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North Carolina was Obama’s blue state in 2008

April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The News and Observer out of Raleigh, NC did feature a story in the focus of the Republican candidates and President Obama organization in the Tarheel State. Rick Santorum did bow out of the race, and the only candidate is Newt Gingrich in the Republican field of candidates. However, the change of fate does favor Mitt Romney in lieu of Rick Santorum being out of the race. However, the organizational genius is President Obama as the 13th campaign office was opened this week. In North Carolina politics, the unpredictable is the normal in North Carolina politics. The state did vote for President Obama in 2008, but voted the most conservative General Assembly two years later since the mid 1800's. North Carolina is peculiar state in its politics. Democrat or Republican should not take for granted the voting public and  sentiment in this state. Mitt Romney has the clear shot to the Republican Nomination for President, but he is far behind the Obama organizational structure in North … [Read more...]

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The spectacle of Fox News leadership in CEO Roger Ailes

April 15, 2012 By 1 Comment
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The two plus sides of political discussion in the media should be a welcome course of debate in both liberal and conservative circles. Roger Ailes CEO of Fox News spoke to UNC Journalism students this past week in Chapel Hill. No Holes Barred was the spectacle provided to the students at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. First, UNC is not the pinnacle of the conservative thought or movement. Chapel Hill and Carrboro are known as the pinnacle of liberalism including an openly gay mayor in the state of North Carolina. Second, the personal attacks on certain conservatives are from an executive with his personal agenda no matter the costs to Fair, Balanced, and Unafraid journalism. The inside source about the bias of Fox News against candidates other than Mitt Romney did direct the blame of the policy to Roger Ailes. The backing of Mitt Romney by Roger Ailes did impact coverage on Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. The source did provide praise to Sean Hannity as a genuine … [Read more...]

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NBC: Romney will win primaries in Maryland and DC

April 4, 2012 By 1 Comment

 How many Republican voters are here in the District?  Romney wins GOP primaries in Maryland, D.C. By Michael O'Brien, msnbc.comFollow @mpoindc  With the general election matchup against President Obama beginning to take shape, Mitt Romney won the Republican primaries in Maryland and Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.NBC News projected Romney would win the D.C. and Maryland primaries – the latter of which by a significant margin over his main rival, Rick Santorum.Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attends a town hall style meeting April 2 in Milwaukee, Wis.The former Massachusetts governor had looked to move closer to putting the drawn-out Republican primary behind him, and beginning a new chapter – the general election campaign versus Obama.Polls were set to close at 9 p.m. ET in Wisconsin, the top prize in Tuesday’s slate of contests. Romney had battled fiercely in the state against Santorum, who needed a win there to keep his … [Read more...]

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Boston.com/APGingrich revamps campaign to deny Romney delegates

March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Gingrich revamps campaign to deny Romney delegates. Associated Press March 28, 2012 LOS ANGELES²Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is drastically reorganizing his money- and delegate-deprived campaign, scaling back a traditional operation to focus on low-cost social media and an effort to cajole delegates to back him over front-runner Mitt Romney. One-third of Gingrich's campaign staff has been laid off and his campaign manager has been asked to resign, Gingrich spokesman R.C. Hammond said Tuesday night. The new strategy hinges on preventing Romney from winning the 1,144 delegates he needs for the nomination, Hammond said. Gingrich plans to spend much less time in primary states and will instead personally call delegates to try to persuade them to back him at the Republican National Convention in August. "We are not going to cede to Mitt Romney's strategy to take the party down," Hammond said. Ultimately, Gingrich would bring the fight to the convention floor, … [Read more...]

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Worst Case Scenario for Republicans: President Obama

March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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The recent win in Illinois by Mitt Romney may have statistically brought Romney closer to securing the Republican nomination, but that does not stop the controversy from raging. Some insiders who spoke anonymous on the discontent within the party had one question "why". Why are the Republicans not attacking Obama instead of each other? Why is the establishment so gun-ho over Romney no matter what the cost? Why is Romney so electable against Obama when he is spending 7 to 1 in the primary with not impressive results ? One Republican insider speaking on condition of confidentiality is concerned about the ill focus fight against President Obama. The Republican infighting is leaving a breach of disrepair in the party. This breach is distracting the one common goal to defeat President Obama. As the insider discussed, " all concerted efforts should be made against President Obama, but instead all concerted efforts are being made to destroy ourselves(Republican Party)." As the insider … [Read more...]

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Friday’s twist on this week’s news

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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All in good fun on Friday...... Greg Smith wrote an Op-Ed piece in the NYT to explain his reasons for leaving Goldman.  The accusations of corrupt, soulless beings sitting in the Goldman Tower in New York was SOME big news...The big news was the NYT allowing an Op-Ed piece by a disgruntled employee....NOT A WHISTLEBLOWER.... Mitt Romney is cutting expenses and staff on his campaign as the nomination process is taking longer than expected. Things are so bad in the Romney camp that Romney had to entertain some donors in New York.  He walked away with $3 million dollars.....Do you think that the Romney's may need to apply for food stamps. $3 million dollars are hard times in the Romney household..... Newt Gingrich did not win any primaries this week.....Instead of bowing out....He receives Secret Service protection? WHAT? LAST ITEM....My mother was listen to the Gay XM, and she brought to my attention about Mitt Romney strapping a dog to the car for a family trip. The … [Read more...]

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NBC News: Santorum wins Alabama and Mississippi

March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

  By Michael O'Brien, msnbc.com Updated 10:50 p.m. -- Rick Santorum scored victories in the Mississippi and Alabama primaries on Tuesday, depriving Mitt Romney of a signature win in a conservative stronghold and raising fresh doubts about the viability of Newt Gingrich's campaign. The former Pennsylvania senator made his case for being the lone, serious Republican challenger to Romney for the remainder of the primary by besting Gingrich in states the former speaker's campaign had previously said were essential to its long-term viability. “We did it again,” Santorum said to wild applause from supporters in Louisiana, and amid projections by NBC News that he would win both Mississippi and Alabama. Romney had hoped to score a victory in Mississippi, thereby proving his ability to win a state that composes part of the heart of the modern GOP. But he appeared to be heading to a third-place finish in both contests, failing to even surpass Gingrich, a candidate who’s … [Read more...]

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Washington Post: Mississippi and Alabama are too close to call

March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Primary Results Click on a state name to view full results. CANDIDATE MISS. ALA. Mitt Romney 24% 28% Rick Santorum 32 32 Newt Gingrich 37 28 Ron Paul 5 10 Others 1 2 % of precincts reporting 0% 0% SOURCE: AP Results as of 8:45 PM ET  |   Races in Mississippi and Alabama too close to call     By Amy Gardner and David A. Fahrenthold, Updated: Tuesday, March 13, 8:02 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— Voting has finished in Mississippi and Alabama, and early exit polls show that Tuesday’s primaries are close three-way races among Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. Before polls closed, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney appeared to downplay the importance of the contests in the two states. Even before the outcomes were known, he said, rival Rick Santorum is “at the desperate end of his campaign.” “He’s far behind in the delegate count, he’s far behind in the popular … [Read more...]

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CBSNews.com: Romney carries 5 states, Santorum 3

March 7, 2012 By 1 Comment

CBS News projects that Mitt Romney will win Ohio's key primary contest Tuesday, after a neck-and-neck race with rival Rick Santorum to eke out a victory in the pivotal battleground state. With 96 percent reporting in Ohio, Romney has 38 percent support to Santorum's 37 percent. Newt Gingrich is in third place with 15 percent and Ron Paul follows with 9 percent. Mitt Romney has also won primaries in Virginia, Massachusetts and Vermont, as well as the Idaho caucuses. Rick Santorum won primaries in Tennessee and Oklahoma, and in the North Dakota caucuses. In Georgia, Gingrich clinched his first primary victory since South Carolina's January 21 primary contest. Ron Paul did not win any contests on Tuesday, but he did finish second in four states: Vermont, Idaho, North Dakota and Virginia. There are also caucuses in Alaska. Results are expected later this evening. With voters in ten states selecting their choice to be the Republican presidential nominee and 419 delegates up … [Read more...]

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Marketwatch: Romney will edge out Santorum to win Ohio

March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

We have some direction on the eventual endgame of the primary process. Or do We?' … [Read more...]

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