Nomination

Call the Newtsplosion Contest

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.12.2012

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Chris Weigant

Back in Newt's heyday, Doonesbury portrayed Gingrich as a lit bomb with a short fuse. Right and Left seem to be in agreement on his resemblance to trinitrotoluene (or "Newtroglycerine"?). Which leaves only one key question: When will this "Newtsplosion" take place?

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Republican Field Approaches Iowa and New Hampshire

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.21.2012

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Chris Weigant

Let's take a closer look at the first two primary states, as the electorate in Iowa and New Hampshire isn't quite the same as the national GOP primary base.

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"Anybody But Romney, Inc." Announces Presidential Bid

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.14.2012

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Chris Weigant

"If corporations are persons," said Herman Cain in the press conference, "then why shouldn't they run for president? It just makes sense."

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Memo to Rick Perry

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.26.2011

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Chris Weigant

[Note: I get a lot of emails from politicians, political groups, and other inside-the-Beltway types, all the time. Occasionally, I get added to a mai...

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GOP Field Tightens

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2011

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Chris Weigant

Almost a full month ago, I placed four names in the "Frontrunners" category: Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney. This list hasn't changed at all.

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Bachmann Announces Candidacy -- Explains Gaffes

Mark Steinberg | Posted 08.28.2011

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Mark Steinberg

"I know that millions of reporters in this country and in Hawaii have claimed that I make a lot of factual mistakes. Well, here and now I want to look the American people right in the eye and give them the facts."

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Republican Field Shaping Up

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.24.2011

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Chris Weigant

At this point, there are only a few holdouts left on the sidelines, as most of the bigwigs (and some decidedly "smallwigs") have made their intentions known.

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The Full 2012 Republican Field

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2011

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Chris Weigant

Because I'm trying to include simply everybody, this will necessarily have to be a very wide (and not very deep) look at all the possible candidates.

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Josh Ozersky On The 2011 James Beard Awards

Josh Ozersky | Posted 07.09.2011

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Egypt's Bad Choice for The Arab League

Hoda Osman | Posted 06.20.2011

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Hoda Osman

Why would Egypt nominate a former assistant to Mubarak, a long-time member of his party and a man whose victory in the parliamentary elections is widely contested to the Arab League?

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New Tea Party Media Strategy: No Media

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

A full-scale interview on one of the prestigious Sunday shows is normally the gold prize for a campaign. There's a reason for this -- it is free. That was then, though, and this is now.

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Friday Talking Points [138] -- "Candidate" Obama Returns

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

America (as, likely, everywhere else) always has a seamy underside, crawling with metaphoric maggots, to anything that is mostly seen as good by the m...

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One Year and Waiting -- The Nomination of Edward M. Chen

Kenneth K. Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth K. Lee

It is not in the long-term interest of the Republicans or the country to engage in a de facto filibuster of Judge Edward Chen. It's time to give him an up-or-down vote.

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Vitter Wins GOP Nomination Despite Sex Scandal, Violent Staffer

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Incumbent Sen. David Vitter has easily won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. Vitter easily defeated two les...

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Elena Kagan Called Pro-Military By Senator Scott Brown

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Scott Brown says Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has persuaded him that she supports the military, despite her de...

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Sidney Thomas Interviews With Obama For Supreme Court Nomination

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday interviewed federal appeals court Judge Sidney Thomas of Montana for an opening on the Supreme C...

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Elizabeth Warren On Supreme Court Nomination: It Would Be An 'Honor' To Be Considered (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Warren says it would be an "honor" to be considered for President Obama's next Supreme Court nominee. Warren, chair of the Congressional Ov...

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Obama Supreme Court Nominee: The Case For Selecting A Sitting Politician

Politico | William Yeomans | Posted 05.25.2011

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But the president has an option that could minimize the filibuster threat, speed confirmation, avoid turning the court farther right, increase the cou...

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Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court Nominee? Orrin Hatch Spreads Obama Nomination Rumor (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House pushed back on speculation that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton might be in the running to fill retiring Justice John Paul S...

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Artur Davis Dissed His Base and Paid the Price

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Fauntroy

Black Alabamans did not simply genuflect before polished black candidate Artur Davis. He gave them nothing; they returned the favor.

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Ask Rand Paul What He Would Cut

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The question is: "What, exactly, in the federal budget will you cut to attack the deficit?" Because the answers to that are going to be the most effective argument to make against the Tea Party movement's surge.

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Elena Kagan -- One Ambivalent Liberal's Love Song

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Kohn

As the White House worries about selling Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to the Senate, progressives are worried that Kagan may not be as progressiv...

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Is That What We Need -- A Collaborative Justice?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathleen Reardon

What's all this talk about Elena Kagan being able to bring people of different mindsets together? Compromise is a lovely skill, really, but is it what we truly want from our next Supreme Court Justice?

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Jeff Bridges: A Unique American Icon

Jeff "The Dude" Dowd | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff

There's something about the appeal of Jeff Bridges that goes deeper than his engaging performances, good looks, charm, brains and acting chops. That was the mystery that I may have stumbled into figuring out.

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Sarah Palin, Preparing to Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

After reading Palin's interview in Runner's World, I doubt she'll be off the political stage anytime soon. A presidential campaign is a long race that requires a lot of endurance.

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