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Romney Makes Campaign Stop In Denver Today

Posted 05.09.2012

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Mitt Romney will be making his first campaign stop in Colorado since he lost to Rick Santorum in the February caucuses. His campaign has two event...

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CSI: GOP

Steven Weber | Posted 05.04.2012

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Whenever the right wing levels its latest froth-flecked attack upon, oh say, gay people, women's rights, health care, climate change, social services, or just true stuff in general, the carnage left behind speaks more to the inner workings of the attackers than to the attack itself.

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Cost Of Voter ID Laws, Elections Threatens Turnout

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

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* Local governments need millions of dollars to hold elections * Budget cuts could lead to long lines at polling places ...

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GOP Spokeswoman: Republican Economic Platform Same As Under Bush, Just 'Updated'

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 04.24.2012

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The GOP's economic platform will be the same as that under former president George W. Bush, just 'updated,' according to comments from a Republican Na...

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The End of Empathy

Death Race | Posted 04.10.2012

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Folks just can't relate to stiff rich Mitt, the man who not only doesn't feel your pain but may secretly think that you brought it on yourself. But Obama is no champion empath either. We don't want familiarity and empathy, after all, and, come to think of it, we seldom have.

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: GOP 'Rooting For Economic Failure'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 04.08.2012

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz slammed her Republican colleagues on Sunday during an appearance on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley. Asked abo...

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WATCH: 'SNL' Mocks Mitt Romney's Desperation

Posted 04.08.2012

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Though Mitt Romney appears to be the obvious frontrunner in the GOP 2012 race, he still hasn't managed to win over a sizable portion of his party. But...

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Rick Santorum's Wildly False Claim About California Schools

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.03.2012

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Presidential candidate Rick Santorum claimed on Monday that most public universities in the University of California system do not offer American hist...

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WATCH: Ron Paul Lampoons Republicans

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 04.01.2012

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Ron Paul is not only still running for the GOP presidential nomination; he's "trying to save the Republican Party." "The truth is, I'm trying to sa...

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Is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie the One Being Groomed for 2016?

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2012

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Hmm, if the GOP intelligentsia keeps ruminating on Christie we may see more of this new, improved, thoughtful Chris Christie making the rounds before 2016.

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That Sh*t Cray! Who Said It: Newt Gingrich Or Kanye West?!

The Huffington Post/MTV News | Becca Frucht, MTV News | Posted 03.22.2012

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Yo, we’ve had so much fun lately with the Rapper or Republican face-off that we just had to take it one step further. So we singled out two heavywei...

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Rick Santorum's Wife Says He'd 'Do Nothing' About Contraception If Elected

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 03.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Karen Santorum said Monday that her husband, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, would "do nothing" on the issue of birth c...

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Media Gets It Wrong on Winner-Take-All and Proportional Representation in GOP Contest

Rob Richie | Posted 05.15.2012

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Contrary to what many analysts are saying, the actual delegate count for Romney to date is far closer to what it would have been if winner-take-all rules had been used rather than a fully proportional system.

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Santorum Campaign: Maybe It's Time For One-On-One Debate With Romney

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 05.14.2012

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A Rick Santorum spokesman floated on Wednesday the subject of a one-on-one debate with Mitt Romney. In a comment to The Huffington Post's Jon Ward...

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Shakespeare and the GOP's Comedy of Errors

Emily Sloan-Pace | Posted 05.12.2012

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As the next round of voting approaches, four characters (in every sense of the word) remain in the hunt for the nomination: Romney, Gingrich, Santorum and Paul. This has left me wondering how would these four very different competitors do in Shakespeare's world, and where would they feel most at home?

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WATCH: Glenn Beck Offers Harsh Words For GOP Candidates

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 03.11.2012

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Glenn Beck on Friday sounded off on the GOP presidential race on Friday's "The O'Reilly Factor." Responding to Bill O'Reilly's charge that the race...

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Tennessee College Kids Tell Us Which GOP Candidate Is The Craziest

Posted 03.06.2012

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To mark Super Tuesday, The Huffington Post teamed up with mtvU in an effort to take the political pulse on college campuses. We asked Vanderbilt Hu...

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Chris Matthews' Grim Warning To Republicans

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 05.04.2012

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Chris Matthews offered a grim prediction on Sunday for the Republican party ahead of the 2012 elections. Speaking on "The Chris Matthews Show," Mat...

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Newt Gingrich Weighs In On Limbaugh 'Slut' Comment

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.04.2012

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said on Sunday that he's glad Rush Limbaugh apologized for calling Georgetown University law student S...

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Eric Cantor Makes Presidential Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.04.2012

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Sunday, saying the former Massachusetts governor has the best plan for...

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Joe Biden: It's Santorum Vs. America

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.01.2012

Vice-president Joe Biden doesn't think there's anyone who agrees with presidential hopeful Rick Santorum when it comes to higher education. Biden, ...

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'Late Show': Nathan Lane Mocks The GOP Candidates

Posted 02.29.2012

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Nathan Lane stopped by "Late Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. EST on CBS) Tuesday night and delivered his assessment of the GOP candidates running for th...

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Romney Forced To Rethink Strategy As GOP Race Drags On

nytimes.com | Posted 02.26.2012

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TROY, Mich. -- Whether Mitt Romney wins or loses the Michigan and Arizona primaries on Tuesday, his advisers are warning donors and other supporters t...

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Santorum: Separation Of Church And State 'Makes Me Want To Throw Up'

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 02.26.2012

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Rick Santorum on Sunday took on separation of church and state. "I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state are absolut...

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How The 2012 Primary Has Revealed A GOP On The Verge Of Collapse

New York Magazine | Posted 02.25.2012

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The strangest primary season in memory reveals a GOP that's tearing itself apart....

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