No Muslims in Romney’s Cabinet

Romney says that he will not appoint a Muslim to his cabinet because they lack the requisite representation in the population is unbelievable given that there are almost equal numbers of Muslims and Mormons in the United States. Serving in government should be on having the qualifications to do the job, not some being part [...]

McCain in New Hampshire

Examine these mail pieces sent to New Hampshire households, and you’ll see that McCain is not only pushing his environmental credentials — he’s positioning himself to the left on the issue. This time, McCain only needs a fraction of the independents he got last time to make the same dramatic impact.  This development is something [...]

Candidate Positions on Social Security

Giuliani – supports private accounts, opposes higher taxes.  Favors bipartisan commission to propose changes
Romney – supports private accounts, opposes higher taxes.  Open to reduction in promised benefits to future retirees.
McCain – supports private accounts, says obligations can be met without raising taxes. 
Thompson – supports voluntary private accounts with  govt matching funds, opposes raising taxes  Supports reduction [...]

Win, Place, Show In The Early Races

John McCain dropped over 100,000 pieces of direct mail in Iowa, ran at least four television ads and mailings in New Hampshire, and had a “substantial” (their campaign’s description) effort and mailing in South Carolina — only to see his negative momentum in all three states continue to drag his polling numbers lower. New Hampshire [...]

Ron Paul Update

Rep. Ron Paul said he has raised more than $9 million in the past two months and he predicted his presidential campaign will exceed its $12 million fourth-quarter goal.
Paul said he has begun “spending generously” in key early-primary states. He is competing in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada, and said he expects to [...]

Democrats Practice Strange Math In Iowa

The bizarre math practiced by the Democratic Party (the Republicans have different rules) means that being a citizen’s second choice can be a very good thing. Follow this for a moment: In most precincts, each candidate must receive support from at least 15 percent of the folks in attendance to remain viable. If a smaller [...]

A Closer Look At Ron Paul

 May 24, 1996 Congress Daily article:
“Stating that lobbying groups who seek special favors and handouts are evil, Paul wrote, ‘By far the most powerful lobby in Washington of the bad sort is the Israeli government’ and that the goal of the Zionist movement is to stifle criticism.” 
A 1992 Ron Paul newsletter article, under Ron Paul’s [...]

Some Of Ron Paul’s Supporters

Paul has 7% of the vote in New Hampshire – at one point had more cash on hand than John McCain  And now he is planning a $1.1 million New Hampshire media blitz just in time for the primary. Ron Paul set an internet campaigning record raising more than $4 million in small on-line donations in one [...]

Huckabee Supported Driver’s Licenses for Illegals

During the 2001 regular session of the Arkansas Legislature, Governor Mike Huckabee supported giving driver’s licenses to illegal aliens.
Robert Trevino, as Gov. Huckabee’s liaison to the Department of Human Services, was Huckabee’s spokesman on this issue. It was his job to express Huckabee’s position to the media and within the government. He did just that. [...]

Using Only Polls Since October 1, 2007

First Place:  Rudy Giuliani – 1118 delegates, 15 states – Arizona*, California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvannia, Texas, Virginia, Washington.
Second Place:  Mitt Romney – 148 delegates, 4 states – Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina*, Utah.
Third Place:  Fred Thompson – 141 delegates, 2 states – Georgia, North Carolina*
John McCain [...]