2012 Elections

With Chris Christie out of the presidential race for sure, Mitt Romney is rushing to lock up Republican donors who were waiting on Christie’s decision before picking a 2012 candidate. By Tuesday evening, Romney already had Home Depot founder Kenneth Langone on board. But a new Quinnipiac poll shows that among Republican voters, it’s Herman...
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After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God,...
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After weeks of nervous speculation, the early primary states are slowly solidifying the dates their voters will go to the polls to select their choices for the Republican presidential nominee. South Carolina, the fourth state in line after Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, is planning to hold its primary on January 21, 2011, Secretary...
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When Barack Obama talks about taxes these days, he likes to talk about Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett‘s secretary. “Middle-class families shouldn’t pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires,” Obama announced last month in the Rose Garden. “Warren Buffett’s secretary shouldn’t pay a higher tax rate than Warren Buffett.” But if Mitt Romney is able...
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The Washington Post puts the GOP frontrunner on the defensive by shining a light on the racially insensitive name of his old hunting grounds Rick Perry‘s presidential campaign is fighting back against a Washington Post story that links the Texas governor to a hunting camp long known by a racially offensive name: “Niggerhead.” (For...
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In our image-obsessed times, many think that the New Jersey governor‘s heft could work against him should he decide to run. Others say it could be an asset New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie‘s weight has made him the target of late night show jokes and vicious political attacks, notably in the 2009 gubernatorial race...
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Here’s your daily dose of “will he or won’t he” with New Jersey’s Chris Christie via the Newark Star-Ledger: Gov. Chris Christie is seriously rethinking his months of denials and may launch a campaign for the White House after all, a source close to the governor said tonight. Thursday night’s Star-Ledger report is the...
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Chris Christie has repeatedly denied he’d run for president in 2012, but that isn’t stopping speculation that he will. Chris Christie has said he’s not running for president in 2012 in a lot of different ways. Our favorite? “Short of suicide, I don’t really know what I’d have to do to convince you people...
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Sarah Palin could still run for president in 2012, but if she did, would it even matter? Sarah Palin continues to keep people guessing about whether she’ll run for president next year.   But, even if she runs she will be a second-tier candidate. In a new CNN poll, Palin received 7 percent in a...
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(iStockphoto) Here’s a little Christmas present from Florida. State House Speaker Dean Cannon revealed to CNN Tuesday that officials are likely to choose Jan. 31 as the date for the state’s 2012 presidential primary–in direct violation of Republican National Committee rules. Florida’s decision will likely spur a land rush among other early voting states...
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