2012 Presidential Campaign

The Limits to Political Spin

Steven Cohen | Posted 04.23.2012

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While both sides will make cartoon characters out of each other, it remains to be seen if real, deeply-held policy distinctions will emerge.

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No Absolutes: A Shyster's Dream World

Charles Redfern | Posted 05.26.2012

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Don't ferret the truth -- because there is no truth. There are only positions and opinions and feelings and beliefs. One opinion is just as valid as the other in the rudderless sea and the clowns have tied down the anchor.

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Why Rising Gas Prices Could Backfire on the GOP in November

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.06.2012

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The sight of Republicans rooting against America and hoping that rising gas prices will derail the economic recovery is not pretty.

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Presidential Campaigns' January Fundraising And Spending Numbers Visualized

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 02.22.2012

Reports about January's fundraising numbers, released on February 20, have focused on two narratives: Mitt Romney's limited fundraising and high burn ...

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Symbolic Politics and the Keystone Pipeline

Steven Cohen | Posted 03.24.2012

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Someone tell the guys left running in the Republican Presidential race that it's time to stop fighting this war. The idea that government has no positive role to play in the national economy has always been a fantasy.

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The Republicans in 2012

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 02.28.2012

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While a Romney victory could precipitate a crisis for the right wing of the Republican Party, an Obama victory over Romney, which is certainly a real possibility, could lead to greater chaos within the Republican Party generally.

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Out In The Cold: Rick Santorum Says Cut Heating Assistance, Unemployment Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.15.2011

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HOLSTEIN, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said on Thursday he would end federal assistance for heating bills and cut down on une...

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Mr. President, You're On Your Own

Richard Geldard | Posted 01.08.2012

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I wish you well. I hope you're re-elected, I really do. You've done a good job, except maybe not getting tough with Congress soon enough. As for us. I'm sending out a check to the local food pantry tomorrow.

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At News Corp. Forum, Four GOP Hopefuls Outline Education Platforms

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- The desire for a lighter federal hand in the nation's schools ruled the discussions at an education forum Thursday night with four of the ...

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Why Occupy Wall Street Scares the Shit Out of the Political Establishment and the MSM, and Why the Movement Shouldn't Conform to Either

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 12.17.2011

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Occupy Wall Street and the nationwide and global Occupy movement it has spawned should continue to be what it is: A messy yet remarkably effective example of what real democracy looks like.

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Six Topics for the Presidential Candidates

David Hone | Posted 11.09.2011

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As another Republican candidate debate came and went, it has become fairly clear that the issue of climate change isn't going to get much of a hearing, apart perhaps from some questioning of the science.

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WATCH: Herman Cain, Mike Huckabee Sing, Hug It Out In Ames

HuffingtonPost.com | Sara Kenigsberg | Posted 10.13.2011

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AMES, IOWA - Herman Cain performed gospel music inside his Ames Straw poll tent on Saturday. "Let's see what my orchestra can do," Cain said, befo...

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Showdown in Ames: The Republican Presidential Debate

Alan Schroeder | Posted 10.12.2011

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So much for Minnesota Nice. The headline to emerge from the Republicans' first Iowa debate is the bitter scrap between the two Minnesotans standing side by side onstage, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and ex-Governor Tim Pawlenty.

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Why the GOP Has Only Themselves to Blame

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 09.12.2011

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Like lemmings rushing headlong off the cliff into the sea, Republicans seem to inexorably pick substandard candidates for the most important office in the land.

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2012 Is Here: Let the Games Begin!

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 05.25.2011

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The question is: Is Evan Bayh really getting out of the game, or just starting it?

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DeMinted Politics

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

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Almost no Republican is backing health care reform. So DeMint realizes he must always come up with other ways to stand out by standing in the way. And he has found quite few.

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Palin on Today: Not Goin' Anywhere

Adele Stan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The passage of anti-gay ballot measures in a handful of states on Tuesday proves the culture wars have not yet ended. And Sarah Palin could prove to be a great warrior icon -- Alaska's own Athena.

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