Tag Archives: Election 2012

Confirmed: Murray Energy Was Completely Full of Crap All Along

Posted on January 25, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

Murray Energy, the Big Coal company that fired numerous employees after President Obama won re-election, is rehiring almost all of those who were fired. Throughout the 2012 presidential election, Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray used his employees as a political … Continue reading →

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They Aren’t Hiding It

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

Yes, the Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives in 2012 thanks to gerrymandering, and they’re very proud of this fact. In the memo — titled “How a Strategy of Targeting State Legislative Races in 2010 Led to a … Continue reading →

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Rick Scott: I Had Nothing To Do With That Bill I Signed Into Law

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

As you may recall, voting in the state of Florida on election day was a convoluted mess. Some people reportedly waited in line until nearly 2 a.m. to cast their votes. And now Governor Rick Scott would like you to … Continue reading →

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Michele Bachmann’s Rasputin

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 11:47 am by Bob Cesca

This is kinda weird and creepy: Michele Bachmann’s high-profile debate coach, Brett O’Donnell, developed an “unnatural” and “Rasputin-like” relationship with his candidate during her failed 2012 presidential campaign, another former aide told BuzzFeed, a charge O’Donnell denies. Peter Waldron, an … Continue reading →

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The First Since 1956 to Win 51% Twice

Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

The final count is in, and President Obama is the first presidential candidate since Eisenhower to win 51% of the vote twice. via Bloomberg Eight weeks after the Nov. 6 presidential election, a revised vote count in New York shows … Continue reading →

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“The Worst Candidate in History”

Posted on December 27, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Tea Party Nation finally tells us what they really think — that Mitt Romney was the “worst candidate in history.” Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips on Thursday disputed that President Obama claimed a mandate in November’s election, arguing that … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Responsiblity

Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

This is one part hilarious and one part depressing. According to Buzzfeed, the media is now fighting what’s left of the Romney campaign because the campaign has reportedly grossly over-billed organizations for the campaign’s own mismanagement. For example, on Oct. … Continue reading →

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Eric Holder Supports National Voting Standards

Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:47 pm by Bob Cesca

I love this: Attorney General Eric Holder said during a speech on Tuesday night at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library that it’s time to consider setting national standards for how elections should be handled. “A recent study by the … Continue reading →

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Halperin ‘Doubles Down’ with Sequel to ‘Game Change’

Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:25 am by Bob Cesca

The title of the new Halperin book about the election contains the most annoying, hackish and over-used political colloquialism of 2012. Total shocker coming from a hackish and over-used nothing like Halperin: Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, who wrote the … Continue reading →

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GOP Strategist Admits to Republican Voter Suppression

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 2:00 pm by Bob Cesca

Confirming what we already knew, here’s Republican consultant Scott Tranter (warning — link contains auto-play video): “A lot of us are campaign officials — or campaign professionals — and we want to do everything we can to help our side. … Continue reading →

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