Archive for May 11th, 2011

Obama’s New Hampshire Poll Numbers Mirror Nixon in ’72

Obama’s New Hampshire Poll Numbers Mirror Nixon in ’72

While calls for a progressive challenger to President Obama in the 2012 Democratic primaries have all but subsided over the past several weeks, there still appears to be a substantial bloc of Democratic voters in New Hampshire who aren’t sure that they’ll support Obama in […]

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Ron Paul To Officially Enter Race on Friday?

Ron Paul To Officially Enter Race on Friday?

Congressman Ron Paul, who launched a Presidential exploratory committee in late April may be ready to pull the trigger on an official campaign for President in 2012. Paul’s schedule sheepishly notes, of his appearance in Exeter, New Hampshire, that: “I may have a special announcement.” […]

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Guess Who Came to Dinner?

Guess Who Came to Dinner?

With little fanfare, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania swept a straw poll of South Carolina Republican leaders and activists on Friday evening, a day after the the first Republican presidential debate of 2012. “They say half of life is just showing up,” said Santorum, unintentionally parroting […]

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Buddy Roemer Debates Himself

Buddy Roemer Debates Himself

Former Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer was not allowed to participate in last Thursday’s Fox News presidential primary debate in South Carolina. That’s despite Roemer’s campaign putting up $25,000 to qualify for the South Carolina ballot, one of two barriers to entry in the debate. The […]

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Bolton Wanted Bin Laden’s Body

Bolton Wanted Bin Laden’s Body

Potential long-shot presidential candidate John Bolton is not happy with the way Osama bin Laden’s body was disposed of.  Bolton served as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations from August 2005 until December 2006 on a recess appointment. He resigned in December 2006 when his recess […]

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Frisbee-throwing Karger Enlivens N.H. GOP Primary

Frisbee-throwing Karger Enlivens N.H. GOP Primary

Undeterred by his exclusion from last Thursday’s Republican presidential debate in South Carolina, Fred Karger has launched a new television commercial in New Hampshire, a light-hearted and upbeat spot featuring the little-known presidential aspirant tossing a Frisbee while introducing himself to the state’s Republican voters. […]

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Herman Cain Catapults into Serious Contention

Herman Cain Catapults into Serious Contention

Following a solid performance in last Thursday’s nationally-televised Republican presidential primary debate sponsored by FOX News, radio talk show host and self-described “political outsider” Herman Cain suddenly finds himself among the top choices to head his party’s ticket in the 2012 presidential election. In an […]

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Worth Reading: Harry Browne Refuses Matching Funds in 1996

Worth Reading: Harry Browne Refuses Matching Funds in 1996

As we get into the full swing of the Presidential cycle in the next few months, many of the candidates will begin to scoop up donations from around the country in pursuit of qualifying for Federal matching funds. In 1996, Libertarian Party presidential nominee Harry […]

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