

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With Recall Looming Top Scott Walker Operative Faces Criminal Charges

The investigation into GOP Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s aides comes closer to the big fish, and the DA says more charges are coming.

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The Real Mitt: Romney Admits That He Likes To Fire People

The real Mitt Romney resurfaced again today. At a New Hampshire event, Mitt Romney admitted that he likes to fire people.

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Beyond the Job Numbers: Who is Working?

These job statistics show who is working based on gender, race, and education.

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Republicans Will Pay At The Polls If They Deny Gays Equal Rights

The GOP’s hate-inspired position will haunt them on Election Day if they continue promising to deny gay Americans equal rights.

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The Rise of American Fundamentalism 2006-2008

Before the 2006 midterms, the Religious Right controlled Congress, the White House and four out of nine seats on the U.S. Supreme Court

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Democrats Catch Mitt Romney In A Huge Lie During The Facebook Debate

The more Mitt Romney talks the harder it gets for him to keep his stories straight as evidenced by this DNC video that caught Romney in a big lie during the Facebook debate.

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Richie Rich Mitt Romney Says Only the Wealthy Should Run For President

Mitt Romney’s privileged background reveals itself again. According to Romney, only the wealthy should run for President.

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Ron Paul in One Lesson: A Primer on Libertarianism

Quadrennial asterisk Ron Paul is once again displaying his Libertarian Wolf Boy exhibit at the Republican freak show, again prompting puzzled onlookers to remark “oh yeah, I remember that guy,” and “what the hell is he doing up there?” Now that Paul has risen from novelty candidate to so-called “top tier” status, his libertarian principles arguably merit closer examination before being mothballed for another four years.

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Racism Is A Vital Piece Of The 2012 Republican Platform

Of course Republicans assailing poor minorities is nothing new, but for the candidates for the GOP nomination racism is part of the platform.

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5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The Meet The Press Debate

Shame on the American media, for giving no time to recover from last night’s GOP debate. Here are five reasons why you would have better off staying in bed than watching the Republican debate.

25

Using Religious, Philosophical and Political Views to Excuse Bullying

Republicans in Tennessee say anti-bullying exceptions should be made on the basis of religious, philosophical and political beliefs

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5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The New Hampshire GOP Debate

Mitt Romney thinks America would be stronger if gay people didn’t raise kids, and four other reasons to be glad you didn’t watch the ABC News New Hampshire GOP debate.

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Media Circus Around ‘The Make My Day Mom’ Ignores A Tough Decision

it’s bizarre and confusing to see the media glorifying while ignoring the moral decision of the “Make My Day Mom” to kill a young intruder.

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Detroit Vows To Close The Door On Emergency Financial Manager

Detroiters raise their voices – and combine forces – to do whatever is necessary to prevent an EFM from being appointed by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to oversee Michigan’s largest city.

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Rachel Maddow Exposes The Republican Party’s Election Fraud Hypocrisy

Rachel Maddow points out the hypocrisy in the GOP’s position on voter ID and their complete dismissal of potential election fraud in Iowa.

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Rick Santorum Is The Antithesis Of Christ’s Teachings

Rick Santorum is a conservative, but his lack of compassion makes him the antithesis of Christ’s teachings.

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Wall Street, Meet Seven Mountains Dominionism

In an Aliens vs Predators type moment, Seven Mountain Dominionist Lance Wallnau wants to bring “kingdom principles” to Satan’s Wall Street

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Flashback: Romney Melts Into A Mitt Fit When The Media Challenges His Inaccuracies

This is the problem with Republicans. They actually expect reporters not to question them or call them out on what they see as inaccuracies.

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The Rise of American Fundamentalism 2004-2005

President George W. Bush, toward the end of his first term and into his second, continued to push a theocratic agenda for America

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Obama Uses Jobs Number To Renew Call For Raising Taxes On The Wealthy

After President Obama gave his statement on the decrease in unemployment, he once again called for a tax increase on the wealthy.

5

Former Scott Walker Aide Accused of Embezzling From Charity For Deceased Soldiers’ Kids

Tim Russell, a Scott Walker aide, was arrested for charges of embezzling money meant for families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

11

GOP Proven Wrong Again As ObamaCare Created 23,000 Jobs In December

Obamacare continues to prove the GOP wrong by creating jobs. In December, 23,000 private sector healthcare jobs were added to the economy.

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Obama Shows The GOP The Consequences Of Their Obstruction

With Americans getting so much protection from a couple of Obama recess appointments, it is no wonder Republicans are livid.

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Ralph Reed Wants You to Believe Evangelical Vote is a Myth

Ralph Reed, who was so instrumental in the Religious Right’s takeover of the GOP, now wants you to believe that the Evangelical vote is a myth

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Ron Paul And His Insane Supporters Get Skewered By Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann took Ron Paul and his crazy supporters who put out a bizarre racist video about Jon Huntsman to task in his Worst Persons segment.

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Al Gore Denounces And Blasts SOPA

During a speech last night Al Gore came out against SOPA by warning it is a threat to the vibrancy and freedom of the Internet.

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Southern Strategy: Mitt Romney Faces Same Biases as Obama in the South

Turns out there are worse things you can do than be a Kenyan Muslim anti-colonialist. Okay, maybe not worse, but still something to fear. Mormonism! Cue the ominous music, the plural marriages and strange underwear. This, my dears, we cannot have. It doesn’t matter that neither of these statements is true about the candidates (President…

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Sarah Palin Explains Why Santorum Rises To The Top

Unintentional comedy gold took center stage on Fox News’ Hannity as Sarah Palin gave her expert analysis on why Santorum rises to the top.

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Why Voters Won’t Buy The Republican Lies About Obama In 2012

America’s two-party political system provides voters with a relatively easy choice of the direction they think the country should take to move forward. Although, the conservatives in the Republican Party never believe in moving forward, but rather, actively seek ways to drive the country back to the mid-nineteenth century. If there is one lesson to…

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A Possible Nightmare Scenario for America in 2012

A new group wants to nominate a third candidate in 2012 but if there is no clear winner, extremists in the House will choose our president

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Occupy Wall Street Rains On Mitt Romney’s New Hampshire Parade

Mitt Romney’s town hall in New Hampshire was a disaster as Occupy Wall Street got him to explain why corporations are really the good guys.

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Schism In The GOP Causes A 2012 Three Way Split

The three way split that occurred in Iowa last night is actually representative of the fracture that exists within the GOP – Romney/Santorum/Paul.

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Debunking The GOP’s Power Grab Meme: Obama’s Made Only 29 Recess Appointments

The Republican Party is crying power grab, but even with the recess appointment of Richard Cordray, Obama has made fewer recess appointments than Reagan, Clinton, and both Bushes.

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Obama Uses CFPB Recess Appointment To Hammer The GOP

President Obama kicked off 2012 by using the recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the CFPB as an opening to hammer Republicans for opposing consumer financial protections.

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Without Saying His Name The 2012 GOP Field Promises A Return To Bush

Each of the 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls has, at some point, promised to return to Bush-era policies.

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Indiana Law Would Punish Schools for Getting National Anthem Wrong

A new Indiana law would punish schools that stray from lyrical and melodic guidelines for the national anthem, stifling artistic expression.

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Iowa Confirms Mitt Romney As The Weakest Frontrunner Ever

Over the course of one Iowa winter’s night Mitt Romney went from the destined GOP to nominee to being the frontrunner who conservatives won’t vote for.

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So Much For GOP Enthusiasm: 2012 Iowa Winner Has Least Support Ever

The winner of tonight’s Iowa GOP caucuses will beat Bob Dole’s record for the lowest amount of support for a winning candidate ever .

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Fellow Republican Governor Deems Scott Walker and John Kasich Failures

An internal memo from PA Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration reveals that even GOPers think extremists like Walker and Kasich are failures.

ObamaCare’s Hidden Trigger Paves The Way For Single Payer

A hidden trigger in ObamaCare may very well pave the road to single payer health insurance system or Medicare for all.

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Three Ways Republicans Have Placed The Bible Ahead Of The Constitution

On DOMA, defunding Planned Parenthood, and personhood, Republicans made a decision to put the Bible ahead of the Constitution.

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Why the Tea Party Version of Congress Guarantees the Death of Liberty

One of the worst things that the Tea Party has done is push the championing of an uncompromising legislative branch in the name of liberty. Sadly, all too many politicians have fallen for this dangling carrot of immediate gratification at the eventual expense of democracy. Extremists complain that politicians compromise too much and that nothing…

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Republicans Hang a Whites Only Sign on America

Republicans have adopted the old definition that says an American is white, and have added the stipulation that one must also be a Christian

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Reality Check: Breaking Down Obama’s NDAA Signing Statement

The NDAA signing statement only clarified how the Obama administration viewed the law and how the executive branch will interpret it.

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Drilling The Big GOP Lie: The US Exports More Gasoline Than It Imports

The GOP claims more drilling will achieve energy independence, but for the first time in 50 years, the US exported more gasoline than it imported.

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Ron Paul: The Poster Boy For The GOP’s Assault On Compassion

Ron Paul is a poster boy for the GOP’s complete lack of compassion. The ideology of the GOP suggest that compassion is a character flaw.

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More Than Words: America Suffers Through The GOP’s 2012 Iowa Extremes

If taking radical positions is necessary to win the Iowa caucuses, then the contest will be a draw because each candidate has made some extreme overture to appeal to caucus delegates.

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Why Winning a Caucus in Iowa is a Loss Nationally

With the Iowa Caucus upon us we can see that the GOP has become trapped by its own extreme narrative, depriving any victor of national appeal

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My Perfect World: New Years Day Musings of a Liberal Political Writer

I have my own dreams of a perfect world. I share your frustration with the political process, and I suspect it could be argued much more personally than some who enjoy the privilege of not being a minority class – after all, as a woman, I’ve seen my personal freedoms immediately decreased under the Tea…

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