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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Big Bold Ron Paul Edition)
Presidential wannabe Ron Paul (R-Did You Miss Me?) is back in da hizzouse! (Via Politico’s Morning Score) EXCLUSIVE – PAUL GOING ON THE AIR IN TEXAS: As he kicks off a three-day campaign swing across his home state—with town halls in College … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bold Texan, Morning Score, Politico, Ron Paul, Vote Texas
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Editorial Cartoon o’ the Day (March Madness Edition)
From the great Tom Toles (via the Boston Globe): File under: Bracket racket.
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Tagged Boston Globe, March Madness, Mitt Romney, NCAA, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Tom Toles
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Chicago Deep Dish Edition)
So the GOP Crazy Train pulls into Chicago for its next presidential primary spasm, and here’s the Illinois spending spree according to Politico’s Morning Score: ILLINOIS IS TUESDAY – ROMNEY OUTSPENDING SANTORUM 5-1: “Santorum’s campaign is up with $207,231 in ads, … Continue reading
Google: Ron Paul Is Super PACman
GOP Super PACs have spent over $30 million on this year’s presidential primary, most of it on television advertising. But the big spenders on TV aren’t necessarily the biggest players on YouTube. From Google Politics & Elections (via techPresident): Are … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Self-Serv Index™ Edition)
The hardworking staff has always had a soft spot for the quadrennial Shotgun Index, reflecting which presidential candidate voters would rather drive cross-country with. (Never making it into the HOV Lane: Bob Dole, Al Gore, John Kerry.) But the current … Continue reading
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Tagged Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Self-Serv Index™, Shotgun Index, Winning Our Future
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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
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul On Santorum Edition)
Ron Paul (R-Does This Shirt Fit?) has found his Motor City mojo with this “devastating ad that excoriates Rick Santorum for voting to raise the debt ceiling five times, double the size of the Department of Education, create the Medicare … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Dog, Politico Morning Score, PolitiFact, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul
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Rep. Paul Does An End-Ron At GOP Presidential Caucuses
Verrrry interesting segment from MSNBC’s irrepressible Rachel Maddow: Apparently Ron Paul zealots are hanging around at caucuses longer than other GOP presidential primary candidates’ supporters, thereby locking up delegates at a rate unnoted by the mainstream media. Which means … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The GOP’s Umpteenth Presidential Primary Debate
The hardworking staff only caught bits and pieces of last night’s CNN Republican presidential bakeoff in South Carolina so . . . only bits and pieces: • Between the candidate intros and the singing of the national anthem, CNN completed … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, John King, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Southern Republican Debate, Stop It!
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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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