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$1.3 billion flowing through 2012 presidential race
Barack Obama may not like asking for money, but the hundreds of people willing to pay upwards of $40,000 a pop to attend star-studded fundraisers in his honor show there are plenty willing to reach deep into their pockets on his behalf. Since May, the president has gone to 69…
WATCH LIVE: Gingrich officially drops out of presidential race
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is dropping out of the Republican presidential nomination race Wednesday, which he announced last week. Watch his announcement live, broadcast May 2, 2012. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Santorum pulls out of presidential race
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced during a Tuesday news conference that after a prolonged battle for the Republican nomination to the presidency, he would pull out of the race and abandon his bid for the nation’s highest office. “We made a decision over the weekend that, while this presidential…
WATCH LIVE: Santorum expected to suspend campaign
UPDATE: Santorum pulls out of presidential race Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was expected to suspend his campaign at a press conference on Tuesday. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast April 10, 2012. Photo: Shutterstock…
WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump expected to endorse Mitt Romney
Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement about the 2012 presidential race at 3:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast Feb. 2, 2011. …
Perry calls Iowa a ‘quirky place’ after finishing fifth
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that he was staying in the presidential race, blaming his poor showing in the Iowa caucuses on the “loosey goosey process,” which allowed Democrats to vote. “This wasn’t a hard decision,” Perry told reporters, according to CBS News. “[Iowa] is a quirky place, a…
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FireDogLake’s Swopa, for this: John McCain Orders Up an Acme Self-Hoisting Petard With all the shakeups since he entered the presidential race, it’s been hard to know who’s running John McCain’s campaign… but I’m gradually becoming convinced that it’s Wile E. Coyote. The whole thing is good, and calls attention…
Speak Of The Devil
No sooner do we start talking about mentioners of racism being the real racists than the shit starts flying in the presidential race. Is Barack Obama a zombie? No, just a Muslim.…
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