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More CPAC speeches in 20 words

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 11, 2012 06:53 PM

Ann Coulter: Ignore my speech last year. Scott Walker: Big Labor won’t break me. Bobby Jindal: Louisiana won’t forget Obama’s jackboot-ism. Sarah Palin: I know you want me. *** Yesterday: CPAC speeches in 20 words.

Romney gets Rick-rolled: Santorum sweeps Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado in 2/7 trifecta

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 7, 2012 07:24 PM

Photo source: RickSantorum.com Scroll for updates…early results in Minnesota and Missouri looking good for Rick Santorum…SWEEEEEEEEEP! You can get live, updated Colorado GOP caucus results here. Minnesota caucus results will be here. And Missouri primary results here. *** Update: Networks projecting Santorum the winner in Missouri. And he’s leading early in Minnesota. What did I [...]

Middle Class Payroll Tax Cut Extension Comes Courtesy of Mortgage Fees on Home Buyers

By Doug Powers  •  February 6, 2012 01:36 PM

**Written by Doug Powers During the clamor to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut, President Obama asked “What does $40 mean to you?” His opponents of the way the extension was handled might now be able to counter with, “What does $9,500 mean to you?” (CBS News) Just before Christmas, American workers got [...]

Santorum’s got game

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 6, 2012 10:05 AM

Photo source: RickSantorum.com Some GOP 2012 news you might have missed over Super Bowl weekend, via the Rick Santorum campaign: Polls have provided empirical data to this trend in the key battleground states of Minnesota and Colorado, where Rick Santorum has emerged as the clear conservative alternative to moderate Mitt Romney. Public Policy Polling Minnesota: [...]

Nevada Caucuses Open Thread; Update: Romney Wins

By Doug Powers  •  February 4, 2012 04:30 PM

Presumptive nominee?

BlunderMitt: Let Them Eat Food Stamps; Plus: PPP results point to Santorum

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 1, 2012 09:44 AM

Romney looks tired here in this CNN interview this morning. Too much post-primary partying, I guess. But it’s exactly the time he needs to be on guard and on his A-game. Instead, he fumbles the post-Florida football and gives ammunition to all of his opponents on both sides of the aisle by reinforcing the perception [...]

Florida Primary Open Thread; Update: Romney Wins

By Doug Powers  •  January 31, 2012 07:24 PM

Victory

Prayers for Bella Santorum

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 28, 2012 10:38 PM

Word came down tonight that Rick Santorum has canceled his Sunday campaign events to be with his 3-year-old daughter, Bella, who was admitted to Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia earlier today. The Santorums have spoken movingly throughout their campaign about Bella, who was born with Trisomy 18, and recently had surgery. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: The [...]

Fly Them To the Moon. Please.

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 27, 2012 12:32 AM

Photoshop source: SaveJersey.com You can peruse my Twitter page for highlights and lowlights of the CNN GOP debate in Florida, but this basically sums it up: Wolf Blitzer went all Oprah/TMZ with his fishing into the candidates’ wives’ lives. Newt doubled down on open-borders stupid and gave an indignant defense of illegal alien grandmothers that [...]

Confirmed: Romneycare = Obamacare

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 26, 2012 10:32 AM

Jim Pethokoukis spotlights a new Health Affairs study on how Romneycare laid the foundation for Obamacare, and what it portends for the federal health insurance scene. In short: Expanded government coverage, higher taxpayer costs. Read here for details and analysis. His conclusion: The authors conclude that based on the Romneycare experience, Obamacare will improve coverage [...]

Gingrich channels open-borders SEIU; Rubio rebukes; Update:Newt retreats

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 25, 2012 10:56 AM

Photoshop: Reader Jimmy D. Yesterday, the SEIU and left-wing USA Action launched Spanish-language radio attacks on Mitt Romney for his support of immigration enforcement measures. One of Romney’s advisers is Kris Kobach — a constitutional law professor, Kansas Secretary of State, and staunch leader in the fight against illegal alien amnesty and ACORN-style voter fraud. [...]

Florida Debate Open Thread

By Doug Powers  •  January 23, 2012 08:43 PM

Sunshine State showdown

South Carolina Primary Open Thread; Update: Gingrich Wins

By Doug Powers  •  January 21, 2012 05:45 PM

Victory

GOP 2012: Perry dropping out; Newt’s scorched-earth karma; and a Final Four debate; Update: Perry endorses “visionary” Newt

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 19, 2012 09:43 AM

Photoshop: Reader Jimmy D. Phew. So, it turns out: Rick Santorum won the Iowa caucus. Newt Gingrich’s ex-wife, Marianne, is getting her revenge. Live by scorched-earth. Die by scorched-earth, eh, Newt? And Rick Perry is reportedly set to drop out today — removing another body from another GOP debate tonight in South Carolina and freeing [...]

Palin: If I Lived in South Carolina, I’d Vote for Newt

By Doug Powers  •  January 17, 2012 10:28 PM

Endorsement?

South Carolina: The final five; Update: Non-Romneys attack, Romney deflects, stumbles

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 16, 2012 08:45 PM

Another Republican debate showdown. Fox News Channel hosts the final five GOP in Myrtle Beach, S.C. starting at 9pm Eastern. The hosts: Bret Baier of Fox News’ ‘Special Report’ and Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal. You can watch live online here. Twitter users can play “#dodge” or “#answer” . Seven more GOP debates [...]

Huntsman to Drop Out of GOP Race, Endorse Romney

By Doug Powers  •  January 15, 2012 10:12 PM

Riding off

South Carolina: Romney 28%, Gingrich 21%

By Doug Powers  •  January 13, 2012 12:02 PM

Plus Newt’s latest ad: French taunting

John Bolton to endorse…

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 11, 2012 10:11 PM

The ‘Stache chooses.

Romney and McCain: The GOP Frenemies’ Club

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 10, 2012 09:53 PM

Romney and McCain: The GOP Frenemies’ Club by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 Michael Corleone said to “keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” But what, pray tell, do we do with our frenemies? This is the awful, election-year quandary of movement conservatives. And everything you need to know about our heartache can [...]

New Hampshire GOP primary night: Open thread; Nets call the race for Romney; Paul second, Huntsman third, Santorum/Gingrich go on to S.C.; 1 percenter Perry still blasting “vulture capitalism”

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 10, 2012 07:45 PM

Place your bets, cross your fingers, hold your breath, clip your noses. Whatever it takes. Most polls will close shortly at 8pm Eastern. According to this tweet from the NYT’s Brian Stelter, “Network execs privately say they expect to be able to call NH for Romney at 8pm sharp. The race for 2nd will take [...]

Saturday Night GOP Debate Open Thread

By Doug Powers  •  January 7, 2012 07:09 PM

Doubleheader

Pelosi to Republicans: Come to Work and Help Us Fix the Results of Bush’s Failed Policies!

By Doug Powers  •  January 6, 2012 02:34 PM

Waxman nostalgic

Open thread: Iowa Caucus squeaker — 6) Bachmann, 5) Perry, 4) Gingrich, 3) Paul…; Bachmann clings, Perry hints at dropping out; Santorum: “Game on;” Update 2:40am-Final tally: Romney ekes ahead by 8

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 3, 2012 09:57 PM

Out: 9-9-9. In: 23-23-23. That’s where Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum currently stand as the results come in tonight from Iowa. Via @politicalmath, a graphic that says volumes about grass-roots discontent: If you’re an Iowa reader, tell us how you voted. The politicos on tee-vee are all predicting that Huntsman, Bachmann, Gingrich, and [...]

Iowa-bashing snobs and sore losers

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 3, 2012 08:56 PM

As we wait for election results to come in tonight, enjoy my reflections on the snobs and sore losers exposed by the Iowa caucus process. Update: Results thread is here. Gingrich was true to sore-loser form, blaming super PACS and negative ads for his 4th place finish. *** Iowa-bashing snobs and sore losers by Michelle [...]

Iowa Caucus Day: Will there be a winnowing — or not?

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 3, 2012 06:04 AM

Phew. Are you ready? There are an estimated 614,000 active registered Republicans in Iowa. A small fraction of them will turn out tonight to vote in the first-in-the-nation GOP presidential caucus. The anticipated top three placers are a toss-up. Sunday’s PPP poll had it 20/19/18 for Paul, Romney and Santorum. Election Projection’s Scott Elliott posts [...]

Virginia Attorney General Intervenes in Primary Ballot Dispute; Update: Maybe Not

By Doug Powers  •  December 31, 2011 01:18 PM

**Written by Doug Powers Possible good news for any GOP candidates not named Mitt Romney or Ron Paul that might still be in the running by the time March rolls around: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is intervening in the Virginia presidential primary dispute and plans to file emergency legislation to address the inability of [...]

Perry Campaign to File Lawsuit Challenging Virginia Primary Ballot Rules

By Doug Powers  •  December 27, 2011 09:35 PM

**Written by Doug Powers Rick Perry, along with Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum all failed to qualify to appear on the ballot for the Virgina primary on March 6th. It looks like Perry will be the first to offer a legal challenge: Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign announced Tuesday it will [...]

New Newt Video: 1776 — Victory or Death

By Doug Powers  •  December 27, 2011 01:48 PM

Trenton 2012?

Gingrich, Perry Fail to Qualify for Virginia Primary Ballot

By Doug Powers  •  December 24, 2011 11:25 AM

Also DQ’d

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