According to the Field Poll of voters, Californians uniquely remain highly supportive by a 53% to 38% margin of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Nationwide polling indicates that by a large margin, Americans strongly oppose Obamacare by 54%
Waiting to Exhale author Terry McMillan alternately uses Twitter to bash the GOP and share warm and fuzzy life tips with her followers. Today’s social media message falls squarely in the former camp. McMillan, an Obama apologist of the highest
Speaking to reporters at the RNC Summer Meeting on Friday, party Chair Reince Priebus took a swipe at former GOP standard-bearer Mitt Romney. Preibus said Romney’s use of the term “self-deportation” to describe his immigration policy was “horrific” and had
I have to respectfully disagree with Joel’s post Christie is GOP Moderates’ Rick Perry: Regional Winner, National Loser. Rick Perry certainly has a solid economic record in Texas and I agree that his Texas folksiness was sometimes reminiscent of George
Republican establishment strategist Mike Murphy, who is close to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Mitt Romney and favors candidates like them, slammed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), saying he would be a disaster in a general election like George McGovern was
Politico’s Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei stretched their writing wings and penned an editorial Thursday night on the looming collapse of the Republican party. Allen and VandeHai, whose day jobs are to undercut the GOP and its candidates, feign concern
In an online column for the Washington City Paper, Patrick Pexton, the former-ombudsman for the Washington Post, offered some free advice to the paper’s new owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Pexton closed his lengthy article with three paragraphs explaining why
The Republican Governors Association reported it raised about $24 million in the first half of the year. The RGA’s take far outpaced the Democratic Governors Association, which reportedly raised just over $13 million. The Republican haul relied mainly on donations
When a family heads on vacation they put their pets in a kennel, have a neighbor check in on the pets, or bring the pets in the car with them (or, if you’re Mitt Romney, on top of the car).
Keeping the door open on a 2016 run, former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was enthusiastically received by Iowans this weekend. Santorum actually won the Iowa caucuses in 2012, but that did not become official until three weeks after Santorum
Ken Cuccinelli came out swinging against Terry McAuliffe Friday at the “Battle Ground” forum at George Mason University. In his opening remarks, Cuccinelli ticked off several of the scandals that have surrounded McAuliffe throughout his political career. He also attacked
Our first official look at a documentary detailing the rise of Occupy Wall Street offers few surprises–beyond the fact that it exists at all. OWS hit the country roughly two years ago. Today, good luck finding any Occupy tents in
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing harsh criticism from some Tea Partiers after his Tuesday evening remarks denouncing those who want to fight to defund Obamacare in the upcoming continuing resolution (CR) that funds government operations. Speaking to
(AP) APNewsBreak: Romney warns against govt shutdownBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWOLFEBORO, N.H.Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney jumped into the debate over the GOP’s future Tuesday night, warning congressional Republicans against forcing a government shutdown in their quest to stop President
Progressives in Virginia slammed a new film about Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe because the investigative documentary threatens to define McAuliffe as a heartless plutocrat who lacks empathy and has repeatedly betrayed Virginia and the working class. Non-profit Citizens United
In response to Why the GOP’s ‘War on Women’ Riposte Makes Sense: “Populist outrage first, policy backstopping afterwards” is very well-put. It’s another way of emphasizing the importance of political narratives, especially in a short-attention-span, low-information political culture. Of course
Regardless of what happens in the end, win or lose, as Breitbart News editor-in-chief Joel Pollak laid out on Thursday, the fight to defund ObamaCare should happen because it is the right thing to do policy-wise. But there is also,
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House Budget Committee chair, 2012 vice-presidential candidate, and fiscal hawk, is being criticized by some conservative groups for his efforts to pass a version of immigration reform through the House of Representatives. Last week, Ryan
This week’s new episode of the HBO series The Newsroom apparently took some factual liberties from its “ripped from yesterday’s headlines” format. The July 28 episode featured several reporters, including the show’s senior producer Jim Harper (played by John Gallagher Jr.), getting
A groundbreaking new film, Fast Terry, exposes how Virginia Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe hood-winked voters in both Mississippi and Virginia. The film, by Jason Meath, who directed the King of Bain documentary on Mitt Romney’s business career, exposes McAuliffe’s crony
During Virginia’s first gubernatorial debate on July 20, Republican Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli blasted Democrat Terry McAuliffe for his hypocrisy in not releasing his tax returns. Emphasizing that he has made eight years of his tax returns public, Cuccinelli
Joe Biden during the 2012 elections, at the Vice Presidential debate with Congressman Paul Ryan, attacks Republican candidate Mitt Romney for his proposed solution to General Motors’ fiscal woes.
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats doggedly pursuing a far-reaching immigration bill are counting on help from Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate last year and an unlikely candidate for delivering the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s second-term agenda. Ryan,
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat and potential 2016 presidential candidate, will host a fundraiser in Maryland on Wednesday for 2013 Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe. This comes less than a year after O’Malley assailed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Ready for Hillary, the super PAC for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, is working with 270 Strategies, which ran Barack Obama’s 2012 grassroots campaigns. Jeremy Bird, Obama’s 2012 national field director, and Mitch Stewart, who ran the efforts in battleground
