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Nov30
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As we alluded to earlier this week, Ron Paul's high amount of cash on hand raises some questions about his future political ambitions that earns this week's Friday Look. Paul flat ruled out an independent bid for President at Wednesday night's debate: Many pundits and bloggers alike, including yours truly, had speculated on the possibilities of Ron Paul in the general election either as an independent or third party candidate. But after demonstrating in the above clip that he is a proud Republican, we think he may have his sights set somewhere else... the world's most deliberative body.
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Nov30
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Cranky Greg points to a great video from the Onion:...
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In what is a worst nightmare scenario for campaign workers, a man with a bomb strapped to his chest has taken over one of Hillary Clinton's campaign offices in Rochester, NH. He is demanding to speak with Clinton and is...
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While everyone was distracted by the debate on Wednesday, a new Iowa poll came out that puts Mike Huckabee in the lead for the first time: Survey of 839 Likely GOP Caucus ParticipantsNovember 26-27, 2007 Huckabee 28% Romney 25% Giuliani...
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Completing a one-two punch with the abortionists, the Log Cabin Republicans are out with a new radio ad in Iowa attacking Mitt Romney. And it features a quote from a familiar pol......
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The hits just keep on coming for Rudy Giuliani. There have been more revelations on what we first reported on yesterday. Via ABC News, Giuliani used the NYPD as a "Personal Taxi Service": Well before it was publicly known he...
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Nov29
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The Republican Majority for Choice, a group I consider the most unprincipled group in Washington and rate well below the Democratic Party (at least there are Democrats who respect life), is airing an ad attacking Romney for his shifting positions...
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First Read points to a new poll in South Carolina:Romney 17% Thompson 15% Huckabee 13% Giuliani 9% Undecided 28% This is bad news for the former front runners in the race, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. Romney is beginning to run into diminishing...
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Last night's debate was Mike Huckabee's moment, and we're calling Huckabee the undisputed winner. Huckabee was given his much due face time and responded to every question thoughtfully and, most importantly, compassionately. He portrayed himself as pious man of principle...
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The bad news just keeps on coming for Rudy Giuliani. The Politico is out with a pretty shocking story about Rudy Giuliani and some shady accounting practices during his tenure as mayor:As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city...
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Nov28
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In what seems to be a case of 'he said, he said,' a "Romney supporter" penned an angry column aimed at Mitt Romney for comments he made at a fundraiser: I asked Mr. Romney whether he would consider including qualified...
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Fred Thompson is out with a pair of new bio ads. Marie:Service: The ads highlight his background as a crime fighter, an image that up to this point has been monopolized by another former federal prosecutor in the race. This...
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Tonight is the Republican CNN/YouTube debate, and it could be Mike Huckabee's moment. If you'll recall, this is the debate that was almost cancelled because Mitt Romney objected to having to answer questions from a snowman. This is the first...
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Per SaveTucker.org, conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson's popular political show Tucker is slated to be cancelled by MSNBC:This decision by MSNBC will silence a conservative voice, part of a move by MSNBC to swing left and become "FOX for...
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Nov27
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A tragedy hit the sports world today as Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died today from a gunshot wound. He was 24 years old.Taylor, who had a tumultuous past, was shot during an attempted robbery in his Miami home on...
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The AFP is reporting on a new round of riots in France. If you recall, the last time there were riots of this scope was in 2005.They are being carried out by young people of minority descent, mainly Arab and...
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Marc Ambinder has the ad buys of Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney for the coming week in New Hampshire starting tomorrow:Rudy Giuliani Boston -- 400 points $319,000 Burlington-Plattsburgh -- 550 points $43,995 Manchester -- 560 points $173,965 Portland-Auburn -- 450...
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Dennis Hof has endorsed Ron Paul for President. And who is Dennis Hof? The owner of the Moonlite BunnyRanch, a local Carson City brothel.Hof has his prostitutes solicit $1 and $5 contributions from customers and ask for their votes. I...
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Nov26
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Mark your calenders, January 8th is the date of the New Hampshire Primary. New Hampshire state law requires that its primary be first-in-the nation and held 7 days before any other primary. With Michigan finalizing its primary at Jan. 15,...
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As people were eating leftovers and settling down to watch some football over the weekend, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney resumed the rhetorical war they've been waging. Romney, per the Washington Post: [Romney] then proceeded to link Giuliani to Clinton on...
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Trent Lott, perhaps the greatest Republican politician of recent decades, has announced today that he will resign before the end of the year.Lott, the current Senate Minority Whip and former Senate Majority Leader, is best known for his remarks that...
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As First Read puts it, "welcome to the first tier, Mike Huckabee":While Huckabee's first ad was a bit silly and a bit questionable, this one wastes no time getting right to the point. It opens with his statement about his...
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Nov21
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The AP has a story about a new breakthrough in adult stem cell research and how it could benefit the Republican Party.For the first time, scientists created stem cells without destroying a human embryo. Stem cells can transform into any...
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The Washington Post has a new Iowa poll that has Mike Huckabee inching ever closer to Mitt Romney: Huckabee's gains were concentrated among the party's conservative core. He saw a 28-percentage-point jump in support from evangelical Protestants, to 44 percent,...
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I'm amazed to see it, but some truth about an issue actually made its way out in the ongoing, and oftentimes busy, debate over illegal immigration. This summarizes why the issue is so complex that it can't be broken down...
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Nov20
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Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are at it again, this time trading barbs over illegal immigration.Giuliani's camp is out with a creative new series called MITT'S FITTS complete with Romney's record on immigration:“Campaign Trail Mitt Romney’s newfound interest in illegal...
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Chuck Grassley, the very influential Iowa Republican Senator, gave his thoughts on the race and made some predictions. He said Mitt Romney would finish first because of his money, followed by Mike Huckabee because of his appeal:"Romney's got a state-to-state...
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Nov19
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Per Jonathan Martin:Romney: 33 McCain: 18 Giuliani: 16 Paul: 8 Huckabee: 5 Thompson: 4 What stands out the most is the effect of Ron Paul's advertising, who has gone from being an asterisk a few months ago to a candidate...
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Followers of this blog should know we're sports fans here at ElephantBiz, and hat tip to Jonathan Martin for providing a link to RealClearSports, a sports blog modeled after a familiar site....
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Per the AP, democracy is once getting rolled back in Pakistan. President and General Pervez Musharraf, , has just been reelected. That is, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has cleared his reelection. Musharraf was reelected Oct. 6, after which time...
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One of Rudy Giuliani's hometown papers has a look this morning at the developing Rudy vs. Mitt narrative:Romney calls Giuliani a big spender who presided over a "sanctuary city" for illegal immigrants, and says the former mayor can't rally Republicans...
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Nov18
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On the heels of the NRLC endorsing Fred Thompson this week, Mike Huckabee was on the Sunday circuit using the language of the pro-life movement and sharpening his critique of Thompson:"It's the logic of the Civil War," Huckabee said Sunday,...
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Mike Huckabee will be out with his first television ad of the election tomorrow that features a special guest:The ad is set to air Iowa, though the size of the buy is unknown. The smaller the buy the more likely...
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Nov16
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While we don't like to make predictions here at ElephantBiz, we will guarantee that when the dust settles in the Republican primary on Feb. 5 there will be two candidates left standing; one from the South and one from the North.
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Jonathan Martin points to a new Iowa poll from the American Research Group which has Mike Huckabee at 24% even closer to Mitt Romney at 26%: Likely Republican Caucus Goers Nov 10-14 Giuliani 11% Huckabee 24% Hunter 1% Keyes...
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Nov15
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Mitt Romney's camp, using a strategy often employed by self-funding candidates, sucessfully stonewalled the Dec. 4 Iowa debate into cancellation. Romney's advantage in Iowa comes from being able to maximize paid media, and denying free media to his opponents is...
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Nov14
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The Thompson camp is out with a hard hitting release in response to a high-profile Romney supporter's ludicrous suggestion that Thompson got the NRLC endorsement based on a bribe. They also included a pretty impressive piece of opposition research: "Gov....
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While the Iowa front runners exchange words on illegal immigration, Fred Thompson is continuing his aerial bombardment in Iowa with a new ad highlighting the issue: The recent Iowa poll puts Thompson in a precarious position. With first or second...
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"I think Mitt Romney would rather keep people out of college so they can keep working on his lawn."On the heels of a great poll, Mike Huckabee is capitalizing on his momentum. Romney had been calling out Huckabee by name,...
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National Right to Life's endorsement of Fred Thompson reflects a pragmatic way of thinking. From their point-of-view, there is a pro-abortion candidate in this race that must be defeated. Thus they went with the candidate with the best chance of...
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Nov13
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Mitt Romney started calling Mike Huckabee out by name on the campaign trail and people started listening. Per Marc Ambinder, a new Iowa poll brings bad news for Mitt Romney. Mike Huckabee, who has not aired a single television ad,...
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We find this whole business about Hillary Clinton's camp planting a questioner(s) that has captivated the mainstream media a bit amusing. That's because planting questioners is pretty standard practice. Every campaign attempts to control the candidate's image and message, while...
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In what feels more like an issue ad than a presidential campaign ad, Tom Tancredo is up with his first commercial in Iowa:...
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In what has become clear to everyone following the race, Rudy Giuliani's camp today took time out to calm the peanut press gallery and reaffirm their committment to ignoring the Triumvirate states and concentrating on Feb. 5:“We have a recognition...
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Nov12
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ElephantBiz wants to give a THANK YOU to all our veterans today. The presidential candidates also celebrated Veteran's Day showcasing a number of different ways to pay tribute.John McCain is up with a 12 minute biographical video that details the...
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Per Marc Ambinder, National Right to Life will endorse Thompson tomorrow. This is big news for Thompson who had been coming under attacks from the media and opponents for being pro-abortion; despite his 100% pro-life voting record. National Right to...
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Bill Lacy, long time adviser and campaign manager for Fred Thompson, sat down with Human Events to discuss his candidate and campaign strategy: Lacy contends that Thompson is “exactly where he wants to be” He says that Thompson still registers...
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Nov10
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Ron Paul sat down for a Q&A with The Bulletin where they gave him rave reviews. They went as far as to classify him as a top-tier candidate and while we wouldn't go that far, we do recommend reading the...
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Nov 9
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In a general election matchup, Huckabee could out-flank Clinton with populists. Even though the loudest populist voice right now is withdrawl from Iraq, Clinton has already said she isn't going to do that and for all intents and purposes is the same as Huckabee on the war. And with Huckabee speaking in populist language, he could win their hearts and minds; if not their votes. Thus they wouldn't support Clinton or even run a third party in the same way Christian conservatives would react to Rudy Giuliani.
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In response to Mitt Romney's new fundraising push, the DNC is auctioning off a Mitt Romney Flip Flop Kit on eBay:Mitt Romney's Flip Flops on issues ranging from abortion, immigration, tax cuts, the Reagan administration, gay rights, campaign finance reform,...
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Nov 8
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A new poll in Parents magazine brings up the issue of trust. Trust is one of the most important aspects of reputation and no politician want to be in a spot where the voters feel that they can't trust them....
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First Read points to new poll results that undermines Giuliani's general election electability argument:A three-way Clinton-Giuliani-Pat Buchanan contest is 44%-35%-12%. What that tells McInturff is that an anti-abortion third-party candidate has the capacity to shift a large portion of voters...
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Nov 7
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While we don't generally put a lot of stock in endorsements here at ElephantBiz, there are two important ones today. John McCain has won the Sam Brownback primary, and televangelist and one-time presidential candidate Pat Robertson endorsed Rudy Giuliani.Brownback chose...
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Nov 6
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In an ad that feels like a scene out of the West Wing, Fred Thompson is out with his first television ads to run in Iowa. There is a 30 and 60 second version of it (60 sec below). Click...
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Today is election day, in Kentucky and Mississippi. And in Kentucky, the Republican Party is poised to lose the Governorship to Democrat Steve Beshear. Ernie Fletcher is the Republican incumbent running for reelection. His Administration has been plagued by scandal...
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Mitt Romney has dropped a mail piece in Iowa that takes a subtle dig at Rudy Giuliani on immigration. He does not mention Giuliani specifically by name, but touts that he wants to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities like...
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Nov 5
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Ron Paul, without lifting a finger, is turning the conventional wisdom of raising money on its head and proving once again his grassroots support and his viability as a major candidate. He has raised more than $2 million online since...
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UPDATE: Volunteer Voters has the video. As reported earlier, Mike Huckabee hit Fred Thompson for his comments over the weekend. Thompson wasted no time in responding and defending his record on FOX:I don’t need to justify myself to the Governor....
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Marc Ambinder has some interesting analysis that looks at the potential of the Republican primary extending until March:Mitt Romney wins Iowa; Mike Huckabee is second; Rudy Giuliani is third; Fred Thompson is fourth.Giuliani wins New Hampshire, followed by Romney or...
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Following Fred Thompson's appearance on Meet the Press yesterday, Mike Huckabee took the opportunity to take a shot at Thompson:"Senator Thompson's comments on 'Meet the Press' were disappointing and disheartening for those who were expecting him to be a solid...
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Nov 4
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Disturbing news from Pakistan where General and President Pervez Musharraf is taking steps to solidify his power:President Gen. Pervez Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution and deployed troops in the capital Saturday, declaring that rising Islamic extremism had forced him to take...
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Nov 3
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I wanted to take a minute away from politics to urge you to support Wikipedia. Wikipedia is my home page and I am a big fan of wiki technology. I believe it is one of the most important developments in human...
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Nov 2
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No Republican wants to go negative and be painted as the first one to violate Ronald Reagan's hallowed 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican." However, they will, and getting personal is a bellwhether that negative ads are on the way. The candidates are attacking on the ground to soften up the electorate for the bevy of negative ads that are coming in the air.
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The Florida Politics Buzz has some intereseting observations from Jeb Bush on the Presidential candidates:Rudy Giuliani: "Direct, sees the world the way it is, and he's direct and he communicates well and he has high energy and tremendous personality." Fred...
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Mitt Romney, taking the pose as the frontrunner of the GOP race is up with a negative ad against Hillary Clinton: No candidate wants to be seen as going negative against their own party first, however against the other party,...
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Nov 1
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A new poll in South Carolina has Fred Thompson leading followed closely by Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Per Jonathan Martin: Thompson: 17.9% Giuliani: 16.5% Romney: 16.5% McCain: 9.2% Huckabee: 5.4% Undecided: 29.9% This is good news for Thompson who's...
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So Colbert's short-lived run for the Presidency has come to an end. According to the Palmetto Scoop, the South Carolina Democratic Party has denied Colbert's request to be on the ballot because he's not a "viable" candidate...whatever that means. Consequently,...
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McCain is adding another ad into the rotation in New Hampshire. To date, only three candidates have gone up on air in New Hampshire and it reflects who are likely to finish in the top four in New Hampshire: Ron...
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