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Obama, Romney gird for White House clash
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney set their sights Wednesday on an epic clash for the White House after the Republican tightened his grip on his party race with a crushing Florida primary win. Romney’s victory over Newt Gingrich restored him as the hot favorite to head the…
Romney: ‘I’m not concerned about the very poor’
Florida GOP presidential primary winner Mitt Romney displayed his apathy towards America’s impoverished on CNN Wednesday morning. “I’m in this race because I care about America,” he said. “I’m not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there, if we need to repair, I’ll fix it. I’m…
Stewart cringes at Romney signing ‘America the Beautiful’
Before the results of the Florida GOP primary, Jon Stewart poked fun Tuesday evening at Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, and especially their last minute pandering to win votes. After discussing Gingrich’s efforts to get support from Hispanic voters, Stewart then analyzed Romney signing “America the Beautiful” to appeal to…
Matthews: Romney is ‘one of the bad guys’
Mitt Romney may have won the Florida Republican presidential primary, but Chris Matthews is still not a fan. The MSNBC host argued on Tuesday that the candidate couldn’t connect with the American people because his wealth meant he did not have a “yearning to do better.” “There’s nothing in this…
Anonymous super PAC campaign donors to be revealed
WASHINGTON — Anonymous donors behind shadowy “super PACs” that have shaped the 2012 Republican presidential race by funding a slew of attack ads, were finally to be exposed Tuesday, the deadline to release their financial reports. The PACs, or political action committees, numbered a total of 302 groups as of…
Gingrich: Romney kept kosher food from Holocaust survivors
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has taken his campaign to a new low in his desperation to win the Florida primary. In an automated “robocall” to Florida voters, the Gingrich campaign claimed that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney prevented Jewish Holocaust survivors from eating kosher food. The call was first…
Romney striding toward nomination amid pitfalls
With a victory in Florida’s key primary within striking distance, Mitt Romney can look ahead to a favorable series of contests, but with rival Newt Gingrich wounded and angry, the path is replete with pitfalls. A commanding lead in Florida’s polls could mean Romney exiting the Sunshine State with the aura of the presumptive…
Obama camp slams Republicans over immigration
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign on Monday charged that top Republican White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich had alienated Latino voters with “extreme rhetoric” on immigration. In a memo sent to journalists, the campaign said Romney and Gingrich “may very well have already sealed the political…
Romney: ‘I wish I could claim that I’m Hispanic’
Despite receiving criticism for his harsh rhetoric towards immigrants during the campaign cycle, GOP presidential front runner Mitt Romney wished on Monday morning that he could be Hispanic. Appearing on Fox and Friends, the former Massachusetts governor was asked by co-host Steve Doocy if he was gaining more support in…
McCain: ‘Stop the debates, enough with the debates’
Former presidential candidate and Mitt Romney supporter John McCain (R-AZ) expressed Sunday morning his fatigue over the number of debates in this Republican nomination cycle. “We’ve got to stop the debates,” McCain told Meet The Press‘ David Gregory. “Enough with the debates, because they are driving up our candidates’, all…
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