Thaddeus Mccotter

GOP Rep. Taking Unconventional Action To Clean Up 'Mess'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.29.2012

U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter (R-Mich.) announced Tuesday that he will run a write-in campaign for reelection to his seat, agreeing with Michigan's secretar...

WATCH: Maddow Marvels At Romney Supporter's Stance On Key Issue

Posted 02.28.2012

Rachel Maddow marveled at Representative Thaddeus McCotter, a Romney supporter who disagreed with his candidate's opposition to the auto bailout, on T...

Jason Linkins

Jon Huntsman Faces The Possibility Of Debate Exclusion

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.27.2011

As readers know, we've been trying to keep abreast of the struggles of some of GOP candidates to earn a spot at the many televised debates the media h...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For September 23, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.23.2011

Another week has come and gone in this seemingly interminable campaign season. We've notched debate number seven -- SEVEN, as in the David Fincher mov...

GOP Candidate Quits Presidential Primary Race

Posted 11.22.2011

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) is terminating his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, The Detroit News reports. McCotter launche...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For September 16, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.16.2011

This week, America got to experience the fifth debate between the GOP candidates, to which America responded, "We've had four of these things already?...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For September 9, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2011

This week, the 2012 campaign took a trip to Simi Valley, California, where the Reagan Library played host to another of the 382 debates that are sched...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For Sept. 2, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2011

It's been less than three weeks since the Ames Straw Poll, and the narrative of this still-young campaign season is flush with Rick Perry triumphalism...

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Late Returns: Mitt Romney Still Loved By 'Insiders'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.01.2011

Cursory examinations of "the polls" lead us to conclude that Rick Perry is very popular, at the moment, with "the people who participate in polls." Wh...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For Aug. 26, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.26.2011

For many, many weeks, we've been told the same old story: no matter who joins the GOP field, no matter how many different varieties of candidate there...

Michigan Protesters Rally For Jobs Outside Thaddeus McCotter's Office

Connie Cuellar | Posted 10.26.2011

By Connie Cuellar PLYMOUTH, MICH. -- The quiet suburban Main Street here burst into a political “flash mob” Friday when more than 100 protestor...

GOP Candidates Attend NH Lobster Bake And Straw Poll

Patch.com | Posted 10.20.2011

At least five GOP presidential candidates expected to attend the New Hampshire Young Republicans Lobster Bake and Straw Poll. Live coverage and full r...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For August 19, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.19.2011

We’ve been hard at this 2012 campaign game for months, but it wasn’t until this weekend that the race attracted a candidate who is “in love with...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For August 12, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.12.2011

Thus far, we have been watching the campaign season in its age of innocence. We've enjoyed watching these candidates edge slowly into the race. The fa...

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Thaddeus McCotter Goes Lo-Fi In Fundraising Ask

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.11.2011

I don't have any idea how well Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) is going to do in this weekend's Ames Straw Poll -- though if the critical C...

Iowa Straw Poll Part Politics, Part Circus

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 10.10.2011

AMES, Iowa — There's a hefty dose of circus mixed with deadly serious politics in the Iowa Republican straw poll. The event Saturday will mark ...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For August 5, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.05.2011

In an odd moment from this week, an eagle-eyed Taegan Goddard found a strangely pessimistic image on the RNC's website -- pessimistic, that is, from t...

Jason Linkins

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For July 29, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.28.2011

Hello, America. The Speculatron has been away on vacation for the past couple of weeks. But not much has changed, really, since we left. Mitt Romney a...

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Late Returns: Naturally, Newt Gingrich Wants To Edit The 'Marriage Vow'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.10.2011

If you were wondering how Newt Gingrich was going to handle The Family Leader's "Marriage Vow" pledge -- with its fun references to "quickie divorces"...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For July 8, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.07.2011

"It's a big day for early Pawlenty obituaries," wrote Ben Smith, citing articles from Neil King and our own Sam Stein/Jon Ward tandem, all of whom pro...

For Romney, Slow and Steady Wins the Zzz...

Karl Frisch | Posted 09.05.2011

Karl Frisch

You've got to hand it to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. What he lacks in consistency and charisma as the 2012 Republican presidential frontrunner, he makes up for with stunning political awkwardness.

GOP Congressman Announces Presidential Campaign

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.01.2011

U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) announced his candidacy for president of the United States on Saturday in his home state of Michigan. "There ...

Debt Ceiling Crisis Heats Up As Deadline Approaches: Your Day In Politics (VIDEO)

Posted 09.01.2011

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reversed course after making questionable comments on the effect President Barack Obama's fiscal policie...

GOP Congressman Set To Launch Presidential Campaign

Posted 08.30.2011

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) is set to launch a campaign for president in the next election cycle, according to USA Today. McCotter will report...

Jason Linkins

As GOP 2012 Field Firms Up, So Does Discontent Over The GOP 2012 Field

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.24.2011

So the word is out! The GOP field for the 2012 nomination looks set for the time being. And the enthusiasm is pretty much not palpable at all. But for what it's worth, the Obama team seems to be expecting to face a serious challenge, perhaps because the economy will continue to remain sluggish. But that's looking far ahead. Today, right-leaning pundits feel about the same way they felt about the field last week: let down and hoping for a white knight to emerge. Given the vagaries of the GOP nominating process, this is a hope that will be kept alive through the fall.