The Other McCain

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Ouch! New Poll Shows Perry at 7% in Iowa

The headline on the Des Moines Register story is “Herman Cain, Mitt Romney lead new Iowa Poll,” but when you break down the numbers, the really shocking result is farther down: Herman Cain …………………. 23% Mitt Romney ………………….. 22% Ron Paul ……………………….. 13% Michele Bachmann ………….. 8% Rick Perry ………………… 7% Newt Gingrich …………………. 7% Rick […]

‘Mysterious’ Attack on Herman Cain?

Yeah, it’s really mysterious, IYKWIMAITYD: Herman Cain was the target of a mysterious attack Saturday night when leaflets targeting the Republican presidential frontrunner were left on car windows outside the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s fall banquet in Des Moines. The leaflets, one of which was left on the car of a reporter, accuse Cain […]

The Cain Campaign in Iowa

Last week, an ABC News crew got video of Herman Cain’s Iowa campaign office in Urbandale seemingly empty. Duane Lester of All-American Blogger interviewed Lisa Lockwood, communication director of Cain’s Iowa campaign, at this weekend’s Iowa Faith & Freedom Forum: Duane vows to visit the Urbandale office of the Cain campaign next week. Meanwhile, as […]

Nevada Sets Caucus Date for Feb. 4, Averting December Primary in N.H.

Florida set off a predictable chain reaction by jumping its primary to Jan. 31, and one consequence was the threat by New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner to move that state’s primary to as early as Dec. 6. The problem was that Iowa had moved its caucuses (originally scheduled Feb. 6) to Jan. 3, […]

Rasmussen Poll: Herman Cain Leads in Iowa, as Rick Perry Slips to Sixth Place

LAS VEGAS, Nevada The latest numbers from Iowa are great for Cain, grim for Perry: Herman Cain ……….. 28% Mitt Romney ……….. 21% Ron Paul …………….. 10% Newt Gingrich ……….. 9% Michele Bachmann …. 8% Rick Perry ……………. 7% Rick Santorum ………. 4% Jon Huntsman ……….. 2% Rasmussen says: “The sixth place finish for Perry […]

‘Howdy. Thank You, Erick.’

Those were the first four words of Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s announcement speech at the Red State Gathering in Charleston, S.C., on Aug. 13. At the time, I was the only one who saw Perry’s diss of Iowa Republicans — his deliberate attempt to upstage the Ames Straw Poll held the same day — as an […]

462 Days Until Jan. 20, 2013

Inauguration Day, when four long years of endless misery known as the Obama presidency come to an end. And I’m counting the days. It’s 79 days until Jan. 3: The Iowa GOP caucuses. And it’s 107 days until the Jan. 31 Florida primary. To give you a sense of proportion, it’s been 72 days since […]

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) […]

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