Historic Night: Lowest percentage for Iowa winner... ever!
Wow. One thing we know for sure about tonight's Iowa Caucus result is that the "winner" will have gotten the lowest ever percentage of the vote in Caucus history- and that goes for both the Democratic...
View ArticleIowa Caucus on the Radio: The Campfire on Netroots Radio, Tonight!
It's Iowa Caucus Night! "The Iowa Caucus Campfire with Steve and Fripp", is on! Tues. 10 – Midnight Left Kos time! Tonight: the unexpected frothy explosion of Santorum, the "place" of Romney, "tire...
View ArticleSantorum: A "Frothy Mix" of Pain for Romney and Obama
I just watched Rick Santorum's Iowa caucus victory speech -- or what was essentially a victory speech, and not only that but an introduction speech to the American people.I am worried. He is going to...
View ArticleDemographic bomb: Iowa loses 11,000 Republicans in 4 years
Yes, Iowa was close. Yes, Newt finished fourth, which is where John McCain finished in Iowa four years ago.Here's what the media won't report: Iowa is losing Republicans like crazy. At least, they're...
View ArticleLet's just get this straight about Iowa
Mitt is the big LOSER of the night. There's no other way to spin it.This is a guy who thought he could completely SKIP Iowa and skate his way to the coronation nomination. He was FORCED into Iowa by...
View ArticleAmerica is off-track -- yes, we are!!
Early Wednesday morning, 4 January. Just listened to comments by Mitt Romney following the Iowa Caucuses. Mitt is using what I am certain is the Republicans' 2012 theme: "America is off track! We...
View ArticleIowa Caucus Results and the Overlooked Latino Voter
The first chapter on the road to the presidential election of 2012 was written Tuesday in Iowa without even a Latino voter footnote.At midnight CST the Iowa Republican Caucus race was too close to call...
View ArticleThe Big One for Sanctumrectum: Holy Crap!
What do the results of the Iowa Caucuses portend for us all?
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Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert cover the Iowa caucus
Sadly, due to my work schedule, I am no longer able to do the transcripts for these Daily Show and Colbert Report segments. :-( I still want to post the highlights from these shows, in hopes they can...
View ArticleIowa GOP Vote Fraud? By the Iowa GOP?
Calling Hans Von Spakovsky! Calling Hans Von Spakovsky! Apparently the Mittens campaign and the Iowa GOP must be using the counting methods that the GOP so abhors in vote tallying to have, to put it...
View ArticleBreaking: Santorum certified as winner in Iowa
The Des Moines Register reports the certified results:There are too many holes in the certified totals from the Iowa caucuses to know for certain who won, but Rick Santorum wound up with a 34-vote...
View ArticleRick Perry takes makeover tips from teen romantic comedies
OK, the headline and story itself are eye-rolling but not particularly noteworthy:Rick Perry attempts to rebrand image in Iowa visitDES MOINES — The governor of the nation's second most-populous state...
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Live updates from the anti-LGBT, anti-immigrant Family Leadership Summit
The third annual Family Leadership Summit is being held today, hosted by Bob Vander Plaats and various extreme right-wing organizations. The Summit has become an opportunity for every conservative...
View ArticleRick Perry steals Bill Clinton's 2004 'Send Me' riff
Watching Rick Perry 2.0 get Biblical on his audience this weekend in Iowa has some conservatives seeing starbursts again. "Dressed all in black, Governor Rick Perry took the podium at the Family...
View ArticleWhy Iowans are so un-Iowan
Read an article over at Real Clear Politics by Mark Salter titled Why the Iowa Caucuses are so un-Iowan where he essentially says: Caucuses bring out the crazies and give Iowa a bad name because what...
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Scott Walker, Republican porn star
In the span of just two weeks, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has catapulted into Republican superstar status. Mitt Romney's premature withdrawal from the 2016 presidential race cracked open the doors for...
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Ouch! Scott Walkers Very Bad Week (+ news dump)
Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. Things haven't been quite so rosy for Wisconsin absentee Dictator Governor Scott Walker (R-I ♥ Billionaires) this week. Bwahahahaha! Even better, the media is...
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'Screams from My Father' by Ted Cruz
Just in time for Easter, Republican White House hopeful Ted Cruz (R-TX) has declared his ticket for 2016 will be the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Of course, the players in his Trinity have been...
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