A candidate who reveals disdain for the two-state solution could be a dangerous gamble.
Election 2012
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We Are the 47 Percent
Romney’s latest blunder follows a familiar pattern.
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We Are the 47 Percent
Romney’s latest blunder follows familiar pattern.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
In Pennsylvania, a Victory for Voting Rights—Sorta
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has told a lower court to reconsider whether the state voter ID law could disenfranchise voters—in the process, raising the bar for the state.
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Wed, Sep. 19 Electoral Vote Predictor
Romney Gets Three Pinocchios for 47% Remark The Fact Checker has carefully examined Mitt Romney’s statement that 47% of the population is “dependent on government” and awarded it three Pinocchios, meaning it is a “Significant factual error and/or obvious contradictions.” The worst possible rating is four Pinocchios. In a very literal sense, everyone is dependent […]
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Romney in Wonderland
Today’s Ringside Seat: He’s here to make sure we can all pay taxes!
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How Can Romney Bounce Back?
First step: Take President Obama more seriously as an opponent.
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What Mitt Romney Was Really Saying
His message to the plutocrats: “I’m you.”
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Rage Against the “Moochers”
Mitt Romney is right: This isn’t the first time he’s attacked Obama supporters as “dependent.”
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Tue, Sep. 18 Electoral Vote Predictor
Romney: 47 Percent Dependent on Government In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama said people had been so beaten down by the (Bush) economy that they “get bitter and they cling to guns or religion,” not realizing that it was being recorded. He took a tremendous amount of flack for that. Now it appears to be Romney’s […]
