Ed Rollins

Bachmann Faces Calls To Quit Race After Iowa Caucus

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.03.2012

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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) former campaign manager, Ed Rollins, said she should quit the race Tuesday night o...

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Michael McAuliff

In 'Abnormal' GOP Race, Some Think Newt Could Win

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Newt could prove to be a more satisfying flavor to Republican voters than conventional wisdom would suggest, say lawmakers who arrived o...

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Former Campaign Manager Lobs Harsh Criticism At Bachmann

Posted 12.31.2011

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Ed Rollins, GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's former campaign manager, had some harsh words on Monday for the Minnesota congresswoman. ...

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Jason Linkins

Michele Bachmann, Ed Rollins Say They Would Have Saved Themselves Pain If They'd Googled One Another

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.18.2011

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Michele Bachmann, whose once promising campaign has basically hit the skids, is looking to "reboot" herself. Step one, apparently, is co-hosting a "te...

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Bachmann's Media Pendulum

Jerry Weissman | Posted 11.29.2011

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Jerry Weissman

Michele Bachmann just released a new campaign video with extremely low production values: standing in front of a cheesy plastic plant, she speaks directly into the camera but her voice sounds thin and distant by an evidently misplaced microphone.

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Ex-Bachmann Campaign Manager Says Candidate 'Stumbled' With Questionable Remarks

Posted 11.21.2011

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Ed Rollins, who stepped down as Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign manager earlier this month, discussed the Republican hopeful's chances during...

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Bachmann Clashes With Ex-Campaign Manager

Posted 11.20.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann signaled she disagrees with an assessment of her political operation made by her former campaign ma...

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'She's Tough To Work For': Ex-Bachmann Staffers Talk About Former Boss

The Star Tribune | Kevin Diaz | Posted 11.19.2011

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As her presidential campaign enters a decisive phase this fall, Michele Bachmann is facing new questions about her propensity for gaffes and the recur...

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Jon Ward

Bachmann's Ex-Campaign Manager Calls 'Retardation' Comment A Mistake

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Ed Rollins, the former campaign manager for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), strongly criticized the presidential candidate's comments e...

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Bachmann Campaign Chief, Deputy Leave Top Roles

AP | By PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.05.2011

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By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann lost her campaign chief Monday, along with...

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September Shakeup For Bachmann's Campaign

Posted 11.05.2011

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GOP candidate Michele Bachmann spent her Labor Day out on the trail, voicing opinions on hot-button issues. While the Minnesota Congresswoman took ...

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Why the GOP Has Only Themselves to Blame

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 09.12.2011

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The Relentless Conservative

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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Jason Linkins

Palin, Bachmann Camps Feud Over Who Gets To Be Defined As A 'Serious' Candidate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.09.2011

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Surrogates from the camps of Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin have been a-feudin' this week, because newly-minted Bachmann consigliere Ed Rollins went on the radio and said that Palin "has not been serious over the last couple of years."

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Michele Bachmann Taps High-Profile Strategist To Run Prospective Presidential Campaign

CBS News | Jan Crawford | Posted 08.06.2011

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As she prepares to enter the race in Iowa later this month, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has signed on high-profile political strategist E...

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GOP Strategist To Palin: 'You're No Reagan'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN contributor and former Reagan campaign director Ed Rollins has a clear message to Sarah Palin: "You're no Reagan." Rollins wrote in a Wednesday o...

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Sam Stein

Steele Already Targeted For Blame Should GOP Stumble In 2010

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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News that the Republican National Committee had just over $5 million cash on hand for the stretch run of the 2010 elections has sparked operatives in ...

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Ed Rollins, GOP Strategist, Calls Michael Steele 'A Disaster' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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GOP strategist Ed Rollins says Michael Steele has "failed miserably" in his responsibilities as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Rollin...

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Moses Just Phoned In From the Great Beyond: "Yes, it's a Sea Change, and a Mandate!"

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jackson Williams

There's talk on conservative radio that Obama earned no mandate. Obama, now with 364 electoral votes, would have won even without his giant prizes of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida.

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National Anti-Obama Group Backs Down After Lawsuit From Chicago's BGA

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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An activist group formed to combat the Obama administration's economic and health care agenda has agreed to change its name and forfeit its web addres...

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Sam Stein

Obama And Congress Learn To Dance

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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As he prepares to take the oath of office, Barack Obama's biggest political roadblock may end up being institutional hurdles rather than a united Repu...

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Scarborough, Stahl, Shrum, Rollins, Rather, And Weisberg Dissect Press Coverage Of 2008 Election

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Monday night The Week magazine hosted a dinner panel on media at New York's Rainbow Room. The panel, moderated by Sir Harry Evans, discussed the medi...

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David Gergen's Not-So-Secret Admirer, Blowing Him A Kiss On National Television

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I'm In Love With David Gergen" professed a headline on yesterday's Daily Beast. The fetching, demure young woman in the photo beside the headline: co...

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Why is McCain Holding Back on Wright?

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lea Lane

"I am begging you, sir. I am begging you." That was the plea of McCain supporter James T. Harris, an African-American radio host, asking McCain to go after Obama's Reverend Wright connection.

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Sam Stein

Ed Rollins: Failure Of Bailout Will Hurt McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A prominent GOP strategist said on Monday that John McCain handled his role in the bailout process poorly and would ultimately be hurt politically by ...

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A Feel-Good Moment: Ed Rollins Hears "Death Knell" For GOP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

John McCain "can't win" if he's seen as "the Bush third term" -- this, from a Republican?

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