Re-Posted From The Daily Caller Fox News is promoting tonight’s debate among Republicans in South Carolina as the kickoff to the 2012 primary season. A better description would be to call it the season opener of “American Idol — Celebrity Candidate … Continued
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Ford O’Connell On Obama’s Post-Bin Laden Bump At Politico’s Arena
Nothing should diminish from the killing of Osama bin Laden; it was a great achievement by our military, the intelligence community and President Obama. It will certainly help President Obama’s reelection chances from a national security and international relations standpoint. … Continued
51% of Households Pay No Income Tax; Share of Taxes Paid by Rich Growing Faster Than Income
As President Barack Obama pushes to raise income taxes on high earners, opponents are seizing on data that indicates these U.S. households already pay a large and growing share of taxes, even compared with high-tax European countries. And a new … Continued
Poll: Mitt Romney Leads 2012 GOP Field In Florida
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) leads other GOP candidates gunning for Florida Republicans’ support in the state’s presidential primary next year. Twenty-six percent of likely Republican primary voters polled in Florida named Romney as their preference in a presidential … Continued
Obama Gets Post-Bin Laden Poll Bump
President Obama’s approval rating jumped into positive territory, according to polls conducted Monday after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Fifty-six percent of Americans said they approved of how Obama was handling his job, up nine points since last month, according … Continued
Ford O’Connell At S.F. Chronicle On Expected Obama Bump From Killing Bin Laden
President Obama is expected to receive a bump in the polls following the killing of Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, and even Republican strategists concede that the president’s leadership of the plan to kill the terrorist will boost Obama’s re-election … Continued
Bin Laden Killing Gives 2012 GOP Presidential Field A Wake-Up Call
The dramatic killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden by American commandos will immediately reorder a Republican presidential contest that until now had been colored by provocative voices and marginal issues. The long-awaited death of the Sept. 11 mastermind offered a jarring … Continued
David Axelrod Defends New Dem Fundraising Groups Designed To Help Obama Win Reelection
Former White House senior adviser David Axelrod defended on Sunday two new independent fundraising groups created and designed to help President Barack Obama win re-election. Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action aim to raise $100 million through committees that levy funds from … Continued
Newt Gingrich To Launch 2012 Presidential Campaign Next Week
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich plans to officially enter the presidential race early next week, he toldHotline On Call before Saturday’s White House Correspondents Dinner. “I’ll be in by the 10th or 11th,” Gingrich said, without elaborating on where or how … Continued
Sen. Marco Rubio Quashes VP Talk
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that he is in no way interested in being the running mate of the eventual Republican presidential nominee. “No, I’m not going to be on a ticket in 2012,” Rubio said on NBC’s “Meet … Continued