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Rick Perry & Thrust (PAC Man Edition)
While most restrictions on independent advocacy groups have been stripped away by the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, one has remained: that PACs, Super PACs, 501(c)4 organizations and etc. (primer here) cannot coordinate their advertising with a candidate’s ad … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Smith, Free & Strong America, Jon Huntsman, Make Us Great Again, Mitt Romney, Our Destiny PAC, Politico, Rick Perry
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Cain & Airable Edition)
Hormone – sorry, Herman – Cain has launched his first ad campaign, and it’s, well, eminently forgettable. Via MSNBC’s First Read: DES MOINES, Iowa — Herman Cain released his first television ad of the presidential cycle today, not surprisingly, in the first-in-the-nation … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Kleckner, First Read, Herman Cain, Iowa, MSNBC, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Steve Grubbs
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Rick Perry, R.I.P.
The hardworking staff has three things to say about presidential hopeless Rick Perry (R-I Coulda Been a Contender): 1) Perry’s brain-freeze moment in the Michigan GOP debate will live forever in political memory. 2) Via the ubiquitous Larry Sabato: 3) … Continue reading
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Tagged brain-freeze moment, Larry Sabato, Michigan GOP debate, Rick Perry
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Michele Bachmann Is Language-Impaired
In the ongoing effort to reinsert herself into the GOP presidential primaries, Michele Bachmann (R-Put James Garfield on Mt. Rushmore) has launched a new offensive against the leading Republican candidates. From the New York Times: Michele Bachmann Warns Against Supporting … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, frugal socialists, Herman Cain, James Garfield, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Mt. Rushmore, New York Times, Rick Perry
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Obama Bashing Romney Edition)
While Republican presidential wannabes Herman Cain (R-More Stories Than Richard North Patterson) and Rick Perry (R-Laughing Gas) stumble around the political landscape, the Obamanaut super PAC Priorities USA Action is dropping 100 grand on web videos attacking Mitt Romney (R-Anderson? … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion* Rumpus Begin! ( Make Us Great Again Edition)
(* The amount that will likely be spent on political ads this election cycle.) GOP presidential wannabe Rick Perry (R-Have I Stopped Laughing Yet?) is now being propped up by a $382,000 ad campaign just launched in Iowa and South … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa, Make Us Great Again, MSNBC First Read, Politico Playbook, Rick Perry, South Carolina
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Perry & Thrust (Really Very Bad Day Edition)
Monday started out so well for presidential wannabe Rick Perry (R-Don’t Secede From Me Yet!). From Politico Playbook: –FIRST LOOK – NEW PERRY IOWA TV SPOT, “Doer” – The smiling governor, coatless and tieless, against a white background: “If you’re lookin’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornerstone, Doer, maple syrup hugging, New Hampshire, New York Times, Politico Playbook, Rachel Maddow, Rick Perry
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From Our Stating The Obvious Desk (GOP Debates Edition)
From Fridays New York Times piece about GOP presidential wannabe Rick Perry’s new Debate & Ditch strategy in the face of 13 televised bakeoffs through the end of January: Skipping debates could come at a steep political cost. By refusing … Continue reading
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