General Election

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For April 27, 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.27.2012

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Everyone knows that the curtain came down on the 2012 GOP Primary a few weeks ago, but it wasn't until this week -- after Rick Santorum had taken his ...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For April 20, 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.20.2012

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For as long a time as your Speculatroners have been dutifully cataloguing the damage that the primary process has been doing to Mitt Romney's brand, w...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For April 13, 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.13.2012

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This week, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum decided that the time to quit his upset bid had finally come. He shuttered a campaign that had risen...

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Two Romney Problems Clash: Elitism Versus Tin Ear Syndrome

Martin Long | Posted 04.16.2012

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If Mitt Romney could only learn to show a little bit of the normal humanness that he lets out of the lock-box for his Hannity banter, perhaps he could actually communicate with people.

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It's Not Game Over, but a Decisive Night for Romney in Illinois

Dominic Carter | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Politics, Mitt Romney Wins Illinois, General Election, Latino Voters, Gender Gap, Louisiana, Dominic Carter, Politics News

Another problem, as the moderate Romney tries to move back towards the middle to compete in battleground states and for independent voters, how does he get away from the "far right" hole he has deeply dug for himself?

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AFL-CIO's Obama Endorsement Brings More Bodies And New Risks

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 03.13.2012

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On Tuesday, the AFL-CIO started off its campaign season in a familiar way: endorsing the Democratic candidate Barack Obama. What's shifting, though, i...

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Why the Long Primary Slog Is So Much Worse for GOP in 2012 Than for Democrats in 2008

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.13.2012

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While there is a case to be made that the long Democratic 2008 Primary battle actually benefited the ultimate Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, there are four reasons why this year's battle will inflict lasting damage on this fall's GOP contender.

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A More Representative Democracy: The Rise Of The Hispanic Super PAC

Kristian Ramos | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Hispanic Voters, Gop, Hispanic Vote, General Election, Latino Voices, President Barack Obama, GOP Latinos, Latino Voices News

As the political machine of the 2012 election season churns forward, it is becoming increasing clear that this year may be known for two things, the proliferation of Super PACs and the rise of the Hispanic vote.

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Friday Talking Points -- Run It Up the Flagpole

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.14.2012

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The "right to privacy" goes back further than Roe v. Wade. It actually stretches back to another Supreme Court case -- Griswold v. Connecticut. Remind people what this means.

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Philip Gould, a Tribute

Peter Kellner | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Philip Gould, Andrew Marr, UK Politics, New Labour, Honesty, Labour Party, General Election, Political Honesty, Tony Blair, Neil Kinnock, UK Politics News

Sometimes Philip used to be bracketed with spin-doctors, and criticised as a master of the darker arts of election campaigning. The truth is that he was the exact opposite. If today's politicians, journalists and, er, pollsters wish to pay his life proper tribute, it would be to speak as truthfully and candidly as he always did.

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Advice for the Candidates: Some Trouble for President Obama?

David Helfenbein | Posted 11.11.2011

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Campaigns are dynamic. But elections can be predictable. The Republican candidate will be either Perry or Romney. I do not see a way for Sarah Palin to enter this race anymore.

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The Elegant Revolution

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 05.25.2011

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Capitalism and democracy seem to be suffering from a strong crisis of identity, of declining importance and decadency. The once upon a time happy exis...

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September 14 Election Results: Tea Party Candidates Crush GOP Establishment

AP | NORMA LOVE and DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the last turn of a tumultuous primary season, former New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte narrowly won her state's Republican Senate primary...

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The Tea Party's Joe Miller May Lose To Alaska's Lisa Murkowski

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski may well have done what few thought she could do: make history. She could become the first U.S. senator since 1954 to win a c...

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Andrew Romanoff Fundraising: Would He Be Able To Raise Enough For A General?

Politico | David Catanese | Posted 05.25.2011

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He's sold his home and swore off PAC money, so surging Colorado Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff faces a tricky question if he's able to knock off Sen...

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The Truth About Spain's Politics

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Economy, Spain, Mariano Rajoy, Corruption, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, General Election, Civil Society, World News

I am ashamed by those who claim to be Spain's political leaders, by the lack of ambition in our civil society, and by our collective inability to foster the emergence of new paradigms. Yet I remain in love with this country. Where shall thou go, beloved Spain?

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Fiorina Attacks Boxer's 'Arrogance' In First General Election Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In her first television advertisement of the general election, California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina chose to attack incumbent Democrat...

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New Poll: O'Donnell-Castle Race 'Too Close To Call'

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Of the weekend's new polls, the most talked about involves not next month's general election, but rather this Tuesday's Republican Senate primary in D...

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Gordon Brown Offered Role on 30 Rock

Ruth Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gordon Brown's '30 Rock' moment was sublime. Like Liz Lemon ranting while still on mic, Gordon smiled and told the woman he had just visited, to "take care," before clambering into his limo to complain, "She is just a sort of bigoted woman."

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Tea Party Excess?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm not saying the Tea Party wackadoodles shouldn't be exposed by the Left, to show the lunacy and nastiness being openly displayed by some Tea Partiers. But it doesn't mean the movement itself is solely comprised of such gadflies.

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GOP Attacks Rep. John Spratt, Calls Congressman With Parkinson's 'Amnesiac'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROCK HILL, S.C. — A South Carolina congressman diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is lashing out at the National Republican Congressional Commit...

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Blumenthal's Vietnam Service Controversy Splits Connecticut Democrats

The Hill | Jared Allen and J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Connecticut Democrats on Tuesday began considering replacing state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) on the ballot for the U.S. Senate, even as ...

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Is Gordon Brown's Labour Party Eating Itself Before Dinner?

Cedric Perrier | Posted 05.25.2011

Leadership challenges are not all that unusual in British politics; however, this turn of events does seem to re-write the history books. Cannibalizing the Labour Party could be a stroke of genius.

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US, ASEAN Drop Call For Suu Kyi's Release

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 05.25.2011

SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face i...

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Supposedly Safe GOP House Seat in CA Too Close To Call

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite voting with George W. Bush 94.4% of the time, this fall Calvert distributed mailers without a single mention that he belonged to the Republican party, proclaiming himself "An Independent."

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