Former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) delivered a fiery religious speech tying his beliefs to the anti-Washington message of his presidential campaign, and seeking to tap into some of the anger and unrest among Republican primary voters. He joined a crowd of over 10,000 in Columbia, South Carolina, this weekend for a religious liberty rally on the steps of the state capitol.
Thursday afternoon in Columbia, South Carolina, former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) for a “Presidential Town Hall” series that Scott is hosting with the Republican presidential candidates.
Good news for former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX): – the campaign has resumed paying some of its staff after financial issues forced them to freeze pay.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), one of the largest conservative activist groups in the United States, held their annual “Defending the American Dream Summit” in Columbus, Ohio, this week, but the state’s Republican Governor John Kasich was not invited.
Breitbart News spoke to several AFP leaders who acknowledged that immigration was an important issue to many conservative voters, but said their organization would be staying focused on other fiscal and economic issues where they had plans for continuing to move the conversation forward during this election.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Speaking before an energetic audience of 3,600 conservative activists on Friday afternoon at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) called for term limits and lobbying restrictions for all elected officials.
Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign and supportive PACs made headlines for raking in a combined total of about $120 million — more than double that of any of his Republican competitors — and the Bush name was incredibly helpful in raising those funds. A new analysis of Federal Elections Commission (FEC) records shows that more than half of Bush’s campaign war chest comes from donors who have previously donated to Bush’s father, former President George H.W. Bush, or his brother, former President George W. Bush.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) had some harsh words of criticism in response to Hillary Clinton’s joking and continued stonewalling on Tuesday about the ongoing investigations into the personal email server she used for State Department communications while she was Secretary of State.
There is still no word on when the campaign might be able to resume paying staff, or what fundraising threshold they want to meet first. Still, with the millions of dollars the PACs have to spend, and the campaign funds remaining sufficient to support Perry’s travel schedule, he should be able to sustain the campaign for several more months.
In an appearance at the Iowa State Fair on Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized Donald Trump’s immigration plan—specifically the proposals to end birthright citizenship and deport the millions of illegal immigrants in the U.S.—as “not workable” and “not realistic.”
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has been winning over new fans with her no-nonsense, straightforward way of answering questions. So to attack her, the liberal website Slate included only part of a quote and ignored the context, attempting to paint Fiorina as an anti-vaccine nut.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) attacked the Obama administration’s “accommodation and appeasement” of the Cuba’s Castro regime, calling Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Havana to reopen the American embassy “a birthday present for Fidel Castro.”
“Correct The Record,” a project of the American Bridge Super PAC supportive of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, attacked Republican Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina by literally demonizing her. In a post on the blogging format Tumblr, the group included a photoshopped image of Fiorina with demonic red eyes.
After the campaign of former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) had to suspend staff pay, Team Perry is remaining loyal and standing by their candidate.
The ad, running in Iowa this month and titled “Values,” will air on the Fox News Channel in the Des Moines area, according to a statement provided by the Cruz campaign to Breitbart News.
As Rick Perry’s presidential campaign suspended paying staff, Breitbart News has learned that “over ninety percent” of the staff were staying on.
Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeb Bush slammed Hillary Clinton’s plan as being a poor fit for the modern economic and educational needs of today’s students and for its negative impact on taxpayers.
Protests have once again turned violent in Ferguson, Missouri, as local news outlets report on looting and gunfire.
Donald Trump continues to take fire from his competitors for the Republican nomination for president after controversial comments he made about Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly. Carly Fiorina and former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY) chimed in late Friday evening, and several other candidates added their voices on Saturday.
Backlash against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his comments attacking Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly has led to several of his competitors criticizing him and an invitation to speak at the RedState Gathering rescinded late Friday. As Breitbart
Carly Fiorina, the only female Republican presidential candidate, has spoken up in defense of Megyn Kelly, after the Fox News Channel anchor was the target of some combative criticism by Donald Trump.
Thursday night’s GOP debates were a ratings juggernaut for the Fox News Channel, leaving liberal darling Jon Stewart’s last Daily Show appearance in the dust.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) made the case that his background made him well-suited to take on Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton at the beginning of Thursday’s Fox News debate, arguing that she would be unable to play the Democrats’ usual class warfare games against him.
“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,” the saying goes. What Carly Fiorina did Thursday night, when her ranking in the GOP primary polls gave her the “lemon” of the undercard debate, was the equivalent of opening a lemonade factory.
Former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) has had a well-publicized feud with his competitor for the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump, and addressed the issue head-on during the Fox News “undercard” debate Thursday for the second tier candidates.
