TagsTagsMachiavelli - at least as he might popularly be misconceived - must be grinning in his grave... The Wisconsin Republican Party backed six "fake democrat" candidates in yesterday's primary election: Gladys Huber, Isaac Weix, Gary Ellerman, Tamra Lyn Varebrook, James Engel and James Buckley. None won, but, with the exception of ...
Wisconsin, Primary, Recall Election, GOP, Fake Democrats, Journalism
In yesterday's Illinois primary, the turnout of voters under 30 was about four percent. In 2008, when Barack Obama was elected, the turnout was 18%. Any questions about the upcoming election?
Here's our thread to comment on the latest episode of the GOP's three-ring circus, making its debut tonight in Illinois where Mitt Romney is expected to administer a severe drubbing to the other clowns. (Early reports say this is going to be the lowest primary turnout in Illinois history. These ...
Election 2012, Primary, Illinois, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Clown Car
Here's a lovely moment from last night's South Carolina primary, at Newt Gingrich's victory speech. Gingrich says, "Just think how radical he [Obama] would be in a second term," the crowd boos loudly, and someone yells "No more years!" And then, quite clearly, at 9:08 into this video, you hear another ...
Here's a thread to keep up on breaking news from South Carolina, where it looks like a former Speaker of the House who was forced to resign in disgrace is going to be the choice of the Republican Party... UPDATE at 1/21/12 5:11:19 pm And there we have it -- Mitt Romney ...
South Carolina, Primary, newt gingrich, Mitt Romney, Election 2012
Is David Frum really backing far right candidate Marco Rubio over Charlie Crist, just because Crist may run as an independent? Yes, he really is. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that party loyalty trumps principle once again.
Republican political consultant Rick Wilson, about the Florida GOP Senate primary: “I expect a scorched earth, smoking, radioactive wasteland, a postapocalypic Mad Max hellscape.”
Based on about 12% of the votes and exit polls, Fox News is predicting a win for the Comeback Kid ... well, not “Kid,” actually ... John McCain.
Here’s an open thread for chatter about the New Hampshire primary, in which, as I write, John McCain is holding pretty even with Mitt Romney and Barack Obama is on the way to trouncing Hillary Clinton...