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Obama Popularity Rising While Republican Enthusiasm Falls
Recent polls show Obama’s popularity on the rise, even among Independents and Republicans, while enthusiasm among the GOP base is falling.
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Keep Your Eye On The Ball: 2012 Will Be A Long Fight To Reelect Obama
Republicans have been plenty busy since Obama became president in 2008, and a large part of what has been occupying their time has been rigging the election of 2012.
Santorum Surge Thanks to Power of Shared Idiocy
Rick Santorum has something in common with the base: shared idiocy about an America that never was, and the culture war cred to go with it
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2012 GOP Presidential Candidates Fail to Meet Mental Health Standards
Republicans may be dreaming of Reagan, but in 2012 their list of candidates includes a guy who plays with dead babies, an animal abuser, and possibly mentally ill former House Speaker.
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Republican Wrap Up: Maine Gets Their Turn To Pick Who Will Lose To Obama
Another day, another Republican caucus, another chance for conservatives to pick the candidate who will have the honor of losing to Obama.
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The Christian Right Embraces Truly Immoral and Unethical Presidential Candidates
There is a disconnect between Christian right voters claim of following the bible and at the same time supporting very immoral candidates.
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Santorum And Gingrich Lose Their Minds In An Orgy Of Obama Derangement
Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich responded to Obama killing their phony war on religion by going on a full on orgy of Obama Derangement.
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Why Voters Should Have No Faith In Man Of Faith Rick Santorum
Even though Rick Santorum will soon come crashing back to earth, it’s instructive to look at this darling of the wing-nut vote and has a puncher’s chance of being the Republican nominee.
Rick Santorum’s Clueless Message Stomps Mitt Romney’s Electability
Santorum surges in GOP races. My local newspaper headline pretty much captured the flavor of yesterday’s round of two Republican Presidential caucuses and one non-binding primary. It was definitely the flaming heterosexual’s day in the sun, though in the future there will be many more of those hotter than normal sunny days in all sections…
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The Myth of Deferred Male Gratification and the Genocide of Mothers
Rabbi Daniel Lapin generates a myth that the availability of oral contraception has somehow caused the collapse of American civilization
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Republicans Poised To Elevate Anybody But Mitt In Missouri And Minnesota
How time flies as the Republicans gift us with two more caucuses and a non-binding primary. The Missouri primary features presidential candidates from the two major parties and two minor ones. The votes count for the Democrats and the two little guys, but not for the Republicans. The Republican Party decided on a March 7th…
Poll: Familiarity Breeds Contempt for Mitt Romney
A new poll today suggests that getting to know Mitt Romney isn’t a good thing for Mitt Romney. Also in shocking news, voters do not like what the GOP candidates are saying. According to an ABC News/ Washington Post poll conducted by Langer Research Associates, the more Americans get to know Mitt Romney, the less…
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Mitt Romney’s Bad Lounge Act Convinces Desperate Nevada Republicans
For all the glitz and glamor of Vegas and Reno, the Nevada caucuses were more like a crooner lounge act than a big-time showgirl extravaganza.
Mitt Romney Goes Palin in Nevada Victory Speech
I never thought I’d see Mitt Romney get so ugly so early in the race, but tonight in his Nevada victory speech he showed that he is willing to sell what’s left of his genteel veneer to court the conservative hate mongers. In a speech where the inaccuracies and the lies outweighed any message of…
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Republicans Not Feeling the Love from Musicians
GOP politicians have not had much luck over the years finding inspiring music to play at their events because of their small tent politics
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The Nevada Caucuses: Let The Horse-Trading Begin
When the horse trading starts, things could get squirrelly and unpredictable during the GOP’s Nevada caucuses.
More Evidence That Mitt Romney Has No Clue How Real Americans Live
What Mitt Romney recently said about the rich and poor shows that he has no clue about the country. Here is how America really looks.
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Mitt Romney Has No Idea That 50% of Americans Are Poor Or Low Income
Beyond his latest statement that he doesn’t care about poor people, hides the fact that Mitt Romney has no idea how many poor and low income people there are in the US.
Democracy On Life Support: How Citizens United Won Florida For Mitt Romney
Thanks to Citizens United, Mitt Romney was able to buy a victory in Florida, instead of winning it.
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Rachel Maddow Slams Romney For Still Getting Paid For Killing Florida Jobs
Rachel Maddow pointed out that Florida Republicans are about to vote for Mitt Romney who is still making off of laying off people in the state.
Goldilocks Gingrich vs Richie Rich Romney: Is This the Best You Got, GOP?
This feature assesses the ethics of the two Florida primary frontrunners, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Both leave much to be desired.
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Unconventional Wisdom: Gingrich Is More Dangerous To Obama Than Romney
The conventional wisdom is a Romney nomination would give President Obama a run, while a Gingrich candidacy would ensure an Obama victory, but I’m not sold on that. Here’s why.
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Why Mitt Romney Must Embrace His Inner Newt
If Mitt Romney is ever going to convince Republicans to vote for him, he must embrace his inner Gingrich and be as hypocritical as possible.
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The POTUS Surge Grows: Obama Leads Romney By 8 In Michigan
Mitt Romney is in jeopardy of losing to President Obama in the very state he was born in. A new EPIC-MRA poll finds that Obama leads Romney 48%-40% in Michigan.
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Watch Elizabeth Warren’s Amazing 30 Second Destruction Of Mitt Romney
On MSNBC, it took Elizabeth Warren less than a half a minute to define and destroy Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney.
Mitt Romney Was The Biggest Republican Clown in Tonight’s CNN Debate
The battle between Newt and Mitt was fierce in tonight’s Jacksonville, Florida CNN Republican debate. But Mitt Romney came off as weak and wins the clown of the night.
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5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The CNN Florida Republican Debate
Mitt Romney lies about being in his own campaign ad, and four other reasons to be glad you didn’t watch the CNN Florida Republican Debate.
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Frontrunner To Punchline: Debate Crowd Laughs At Romney’s Self-Deportation
Mitt Romney has gone from frontrunner to punchline as some in the Florida debate audience laughed when he suggested that illegal immigrants should deport themselves.
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5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The NBC News Republican Debate
Mitt Romney claims his great contribution to conservatism is raising a family, and 4 other reasons to be glad you didn’t watch the NBC Republican debate.
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Trouble Continues for GOP Establishment As Florida Falls for Gingrich
Newt Gingrich’s surge in Florida just might bring about uncontainable exposure of the real values of the Republican Party.
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What To Watch For: Romney’s Bain Pain Is Following Him To The GOP Florida Debate
One thing to keep an eye out for during tonight’s GOP debate in Tampa is the story of how Mitt Romney made $242 million for Bain by killing jobs in Florida.
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Cults of Personality – The GOP’s 2012 Narratives
The Republican presidential hopefuls have established cults of personality in line with Max Weber’s model of charismatic leadership
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Gingrich Puts Romney to Rout in South Carolina
Gingrich sent a message to the Romney election machine in South Carolina last night, taking in 40 percent of the vote to Romney’s 27 percent
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Democrats Thank South Carolina For Giving Them A Shot At Newt Gingrich
Thank you, South Carolina Republicans. You’ve not only made Newt Gingrich viable, but you’ve also given Democrats the opportunity to strike back against the politics of racial hate.
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Stephen Colbert Draws 10 Times More People Than Mitt Romney Does
Things are getting so bad for Mitt Romney that, Stephen Colbert outdrew him ten fold when they both held rallies in South Carolina.
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5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The CNN South Carolina GOP Debate
Mitt Romney admits he won’t release his tax returns until after he is the nominee, and 4 more reasons to be glad you missed the CNN South Carolina Republican debate.
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Mitt ‘Tax Haven’ Romney Is The Poster Boy For Economic Inequality
Mitt Romney is the poster boy of all that’s wrong with the current tax system and indeed, all that Occupy Wall Street is protesting.
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Liar, Liar: Mitt Romney And His Job Creation Fallacy
If Mitt Romney’s only qualification is as a job creator, then he is clearly a failure and not qualified to be president.
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Poll: Stephen Colbert Is A Bigger 2012 Threat to Obama Than Romney
As Mitt Romney’s fortunes slide, a new PPP poll found that Stephen Colbert posed a bigger 2012 threat to Obama than the GOP frontrunner.
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Who Would Pay More Taxes Gingrich’s Child Janitors or Mitt Romney?
If super rich millionaire Mitt Romney is taxed at 15%, Newt Gingrich’s child janitors may pay as much in total taxes as the the rich.
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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Republicans
We all seem to make New Year’s resolutions, so here are a few recommended resolutions for our Republican friends.
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Iowa: What To Expect On Caucus Night And After
There is no better moment to make predictions than hours before they can be tested. That in mind, what follows is my take on what we can expect to see on the the day of the Iowa Caucuses, and in the immediately following few weeks.
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America Tell Republicans To Stop Holding National Security Hostage
Mitch McConnell and his Republican brethren are holding legislation hostage until the Democrats give them tax cuts for the rich. They claimed that this pledge didn’t include the START treaty, and then like clockwork, they started denouncing the START treaty. Democrats are beginning to realize that negotiating with Republicans “is almost like negotiating with terrorists”.
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Jeb Bush for President?
Would Jeb Bush run as an establishment Republican or as a Tea Partier? It is unlikely but not impossible he could successfully straddle the fence but it is a hazardous course. Ideological purity is the prime motivator in Republican politics these days, and a soft stance which would gain Latino voters would lose WASP voters.
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FOX News Poll Results Show Trouble in Fantasyland
Despite the headline, the poll results paint a far less rosy picture for Republicans than for Democrats as the results show Obama defeating every possible Republican candidate.
The Looming Threat of Republican Destruction of This Economy
As the fall election nears, the buzz is that if the economy doesn’t recover, the Democrats will take a hard hit. Apparently the American people are too ignorant and lazy to remember exactly how we got into this mess in the first place, and will cast their reactionary votes of anger this fall against the “party in power†as if that makes any sense at all; thereby reelecting the clowns who not only are voting no on their own ideas in order to keep this economy a mess and help themselves politically, but also the very clowns who put their clown shoes on the gas pedal of recklessness that got us here.
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Teabagger No More: Brown Endorses Romney over Palin for 2012
Scott Brown (R-MA) appeared on NBC-TV’s “Today” show this morning. Brown made his break with the Tea Party final by announcing he would support Mitt Romney over Tea Party darling Sarah Palin, dashing the hopes of many Tea Partiers who had fantasies of a Palin/Brown ticket in 2012. The support of the Tea Party and Sarah Palin’s endorsement are assumed to be responsible for getting Brown his seat in the special election in January of this year.
