A candidate’s memoir. It’s a blazing hot Memorial Day weekend in Hermosa Beach, seven miles south of LAX, and the holiday festival has drawn thousands of people. It’s the kind of crowd a candidate craves in the closing days of a campaign. There are hands to shake, and the veteran pols have …
GAUHATI, India (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan went to the polls Saturday to elect a government in the country’s second parliamentary elections. Officials began counting the votes after polls closed, and the results were expected to be made public on Sunday, …
It’s kind of nice to have Mark Sanford back. Perhaps not if you’re from South Carolina. It is my strong impression that many South Carolinians are tired of their former governor, who so famously snuck off to Argentina for some extramarital recreation while his aides claimed he was camping on …
“Mitt Romney I think has an advantage, because he’s been through 20 of these debates in the primaries over the last year.” — Obama adviser Robert Gibbs, quoted by CNN. Quote of the Day.
When Ron Paul issued a statement saying “we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted,” many like John Deering took it that Paul had suspended his run, but his campaign has denied it. It’s crystal clear to Joel Pett why the Texas …
After Mitt Romney swept all five states in this week’s primaries, Newt Gingrich announced that he’s ready to suspend his campaign. Randy Bish thinks the GOP will be relieved, while Joe Heller reminds us that Ron Paul is still slugging his way to the 2012 elections. Double Take ‘Toons: …
Romney’s victories in Tuesday’s primaries leave him well ahead of challengers Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. John Darkow and Kate Palmer debate whether Romney is riding past his competition faster than an African, er, European swallow. Double Take ‘Toons: Just A Flesh Wound? : NPR.
A giant killer in 2010, it never came off the sidelines in the 2012 primaries—and may end up with the nominee it loves least. Now a Tea Party leader tells Patricia Murphy the movement is “dead” and “gone.” It was the great wildcard going into the 2012 election cycle. Republican …
South Carolina Republican Primaries are noted for two things; picking the party’s nominees and no-holds-barred tactics. R.J. Matson (with an assist from Antonio Prohias) sees the tradition of rough play continuing with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Bob Engelhart wonders whether their conflict could allow Ron Paul to fly to …
“Romney is not a conservative. He’s not, folks. You can argue with me all day long on that, but he isn’t… This isn’t personal, not with what country faces and so forth. I like him very much. I’ve spent some social time with him. He’s a fine guy. He’s very …
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he’s considering running in the primary for the Republican presidential nomination, but the real estate mogul didn’t vote in primary elections for more than two decades, according to the New York City Board of Elections. The possible GOP candidate voted in a primary …