Tag Archives: GOP Primary

Presidency Prevention

Artist – John Cole In other news, a new poll conducted by the University of Texas shows Rick Santorum ahead of Mitt Romney by nearly 30 percent in the Lone Star state. It’s a whole ‘nother country. Share

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This is What’s Wrong with the GOP

From PPP’s latest poll of Michigan primary voters. Santorum’s advantage over Romney seems to be a reflection of voters being more comfortable with where he is ideologically. 48% of voters think Santorum has more similar beliefs to them, compared to … Continue reading

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Spot The Job Creator

Artist – Kirk Anderson In other news, after a week of shenanigans in Maine, Mitt Romney has been declared the winner of the Republican caucus. Again. Ron Paul gained 83 votes and cut Romney’s margin of victory to 156 total … Continue reading

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Never-Ending Derp in Maine

By now it’s been thoroughly established that the Maine Republican caucus, and the caucus environment in general, is a clusterfuck, but this particular bit of information is far too ridiculous to ignore. “We have worked diligently to contact town chairmen … Continue reading

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Chart of the Day

This is why the gap between President Obama and Mitt Romney is beginning to widen. Independents have swung dramatically away from the Right and toward the Left as the Republican primary drags on. The question comes to mind — If … Continue reading

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Romney Didn’t Win Maine. Yet.

While Mitt Romney was originally declared the victor in the Maine Republican caucus, that ruling has now been reversed after state party officials decided to count precincts whose vote was delayed due to bad weather. The New York Times reports … Continue reading

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A Lesson in Bad Optics

From the Derpartment of “you can’t make this shit up.” Mitt Romney had no public events on his schedule yesterday which left the traveling press flummoxed. But like a good press corps scorned, they found out where Romney was hiding. … Continue reading

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Fighting Back

I just love the Godzilla imagery. Artist – RJ Matson In other news, the pro-Romney super PAC Restore our Future is launching a major ad-buy across the country to prepare for Super Tuesday. Expect a lot of smear ads against … Continue reading

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Incoherence in Maine

An update on the Maine Republican caucus which the Ron Paul campaign is challenging the results of. It turns out the problem is more widespread than simply one county not having their votes counted because their vote was delayed. Pressure … Continue reading

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Did Romney Win Maine or Didn’t He?

Could Ron Paul have been the true victor in Maine? That is the contention of the Ron Paul campaign who claims the outcome was altered by one county postponing their caucus due to bad weather. Mitt Romney’s squeaker victory in … Continue reading

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Shocking Voter Turnout, Or A Lack Thereof

A quick note about the Maine Republican caucus. Maine is home to just over 250,000 registered Republicans, and approximately 5,500 turned out yesterday to vote for Romney, Paul, Santorum or Gingrich. That’s roughly 2 percent voter turnout. Mitt Romney narrowly … Continue reading

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Buy More Arrows

Artist – Darly Cagle In other news, results from today’s Maine caucus will be available beginning at 6:30 pm EST. You can follow the results here if you care to. Share

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Santorum Takes The Wheel

Public Policy Polling is described as a “left-leaning” poll, however even if that is the case I doubt their bias extends so far as to erase a 15 point lead in polls. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum hasn’t led a … Continue reading

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Obviously Bad News for Democrats

I jest. A new poll released by Rasmussen today shows President Obama taking a 10 point lead over the un-”safe” and un-”electable” Mitt Romney in their national tracking poll. The Rasmussen tracking poll of a possible matchup between President Obama … Continue reading

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A Staggering Drop in Support for Mitt Romney

There were early signs that Mitt Romney would lose the Minnesota and Missouri primaries last night, but I don’t think anyone would have predicted he wouldn’t win a single county in either state. You can view the Minnesota results here. … Continue reading

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Very Concerned

Artist – RJ Matson In other news, the Colorado and Minnesota Republican caucuses, and the Missouri Republican primary take place today. You can follow results here. Look for a recap here tomorrow. Assuming they can actually count their votes correctly … Continue reading

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Jackpot 2012

Artist – Chris Weyant In other news, Fucks Fox and Friends is convinced the Department of Labor, and by extension the Congressional Budget Office, are “cooking the books” on the economy because they work for President Obama now. Fox is … Continue reading

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Keep Going Mitt Romney!

You’re doing great! Overall, 55 percent of those who are closely following the campaign say they disapprove of what the GOP candidates have been saying. By better than 2 to 1, Americans say the more they learn about Romney, the … Continue reading

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Chart of the Day

Only 33,000 Republicans turned out to vote in this weekend’s Nevada caucus. That’s less than 10% of the 400,000 registered Republicans in Nevada. And for comparison’s sake, 116,000 Democrats voted in the 2008 Nevada Democratic caucus. Chief Romney surrogate John … Continue reading

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A Grandiose Launch

Artist – John Cole Polls close in Florida tonight at 8 pm EST. You can follow the results here if you care to. The Not-Romney candidates have already left the state for Nevada. Share

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