One of the actual vote counters in Iowa’s Republican primary election last Tuesday has come forward, arguing that Mitt Romney got an extra 20 votes he wasn’t supposed to get. Edward True, 28, of Moulton, said he helped count the votes and jotted the results down on a piece of paper to post to his… Continue reading Did Mitt Romney Get 20 Extra Iowa Votes He Didn’t Earn?
Category: Iowa
The Crazy Bachmann Antics Are Now Suspended… Until Further Notice
If last night was any indication, we already knew Michele Bachmann was gonna quit. In her concession speech – after pulling in only 5% of the primary votes in Iowa – Bachmann, the senator from Minnesota who was actively pursuing the presidency, told her handful of supporters that she “was not a politician.” “I am… Continue reading The Crazy Bachmann Antics Are Now Suspended… Until Further Notice
Post-Caucus Cigarette: What The Results in Iowa Mean
Was Iowa good for you? All that talk about three-way ties must have made conservatives across the political spectrum very uncomfortable. So let’s tidy up a bit. Here’s what I thought would happen, and what actually happened: Romney 26% 24.6% Santorum 24% 24.5% Paul 21% 21.4% Gingrich 15% 13.3% Perry 8% 10.3%… Continue reading Post-Caucus Cigarette: What The Results in Iowa Mean
Sarah Palin Advice To Michele Bachmann And Jon Huntsman – Quit
The quitter from Alaska has some strong advice for Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman – quit! Speaking to Fox News yesterday, Mrs Palin said about Bachmann: “She has a lot to offer, also, but I don’t think it is her time this go-around.” After those words of wisdom, Sarah Palin also had this to say;… Continue reading Sarah Palin Advice To Michele Bachmann And Jon Huntsman – Quit
Presidential Polling Report: Special Iowa Edition
And you thought the holidays were over. Having the Iowa caucuses so soon after the new year is a great gift for political junkies and opens what should be an expensive, long, important and uniquely-American national election season. That Iowa and New Hampshire take all of the attention so early is an unfortunate quirk of… Continue reading Presidential Polling Report: Special Iowa Edition
Newt Gingrich Now Thinks He Can Win Iowa
Just yesterday, Newt Gingrich concluded that he may not win in Iowa. Today, same Gingrich, different conclusion. “I’m here to tell you when you have 41 percent undecided in The Des Moines Register poll, if each of you in the next 24 will talk to everyone of your friends and if each of you will… Continue reading Newt Gingrich Now Thinks He Can Win Iowa
Newt Gingrich – “I Don’t Think I’m Going To Win.”
Gingrich is slowly coming to his senses. He is finally admitting that he has absolutely zero chance of winning tomorrow in Iowa. INDEPENDENCE, Iowa — Newt Gingrich said Monday that he doesn’t expect to win tomorrow’s Iowa caucuses in a bow to his sinking poll numbers in the state. The former House Speaker, who led in polls… Continue reading Newt Gingrich – “I Don’t Think I’m Going To Win.”
Crocodile To Newt Gingrich: I Want My Tears Back Please
Remember the Democratic primaries in 2008 when Hillary Clinton choked up and almost came to tears? Conservative pundits practically crucified her, accusing her of trying to pull a political sympathy stunt to win the New Hampshire elections and possibly the White House. Mrs. Clinton went on to win in New Hampshire a few days later,… Continue reading Crocodile To Newt Gingrich: I Want My Tears Back Please
Attention Attention: Rick Perry Is Now Against All Abortions
Rick Perry, one of the Republicans trying to win his party’s nomination to run against president Obama in November 2012 has had a change if heart. He once believed that abortions should be allowed in the case of rape and incest, but not anymore. What caused Perry to change? We’ve come up with two reasons… Continue reading Attention Attention: Rick Perry Is Now Against All Abortions
We Hardly Knewt Ye!
That was close. And scary. The idea that Newt Gingrich might actually win the GOP presidential nomination sent shivers down the spines of enough Republicans that they actually came to their senses this week and began to support Ron Paul in the Iowa caucus polls. As for the national trends, it looks like Mitt Romney is… Continue reading We Hardly Knewt Ye!
Rick Perry Calls Mitt Romney’s $10,000.00 Bet “Pocket Change”
Tasting blood in the water, Rick Perry went in for what he hopes is the kill. On Sunday, Perry went into attack mode, suggesting that Rick Perry’s $10,000.00 bet is “pocket change” for Romney, and suggests that Romney is out of touch with middle class Americans. The morning after Mitt Romney challenged Rick Perry to a… Continue reading Rick Perry Calls Mitt Romney’s $10,000.00 Bet “Pocket Change”
My Kingdom For $10,000: Mitt Goes Gilded Age
So, how much damage did Mitt Romney do to his presidential campaign after offering Rick Perry a $10,000 wager on his health care position? We’ll find out in the next few days after the pollsters have had a chance to wade through their data, but my sense is that it will do damage to what’s… Continue reading My Kingdom For $10,000: Mitt Goes Gilded Age