Presidential Candidate

The Quest for the Perfect Political Panacea

Tom Gerdy | Posted 04.17.2012

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Tom Gerdy

I didn't want it to come to this, but I have been pushed to my limit. I am announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the United States of America....

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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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President and CEO? Beware of the "Businessman in Chief"

Todd Brewster | Posted 05.01.2012

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Todd Brewster

In a world of gray hues, Romney's appeal as a businessman-politician is refreshingly black and white. You profit or you don't. But beware: this superficial characterization overlooks critical differences between business and politics.

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Joe Biden: It's Santorum Vs. America

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.01.2012

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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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Newt-Themed Sleepover With NYU College Republicans

Posted 02.13.2012

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Photos have surfaced of some enthusiastic young women who back former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and held a sleepover to prove it. The girls are all...

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Presidential Candidate Promises Ponies For All

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 01.10.2012

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Yes, he's running for president; yes, he's real; and yes, he wants to give you a pony. Dental puns and glitter-bombs were flying at this year's Le...

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Michele Bachmann Blows Off Radio Interview For Fox News

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.28.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) was a no-show for a South Carolina radio interview Monday, choosing instead to hit up Fox...

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Christina Wilkie

WATCH: No Love? Gloria Cain's Uncertainty Speaks Volumes

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 11.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In her first national interview since her husband announced his bid for the presidency, Gloria Cain missed a crucial opportunity to whol...

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Howard Fineman

Jon Huntsman 'The Best He's Ever Been'

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 11.07.2011

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's aides were ecstatic in the spin room after the debate, and they had reason to be: Their man tur...

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Howard Fineman

Karl Rove Created Rick Perry -- Now Can He Stop Him?

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 10.19.2011

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Karl Rove won't say it aloud, but he is afraid of Rick Perry: afraid that the smack-talking Texas governor will wreck the GOP's chances of winning the White House and the Senate in 2012.

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The War Must Not Go On!

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.23.2011

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Jim Wallis

The president has announced that after an initial drawdown in Afghanistan, the remaining troops will be withdrawn "at a steady pace" going into 2014. But that's not good enough. President Obama had an opportunity to pivot his policy on the war and he didn't take it.

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Friday Talking Points [161] -- April Fools

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.01.2011

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Chris Weigant

To clarify that title: when you pull a prank on this particular day, you're supposed to reveal yourself as the prankster by yelling "April Fools!" (or...

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Huckabee Gets His Facts Wrong

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erin Medlicott

Mike Huckabee, trying to promote Palin and insult Biden at the RNC, illustrates one thing: he can't do math.

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