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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider
Romney's Michigan Focus
It's not hard to figure out what state is the highest priority right now for Mitt Romney, as he heads Thursday to Michigan for several days of campaigning, trying to prevent what would be an embarrassing defeat in the state where his father was once the Governor. Romney goes to ...
30 Minutes of Newt
Newt Gingrich's campaign announced today that it is buying 30 minute blocks of air time on television stations in order to show a lengthy speech by Gingrich about how his plans would result in lower gasoline prices. From a Gingrich press release: "The answer to Governor Romney’s 30 second attack ...
Super Tuesday Muddle
In baseball, if you get a hit three out of every ten at bats, you are considered to be a fairly good hitter. But will .300 work for Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday in early March? When you look at the Super Tuesday map, there are three states that stand ...
Paul Knocks Santorum
Rick Santorum is now being hit in ads by both Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, as Paul has unveiled a new attack that blasts Santorum's voting record in Congress, labeling the former Pennsylvania Senator a "fake" conservative. "The truth about Rick Santorum's conservative credentials," said the Paul campaign as they ...
Obama Jabs Romney & Santorum
With new poll numbers showing more strength for Rick Santorum in the GOP race for the White House, the Obama-Biden campaign reached out today to tweak both Santorum and Mitt Romney on spending issues, accusing the Republican duo of backing plans that would add massive amounts to the budget deficit, ...
The GOP Race
The Republican race for the White House continues to be filled with intrigue, one week before two key races in Arizona and Michigan and just two weeks until Super Tuesday, as Rick Santorum tries to keep his momentum in the fight to stop Mitt Romney's quest for the GOP nomination. ...
GOP Debate Collapse
Once word got out that Mitt Romney and Ron Paul were not going to participate in the final debate before Super Tuesday, the gathering in Atlanta quickly collapsed, leaving just one GOP debate on the schedule in the next few weeks. “Mitt Romney and Ron Paul told the Georgia Republican ...
Payroll Tax Cut Extension Conference Report
Are you someone who feels like lawmakers in Congress should read all legislation before voting on it? Well, here is your chance to wade through the deal that both parties agreed to on extension of the payroll tax cut, long term jobless benefits and much more. What's below isn't the ...
Romney to Skip Georgia Debate?
Officials in the Georgia Republican Party are putting out word this afternoon that Mitt Romney is not going to participate in a GOP debate set for March 1 in Atlanta. The debate, sponsored by CNN, is being co-sponsored by the Georgia GOP and the Ohio Republican Party. It is the ...
Messy Week in Congress
There are times when the party in power in the Congress keeps the trains running on time, as all kinds of bills fly through the House and Senate. And then there are times when getting certain legislation approved is like herding cats in a Wyoming pasture. This is one of ...
Santorum Goes "Rombo"
Rick Santorum's campaign has started running a television ad in Michigan that attacks Mitt Romney for going negative in the GOP race for the White House. The ad features a Romney look-alike shooting mud pellets at a cardboard cutout of Santorum. It's called "Rombo." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtOcrS6axnE The Santorum ad comes a ...
Those Wacky Delegate Rules
Some of you might remember from four years ago how the rules for Democratic Party delegates made the fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton even more interesting. Well, we might see the same thing in the GOP race for the White House this year. Let's take two Super Tuesday ...
Selling the Obama Budget
There's nothing quite like the full court press that is undertaken by a White House after the introduction of a President's budget. You flood Capitol Hill with top cabinet and agency officials and then the President heads on the road to tout certain items. And both parties do their best ...
Read the Obama Budget
Over the last few years, I have heard a lot of people talk about how lawmakers in the Congress should "read the bill" before voting on it. It would be nice to see more people "read the budget" as well. So, here are some links so you can paw through ...
GOP Payroll Tax Cut Switch
While most people were focusing on the details of President Obama's latest budget plan, House Republican leaders suddenly shifted positions on extending a payroll tax cut, announcing they would push a bill that extends the plan through the end of this year without cuts to pay for it. "This is ...
Payroll Tax Backup Plan
House Republican leaders signaled on Monday that they are ready to give up on their demand that Congress approve spending cuts to offset the cost of extending a payroll tax cut through the end of the year, as GOP leaders blamed Democrats for refusing to agree to any bid to ...
The Obama Budget
President Obama's new budget plan for Fiscal Year 2013 is somewhat like a rehash of recent budgets from this administration, as it doesn't bring the nation close to a balanced budget and repeats a number of new tax plans on high income earners that have gone nowhere in the Congress. ...
Obama Truth Team
In the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama's aides created a web site called "Fight the Smears," which was intended to push back against various attack lines in that race for the White House. In 2012, the Obama-Biden camp has come up with a similar effort, this time labeled "Truth Team." The ...
The Campaign Map Expands
The Republican race for President has now entered a new phase where no longer can the candidates, their campaigns and the news media focus on just one state, as the political battlefield expands dramatically over the next few weeks. And it begs an important question - where do you go? ...
Maine and Beyond
After another head shaking week in the GOP race for the White House, the focus now turns to Maine - the Pine Tree State - as Republicans on Saturday night will announce the results of GOP caucuses in that state, non-binding contests which have been going on for the past ...
