Ron Paul plans to skip Florida. Will his strategy backfire?
2012 Elections Monday, January 23rd, 2012
By Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor If you live in Florida, expect to see a lot of advertisements in the coming week for Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich – but not Ron Paul. The Texas congressman is still in the race, and will be debating his opponents (including Mr. Romney, Mr. Gingrich, and Rick [...]
2012 Elections Friday, January 20th, 2012
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Columbia, S.C.— Karen Martin was one of the original tea partyers in a state that helped birth the movement. One of her biggest achievements was helping Nikki Haley beat the old-boy network to become governor. So when Haley threw her support behind Mitt Romney’s presidential bid, [...]
2012 Elections, Breaking News, Headlines Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, run neck-and-neck with President Obama in a general-election matchup, according to a new CBS News poll released late on Monday that shows the two front-runners in Tuesday’s New Hampshire GOP primary running stronger against the president than their fellow Republicans.
Johnson the Libertarian could snag some of state’s electoral votes
2012 Elections Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
With former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson expected to announce Wednesday his bid for the Libertarian Party nomination for president, some wonder whether that could make Johnson a real contender for New Mexico’s five electoral votes.
Paul criticizes Dems & GOP, elevates tea party, Occupy movement
2012 Elections Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul rolled out some equal opportunity scorn late Thursday in Iowa, criticizing Democrats and Republicans while elevating the concerns of the tea party and Occupy Wall Street movements.
2012 Elections, Breaking News Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Despite his mantra to stay “positive,” Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich took a swipe at rival Ron Paul on Thursday, suggesting that the Texas congressman’s political base consists of “people who want to legalize drugs.”
Activism, Headlines Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Congressman Ron Paul seems the perfect fit for true conservatives, however he was once considered the crazy uncle in the corner of the room. Now that his popularity has swelled putting him in the forefront of the GOP race for President of the United States, conservatives are taking another look. As Americans realized much of what he has been saying over the years has come true, they realize he may not be as crazy as once thought. Many in the GOP have despised Ron Paul and his supporters, however many are starting to carry a different tune. In the 2008 Presidential race, Paul was nearly laughed off the stage when he spoke about the economy and the blowback effect of our foreign policy.
Gary Johnson:’I'm seriously thinking of running as a Libertarian’
2012 Elections, Breaking News Thursday, December 15th, 2011
By Michele Kirk, BIZPAC Review BizPac Review asked Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson how he feels about the lack of media coverage and Republican support he has experienced in his run for the presidential nomination. What does he plans to do about it? Watch the interview here: http://www.bizpacreview.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=58610&returnTo=news
Tea Partiers Reject Beck’s Claim That Support of Gingrich Is Racial
Activism, Headlines Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
By Judson Berger | FoxNews.com Glenn Beck is catching heat from the Tea Party movement that he helped champion — and helped champion him — after suggesting Tea Partiers who support Newt Gingrich over President Obama would do so only because Gingrich is white. The former Fox News host made the comments in an interview [...]
Christine O’Donnell endorses Mitt Romney
2012 Elections Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff DES MOINES — Tea Party favorite and unsuccessful Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell endorsed Mitt Romney for president yesterday, a rather surprising coup that the Romney camp hopes will bolster the former Massachusetts governor’s credibility with the Tea Party going into the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses. Explaining her pick, O’Donnell [...]