Donald Trump debuts in a first-place tie in Gallup’s latest update of Republicans’ preferences for the party’s 2012 presidential nomination among potential contenders. Trump ties Mike Huckabee at 16%, with Mitt Romney close behind at 13%. Sarah Palin is the only other potential Republican candidate to earn double-digit support. – Huckabee, Trump, Romney Set Pace [...]
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Economy, Obama, and Donald Trump
When Republicans and GOP-leaners were asked who they would vote for in a primary or caucus, only former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney registered in double digits, with 16 percent. More than double that number expressed no opinion and an additional 12 percent volunteered “none” or “no one.” Businessman Donald Trump (8 percent), former Arkansas governor [...]
Trump Leads, Labor Leaders Blast Dems
“… But [it] creates, I think a problem for them when they want to actually run in a general election where most people feel pretty confident the President was born where he says he was, in Hawaii. He– he doesn’t have horns…we’re not really worrying about conspiracy theories or– or birth certificates…” – Pres. Barack [...]
2012: Donald Trump Tied With Huckabee for First
Donald Trump is now tied with Mike Huckabee for first place when Republicans are asked who they support for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, according to a new national poll. But while a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday indicates that the real estate mogul and reality TV star has nearly doubled his support [...]
Donald Trump Ties Huckabee
It’s billed as a “Donald Trump Surprise,” via the latest WSJ/NBC Poll: Among Republican primary voters, Mr. Romney captured the support of 21% in a broad, nine-candidate field. Mr. Trump was tied for second with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, with 17%. House Speaker Newt Gingrich got 11%, just ahead of former Republican Vice Presidential [...]
Catching Up with the Right
TM NOTE: Well, this was supposed to be up hours ago, but a little life interruptus impeded my best intentions. So, finally, here you go… Tired of being on the receiving end of damaging stories developed by liberal groups such as Media Matters and the Center for American Progress, conservatives are looking to launch their [...]
Michele Bachmann Beats Romney on 1st Quarter Fundraising
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., raised a combined total of $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, outgaining presumed presidential contender Mitt Romney who raised $1.9 million over the same period. Bachmann’s political action committee, MichelePAC, raised $500,000 while her Congressional reelection fund took in $1.7 million. The funds raised for her Congressional reelection could [...]
Is This the Dumbest 2012 Headline Yet?
Looking back to the 2008 election season we were fully geared up and Dems were fighting it out. Huckabee hasn’t declared yet, with Mitt Romney just now gearing up for his big money bomb. But if you’re going to say Obama is on the ropes in Politico’s poll, then characterizing Sarah Palin’s troubles would be [...]
Sarah Palin Still Popular with GOP Primary Voters
The headlines out of the WashingtonPost/ABC poll are misleading at best. For the first time in Post-ABC News polling, fewer than six in 10 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents see Palin in a favorable light, down from a stratospheric 88 percent in the days after the 2008 Republican National Convention and 70 percent as recently as [...]
Rush Limbaugh and the Republican Field for 2012
It’s true that Palin relies on shallow talking points, but where do these come from? They come from the institutions and leaders of the movement that is supposedly so concerned with ideas. Palin is disinterested in ideas, and she has flourished in the conservative media for years. She does rely on shallow talking points, and [...]
Mike Huckabee Smears Single Mothers
UPDATE FROM THE HUCKSTER, CUE IRONY ALERT: “I was asked about Oscar-winner Natalie Portman’s out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Natalie is an extraordinary actor, very deserving of her recent Oscar trophy and I am glad she will marry her baby’s father. However, contrary to what the Hollywood media reported, I did not “slam” or “attack” Natalie Portman, nor [...]
Gov. Chris Christie Loves Collective Bargaining
“In fact, I love collective bargaining,” Christie told the crowd Wednesday, packed into a room in the municipal building. “I’ve said let’s get rid of civil service and let everything be collectively bargained, as long as collective bargaining is fair, tough, adversarial and there’s someone in that room representing you.” – Chris Christie: Collective Bargaining [...]
Mike Huckabee Doubles Down with Obama ‘Anti-Americanism’
This is the type of thing you’d expect from Michele Bachmann, even Sarah Palin, that is until she distanced herself from this type of talk. But it’s no accident that Mr. Huckabee continues to fan the wingnut flames with ridiculous notions of Pres. Obama’s “anti-Americanism.” This is how the Right talks on right-wing radio. I [...]
Fox News Suspends Newt & Some Guy Named Rick
Fox News suspends the contracts of political contributors Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum because both have demonstrated that they are seriously considering running for president. A Fox News official says the channel will take the same action against Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin if they get closer to jumping into the race. – Fox News [...]
Mike Huckabee’s Venomous Charm
There are no coincidences on right-wing radio. When a potential Republican presidential candidate goes on right-wing radio and gets caught saying Pres. Barack Obama grew up “in Kenya” it isn’t by accident. “One thing that I do know is his having grown up in Kenya, his view of the Brits, for example, very different than [...]
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