Source: ABC News Radio, 5-7-13
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Mark Sanford has pulled off a political comeback some thought impossible….
Now Sanford is back, having retaken the South Carolina House seat he held in the 1990s. With 187 of 317 precincts reporting, Sanford led 54 percent to Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s 45 percent….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on May 7, 2013
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Source: ABC News Radio, 5-4-13
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South Carolina got a taste of two very different political acts Friday night….
“One of the things that bothers me most about the new Republican party is how down on America they are, how down on our prospects they are, how they talk about how we’re getting clobbered, how they talk about things that have no relationship to reality, all in the name of making sure that the very few at the top do very well,” Biden said at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner Friday night….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on May 4, 2013
http://historymusings.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/political-headlines-may-4-2013-vp-joe-biden-sen-ted-cruz-speak-in-south-carolina-amid-2016-presidential-campaign-buzz/
Source: ABC News Radio, 4-17-13
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Sen. Rand Paul is considering a run for the presidency in 2016, but will not decide until next year, the Kentucky Republican said Wednesday at the Christian Science Monitor Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
A Tea Party favorite, libertarian like his father-congressman and perennial presidential candidate, Paul told reporters he plans on multiple visits to primary states in the next few months to gauge his viability as a candidate….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on April 17, 2013
http://historymusings.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/political-headlines-april-17-2013-rand-paul-hints-at-presidential-run-in-2016/
Source: NBCNews.com, 4-9-13
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s re-election campaign has asked federal authorities to help it identify the source of a recording of private strategy sessions earlier this year….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on April 9, 2013
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Source: ABC News Radio, 3-27-13
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In a video released Wednesday by Sarah Palin’s political action committee, SarahPAC, she revved up conservatives and Tea Party Republicans for 2014 with snippets of her Conservative Political Action Conference speech from earlier this month as well as media coverage praising the speech and her string of successful past endorsements.
[See the full video from Sarah Palin's YouTube Channel here.]
Titled “Loaded for Bear,” the video begins with the praise from the mainstream media she is always quick to criticize as the “lamestream media.”…READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on March 27, 2013
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Source: NYT, 3-27-13
After a high-profile flirtation with a Senate race, the actress Ashley Judd said she would not seek the 2014 Democratic nomination to run against Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on March 27, 2013
http://historymusings.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/political-headlines-march-27-2013-ashley-judd-passes-on-senate-bid-in-kentucky/
Source: ABC News Radio, 3-18-13
In what they called the “most comprehensive post-election review” ever made of an electoral loss, the Republican National Committee and a group of project co-chairs unveiled a report Monday saying that they need to open their playbook and put their “cards on the table face up” in order to win presidential elections in the future.
While unveiling the 100-page report at the National Press Club, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said he wanted the report, or autopsy, to be “honest” and “raw,” stressing the message of inclusion to Americans who might not be on board with all the party’s policies….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on March 18, 2013
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Source: ABC News Radio, 3-3-13
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A reflective Mitt Romney Sunday blamed his loss in the presidential election last November to his inability to connect with minorities, and the former Republican nominee admitted to Fox News’ Chris Wallace that it still “kills him” not to be in Washington….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on March 3, 2013
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Source: ABC News Radio, 1-29-13
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With Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry’s confirmation for Secretary of State proceeding at a smooth and quick pace, the question now becomes who will replace him and when?
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin gave an answer to that second question this week, saying that the special election would likely be set for June 25….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on January 29, 2013
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Source: ABC News Radio, 1-4-13
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Americans thought they elected a president on Nov. 6, 2012, but those results were not official — until Friday.
The votes cast in November’s general election went to pick electors from each state — members of the Electoral College — who cast their ballots based on the preferences of their constituency for one candidate or another. On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden will announce the results.
The Electoral College met and cast its ballots on Dec. 17. Now, it’s time to officially count them….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on January 4, 2013
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Source: ABC News Radio, 1-1-13
Top House Republicans Tuesday opposed a bipartisan compromise that passed the Senate in the wee hours of New Year’s Day to avert the “fiscal cliff,” as new studies conclude that the compromise on taxes and spending would add trillions to the U.S. deficit.
If House Republicans tweak the legislation, as they seem likely to do, there’s no clear path for its return to the Senate before a new Congress is sworn in Thursday.
GOP leaders emerged from a morning conference meeting disenchanted by the legislative package devised by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Biden early Tuesday morning, with several insisting they cannot vote on it as it now stands….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on January 1, 2013
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Source: ABC News Radio, 11-19-12
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Democrat Ron Barber, former aide to Gabrielle Giffords, was declared the winner today of a tight congressional race in Southern Arizona.
Saturday morning, Barber’s opponent, Republican Martha McSally, called him and conceded the race.
The hard-fought battle played out in a newly redrawn district in Southern Arizona that covers parts of Tucson and Pima County and all of Cochise County….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 18, 2012
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Source: ABC News Radio, 11-15-12
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Political observers, take note of this name: George Prescott Bush. The son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush filed paperwork with the Texas Ethics Commission to run for office, and is apparently considering a run for land commissioner in the Lone Star State.
Bush’s filings did not specify the office that interests him, but his father on Wednesday sent an email to his own supporters asking for donations to George P.’s exploratory account. In the email, Jeb specified that his son was eyeing the job of land commissioner in 2014….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 15, 2012
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Source: ABC News Radio, 11-14-12
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Read more about Romney’s donor call HERE.
President Obama Wednesday heaped praise on his defeated rival, GOP nominee Mitt Romney, saying the former governor’s record and ideas “could be very helpful” in shaping policy over the next four years.
“My hope is, before the end of the year… that we have a chance to sit down and talk,” Obama told reporters in his first post-election press conference.
But even as Obama extended something of an olive branch, Romney was reportedly accusing the president of doling out “gifts” to minority voters to curry their support for a second term.
“The President’s campaign focused on giving targeted groups a big gift—so he made a big effort on small things,” Romney told donors on a conference call, first reported by Maeve Reston of the Los Angeles Times. “Those small things, by the way, add up to trillions of dollars.”…READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 14, 2012
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Source: ABC News Radio, 11-10-12
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Four days have passed since President Barack Obama took enough of the electoral college to secure a second term and Florida has still not quite counted 100 percent of its ballots. But with the last absentee votes from overseas trickling in and precincts firming up, Florida’s Secretary of State on Saturday finally announced Obama would walk away with its 29 electoral votes.
President Obama took the state by a paper-thin margin over challenger Mitt Romney at 50 percent to 49.1, or roughly 74,000 votes — barely over the half a percent margin that would have mandated a recount….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 10, 2012
http://historymusings.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/election-2012-november-10-2012-four-days-after-election-president-barack-obama-wins-in-florida/
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