RNC 2012: Day 2
Last night’s speeches were only a glimpse of what is to come as the week progresses, and they did an exceptional job of conveying a true American message. (more…)
30th Aug2012
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04th Jan2012
Extremely tight results & re-assessments are happening
The Iowa caucus was so close!
Mitt Romney came in first place, with 24.6% of the vote. Coming in second was Rick Santorum, with 24.5% of the vote! It was so close, these two went back and forth, with one going up by aroud twenty votes before the other would go up by less than that. The final results were not known until 2:30am; and the actual difference between them was only eight votes! Only one week (more…)
02nd Jan2012
This Roller-Coaster Ride of an Election Season
This year’s Presidential election is going to be a major one. Republicans are still in the midst of choosing between the seven contenders which one will be our nominee. Campaigning began very early this time around– many candidates began announcing their intentions to run in May of 2011, a year and a half before the general election. Since then, five candidates (excluding the first one) have had their turns in the spotlight– Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann, (more…)
29th Dec2011
The Issue of Electability
With the Iowa caucus only five days away, now is the time for those 45% of undecided Iowans to begin taking a very close look at every candidate. The conservative voters in America have gone through Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Gingrich, and now, it seems, Ron Paul, giving each of them their respective time at the top of the polls before switching to the next “flavor of the month.” (more…)
16th Dec2011
GOP Debate 12/15/11
Last night was the last debate in Iowa before the caucus on January 3rd. It was sponsored by FOX News and the Republican Party of Iowa, and it included all seven GOP candidates. My review this time won’t be nearly as long as usual; I’m just going to give you my order, from winner to loser (yes, last night we had losers). (more…)
08th Dec2011
My take on their records: Michele Bachmann
Ladies first! I’ll be going through each Republican Presidential candidates’ voting records and giving my take on what kind of a president they would make. I’ll be going from their most recent, to some of their earlier votes. First up is Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. (more…)
03rd Dec2011
Huckabee GOP Presidential Forum
For those of you who missed the GOP Presidential Forum on Huckabee this evening, you missed a lot of talk about the Constitution. As Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi put it at the end of the event, “The Constitution was talked about more tonight than in every other debate combined.” This forum brought the candidates out one by one in front of a panel of Attorneys General: Oklahoma (more…)
