Tag Archives: Election 2016

Let’s Give Karl Rove More Money So He Can Waste It

Posted on February 4, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

According to The New York Times, the Republican party’s biggest donors are banding together to fund the Conservative Victory Project, which is aimed at electing better candidates. And while that is a noble goal, they’ve already made their first mistake … Continue reading →

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Ohio Will Not Rig The Electoral College

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — Ohio’s top lawmakers said today that they do not support plans to alter the state’s winner-takes-all approach to the electoral college, much to the ire of RNC Chairman Reince Priebus who loves the idea. COLUMBUS, Ohio — … Continue reading →

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Chris Christie and Being Fat

Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:38 am by Bob Cesca

You probably heard about this awkward moment between Christie and interviewer Barbara Walters: “There are people who say that you couldn’t be president because you’re so heavy. What do you say to that?” “That’s ridiculous,” Christie shot back. “I mean, … Continue reading →

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Republican Strategy for 2016? Cheat the System.

Posted on December 8, 2012 at 9:22 am by Bob Cesca

Republicans are trying a new scam to rig the 2016 presidential election We know about voter ID and restricting voting hours and booths in Democratic precincts — moves by Republicans to keep Democrats from voting. Now they’re trying to rig … Continue reading →

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She’s Running

Posted on December 3, 2012 at 11:21 am by Bob Cesca

After attending a forum in DC where Hillary Clinton was the keynote speaker, The New Yorker‘s David Remnick strongly believes she will run for president in 2016. …there was much chatter about what Clinton would do after she steps down … Continue reading →

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Bush 45

Posted on November 23, 2012 at 1:24 pm by Bob Cesca

The Republicans would be just insane enough to try for a third Bush presidency. This time with Jeb: Mr. Bush is said by friends to be weighing financial and family considerations — between so many years in office and the … Continue reading →

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I Know It’s Way Too Early for This, But…

Posted on November 19, 2012 at 1:17 pm by Bob Cesca

The Democrats should be very worried about Chris Christie. Based on his performance during the Sandy disaster, it’s clear that Christie could not only win the support of most Republicans, but quite a few moderate Democrats as well. Unless the … Continue reading →

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Jindal Condemns Romney’s Latest Doofery

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 12:29 pm by Bob Cesca

It looks like the governor of Louisiana is going rogue. Jindal on Romney’s latest nonsense: “That is absolutely wrong,” Jindal told reporters in Las Vegas at the Republican Governors Association meeting. “Two points on that. One, we have got to … Continue reading →

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Republican Tokenism

Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:13 am by Bob Cesca

George Will thinks Marco Rubio will solve the party’s problems. “During the Republican nominating process, the party turned first to one person and then to another to try and avoid what turned out to be inevitable. If there’s a winner … Continue reading →

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The Route to Victory

Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jimmy Margulies In other news, Chris Christie kicked off his 2016 campaign today by saying the polls aren’t skewed, by inflating expectations for Mitt Romney’s debate performance, and distancing himself from Todd Akin. With friends like these…

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