Tag Archives: South Carolina

To Know Trump (All Bagel and No Schmear Edition)

Posted on November 6, 2015 by

What a difference a Tslump makes. One month ago, GOP Hair Apparent Donald Trump was bragging that he didn’t need advertising to fuel his presidential run because “I’m getting so much coverage. It would almost be — you’d OD on … Continue reading →

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Let The Wild South Carolina Rumpus Begin! (Mark Sanford Confessional Edition)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R-Appalachian Trail) is back on the campaign trail, running for the First Congressional District seat vacated when Tim Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate. Sanford’s first TV spot (via Politico’s Morning Score):   … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging The South Carolina GOP Primary Results

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Ads ‘n’ ends from the Palmetto State bakeoff: • Pity the poor Republicans. They have two presidential candidates everyone  says can’t possibly be the nominee, and one candidate 75% say they don’t want as the nominee. Brokered convention, anyone? • … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (South Carolina Square Dance Edition)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

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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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Palmetto Preview Edition)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

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 →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Ad-O-Rama Edition)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

And the hit jobs just keep on comin’ in the Hawkeye State’s GOP presidential slapfight. • Rick Perry goes cartoon in his latest Iowa TV spot.   Got that? “The fox guarding the henhouse is like asking a Congressman to … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion* Rumpus Begin! ( Make Us Great Again Edition)

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

(* 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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New York Times Cross-Eyed On Crossover Voting?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

Nifty piece in Wednesday’s New York Times web-headlined: In Open Primary, Fear of Party Crashing Lede: SALT LAKE CITY — The Tea Party as party crasher? That’s the question hanging over the Democratic primary next Tuesday between Utah’s lone Democrat … Continue reading →

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