IT IS the last campaign stop for Barack Obama. Bruce Springsteen played the song in the video above. First Lady Michelle Obama is speaking about the emotional moment, as they end the reelection campaign in Iowa, where Obama’s candidacy took flight back in 2008. … When the President came out, it was an amazing moment [...]
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After Blog Post, White House Releases Iowa Register Interview Transcript
THE REQUEST that the Iowa Register interview be done in a secret off-the-record discussion led to a blog post about the importance of sharing President Obama’s comments with voters. The White House subsequently released a transcript. Do a search for drones and climate change to see the results.
Ann Romey: Quit Beating Up on My Husband
IN AN interview in Iowa, Ann Romney turned her ire against her husband’s critics. “Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring,” she said. “This is hard and, you know, it’s an important thing that we’re doing right now and it’s an important election and it is time for [...]
Top Story: Al Gore, Time to End the Electoral College
“I’ve seen how these states are written off and ignored, and people are effectively disenfranchised in the presidential race. And I really do now think it is time to change that.” – Former Vice President Al Gore AMEN. …and hallelujah. If you don’t live in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North [...]
Whopping $77 Million CNN Ad Buy from Obama
WE’RE BRACING for what’s about to hit Virginia, which is number 3 on Team Obama’s $77 million ad hit parade. After watching the onslaught of negative ads from Rove, Koch and company, with Pres. Obama’s positive ad currently running a breath of fresh air, no doubt the negative ads are about to begin. It’s really [...]
If Romney Wins Iowa It’s Huge
UPDATE 1.4.12 (12:01): Rick Perry gives 1st concession speech of life. Not assessing gravity of back surgery & trying to run for presidency looms large. UPDATE (10:54 pm): NBC News Predicts Ron Paul places 3rd. Romney team can exhale. Republican establishment & Iowa state boosterism, inspired by threats of extinction, kept Paul from winning. Santorum [...]
Santorum Surge and Alan Colmes’ Callousness
At Santorum’s first stop, in Polk City, the coffee shop’s maximum occupancy was listed as 49, but at least 200 filled the room and 100 more spilled into the street. In the media throng were journalists from Japan, Russia, France, Britain, Italy and Australia. “They weren’t here last week,” a pleased Santorum told the crowd. [...]
The GOP Fight Continues, But Some Things Never Change
UPDATED I hit quite a few nerves in the piece I wrote, “The Party’s Over,” on Sunday. In progressive quarters, it was retweeted by many, while I heard from quite a few prominent progressives. The response is representative of the issues I outlined, which Glenn Greenwald, Matt Stoller, as well as Cenk Uygur had addressed, [...]
IOWA: Gingrich 22, Ron Paul 21
There has been some major movement in the Republican Presidential race in Iowa over the last week, with what was a 9 point lead for Newt Gingrich now all the way down to a single point. Gingrich is at 22% to 21% for Paul with Mitt Romney at 16%, Michele Bachmann at 11%, Rick Perry [...]
Romney’s $10,000 Bet Trends Worldwide, While Gingrich Flunks History
While Twitter and the press were giddy over Romney’s $10,000 bet-pocalypse line, the serious gaffes of the night went to “historian” Newt Gingrich, who called himself a Reagan conservative, doubling down on his “invented” Palestinian line, which doesn’t come close to Reagan’s views at all. Throughout this period of difficult and time-consuming negotiations, we never [...]
Newt I Love Me Gingrich Suckers Iowa Evangelicals
Gingrich has support from 25 percent of likely Republican caucusgoers, Paul is at 18 percent and Romney at 16 percent. – Iowa Caucuses OMG. OMG! OMG!! So let me get this straight. Flim flam artist, convenient conservative, serial philanderer and cheater, a man who ditches wives when they’re sick with cancer or MS, who’s a [...]
Mr. Unpopularity Better Get His Butt to Iowa
Mitt Romney needs to double down in Iowa, beginning on an “illegal immigration – amnesty” message, because the Newt Gingrich factor is setting in. But will Iowa’s Christian conservatives bite on Mormon Mitt? I just don’t see it. Who knows, maybe the real conservative in the pack, Jon Huntsman, will end up benefiting in New [...]
Newt’s China Moment Gets Results
The exquisite timing and validating effect of the New Hampshire Union Leader’s endorsement presents Gingrich with the biggest boost yet to his resurgent campaign — a conservative stamp of approval at a pivotal moment. – Jonathan Martin Making sense on immigration didn’t work for Rick Perry. Only Newt Gingrich could talk about immigration as he [...]
Popcorn for Breakfast: The Herman Cain Blame Game Brawl
**UPDATED** The Cain campaign seems stuck on stupid, should never have engaged in the blame game when everyone was defending him, and now is not only going to further harm his own credibility, but will potentially hurt the credibility of a lot of other good people when the women start speaking. And they will start [...]
Are Iowans Rubes?
**UPDATED** While Herman Cain struggled for a second day in Washington to push back against sexual harassment allegations, the high political drama almost went unmentioned Tuesday in one of the most important courts of public opinion — Iowa. On the campaign trail, on local conservative talk radio and in conversations among activists, Republicans here have [...]
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