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Will Newt Gingrich Get a Second Date with Women Voters?

February 1, 2012

South Carolina women loved Newt Gingrich. Women voters in Florida? Not so much. The results of the Florida Republican presidential primary show that while the ladies in the Palmetto State liked what Gingrich had to say as a candidate, …

President Obama Loves the Super Bowl

January 30, 2012

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Well, at least he seems to like this Super Bowl between Romney and Gingrich! Source: NewYorker.com…

Newt Gingrich: Just Swinging Through the Campaign

January 20, 2012

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So the conservative right is coming to the defense of Newt “I will always defend traditional marriage” Gingrich — the man who tried to bring down President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair while at the same time telling …

Newt Gingrich’s Very Bad, Horrible, Wonderful, No Good Day

January 19, 2012

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It was the best of time and it was the worst of times for Newt Gingrich today. I couldn’t help thinking both of that line from A Tale of Two Cities with the political events of the day, as well …

Political Crazy Times!

January 19, 2012

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There is just TOO much going on in the world of presidential politics to weigh in on all the pundit-y goodness that could surely fill pages of this site! But what’s a girl to do when the whole world of …

7 Reasons Men Rule in Politics

January 14, 2012

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Men still rule the school when it comes to the world of politics. I know that’s not really news, but it’s good to have someone do a study about this sort of thing just to remind us that the more …

Two GOP New Hampshire Debates in Five Minutes

January 9, 2012

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This was a big weekend for political junkies. Two, count ‘em, two GOP debates took place back-to-back on the eve of the Republican New Hampshire primary election scheduled this coming Tuesday. After Republican front runner Mitt Romney barely won the …

Hey Ron Paul Fans: Leave Huntsman’s Daughters Out of This!

January 6, 2012

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Last time I checked I thought that using candidates’ children as targets of attack was pretty much off limits, especially after the 2000 presidential campaign when supporters of George W. Bush engaged in “push polling” to suggesting that John McCain’s …

Michele Bachmann is Out. Or Is She?

January 4, 2012

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It was really just a matter of time until Michele Bachmann’s presidential race was over. I had a sense that things were close when her children showed up with her on interviews right before the Iowa Caucuses. When a candidate …

Rick Santorum: The “Bain” of Mitt Romney’s Existence?

January 4, 2012

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Who really won in Iowa last night? Sure, Mitt Romney was declared the official winner of the Republican Iowa Caucus. But I have the feeling that Rick Santorum is doing a political happy dance right about now, after basically …

Iowa 2012: Batten Down the Hatches

January 3, 2012

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In just a few hours, the caucusing for both Republicans and Democrats will start in Iowa, officially kicking off the 2012 presidential primary season. I have no doubt it’s going to be a long and bumpy road between now …

Iowa Caucuses: Do They Really Matter?

January 2, 2012

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Pundits, journalists and politicians alike have been talking about the impending January 3 Iowa Caucuses to the exclusion of almost everything else over the holidays, with the exception of Anderson Cooper, of course, who kept us amused with his annual …