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Perry’s petition ‘oops’: Nearly half of Virginia signatures struck down
Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) has not had an easy go of it this campaign season, but his latest gaffe might be the worst yet. In a spectacular failure of organizational prowess, the Virginia Republican Party announced this week that both Perry and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) failed…
Perry’s abortion ‘transformation’: No exceptions for rape or incest
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Tuesday declared that had undergone a “transformation” and no longer supported abortion in cases of rape or incest. During a campaign event in Iowa, Full Faith Christian Center pastor Joshua Verwers noted that Perry used to believe that abortion was acceptable for victims of…
Poll: Ron Paul poised to win Iowa caucuses
Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), once labeled nothing more than a “gadfly” by a former Bush strategist, has emerged as the GOP’s leading candidate in the crucial Iowa caucuses, the first post-Christmas poll to be published this year has found. With the nation’s first primary vote just six days away, Paul…
Gingrich asks supporters for help against ‘barrage’ of attack ads
In his most recent statement via email to supporters, Newt Gingrich has sought their help against attack ads that have eroded his poll numbers and cost him his headway in the Republican race for the presidential nomination. The Hill’s “Ballot Box” blog reports that Gingrich sent out an email blast…
Gingrich responds to Romney attack: ‘Say it to my face’
Newt Gingrich appeared today on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer to discuss his campaign’s mishandling of the Virginia primary as well as to discuss disparaging remarks that Mitt Romney made about Gingrich earlier today. Romney was at a campaign stop when he was questioned about the Gingrich campaign’s…
Romney claims that ‘you can get a photo ID free’ for voting
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asserted Tuesday that photo IDs were free to all voters and that Attorney General Eric Holder had made a “very serious error” by blocking a South Carolina law that requires an ID to vote. In blocking the South Carolina law Friday, the Justice Department said…
Report: Sen. Ben Nelson to announce retirement
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) has scheduled a press conference for later Tuesday to announce that he is retiring from Congress, according to a published report. Nelson, 70, has been at the epicenter of major ad buys by both parties and outside groups, and he’s become seen as one of the…
Santorum: ‘Send a message to the man’ by voting for me
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is advising Iowans that by giving him their vote, they can “stick it” to the man. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Iowa Tuesday, the former Pennsylvania senator accused President Barack Obama of “nasty, personal, divisive, unfair accusations.” “That’s why I’m asking for your…
Perry bills Texas taxpayers over $1 million while touring country
Running for president can be expensive. Thankfully, the taxpayers are here to foot the bill. Okay, that’s not exactly true, especially for private citizens hoping to land a new job in public office. But it does seem to be at least partially true for Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), who…
The complete timeline of the Gingrich divorces shows he’s not been honest with voters
Though former Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA) has been floating the theory that, contrary to previous news reports that he served her with divorce papers as she was recovering from ovarian cancer surgery, his first wife Jackie Battley Gingrich initiated their divorce, CNN recently recovered the files from that divorce —…
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