2012 Republican Presidential Primary – Page 3

(Another) Republican Debate Open Thread

By pandora January 7, 201244 Comments

Any political junkies want to hang out and watch the debate? Then this thread's for you! Don't forget your popcorn!

Prediction Thread For Tonight’s Republican Debate

By pandora January 7, 201215 Comments

Expectations are high for tonight's debate, so let's discuss what might happen. Amazingly, tonight looks like it may be the first time the frontrunner, Romney, faces serious attack. Not sure why he was given a pass until now, and even with the field suddenly realizing they've given Romney the advantage, it may be too late to derail what they created. With that said, here's what I'm looking (hoping?) for:

Question

By pandora January 6, 20127 Comments

Can Santorum be the Not-Romney candidate? Can he seriously become viable? I honestly don't know. Here's what I do know. The GOP base is desperate for anyone but Romney - and I'm beginning to feel they'd rather say President Obama than President Romney. But can Santorum be turned into a viable candidate? Confession: In the back of my mind, I keep thinking that the Conservative money men are searching for a way to get Perry into the race again. Not sure if that's even possible, but he's always been their guy. Sorry, just can't shake this feeling.

Rick Santorum VS Contraception

By pandora January 4, 20127 Comments

Now that Rick Santorum has won the Iowa Caucus - Yes. He really did. - let's give his craziness some attention. BTW, have I mentioned how much I love this…

Bachmann Out

By pandora January 4, 201212 Comments

Lots of talk about socialism and "Obamacare" and how hard she tried, but... NO ENDORSEMENT. Where, oh where, will her supporters go?

Caucus Thoughts, Or… When A Win Isn’t Really A Win

By pandora January 4, 201211 Comments

Last night was another win for Not-Romney. Honestly, I almost think it would have been better for Romney to have lost by 8 votes – yes, that’s debatable. But let’s move on to future Romney woes…

Virginia GOP Officially Becomes Autocratic

By MJ December 29, 20114 Comments

I always love hearing the Fatman and that other RWNJ on WDEL spout off about how Democrats and Liberals are nothing but a bunch of socialists and “fellow travelers.” Apparently they haven’t been paying attention to the Virginia Republican Party. The Virginia GOP has declared that anyone who wants to vote in the Presidential primary must sign a loyalty oath. Yes, you read that correctly, you must swear allegiance to the GOP and cross your heart and hope to die that you will vote for whomever the GOP presidential nominee is.