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Vegas, Baby: Republican Armies March Toward Political Battle of the Century

From: NVDebate ([email protected]) To: [email protected]; Date: Wed, October 12, 2011 2:53:06 PM Subject: RE: CREDENTIALS REQUEST – NEVADA DEBATE Hi Robert, You have been issued credentials. Please note: The credential will grant journalists access to the press filing center and media spin room, which will be located in Hall G of the Sands Expo and […]

Pundette Likes Herman Cain

Our longtime blog-friend has a nice aggregation about the surging GOP presidential candidate who — in case you didn’t notice — is black. I’ve written entire 1,200-word columns about Cain for the American Spectator that never mentioned his race. And it’s funny at times to see MSM reporters try to find a less-than-awkward way to introduce […]

Michele Bachmann Slams Rick Perry: ‘He’s Not a Fiscal Conservative’

Full text of a press release sent by the Bachmann campaign last night: Perry and the Texas Strategy for the Economy Rick Perry’s biggest weakness is on the highest priority issue at stake in 2012: he’s not a fiscal conservative. Rick Perry is not fiscally conservative on spending and debt. 1. During Rick Perry’s tenure […]

We Don’t Get Bloomberg TV …

. . . but we do get Da Tech Guy who’s in New Hampshire live-blogging the debate at Dartmouth College, where the moderators have been up to the typical “liberals-asking-Republicans-gotcha-questions” tricks. Does anyone remember when they had that Democratic debate in 2008 with George Will, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Kristol and Byron York as moderators? No? […]

8,000,000: Fear and Loathing on Vegas Debate Media Credential Deadline Day

Later today we will record our 8 millionth visitor to the blog. We got our first 3.3 million at the old Blogspot site (March 2008-December 2009) and, since switching to the custom domain with WordPress software in January 2010, have added another 4.7 million visits. We recently recorded our best month to date with 339,343 […]

Because RINOs Always Travel in Herds: Chris Christie Will Endorse Mitt Romney

Remember when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was supposed to be the feisty populist conservative alternative to Mitt Romney? So much for that ridiculous nonsense, eh? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, just one week after definitively announcing he will not run for president in the 2012 race, plans to endorse Mitt Romney for the job […]

Ouch: Former ‘Americans for Rick Perry’ Iowa Operative Joins Team Santorum

When it rains, it pours, and with Rick Perry slipping into third place in the latest Gallup Poll, the deluge of pain comes pouring down. Here’s a press release that’s got to have Team Perry on suicide watch: SANTORUM EXPANDS IOWA CAMPAIGN STAFF Experienced operatives join Santorum campaign Verona, PA – Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) […]

Meanwhile, On the Campaign Trail … UPDATE: New Santorum Radio Ad in Iowa Hits Herman Cain for TARP Support UPDATE: No Mercy for Perrybots

Reporters from The Times of London and The New Republic interview J.D. Gordon, communications director for the Herman Cain campaign, at the Pentagon City Costco in Arlington, Va., Friday Oct. 7 If nothing else, the “Occupy Wall Street” protests give the media a reason to ignore the GOP presidential campaign, and to avoid discussion of […]

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