Archive of entries posted on February 2012
Romney campaign slams crossover voting in Michigan
Mitt Romney’s campaign put together a conference call with reporters this afternoon, and in no uncertain terms, surrogates decried Rick Santorum’s appeals to crossover voters in Michigan. “I think what he did makes me feel like throwing up and unlike … Continue reading →
Republicans React to Dems Fleeing Iowa State House: UPDATED: Paulsen Reax
On a day when a Black History Month celebration was scheduled to take place at the State Capitol, all 40 Iowa House Democrats fled the building to protest two gun bills brought to the floor by Republicans. Democrat House Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed one of the bills would “alter the Iowa Constitution with extreme language [...]
Taking a Saturday off may have cut early voting short in Nashville
The Davidson County Election Commission was closed for early voting on Saturday, Feb. 18. Should it have been open? Citing a section of Tennessee Code Annotated, the Tennessee Department of State’s Division of Elections’ web site says, “All counties must … Continue reading →
As long as you’ve got an ounce of fight left in you, I’ll have a ton of fight left in me
President Obama spoke to the United Auto Workers about the choice he made to to bet on American workers and America’s auto industry – and why he knew he couldn’t follow Mitt Romney’s advice and “let Detroit go bankrupt.”
Democrats Flee State Capitol Over 2nd Amendment
Democrats in the Iowa House have fled the Iowa Capitol in protest of two bills that deal with Second Amendment issues. House Democrats claim that they were not given proper notice that the bills would be debated today. However, Republican Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer told the Des Moines Register, “Every member knows that anything that [...]
Governor Brown Misrepresenting Medi-Cal
By Anthony WrightHealth Access California Governor Brown is coming back from Washington, DC, from a series of meetings–with his fellow Governors, our U.S. Senators, our Congressional delegation, various Administration officials, and with Presiden…