The Other McCain

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Karl Rove Says Herman Cain Campaign ‘Not Gonna Have a Nice Ending’

Via POH Diaries and Gateway Pundit: Let me be blunt in saying that I am thoroughly familiar with every argument against Herman Cain’s candidacy, and far more aware than most political journalists of the organizational challenges (to put it mildly) of the Cain campaign. Last night I was on the phone with my buddy Ali Akbar as […]

Top Rubio Staffer Reportedly Pushed for Early Florida Primary to Help Romney

* * * UPDATE OCT. 14 * * * Marco Rubio Denies His Office Influenced Florida Primary Date PREVIOUSLY (OCT. 13) * * * EXCLUSIVE * * * When Florida defied Republican National Committee rules to move the state’s 2012 presidential primary from an RNC-approved March date to Jan. 31, conservatives immediately suspected that state […]

Nate Silver Wonders: Will N.H. Primary Move to December Backfire for Romney?

Yesterday’s news that New Hampshire may move its primary to as early as Dec. 6 (!) was presumed to be good news for Mitt Romney, who has made the Granite State his must-win for 2012. But by a series of complex calculations, Nate Silver of Five Thirty Eight comes to the conclusion that a December […]

Herman Cain Surges Ahead in New Poll; Mitt Romney, Allahpundit Hardest Hit

Being the guy who has been talking up Herman Cain since Nov. 13, 2010, pretty much guarantees nobody will give you credit when the impossible actually happens: Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain now leads the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to […]

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 […]

Don’t See How This Helps Bruce CampbellMitt Romney’s Campaign

by Smitty Oh, those revolting Taxachusetts citizens! Daring to put up a site to Repeal RomneyCare’s individual mandate. With a FaceBook page, too. This is more than just a prankster in an opposing state and Presidential campaign, if Boston Globe coverage means anything: “Will you sign our petition to repeal the individual mandate?’’ Bridget Fay […]

DNC’s Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Does Post-Debate Spin for … Newt Gingrich?

Republican consultant Brad Marston was in the “spin room” after the GOP presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., when he caught this unusual image: Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz giving her spin on the debate while standing under the Newt Gingrich sign. Maybe this is Newt’s reward for supporting Dede Scozzafava?

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 […]

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