Tag: Mitt Romney

New Unemployment Numbers Out

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115,000 jobs were added to the US economy last month and its now a case of he said/he said.

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Bachmann Endorses Romney

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Bachmann Endorses Romney

In what can only be construed as the most tepid of endorsements, Michelle Bachmann tweeted her endorsement of Mitt Romney.

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Romney Fumbles Grenell Resignation

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When the time came for Mitt Romney to stand up and take a stand, he cowered behind aides and homophobes. The question remains, if Grenell was being forced out by the forces in the Republican Party, why didn’t Romney or his campaign stand up and say, “No!”

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GOP Mind Tricks Aren’t Working This Time

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GOP Mind Tricks Aren’t Working This Time

E. J. Dionne has an interesting theory on why the typical Republican game plan isn’t working − Because the screwed the pooch on foreign policy last time around.

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Mitt Romney Opts For Costanza Strategy

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Mitt Romney Opts For Costanza Strategy

In an attempt to make himself even more blander, Mitt Romney pledges to do the opposite of President Obama.

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Suck It, GOP

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Suck It, GOP

National Security is Obama’s. Romney is the Dukakis or Kerry of this election.

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Openly Gay Spokesman Resigns From Romney Campaign

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Richard Grenell, a foreign policy spokesman, has resigned from the Mitt Romney campaign. So much for being inclusive, Mitt.

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The Decision Was Not Simply a Go/No Go Decision

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The Decision Was Not Simply a Go/No Go Decision

David Corn writes a blistering attack on Mitt Romney’s grasp on Presidential decision making, specifically President Obama’s giving the go ahead to kill Bin Laden.

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The Story of Tagg Romney’s Recent Startup

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The Story of Tagg Romney’s Recent Startup

After the 2008 failed presidential bid of Mitt Romney, Tagg Romney, Mitt’s eldest son, and Spencer Zwick, the campaign’s top fundraiser, started hitting up Romney donors to invest in a private equity startup.

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Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Standup?

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Steve Bennen, a producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, wrote a fantastic op-ed detailing the “severe Conservatism” of Mitt Romney.

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The Auto Bailouts? Romney’s Idea, I Think Not

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Yesterday, Cassandra_M pointed out the first Etch A Sketch moment of the campaign.

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Quote of the Day

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Quote of the Day

Robert Gibbs, an advisor to the Obama campaign, gives us two quotes today from his appearance on “Meet the Press”.

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Meet Mr. Fehrnstom

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Meet Mr. Fehrnstom

Eric Fehrnstom might be the guy who gave us the Etch a Sketch moment, but as the Jason Zengerle writes, “If Karl Rove was Bush’s brain, then Fehrnstrom is Romney’s balls.”

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