The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, made a surprise appearance at the Iowa Straw Poll earlier August 13th. During a short interview, she claimed “common ground” with several Republican presidential candidates, including Mitt Romney, on renewable
From National Journal’s Hotline: Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vaulted to the front of the field of Republican presidential candidates, according to the first Gallup poll conducted since Perry declared his candidacy earlier this month. Perry now leads former Massachusetts
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets082311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Conroy from Real Clear Politics to discuss the current field of GOP Presidential candidates, the
Many have wondered why Jon M. Huntsman Jr., a former Obama administration official as Ambassador to China, climate-change believer, ally of Harry Reid and all-around anti-Tea Party candidate is running for the Republican presidential nomination. Were the 2012 Republican primaries
Gov. Rick Perry officially declared his candidacy for the presidency on Saturday, August 13. At that time, he took his place among a handful of other candidates, the apparent front runners of which were conservative Michele Bachmann and John McCain
From Rasmussen Reports: Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.
When the Anthony Weiner story broke progressives tried to deflect by claiming that all the attention given to Weiner was taking the attention off … of … jobs! Biden’s favorite three-letter word! It marked the first time since Clinton that
Ames, Iowa – Now that Tim Pawlenty has become the first candidate to end his presidential campaign political junkies are consumed with who’s next? Despite finishing behind Pawlenty former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum promised me he isn’t going anywhere, “We
Tonight, eight candidates for the GOP nomination debate in Iowa. Mitt Romney continues to lead all national polls, but the entire field will be shaken up with the expected entry of Gov. Rick Perry this weekend. For many on stage
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry is running for president, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, a move certain to shake up the race for the GOP nomination much to the delight of conservatives looking for a candidate to embrace.
Last week as Standard and Poor’s (S&P) announced the downgrade of United States credit rating from AAA to AA+ they criticized the discord in today’s political landscape. The press release that accompanied Standard and Poor’s announcement explained their frustration. We
After seeing how well Sharpton did in Iowa and New Hampshire in 2004 it’s easy to see why NBC News would put its credibility on the line by hiring him as a host and giving him a platform to criticize
All this in an effort to doom Mitt Romney’s campaign.
Ever since Tina Brown took the helm at Newsweek she has been courting controversy. The magazine, acquired for a dollar last year, has been shrinking in physical size, circulation and relevance since Brown took over. If there’s one thing she
That seems like a joke question, but it’s an apparently serious belief of Bruce Bartlett, a former supply-sider and Bush Administration official who has flipped sides and joined the left. I’ve known Bruce for decades and he’s a fun guy
Herman we hardly knew ye. On first hearing about Herman Cain’s candidacy it was exciting. What a resume, good on the stump, conservative ideals, worked for the federal govt but really became famous as a business executive who turned around
An historic first-ever Presidential debate on twitter will take place on Wednesday July 20th 3pm-4:30pm EDT (noon-1:30PDT) with all major candidates expected to participate except one. The debate is being organized by a group called TheTEAParty.net and will be moderated
In probably the best thing to happen to his fledgling, part-time radio career, talk host Ben Ferguson is receiving criticism for his feeble attempt to create a news bit of Mitt Romney’s religion on his local station. [youtube WCbn3fmKBqw nolink]
From the Associated Press: Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann has surged to the front of the pack in Iowa, the crucial first voting state she hopes will propel her to the Republican presidential nomination. Bachmann, a Minnesota representative and darling
Appearing on the Laura Ingraham Show Newt Gingrich laid some heavy criticism on Gov. Mitt Romney.
Previously, I have compared and contrasted Newt Gingrich’s lucid understanding of the threat posed by Sharia supremacism, versus Mitt Romney’s muddled apologetic on jihad. Last evening’s (6/13/11) New Hampshire Republican primary candidates debate included a brief, but illuminating three-way exchange
Mitt’s Night Mitt Romney did his self favors last night by looking and behaving the part as emerging front runner. I thought his answers were sharp and to the point and he did nothing to hurt his stock. I didn’t
I’ve never given much thought to Elisabeth Hasselbeck as a pundit until her remarks following the Tuscon shooting when I decided I would give less thought to her than before. [youtube vGoZcPayJds nolink] “It’s an abuse of the Second Amendment
From Accuracy in Media‘s Don Irvine: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did her best song and dance Sunday on “Face the Nation,” but host Bob Schieffer was not buying what she was selling. Schieffer wanted to know what the Democrats
Tim Rutten is a left-wing, hack writer from L.A. He is always good for contemporary left wing trope but the other day we discovered that he is also good for the sort of uninformed blathering that leftists of his ilk
