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Subscribe to RSS“Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain claimed victory in today’s Florida straw poll, receiving more than double the amount of votes of front-runner Rick Perry. Cain received 37 percent of the 2,657 delegate votes cast here today. Perry followed with 15.4 percent. Romney was a close third with 14 percent of the vote.”
Meanwhile, “Michigan native Mitt Romney rolled over Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the rest of his Republican presidential rivals in a Michigan straw poll Sunday, reinforcing a favorite son status that could make it tough for anyone else to win the state's GOP primary. It was the second day of bad news for Perry, who lost to businessman Herman Cain in a Florida straw poll Saturday.”
Politico looks at the 3rd quarter money race.
BACHMANN: Bachmann holds a rally in Cedar Rapids, IA, today, per NBC’s Jamie Novogrod. This afternoon, she gives an interview on WHO Radio in Des Moines. Her next public event will be Wednesday morning's address at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Campaign manager Keith Nahigian tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune that Bachmann is “in it to win it, period,” and says of the race: “there’s a type of person that has clunkers on their record, and then you have the other ones that are straight and, non-wavering on their records their whole career.”
CAIN: NBC’s Andrew Rafferty’s observations on Cain’s straw poll win in Florida: It's true he was campaigning the week leading up to the straw poll, but it was very apparent he was trying to reach a targeted audience – the actual Presidency 5 delegates (the folks who were participating at the straw poll). Cain's campaign stops last week weren't at diners or public libraries; they were at country clubs. Every event he had scheduled was in front of some kind of GOP group. For example the Hillsborough County GOP meet and greet or the Bellaire women's Republican club town hall. The strategy allowed him to reach more delegates than he likely would had he simply gone to Florida and held events open to the general public.
PERRY: The Perry camp has a new video hitting Romney on health care.
ROMNEY: The AP profiles Romney's wife, Ann. “Ann Romney is the unassuming, not-so-secret weapon in Mitt Romney’s political arsenal. At a GOP gathering in Michigan on Saturday, she spoke briefly, prompting the crowd to tap their glasses and call for a toast.” More: “The Romney campaign says there will be an enhanced role for her beginning the next month, with additional public appearances, media interviews and a willingness to discuss health problems and her family’s rags-to-riches story.”
SANTORUM: Rick Santorum visited a local gun show in Des Moines, IA yesterday, making his first appearance back to Iowa since the Ames Straw Poll, NBC’s Alex Moe reports. Fresh off his 4th place finish in the Florida Straw Poll, Santorum was surrounded by an unusually high amount of media at the event. He said he was “very happy” with his finish.
"I'm encouraged… The results you saw yesterday at the Florida straw poll was really more of a statement saying quit trying to tell us who to vote for and quit just covering two of the candidates," Santorum told reporters outside the 4-H Building at the State Fairground. “I’m listening to some of these morning shows, it’s the same old thing, wow there are only two candidates that can win. That’s just garbage. The bottom line is neither of these candidates have lit anybody on fire. They both have major issues.”
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Congratulations, Mr. Cain...now, if only that win actually meant something.
The odds of a black man winning the republican primary is Zero .
I think I'll vote in the Republican primary for Mr. Cain, if for no other reason than just to tick off the racist tea party people.
Wouldn't November 2012 be fun if it was Obama vs. Cain ?
9 9 9, go Hermain Cain 2012.
I'm doing the same voting for Cain. The teabaggers will have to vote Obama cus he's only half black surely them racist bastards can't vote for the all black guy.I'm already having fun lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that the blood thirsty pro-lives have rebuffed the executioner in chief, who are they still waiting for.........? I've got no clue. Cain may have won but doesn't meet the requirement the far right wants.
Gov. Christie? Talks tough and what else? Common GOP/TP lets get this game on.
I've only seen Christie on TV during the coverage of the hurricane. I thought he looked like a competent governor, for New Jersey, but President of the United States? I don't think so.
Amy
Remember Perry was so good on paper until now. If Christie has until now shown no interest in running, I believe there is more to it. Just get your bucket ready whenever he decides. But he surely can talk tough when it come to entrenching trickle down economics.....more tax largess to mr job creator.
Christie is smart enough to realize he can't hold his temper at this time. I believe he is working on it, but with some of his out bursts at town halls he still has a ways to go. I also believe President Obama's calm demeanor would make Christie lose his temper.
MO-1852032
Your right on his temper. He's also got bush admin. he served under to defend which i believe will be a major burden on him and his campaign. no one wants to run for election and have to defend what bush did while in office.
The GOP wont allow that ...America already knows how they treat black people !
Yes we all know how the democrat party treats black people too. Incarceration of 45% of black males, 19% unemployment, generational welfare recipients, babies born out of wedlock uncontrollably, etc.....with Democrats representing mostly all of their districts.
Democrats don't give a rats azz about the minority community, all they want is the vote. They have that locked up so there is no incentive to do shyt to improve the GHETTO.
ItM,TX. Incarceration 45%. Are you sure it was President Obama that did this, not the states, counties and cities. 19% unemployment....Again, are you sure it is not the "job creators" who are not hiring the black males.
Sounds to me you are a little mixed up on who can put someone away in jail and a little mixed up on who can hire the blacks.
Are the Democrats in their districts supposed to enter into every bedroom, car, nook and cranny to make sure that the blacks do not have sex and do not produce babies out of wedlock.
General welfare recipients...no jobs by the "job creators" produces welfare.
You need to go back to Rove for some more talking points. OK?
Dude,
I see it everyday. I thought those representing these particular districts are supposebly in D.C. to help their districts.
You are another one that just do not get it.......I'm not even going to argue with you. Your neck will always be under the foot of the Democrat party.
Obama has delivered for the black community...delivered a 19% unemployment rate, that is.
Bob you can keep spouting Fox (aka tea people GOP republican propaganda machine) and Limbaugh (racist) all you want, the Black community will overwhelmingly support President Obama.
Mo:
That is not a FOX talking point. Evidently ou are not black and do not live the reality. If you actually lived it, you would know.
The black community support Obama because he is black period....end of story.
It is no damn propaganda that the unemployment rate is 19% among African Americans. You are the typical liberal always thinking you know what is best for black folks.
You are wrong ITM, that's all Fox (aka tea people GOP republican propaganda machine) and Limbaugh (racist) talk about when it comes to the black community.
Then why did they support President Clinton ITM?
They supported Clinton because they have been brainwashed by the Democrat party into thinking it is working for them.
BTW: Most black folk do not think Clinton was the first black POTUS. If that is what you're getting at.
You just can't stand FOX so you attempt to discredit that station. MSNBC does the same exact shyt just on the other side. Liberals controlled everything said on T.V. until FOX came along and the field is still not level.
Nugget: No Perot....No Clinton.... that was probably before your time.
IntheMiddle, TX
and the polling exits showed that only blacks voted in Obama? By the way, what's GOP/TP plan for the blacks?
I think the question Republican neocons must ask themselves today....Do I want to vote Republican and have a BLACK man for President, or do I want to vote Democratic and have a BLACK man for President? Hahahaha, I think you're screwed!!!!!
It blows my mind reading the hateful racist banter back and forth, and name calling. The games played during election processes makes me ill.
Our foreign policies and war mongering, world banks, intervening, nation building (Fed Reserve that is not even federal but a private organization) The UN, policing the world ..... excuse me, that is not who we, the American people are. There is no difference in our hearts in that respect, I would hope.
This is not about color, special interests and agendas coming from who knows where, or where their loyalties lies.
We have this opportunity to take our country back with the only candidate that has a 30 yr record of standing up for the people he represents and takes serious the oath he takes to defend the constitution.
They used to say about America don't wake up the sleeping giant. Well the sleeping giant is the American people when they put aside petty differences and speak in one voice, like the shot heard around the world.
I look at all the hand picked puppets they dangle at us... take your pick. either side. its your choice.. .but they have the deck stacked. The established government and news media will not do the choosing for me.
FYI, a history of me, I'm a 50 yr old white woman, been a registered democrat all my life, never voted straight ticket... Never voted for a Bush, voted for Ross Perot, I did vote for Obama, and have changed my registration this year... because I want to be able to cast my vote for the only true Statesman I want to represent me and uphold the constitution and our liberties.
I see the evil, and the evil is afraid!
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Ron Paul 2012