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Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to be Mitt Romney’s VP choice
Following information that former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) would announce his choice for Vice President outside the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virgina, sources have confirmed that the nominee will be Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Those sources confirmed to MSNBC that Tagg Romney was the person who told former governor Tim…
Rand Paul’s Romney endorsement draws heavy fire from Libertarians
Little did Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) know that when he endorsed former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s bid for the presidency, that he would set the internet ablaze with the protests by angry supporters of his father, Texas Congressman Ron Paul. But, according to Politico, that’s exactly what’s happened. The freshman…
Maddow: Republicans practicing ‘reverse Robin Hood’ economics
On Friday night’s edition of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow discussed the fact that presumed Republican nominee former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s wealth is greater than that of the last eight presidents combined, and questioned how that might impact his world view and his policies. “This man who…
Gay Republicans decry Romney’s decision to speak at Liberty University
The gay Republican group GOProud spoke out today against presumptive Republican nominee former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s decision to deliver the commencement address at the Jerry Falwell-founded Christian college Liberty University, according to Talking Points Memo‘s “TPM Livewire” blog. GOProud co-founder Jimmy LaSalvia sent an email to reporters as Romney…
Maher to Romney: Giving to your ‘ridiculous church’ doesn’t count as charity
Friday night on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher went after presumptive Republican nominee Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s assertion that he gives millions away every year in charity. Giving the standard tithe to the Mormon church, in Maher’s opinion, somehow doesn’t have quite the same altruistic heft as…
RNC chair holds back on Romney endorsement ‘out of respect’
Current Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus appeared on CNN’s “John King USA” on Friday night, but withheld his endorsement of presumptive Republican 2012 nominee Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA). CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin asked Priebus whether he shouldn’t, as party chair, endorse the obvious front-runner and stave…
Stewart: Watch Fox pundits’ reversals now that ‘Mitt happened’
It has been said with regard to candidates, Democrats fall in love, but Republicans fall in line, and on Thursday night’s “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart rolled the tape to show us this fascinating process in action. First up was former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R), who in an…
A year before elections, Obama leads Hispanic vote
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama holds a comfortable lead over his Republican rivals among Hispanic voters a year before elections, but with less enthusiasm than in 2008, a poll showed Wednesday. A Univision News/Latino Decisions poll found Obama would easily outpace Republicans among Hispanics, with registered voters giving the president…
Cain accuser offers response in sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The scandal engulfing US Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain deepened Thursday as one of two women accusing him of sexual harassment issued a statement on the allegations. Cain, who has had a meteoric rise in the polls to join former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at the head of…
Obama and Democrats raise $70 million in quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $70 million from July to September for his re-election bid, the campaign said on Thursday, topping a $55 million target. The report shows that Obama’s money train did not stall amid protracted summer debt talks and…
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