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Mitt Romney's Concession Speech – Election 2012 [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]

Chuck Armstrong — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:00:08 +0000

Shortly after midnight on Nov. 7, 2012, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressed supporters in Boston, Mass. with his official concession speech. Romney lost the race to the White House after President Barack Obama clinched 303 electoral votes to Romney's 206.

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President Obama's Re-Election Victory Speech – Election 2012 [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]

Chuck Armstrong — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:49:07 +0000

On Nov. 6, 2012, Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States of America by the American people after clinching 303 electoral votes (270 votes are needed for the presidency).

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Texas Has No Voice in Picking GOP Nominee

Jim Bell — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:10:26 +0000

Because of the drawn out court battle over redistricting, the Texas party primaries have been delayed until the end of May. With the GOP Presidential nomination battle all but over, and Mitt Romney the nominee-apparent, this means Texas will have no say whatsoever in picking the GOP nominee this year.

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Now We Know: Perry was on Painkillers

Jim Bell — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:11:40 +0000

In a book that would seem to explain a lot of things, two reporters for Politico say Texas Gov. Rick Perry was under the influence of prescription painkillers during the Republican presidential debates of recent months.

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Obama Approval Rating Sinks as Gas Prices Rise

Jim Bell — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:13:09 +0000

Disapproval of President Obama’s handling of the economy is heading higher — alongside gasoline prices — as a record number of Americans now give the president “strongly” negative reviews on the 2012 presidential campaign’s most important issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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Megadeth Frontman Backs Rick Santorum – Maybe

Jim Bell — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:22:33 +0000

Most politicians say they don't care who supports them and their issues, as long as they vote and donate some cash. One wonders however if Rick Santorum really wants help from this guy.

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Texans Leave Voting to a Small Minority

Jim Bell — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:38:29 +0000

It doesn’t take very many people to win an election in Texas. The court battle over redistricting is pushing the primaries closer to summertime — creating the real possibility that Texas Republicans will have no say in who their presidential nominee should be.

Political observers say this means this year's Texas voter turnout could be even lower than it usually is.

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Roseanne Barr for President?

Jim Bell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:20 +0000

Actress-comedian Roseanne Barr says she’s running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination — and she’s not joking. Barr says she’s a longtime supporter of the Green Party, and she’s running for the party’s Presidential nomination because, in her view, the two major political parties aren’t serving the American people. “The Democrats and Republicans have proven [...]

Poll: Rick Perry More Unpopular Than Obama

Jim Bell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:44:06 +0000

A new statewide poll indicates we may be witnessing the decline and possible fall of the Lone Star State's longest serving governor. The poll shows Rick Perry's approval ratings in Texas have fallen to an all time low, lower than the highly unpopular President Barack Obama.

If polls mean anything, the fallout from Perry's ill fated Presidential campaign could end his political career.

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Growing Unease Over GOP Presidential Choices

Jim Bell — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:23:05 +0000

There are signs of growing unease among Republican Party insiders about the finalists in the Presidential nomination sweepstakes. There's talk of persuading another Republican to jump into the fray, but, a former RNC Chairman says that would not work.

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Rick Perry Quits Race – Endorses Gingrich

Andree Valentine — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:29:07 +0000

Texas Governor Rick Perry says he has decided to drop out of the shrinking crowd of GOP Presidential wannabes, and he will throw his support behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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Condy for Veep? It Could Happen

Jim Bell — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:15:22 +0000

There's growing speculation in high and low places that former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice could be the Vice Presidential running mate for whomever gets the Republican Presidential nomination next year.

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Study: Voters Fleeing Both Major Parties in Droves

Jim Bell — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:42:46 +0000

President Obama’s uphill battle to re-election is getting steeper.

A report released Wednesday by the centrist think-tank Third Way shows that more than 825,000 voters in eight key battleground states have left the Democratic Party since Obama won election in 2008.

That's nearly a million former Democrats who're not likely to vote for Obama again next year. The GOP is also losing voters, but not as many as the Democratic Party.

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Poll: Hillary Clinton Could Defeat Any Republican

Jim Bell — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:28:49 +0000

Here's food for thought for those who can't stop wondering if Hillary Rodham Clinton will run for President again. Some Democrats say their party's nomination is hers for the asking, and a new poll indicates she would win the election hands down.

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Some Democrats Think They Should've Nominated Hillary

Jim Bell — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:59:03 +0000

Some Democrats are expressing what amounts to "buyer's remorse" over their choice of Barack Obama as their Presidential candidate in 2008.

Obama is facing mounting doubts about his re-election prospects from inside his own party, and some of his fellow Democrats are wondering if Hillary Clinton would have made a better president.

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