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Bachmann aides shove reporters in flight from ethics questions
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was rushed out of a press conference on Tuesday afternoon after reporters began asking about an ethics investigation into her failed presidential campaign, leading to aides shoving reporters out of the way as they fled. Photos of the reaction were published by the Minneapolis Star Tribune,…
Politics of Christie’s weight likely to dog him in potential 2016 presidential campaign
Politics of Christie's weight likely to dog him in potential 2016 presidential campaign TRENTON — In the week Hurricane Sandy hit, Gov. Chris Christie maintained a breakneck schedule of 11 news conferences, visits to 10 towns and at least seven national interviews — all on just hours of sleep.…
Romney interrupted by climate change protester in Virginia
An environmentalist briefly interrupted Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign rally Thursday in Virginia. The protester shouted “what about climate change, that’s what caused this monster storm” before being drown out by boos from Romney supporters. The unidentified heckler held up a banner that read “End Climate Silence.”…
Dan Rather: Romney campaign has more twists than a pretzel factory
Appearing Monday night on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, Dan Rather said that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign was having an incredibly hard time focusing on the economy and job growth. “Here’s his basic problem,” he explained. “We talked about it before. Does this man know what it is he believes?…
Romney to reporter: No questions about abortion or Todd Akin
A reporter for a Denver CBS affiliate revealed Thursday that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign had refused to do an interview if there would be questions about Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) or abortion. “You know, I had about five minutes with him, and we got through a fair amount of material,…
Head Asplode
Politico decries the overwhelming triviality and smallness of this year’s presidential campaign, and somehow doesn’t choke on the irony of it all. Romney staffers shouted down Obama strategist David Axelrod during an outdoor press conference in Boston, with some protesters blowing bubbles in his direction. Yet who could forget the…
Campaign says private Romney emails possibly hacked
WASHINGTON — Authorities are investigating a report that Mitt Romney’s personal email account has been hacked, his presidential campaign said. The website Gawker reported that an unnamed hacker had broken into the Republican flagbearer’s private Hotmail account by guessing the answer to a security question about Romney’s favorite pet. The…
Matthews: The GOP is ‘treating women like they’re not voters’
Chris Matthews displayed Sunday morning his bemusement for the Republican Party’s comments and behavior towards women so far during the 2012 presidential campaign. “One of the time warps these days is watching Republicans ignore the simple fact that women vote and are the majority voters,” he said on his weekly…
Santorum campaign caught sending spam emails
The presidential campaign of former Sen. Rick Santorum is allegedly sending out unsolicited emails based on contact lists that it has obtained, a practice commonly known as spamming. The Next Web first reported that the Santorum campaign was sending unsolicited emails. Emails and a screenshot (see below) obtained by Raw…
In campaign u-turn, Obama embraces super PACS
In a key twist to the 2012 election, US President Barack Obama has reversed course and will encourage rich Democratic donors to back a fund that can raise unlimited millions for his reelection bid. Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina said Obama would allow cabinet members and senior advisors to address big money events, reasoning that Democrats…
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