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Tag Archives: Rick Santorum
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (South Carolina Square Dance Edition)
The hits just keep on comin’ in South Carolina. Exhibit A: The first negative ad from Rick Santorum (R-No More Mr. Nice Dweeb). Campaign Outsider Verdict (pat. pending): Too little, way too late. Exhibit B: Yet another Ron Paul … Continue reading
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Tagged GOP presidential primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, South Carolina
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Palmetto Preview Edition)
Just as bigfeet Tom Brokaw and Gail Collins did (Politico Playbook: “Hotel rooms … are freeing up [in New Hampshire] as journalists, including NBC’s Tom Brokaw and New York Times columnist Gail Collins, head straight to South Carolina”), the hardworking … Continue reading
Our First Quadrennial Hawkie Awards
The hardworking staff is pleased to announce Campaign Outsider’s Hawkie Awards, a quadrennial exercise in highlighting the most ridiculous aspects of the Iowa caucuses, outside of the fact that they have any impact at all. Regardless, nunc est bibendum: I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Gentle Giant, Google, Hawkie Awards, Iowa, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newtron, quarter horse, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, The Note, USA Today
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What Dogs Hear In The GOP Presidential Primary
Blah blah blah blah Mitt Romney is not good enough blah blah blah blah Mitt Romney is Mr. Good Enough blah blah blah blah Newt Gingrich is dead blah blah blah blah Newt Gingrich is still alive blah blah blah … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Larson, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Soul Man Edition)
It’s Come-to-Jesus time in the Iowa airwars. New TV spot from Leaders For Families, a pro-Rick Santorum Super PAC: That testimonial from sanctimonious Iowa operator Bob Vander Plaats (R-$1 Million Price Tag) uses the code words “One of Us” … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Whac-‘Em-All Edition)
Next week’s Iowa caucuses have turned into a daily double: Mitt Romney v. Ron Paul for win and place, everyone else for show. Cue Rick Perry’s latest ad, which touts the Texas governor as the Congress-free hoss in the race. … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Caucuses, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Texas crony capitalism
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GOP Social Studies
It’s not that retail politics is for losers in the Republican presidential primary race, but the candidates stumping hardest in Iowa and New Hampshire – Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry – are generally polling lowest. (Exception that … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Family Size Edition)
‘Tis the season to cram family members into GOP presidential primary ads. Start with Ann Romney vouching for her husband’s “Character.” Partial transcript: You can never predict what kind of tough decisions are going to come in front of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Perry, Ann Romney, Iowa caucus, Mitt Romney, pop-up video, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, whole mishpocheh
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Adstravaganza Edition)
The Iowa airwaves are stacked up like LaGuardia with political ads right now (and for the next few weeks). Here’s a nutshell review: • It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Romney’s Super PAC (via MSNBC’s First Read): Romneyite Super PAC … Continue reading
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