Tag Archives: Republican
Republicans Undecided about Vice President Candidates
There is an ideological split among Republicans over who should Mitt Romney‘s running mate, according to a CNN/ORC International Poll released Wednesday. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tops the list, with 26%. Rick Santorum was the top pick of … Continue reading
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Compare Your Tax Rate to Romney’s
I love the Buffett Rule for the same reason Mitt Romney opposes it. It levels the playing field in America by closing tax loopholes and ensuring that millionaires aren’t paying a tax rate lower than what middle-class families pay. … Continue reading
Large American Companies Fund Voter Disenfranchisement
For years, the right wing has tried to stop people of color, young people, and seniors from voting. Now, America’s biggest companies are helping them. These companies have passed voter ID legislation by funding a right-wing policy group called the … Continue reading
Filed under Activism, National, Sick Sad World
Cantor Scrambles to Explain Donation to Anti-Incumbent Super PAC
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor went into damage control mode after giving $25,000 to a super PAC devoted to defeating incumbent House members. The news of Rep. Cantor’s contribution to the Campaign for Primary Accountability took party leaders by surprise. … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
President Leads Romney in Swing States
President Obama has opened a lead in the nation’s dozen top battleground states, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, boosted by a huge shift of women. In the fifth Swing States survey taken since last fall, Obama leads Republican front-runner Mitt … Continue reading
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RNC Chair: “War on Women” Is Fiction
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus had this to say recently about the discussions about the GOP’s “war on women:” If the Democrats said we had a war on caterpillars and every mainstream media outlet talked about the fact that … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, War on Women
Romney Sweeps Tuesday’s Primaries
Mitt Romney swept Tuesday’s Republican presidential primaries with a win in Wisconsin. Earlier Tuesday night, the former Massachusetts governor won primaries in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Mr. Romney will take most of Wisconsin’s forty-two delegates, winning its eighteen … Continue reading
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