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Romney: Protesters ‘trying to find scapegoats to attack’
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who recently declared that “corporations are people,” urged the Occupy Wall Street protesters Monday not to “attack a whole class of Americans.” “I’ve been really disappointed and in some respects a little frightened by the president’s rhetoric — this class warfare — trying to find…
Elizabeth Warren raises $3.15 million in first six weeks
Consumer advocate and Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren raised $3.15 million since announcing her intent to run for Senate, according to her campaign. More than 11,000 Massachusetts residents donated, and 96 percent of contributions were for $100 or less, lending her fundraising a grassroots feel. Her campaign emphasized that…
Perry’s New Hampshire poll numbers crash
New Hampshire, the traditional site of the nation’s first primary, is a make-or-break state for presidential hopefuls. All the Republicans hoping to eventually stand as the party’s nominee at the 2012 convention try to make a strong showing in the state, but for Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), New Hampshire…
Bachmann tells man with ‘no teeth’ to rely on charity
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann told a man who said he had no teeth that single-payer health care was the “worst possible system.” At a campaign stop in New Hampshire Monday, a man asked the candidate about her desire to “wean everybody” except for older American off of Social Security…
Cornel West: Herman Cain ‘needs to get off the symbolic crack pipe’
Princeton University professor Cornel West thinks Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is wrong to suggest that racism no longer matters in this country. Cain had told CNN’s Candy Crowley Sunday that some simply used racism as an excuse when they failed to achieve their goals. “I have seen blacks in…
Dem campaign committee: Support ‘Occupy,’ beat GOP
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) sent a petition to supporters, asking them to back the Occupy Wall Street protests against corporate greed. The DCCC, which tries to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, is the latest left group to come out in support of the protests that have…
DNC highlights Romney’s flip-flops in new website
With Mitt Romney returning to frontrunner’s status in the GOP nomination race for president, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is making sure they’re ready if the former Massachusetts governor becomes President Barack Obama’s opponent in 2012. The DNC launched “Whichmitt.com“ Monday morning, highlighting Romney’s various flip-flops. The website presents a series of issues…
Cain fumbles Uzbekistan’s name: ‘Ubeki-beki-beki-stan-stan’
Republican presidential hopeful and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain made clear his opinion of certain foreign affairs in an interview with a religious broadcaster. Cain sat down for an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network, where interviewer David Brody asked him whether he was ready for the mainstream media’s “gotcha…
After Ron Paul win, Values Voters organizer calls own poll ‘irrelevant’
According to the principal organizer of the Values Voters Summit, the group’s own straw poll should not be taken seriously. Following a victory by Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul, Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told CNN on Monday morning that the win was merely an “outlier,” suggesting…
Michele Bachmann: ‘I want to be your sweetheart’
MOULTONBOROUGH, N.H (Reuters) – Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann, beset by falling poll numbers, staff departures and reports of fundraising troubles, on Sunday vowed to continue her campaign through the New Hampshire primary, which is likely to be in early January. Stumping in the early primary state for the…
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