Tag: gop
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romney bows out
from ap: John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney told conservatives. “If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of…
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fundamentalist preacher wins wv gop convention
ah, my ol’ homestate used to be such a levelheaded blue state. but i think the 9/11 production & the phony war on terror have fried their brains… from ap: Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee won 18 delegates here Tuesday as backers of rival John McCain threw him their support to prevent Mitt Romney from…
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and then there were five: fred thompson drops out
from bbc: Former US Senator Fred Thompson has withdrawn from the Republican presidential race, after a string of poor finishes in early voting rounds. “I have withdrawn my candidacy… I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort,” he said in a short statement. It follows his third…
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duncan hunter has left the building
from los angeles times: Standing at the same San Diego Navy pier where he announced his candidacy more than a year ago, Rep. Duncan Hunter conceded Saturday that his campaign for president was over. “I will take full responsibility for the failure of this campaign to gain traction,” Hunter said in a speech to campaign…
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ron paul primaries: videos, vegas, nevada & russia
ron paul places 2nd in nevadafrom cbs: Ron Paul’s fervent supporters have something to crow about: With nearly all precincts reporting, the Texas representative is sitting in second place in the Nevada caucuses… “Ron Paul has once again topped multiple media-anointed ‘frontrunners’ with his poll-defying second place showing in Nevada,” Paul campaign chairman Kent Snyder…
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video: ron paul at the south carolina debate
from scanning the waves/blacklisted news: All of Ron Paul’s responses at the GOP/Fox Debate in South Carolina on January 10, 2008… Part1: Going Towards A Recession? Part2: 9/11 Truthers & What has happened to Reagan Conservatism? Part3: Gov. Commander Made The Right Call The Other Day In The Incident With Iran? Part4: “Make fun buddy,”…
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paul finishes 5th in iowa with 10%
ron paul’s backers are incredibly ferventfrom mcclatchy: They come from across the country – and the political spectrum – to work in New Hampshire for Rep. Ron Paul, captivated by the philosophy and personality of the man who’s become the Republican Pied Piper of the 2008 presidential campaign… Perhaps none is more dedicated than Vijay…
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ron paul: ‘i’ll prove the pundits wrong’
from huffington post: Ron Paul on Wednesday night predicted that he’ll defy the odds, confound his naysayers and register a strong showing in today’s GOP Iowa caucuses. The libertarian-leaning Texas congressman said he’s adopted a stock response for when reporters and pundits ask him how he’ll fare in the leadoff to the presidential nominating process:…
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ten most wanted corrupt politicians of 2007
from judicial watch: Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2007 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list, in alphabetical order, includes: 1. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY): In addition to her long and sordid ethics record, Senator Hillary Clinton took a lot of…
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ron paul wins another gop fox debate
from free market news: Fox news TV and radio star Sean Hannity once again contradicted a clear victory by presidential candidate Ron Paul of Fox’s own post-debate poll in the aftermath of Sunday night’s Fox-sponsored GOP presidential debate. The post-debate poll showed that Ron Paul won with 34 percent of the viewer vote. At one…
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ron paul wins ‘text messaging vote’ at fox news debate
from raw story: Republican iconoclast Ron Paul (R-TX) won a text messaging poll directly following the Fox News Republican debate last night. Paul, who has polled poorly in national surveys, has a tremendous following online. His supporters have been instrumental in demonstrating his strength on popular news voting sites like Digg.com and Reddit.com. The Texas…
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larry craig pervert scandal is tip of the iceberg
from paul joseph watson: Revelations about Senator Larry Craig that have mired the Republicans in another sex scandal over the past few days continue to rumble across the media spectrum – but the true scale of perversion, organized child sex slavery rings and their connections to the elite is uniformly omitted from polite conversation. Last…
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ron paul: pro-war gop can’t win
from raw story: On Tuesday, Ron Paul, a 10-term congressman from Texas and a Republican Presidential candidate, expressed serious doubts about the chances of a GOP victory in the 2008 Presidential race if the nominee is a ‘pro-war’ hawk. “I don’t see how any Republican candidate can possibly win next year as being proponents of…
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nypd spied broadly before ’04 convention
from raw story/ny times: “For at least a year before the 2004 Republican National Convention, teams of undercover New York City police officers traveled to cities across the country, Canada and Europe to conduct covert observations of people who planned to protest at the convention, according to police records and interviews,” the New York Times…
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ex-rep barr quits gop for libertarians
from abc news: A former Georgia congressman who helped spark President Clinton’s impeachment has quit the Republican Party to become a Libertarian, saying he is disillusioned with the GOP on issues such as spending and privacy. Bob Barr, who served eight years as a Republican congressman before losing his seat in 2002, announced Friday that…