Tag Archives: Enthusiasm

“Storm Relief”

Posted on November 4, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Mike Keefe In other news, President Obama and former President Clinton attended the largest political event in New Hampshire history today with a record 14,000 in attendance, surpassing the previous record of 8,500 previously set by the president. … Continue reading →

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Romney Fever is Spreading

Posted on September 21, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

It’s spreading to Governor Scott Walker. “I thought (picking Ryan) was a signal that this guy (Romney) was getting serious, he’s getting bold, it’s not necessarily even a frustration over the way Paul Ryan’s been used but rather in the … Continue reading →

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Romney Fever

Posted on July 7, 2012 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

John Boehner has Romney Fever. “Can you make me love Mitt Romney?” “No,” Boehner said. “Listen, we’re just politicians. I wasn’t elected to play God. The American people probably aren’t going to fall in love with Mitt Romney. I’ll tell … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

Only 33,000 Republicans turned out to vote in this weekend’s Nevada caucus. That’s less than 10% of the 400,000 registered Republicans in Nevada. And for comparison’s sake, 116,000 Democrats voted in the 2008 Nevada Democratic caucus. Chief Romney surrogate John … Continue reading →

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The Enthusiasm Gap

Posted on June 30, 2011 at 6:20 pm by JM Ashby

Democrats often have problems with voter apathy and lackluster levels of enthusiasm, but nothing compared to this! According to a new NYTimes/CBS poll, 71% of Republicans would like to see someone new enter the Republican presidential race, and only 23% … Continue reading →

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Bottoming Out

Posted on May 21, 2011 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

Even though Donald Trump has exited the race for the Republican presidential nomination, he’s still managing to be the gift that keeps on giving for Democrats by sucking a massive amount of enthusiasm out of the sails of the Tea … Continue reading →

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