Archive for 2012

Early New Hampshire Election Results Put Romney in the Lead

Early New Hampshire Election Results Put Romney in the Lead

With 2 precincts reporting, coming from Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location, the current results of the Republican primary in New Hampshire are… Mitt Romney………….. 7 votes   (37%) Ron Paul……………… 5 votes   (26%) Jon Huntsman………… 4 votes   (21%) Newt Gingrich…………… 2 votes  (10%) Rick Perry……………….. 1 […]

by · January 10, 2012 · 2 comments ·
New Hampshire: Four Primaries in One!

New Hampshire: Four Primaries in One!

Today’s vote in New Hampshire actually represents a collection of sub-contests. ROMNEY VS. ROMNEY:  It seems like Mitt Romney has this election in the bag, but he’s taking some heat in recent days and the real question is how big of a win this is […]

by · January 10, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Quick Hits: NH Primary Day

Quick Hits: NH Primary Day

WINNING BOTH?  The pundits on ‘Morning Joe’ and every other chat show temporarily based in New Hampshire today are talking about Mitt Romney’s victory in Iowa and the historical significance that comes with sweeping both NH and Iowa.  But did Romney actually win Iowa?  Seems […]

by · January 10, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Obama Campaign Appears to Have Forgotten About New Hampshire Primary

Obama Campaign Appears to Have Forgotten About New Hampshire Primary

For obvious reasons, most news coverage of the 2012 New Hampshire presidential primaries focuses on the Republican contest.  It’s business as usual in the Granite State, with only one candidate in the Democratic running. Or maybe not quite so usual — because that one candidate […]

by · January 5, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Surprise: Rick Perry Looks to Continue Campaign in South Carolina!

Surprise: Rick Perry Looks to Continue Campaign in South Carolina!

Michele Bachmann is currently making an announcement that she will suspend her campaign for President after a 5% showing in Iowa last night.   The real reason she’s bowing out, most assume, is that her campaign is dead broke and she’s unwilling to spend personal funds […]

by · January 4, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Significant Number of Uncommitted Delegates in Iowa Democratic Caucuses

Significant Number of Uncommitted Delegates in Iowa Democratic Caucuses

Occupy Iowa and Healthcare NOT Warfare had been attempting to organize a protest vote for a slate of uncommitted, progressive delegates in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses.  With most eyes on the super-tight Republican contest, it’s hard to find any complete results for the Democratic caucuses.   In […]

by · January 4, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Screw Iowa: There’s No Reason for Any Candidate to Drop Out After Tonight

Screw Iowa: There’s No Reason for Any Candidate to Drop Out After Tonight

Pundits are doing their quadrennial roasting of Iowa today, in advance of the state’s first in the nation caucuses. One of my favorites thus far has been Jonah Goldberg’s piece for USA Today: There’s been a lot of chatter in recent weeks that if Texas […]

by · January 3, 2012 · 1 comment ·
Rand Paul Shoots Down Notion of Ron Paul Third Party Bid

Rand Paul Shoots Down Notion of Ron Paul Third Party Bid

Senator Rand Paul tossed some cold water on supports who hoped the Texas Congressman might continue his bid outside of the Republican Party if he’s unsuccessful in winning the GOP nomination.   Being interviewed by Paul Westcott on New Hampshire’s WGIR-AM while campaigning on behalf of […]

by · January 3, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Richardson Joins Call for Uncommitted Slate in Iowa Caucus

Richardson Joins Call for Uncommitted Slate in Iowa Caucus

On Saturday, during in an appearance on WSUM 91.7, the University of Wisconsin’s student radio station located in Madison, Darcy Richardson encouraged his supporters in neighboring Iowa to come out and caucus for the Occupy Iowa and Healthcare NOT Warfare efforts to elect a slate […]

by · January 2, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Gary Johnson Gets $42,000 Birthday Present

Gary Johnson Gets $42,000 Birthday Present

Newly minted Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson’s campaign appears to have collected about $42,000 over the weekend.   Playing on the fact that January 1 is the former governor’s birthday, his campaign put up a splash page on the GaryJohnson2012.com website asking people to donate as a […]

by · January 2, 2012 · 1 comment ·