(Reuters) – A Venezuelan court charged retired General Antonio Rivero on Monday with inciting post-election violence in the latest political flash point in the bitterly divided nation. Opposition leaders say Rivero, a member of the Popular Will movement that is a driving force of Venezuela’s opposition coalition, became new President …
Why fears that Republicans will gerrymander the Electoral College are overblown. Sound the alarm! Democrats are on high alert! Josh Marshall calls it a big, big deal. Eric Kleefeld says if the blueprint were in place last November, the GOP would have “stolen 2012 for Mitt Romney.” Steve Benen of …
Fox News didn’t renew its contract with Sarah Palin but hired former Democratic congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich as an on-air analyst. Rob Tornoe is eager to consign the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential hopeful to obscurity, while Jeff Darcy thinks obscurity might have been the better …
A supporter of Moon Jae-in, former human rights lawyer and presidential candidate of the main opposition Democratic United Party, poses during an election campaign in central Seoul, Saturday. via Photos of the Weekend 12/16 – The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com.
When will the Secret Service stop protecting Mitt Romney? Barack Obama’s win in Tuesday’s election means that Mitt Romney (whose Secret Service code name is Javelin) will no longer be entitled to government bodyguards. How long does the Secret Service continue to protect the losing candidate after a presidential election? …
America heads to the polls in a matter of days and the presidential candidates are traveling all over the United States, trying to make one more case for being our choice as President of the United States. Last month, Gadling introduced readers to the new Travel Channel show, “Travel Like …
So how are you enjoying Debate Season, people? As compared to the prior Convention Season. Or that little patch in between that has now become known as Reducing Expectations Season. And before that, of course, there was Primary Season, and, before that, the French and Indian War. On Wednesday night, …
JetBlue aims to comfort losing voters NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (UPI) — A contest by New York-based JetBlue Airways is offering voters the chance to temporarily escape the country if their presidential candidate doesn’t win. The Election Protection promotion, which began Wednesday, allows customers to visit the airline’s website and …
Paul Ryan’s selection as Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential candidate is subjecting him to all manner of strange new indignities, such as questions about public policy that are different than those that his own press staff would have written. The Washington Post reported this weekend that Ryan has opposed bipartisan compromises to …
Our topic for today is: When Bad Things Happen to Mitt Romney. Really, it’s been the worst run of disasters this side of the Mayan calendar. The Republicans’ woes started last Friday, when Ann and Mitt filmed a TV interview in which they entertained the kind of personal questions that …
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is mobbed at rallies by ecstatic women who press close to touch him and leave scratches on his arms and neck. Some shout “Marry me!” to the single 40-year-old who’s trying to unseat President Hugo Chavez in next month’s hotly contested vote. …
A video of Presidential candidate Mitt Romney calling President Obama’s supporters “dependent” generated controversy yesterday. Milt Prigee thinks Romney made a fatal error, while Mike Lane thinks the vulturous media is quick to prey on every mistake. Milt Priggee/miltpriggee.compoliticalcartoons.com Mike Lane/Cagle Cartoonspoliticalcartoons.com Double Take ‘Toons: Losing Our Heads : NPR.