Category: Election 2012

Who’s Watching As White House Collects Emails (For Illegal Campaigning?)

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The Official White House website has a questionable new addition. When you land on the White House main page a notice fills your screen asking you kindly if you’d like to supply them with your email address so that they can send you “periodic updates from President Obama and other administration officials.” Well, isn’t that […]

 

GOP Beltway Insiders Charles Krauthammer and George Will Describe the Substantive Reasons Sarah Palin Can’t Win

Posted on by Doug Ross

Charles Krauthammer‘s substantive reasons that Sarah Palin can’t win in 2012: I think it would make no sense for her to run. I think her chances of winning the nomination are small. The chances of winning the general election are probably nil. I think, for the same reasons you articulated, 60 percent negatives. That’s almost […]

 

Poor Economy Will Shift Obama 2012 Campaign Economy Plan

Posted on by William Teach

Good news! He’ll do what he does best: lie and Blame Others After months of relatively robust job growth, President Barack Obama and his team must now reckon with the reality that the economy probably won’t be on firm ground during the 2012 campaign – and that he must temper some of the Morning-in-America optimism […]

 

Employment May Be Key To Obama’s Reelection

Posted on by William Teach

So says the NY Times (linked through MSNBC, avoiding the silly paywall), telling us in detail what we already know No American president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has won a second term in office when the unemployment rate on Election Day topped 7.2 percent. (except Reagan, which is pointed out later in the article) Seventeen […]

 

Election Laws Need an Overhaul, Wisc. Case in Point

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

There is no doubt that our election laws are in serious disarray. So many laws and rules have been written and added to the plethora of rules and regulations that already exist that confusion is more likely the case than clarification. As several recall petitions in Wisconsin wing their way to a polling place near […]

 

Politico: “Sarah Palin Goes Behind Enemy Lines”

Posted on by William Teach

Yes, that is the exact headline, and what follows is an interesting article Starting Sunday, Sarah Palin enters enemy territory. The bus tour that stands to return her to the 2012 spotlight is taking her to the part of the country that’s the least friendly to her – the northeastern U.S. The headline and the […]

 

Romney Supports Ethanol Subsidies

Posted on by William Teach

Should we start or end with a face palm?From Real Clear Politics On his first trip back to the nation’s first voting state as a soon-to-be declared presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reaffirmed his support for federal ethanol subsidies — an always important campaign issue in Iowa that figures to take on an […]

 

N.J. Courts Not Interested in Democracy

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Most Americans are under the mistaken assumption that we as voters can elect someone to make changes in our government. Whether the government of our city, county, state or that in Washington DC we voters have this romantic idea that we can affect change by electing people to office that will make those changes. The […]

 

Political Candidates Ignore Social Media at their Peril

Posted on by Rachel Alexander

Political campaigns are gearing up for the 2012 elections and candidates are wondering how much in resources they should allocate to social media. Many campaigns rely on volunteers or scarcely devote any resources to social media. Even though Obama’s defeat of John McCain in the 2008 presidential election was partly due to Obama deeply: integrating digital […]

 

American Government Must Be Torn Down and Rebuilt

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In New York you need a license to work as a gas pumper at a gas station. A contradiction since you do not need that expensive license, training, and government meddling to pump your own gas in New York. In Chicago it is supposedly illegal to fly a kite inside the city limits. In Delaware […]

 

Beer Monday: Team Obama To Run On Auto Bailout

Posted on by William Teach

Happy Monday! The start of a new work week. Time to get busy, shift a few paradigms, revolutionize outside the box. How ’bout a beer? Been quite some time since we did a Beer Monday, and, considering this next story, Team Obama must have been seriously imbibing: Barack Obama sees auto rescue as 2012 plank […]

 

Suddenly, Citing The Willie Horton Ad Is Not Raaaaacist…

Posted on by William Teach

…when attempting to use it against the GOP: GOP governors could face pardon issue in 2012 campaign It’s still early in the presidential race, so the opposition research dumps haven’t really begun. But when the skeletons in the closets of 2012 GOP hopefuls begin to be revealed, the unique shape of the field–which will almost […]

 

Recent College Grads Have Lost That Hopey Changey Feeling

Posted on by William Teach

They seem a bit upset that The One hasn’t given them all unicorns and free electric Masaratis Recent college grads sour on Obama, surveys say A very large proportion of recent university graduates have soured on President Barack Obama, and many will vote GOP or stay at home in the 2012 election, according to two […]

 

Democrats Accuse Oil Refiners Of Possibly Sorta Maybe Potentially Price Fixing

Posted on by William Teach

There’s politics, then there are fishing expeditions accusing private citizens and companies of wrong-doing with zero proof to score political points Senate Democrats are requesting an FTC investigation into “potential price fixing” of gasoline by petroleum refiners. The Democrats – including Majority Leader Harry Reid – wrote in a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz […]

 

Awwww…..Obama Short On Campaign Buddies

Posted on by William Teach

At least for the moment, the rats have decided not to board the Hopey Ship Unicorn: President Obama short on campaign surrogates Candidate Barack Obama had no better buddy on the 2008 primary trail than Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, who was feared – and a little hated – by Hillary Clinton’s campaign for being Obama’s […]

 

Is Obama Actually Going To Run On The GM Bailout?

Posted on by William Teach

The Politico explores how Team Obama is grasping for any sort of positive news to campaign on for 2012. OK, they don’t say “grasping,” but, when even The Politico can’t cheer-lead, it might not be the best campaign idea President Barack Obama and his allies in two big industrial unions appear poised to make the […]

 

AP Tars Tea Party Movement as ‘Grandfathered’ By Ron Paul

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In a story by Jay Root for the Associated Press, the news wire service tries to tar the entire Tea Party movement with guilt by association claiming that it was somehow fathered or “grandfathered” by Texas Representative Ron Paul, the cranky uncle of the GOP. The fact is Ron Paul had nothing at all to […]

 

Obama Talks About New Drilling. Operative Word, “Talks”

Posted on by William Teach

Anyone else think he is looking at all sorts of polling data, reading editorials and articles that say the 2012 election will be all about the economy (and Obama’s complete incompetence), and saying “gee, I have to make a token effort which will do little to nothing, but can thump my own chest over on […]

 

Mitch Daniels: Time To Move On?

Posted on by William Teach

One can usually rely on The Politico being good little lefties and finding ways to slam Republican candidates, but, they actually make a good point with this story: Mitch Daniels, the reluctant candidate It’s becoming a recurring pattern: the more supporters of Mitch Daniels attempt to pump him up, the less he appears to want […]

 

Is Herman Cain the “star personality” candidate Republicans have been waiting for? And which GOPer do you like? *UPDATED*

Posted on by Bookworm

Since I’m in California, which has always been a late primary state, and since California is now switching to open primaries anyway, it’s always hard for me to get very excited about primaries. The fact is that I never feel I really have any say in them, since the front runners are already decided by […]

 

Oh, Good: Obama Has Dashed “Jimmy Carter” Label

Posted on by William Teach

So says cheerleader Alexandra, sorry, Alexander Burns at The Politico So much for campaigning against Jimmy Carter. In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, Republicans are adjusting to a new political reality: with the bin Laden trump card now in President Barack Obama’s possession, it’s looking increasingly likely the 2012 campaign will ride on […]

 

Emily’s List Targets Rep. Steve King with Blatant Smear

Posted on by Duane Lester

Emily’s List author, Lisa McIntyre, wants her readers to think Rep. Steve King is a sexist. So much she is willing to lie about it. The progressive pro-abortion, feminist organization posted an article today slamming Rep. Steve King as a sexist, claiming he would not debate possible Congressional candidate Christine Vilsack because she was a […]

 

Ohio Gov. John Kasich Tells Obama To Do His Own Job First

Posted on by William Teach

Of course, Obama is way too busy enjoying the trappings of the Oval Office, putting his 2012 election campaign into high gear, and getting revenge on reporters who actually report to actually do the job of Chief Executive. Obama was recently in Ohio to do a taped interview with WKYC Cleveland, and said, vis a […]

 

East St. Louis: More Voters Registered Than Citizens That Live There

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

It is a particular problem with our voter registration systems across the USA that the voting roles are so filled with ineligible names that we aren’t sure how many voters really live in any particular district. East St. Louis is no different. In fact, East St. Louis seems to have more voters registered in its […]

 

Obama Hits Campaign Trail To Tout His Notion Of An Inkling Of A Debt Plan

Posted on by William Teach

Before that happens, he is going to give “4 lucky reporters interviews,” per the front page of The Politico, to “discuss his vision for reducing our debt and bringing down our deficit, based on the values of shared responsibility and shared prosperity.”In other words, the reporters will be unpaid mouth pieces to promote O’s cocktail […]

 

Obama Abdicates Campaign Passion To Obama Zombies

Posted on by William Teach

It’s campaign season, a year and a half before the 2012 elections….hey, remember when Obama told the GOP there would be plenty of time for campaigning in 2012?…..and His Imperial Majesty Barack H. Obama has a message for supporters President Barack Obama made his debut as a candidate for reelection on Thursday night by urging […]

 

Even The Washington Post Notices Obama’s Deficit Speech Was For Campaign 2012

Posted on by William Teach

More and more this year, the liberal leaning MSM are willing to give Obama a gentle smack on the behind, like a 4 year who snakes a cookie without mommies permission. And Dan Baltz at the Washington Post is today’s token liberal who chides Obama: Analysis: Obama speech frames a 2012 choice for the country […]

 

Budget Victory: All Right, Tea Partiers, Time to Stop Whining and Learn Politics

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Sorry Tea Partiers, but the GOP won this budget battle despite that you didn’t get all you wanted, this was a major GOP win. In fact, treating it otherwise endangers further cuts and bigger budget wins. If the drive to cut the budget stops now, it might be YOUR fault! What is that you say? […]

 

Obama Road Tests 2012 Campaign Slogans, Such As “I’m Not A Perfect Partier”

Posted on by William Teach

Huh? He didn’t say that? That was just my eyes replacing “president” with “partier”, due to his actions over the past 2+ years? Oh. Sorry. My Bad. Anyhow, he’d have to spend a lot more time at East Carolina University if he wants to perfect his partying skills, but, moving on For the first time […]