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2012 Election

Just You Wait, Barack Obama, Just You Wait

Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, 2012 Election, Republican Nomination, Politics News
Dan Dorfman

Larry Sabato, the director of the Center for Politics at UVA, predicted Romney, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Mr. X to be the three Republican frontrunners in 2012.

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A Palin Poem

Neil McCarthy | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Resignation, 2012 Election, McCain Palin, Katie Couric, Charlie Rose, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Unknown in lower 48, she took us by surprise. A maverick from the tundra was her oft-stated disguise.

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Planet Palin

Shawn Healy | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney, Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, Alaska, Republican Party, Sarah Palin Reaction, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin 2012, GOP Candidates, Politics News
Shawn Healy

Palin must assume the pitfalls of "movement" candidacies, running for the nation's highest office on the basis of lofty ideals and downplaying the importance of tried-and-true experience.

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Sarah Palin Goes Full Tilt

Mario Almonte | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin 2012, Gop, Chuck Todd, 2012 Election, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Mario Almonte

The biggest mystery about Sarah Palin's abrupt and droll decision to resign as governor of Alaska is why the media should think there is anything mysterious about it at all.

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Woman to Woman: Advice to Gov. Sarah Palin on Running for the Presidency in 2012

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: GOP Nomination, Alaska, Sarah-Pac, 2012 Election, Republican Party, President Obama, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Governor, Sarah-Palin-Resigns, Politics News
Sophia A. Nelson

Sarah Palin's choice to "affect positive change from outside government" is simply code for "I'm running for president."

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Sarah Palin -- What a Schmuck

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Alaska, Mike Huckabee, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney, Palin 2012, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Republican, Sarah Palin Resigns, Sarah Palin Resigning, Sarah Palin Governor, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

Who cares if she feels she has checked off her personal laundry list of things to do? You don't quit just because you want to pursue a new ambition.

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Iowa 2012: Campaign Season Has Already Returned

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa 2012, 2012 Election, Iowa, Iowa Campaigning, Iowa Campaign, Politics News

DES MOINES, Iowa — It's been six months since voters handed Barack Obama the White House, and in the minds of a lot of Iowa activists that means...

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Note to GOP: It's the Independents, Stupid

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Job Approval, Independent Voters, Elections, Right Track/Wrong Track, 2012 Election, 2010 Elections, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

It doesn't take a political rocket scientist to understand the spiral death trap that the GOP seems to be in when it comes to the most critical bloc of voters: independents.

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GOP's Shrinking Minority Status Causing Top Recruits To Decline Runs?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Barbara Boxer, Harry Reid, Tom Ridge, Michael Bennet, Alexi Giannoulias, 2010 House, Roland Burris, GOP Minority, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Thelma Drake, Barack Obama, Jim Greer, Bill Konopnicki, 2010 Senate, Charlie Crist, Mark Kirk, Glenn Nye, 2012 Election, Joe Sestak, Republican Party, Suzanne Kosmas, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

Tom Ridge is just the latest in a string of prominent Republican recruits to decline runs for the Senate and House next year -- a very ugly dynamic for the GOP.

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The GOP and Gay Marriage: Let's Get it Straight

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa, 2012 Election, Gay Marriage, Maine, Politics News
Ryan J. Davis

Maine leaped to the right side of history today with the passage of a gay-marriage bill through legislative channels. I'm impressed with the momentum ...

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Obama's First 100 Days: Restoring the Good Name of the U.S.

Mitchell Bard | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Foreclosures, Green Jobs, Pakistan, George W. Bush, President Obama, Lead Paint Toys, Guantanamo, Valerie Plame, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Abu Ghraib, Donnie Walsh, Afghanistan War, Isiah Thomas, Iraq War, Unemployment, 2012 Election, Party of No, 100 Days, Brownie, Obama Budget, Banking Crisis, Financial System, Stem Cell Research, No-Bid Contracts, Consumer Product Safety Commission, New York Knicks, Health Care, Global Warming, Torture, Republicans, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

The task awaiting Obama was massive. And yet, there is a rush to decide how he's doing after 100 days. Donnie Walsh gets two years to revive the Knicks, but the president only gets 100 days to fix the country?

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Newt Gingrich 2012 Campaign May Be In Works

AP | SHANNON McCAFFREY | Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gingrich 2012, Newt Gingrich 2012, Newt Gingrich, GOP 2012 Candidate, 2012 Election, 2012 Republican, Politics News

ATHENS, Ga. — More than a decade after he stepped down as speaker of the House into what seemed like almost certain political oblivion, Newt Gin...

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Gingrich Warns Of Third Party In 2012

CNN | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Third Party, Third Party 2012, Newt Gingrich 2012, Newt Gingrich, 2012 Election, Politics News

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is warning of a third party mutiny in 2012 if Republicans don't figure out a way to shape up. "If the Republicans ...

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Obama Should Debate Rush Limbaugh

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rush Limbaugh Obama, Rush Limbaugh Cpac, Presidential Debates, Rush Limbaugh, 2012 Election, Barack Obama, President Obama, Politics News
John Wellington Ennis

You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.

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Bobby Jindal's GOP Resignation Letter

Carlos Watson | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Rush Limbaugh, 2012 Election, John Boehner, Bobby Jindal, Sarah Palin, Gop, Palin 2012, Bobby Jindal 2012, Barack Obama, Politics News
Carlos Watson

The following is a letter sent by Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, to the leaders of the Republican Party. At least I wish it was.

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Web Ad for Bobby Jindal Uses Celebrity Voices (and Mine) Without Permission

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cenk Uygur, Msnbc, Bobby Jindal, America for Change, Washington Post, Alan Colmes, Young Turks, Chris Wallace, David Gregory, Eugene Robinson, 2012 Election, Jay Leno, NBC News, Chris Matthews, Fox News, You Tube, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

How do I know? I'm one of the voices they used, which is quite curious because I am neither a celebrity nor anywhere near a Bobby Jindal fan.

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Palin Already Polling Iowa For 2012?

The Iowa Independent | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin 2012, 2012 Presidential Election, 2012 Election, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Iowa voters are already getting phone calls about Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor and former GOP vice presidential nominee who became a household nam...

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Romney To Host Fundraiser For Jindal

Politico | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney, Jindal 2012, Bobby Jindal 2012, 2012 Election, Bobby Jindal, Politics News

Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom confirms that the former Massachusetts governor is helping put together a Boston fundraiser for the Louisiana Governo...

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Sam Stein

Draft Palin Effort Begins In A Denny's In West Haven

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Draft Sarah, Draft Sarah Palin, Palin Election, Palin Committee, 2012 Election, West Haven Palin, Connecticut Dennys, Palin 2012, Politics News

History will show that the starting point of the grassroots movement to draft Sarah Palin as president began at a Denny's Restaurant in West Haven, Co...

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Newt Gingrich Openly Talking About 2012 Run

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Presidential Campaign, Newt Gingrich, 2012 Election, Speaker of the House, Eric Cantor, Politics News

Newt for president? ... "Callista and I will look seriously and we'll probably get our family totally engaged, including our two grandchildren, prob...

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Jindal's Speech: Phenom Falls Flat!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jindal and Obama, Obama Speech to Congress, Republican Response, Bobby Jindal, Republican Nomination, Jindal and GOP, Republicans, Jindal and 2012, State of the Union, Barack Obama, 2012 Election, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

Jindal, you've had the misfortune to run into two of the greatest pitfalls in our business: The Curse of Heightened Expectations, and The Curse of Multiple Messages.

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Bobby Jindal's Time Machine

Morgan Warners | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bobby Jindal Governor, Bobby-Jindal-2012, 2012 Election, Bobby Jindal, Obama State of the Union, Political Rhetoric, State of the Union Address, Jindal-2012, Bobby Jindal 2012, Jindal 2012, Republican Party, State of the Union, Jindal, Politics News
Morgan Warners

Dear Governor Jindal, We're all here in 2009. But you're all over the place! It's like you hopped into a time machine and left your brain with the 2...

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Chuck Todd On "Colbert Report": Mitt Romney 2012 Front-Runner

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Chuck Todd, Chuck Todd Colbert Report, 2012 Election, Republicans 2012, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney 2012, Colbert Report, The Colbert Report, Media News

On President Obama's first full day in office, Stephen Colbert kicked off the media's 2012 election cycle with a visit from Chuck Todd. Todd, promoti...

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Sarah Palin: The New and 'Explosive' Leader of the GOP

Bob Cesca | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jeb Bush, Bobby Jindal, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, 2012 Election, Gop, Palin 2012, Politics News
Bob Cesca

The only possibilities for the resuscitation of the Republican Party are either, 1) a failed Obama presidency or, 2) an as-of-yet unannounced transformative and inspirational Republican figure.

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Bobby Jindal, the Republican Strategists and the Last Battle

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2012 Presidential Election, Republican Party, Bobby Jindal, Barack Obama, 2012 Election, 2008 Presidential Race, Gop, Race, Republicans, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Positioning Jindal to run in 2012, based on the notion that he could somehow become a Republican Obama, is more of a gimmick than a serious effort to move the party into the post-Bush era.

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