Tag: Mitt Romney

Why Allen West Will NOT Be Romney’s Running Mate

Filed in National by on April 10, 2012 8 Comments

The Fix has an interesting post cataloging the reasons why Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) will not be Romney’s pick as his vice-presidential candidate. There are many, but probably the most damning is the one that got West relieve of his command in the Army.

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Santorum Gives Up

Filed in National by on April 10, 2012 9 Comments

BREAKING NEWS: Santorum suspends campaign.

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Is Romney Being Ironic?

Filed in National by on April 9, 2012 1 Comment

Or maybe, Romney slept through 2008 and 2009.

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Romney, Taxes, and the American People

Filed in National by on April 7, 2012 9 Comments
Romney, Taxes, and the American People

Romney’s campaign has said that the two years of the candidate’s tax returns they have released is “sufficient” and meets the law. Good for him, not good for the American people.

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Manic Moves and Drowsy Dreams

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Manic Moves and Drowsy Dreams

Mitt Romney thought it would be a good idea to mock President Obama about being out of touch. Scott Lehigh of The Boston Globe has a little advice for Romney on his current course of action.

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Romney Criticizes Obama for Harvard Ties

Filed in National by on April 5, 2012 13 Comments
Romney Criticizes Obama for Harvard Ties

With what could only be described as a bad case of amnesia, Mitt Romney has criticized President Obama again for spending “too much time at Harvard”. Yes, Obama went to Harvard for 3 years and got one degree. Romney went there for 4 years and received two degrees.

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Republicans Losing Women Voters

Filed in National by on April 2, 2012 5 Comments

President Obama has emerged with an impressive lead in swing states around the country — thanks to women voters abandoning the GOP in droves, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll showing President Obama leading among women voters in the top dozen battleground states by a whopping 18 points — greater than the 12-point gender gap he won with in 2008.

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Make The Time To Watch This Video

Filed in National by on March 22, 2012 4 Comments

Rachel Maddow goes there: “Mitt Romney is a liar.” BTW, he is. Click through to watch.

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What’s Up With Mitt Romeny RMoney And Song Lyrics?

Filed in National by on March 5, 2012 7 Comments

And why does he act like he’s the only one who’s ever heard of them? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se2jXRJJs4Y&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Well, at least he didn’t sing this time.  What other song lyrics will Mitt quote before the primary ends?  Georgia On My Mind?  Indiana Wants Me?  California Dreamin’?

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What Were They Thinking?

Filed in National by on February 25, 2012 8 Comments
What Were They Thinking?

Rmoney’s team of crack campaign staff had him deliver an economic address (YAWN) yesterday to about 1200 people in Ford Stadium. Ford Stadium that has a Sunday football capacity of 65,000. Think Progress has posted up a picture from Rmoney’s event and pictures from comparable Obama events from February of 2008.

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Romney Won’t Participate In Pre-Super Tuesday Debate

Filed in National by on February 16, 2012 8 Comments

Mitt Romney will not participate in the Republican presidential primary debate on March 1 in Georgia. ”Governor Romney will be spending a lot of time campaigning in Georgia and Ohio ahead of Super Tuesday,” Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul emails. “With eight other states voting on March 6th, we will be campaigning in other parts of the country and unable to schedule the CNN Georgia debate. We have participated in 20 debates, including 8 from CNN.”

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Romney’s Santorum Problem

Filed in National by on February 14, 2012 6 Comments

I understand (sorta-kinda) Republican delegate math. I get that, according to those in the know, that Romney is still the favorite for the nomination, but…

Rick Santorum is now the National frontrunner. If you’re counting, that’s three polls showing Santorum ahead of Romney. He’s also leading in Michigan.

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Eugene Robinson Asks “Why Does Mitt Romney Want To Be President?”

Filed in National by on January 31, 2012 19 Comments

Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have all laid out bold visions — more properly, hallucinations — of where they would take the country. But where is Romney’s shining city on a hill? What’s his “compassionate conservatism,” his “hope and change”? What is it that Mitt Romney, deep in his heart or down in his gut, really believes in?

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