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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul Ryan And Mitt Romney Are An Item Edition)

Once around the PAC, James, and don’t spare the horses. Item: Paul Ryan Hearts Mitt Romney First there was the Democratic National Committee’s web video highlighting the man-love between Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R-You Got My Good Side?) and presidential hopeful … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney Is More Tin-Eared Than Jack Haley

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (via Politico’s Morning Score): Talking by conference call with thousands of Wisconsin voters Wednesday, Mitt Romney told them he had a humorous connection to their state. But it didn’t take long for “funny anecdote” to … Continue reading

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Romniacs? Really?

From Politico’s Morning Score: “ROMNIACS,” the name for Romney Super Fans, get profiled by Dave Fahrenthold in today’s Washington Post. Florida dateline: http://wapo.st/HklNGm. The WaPo piece’s headline: Mitt’s ‘Romniacs’ united by an uncommon passion for the Republican hopeful “Uncommon” is an understatement. … Continue reading

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The People’s Pledge Strikes Again! (Big Oil Edition)

From Politico’s Morning Score: MASSACHUSETTS SENATE – BROWN TO WRITE 2ND CHECK UNDER AD DEAL: “Sen. Scott Brown has agreed to write a second check to charity after the American Petroleum Institute ran an ad urging Brown to oppose legislation,” the Associated … Continue reading

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Hey – Does This Violate The “People’s Pledge”?

It’s been quiet on the People’s Pledge front since Sen. Scott Brown (R-Walking Around Money) ponied up $1000 earlier this month because a group supporting him ran some Google ads. (His challenger Elizabeth Warren  (D-Google This) directed the money to an … Continue reading

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Scott Brown Gets Top Billing At Politico

Politico’s home page at 3 p.m. today:   The lede: Scott Brown’s got his groove back. A string of recent polling, an agreement to bar outside money from the race and some savvy legislative moves have put Democrats on notice … Continue reading

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Super PAC Mentality

Politico’s Morning Score on Friday tallied up the Super Tuesday spending spree of the Grand Old PACs in the Republican presidential primary: SUPER TUESDAY AIR WAR – TV, RADIO SPENDING NOW TOPS $6 MILLION: “Mitt Romney’s campaign and super PAC account … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul Mauls Romney Edition)

Lately GOP presidential sort-of wannabe Ron Paul (R-It’s the Delegates, Stupid) has been depicted as Mitt Romney’s wing(nut)man, consistently attacking Ron Santorum and Newt Gingrich but not Romney. New narrative, thanks to this TV spot Paul is running in Washington … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Super Tuesday Edition)

Now that the Michigan primary is in their rear-view mirror, the GOP slapfighters have moved on to the (Not So) Super Tuesday states, starting with a kibitzer AFSCME TV spot in Ohio (via Politico): [Politico] reported last week that AFSCME had purchased … Continue reading

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Sancta Santorum (II)

From our Frying Pan into the Fire desk: Rick Santorum’s campaign just can’t stop digging that hole. Not bad enough he accused Barack Obama of imposing a phony theology on America – now a spokeswoman has accused Obama of pursuing … Continue reading

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