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Obama Leads GOP 2012 Rivals In Virginia

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, November 16th, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Elections, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Barack Obama made history two years ago when he became the first Democrat to win Virginia in a Presidential election since Lyndon Johnson, but Democrats have suffered in the two years since then. In 2009, Republicans swept all three statewide offices by overwhelming margins and, this month, the nationwide Republican wave [...]

Dear Mike Huckabee: We Libertarians Don’t Like You All That Much Either

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, November 8th, 2010. Filed under Libertarians, Mike Huckabee, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has taken upon himself on many occasions to directly attack the libertarian wing of the Republican Party.
For example, in the aftermath of his failed bid for the 2008 GOP nomination Huckabee, had this to say:
The greatest threat to classic Republicanism is not liberalism; it’s this new brand of libertarianism, [...]

The Post Where I Actually Agree With Mike Huckabee

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, August 12th, 2010. Filed under Immigration, Mike Huckabee, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

It was bound to happen at some point, but I agree completely with Mike Huckabee’s take on the “birthright citizenship” debate:
(CNN) – Mike Huckabee says he’s against changing portions of the Constitution that automatically grant citizenship to children of immigrants born in the United States – a position that puts the potential 2012 Republican presidential [...]

Republicans v. The First Amendment

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 29th, 2010. Filed under Freedom of Religion, Individual Liberty, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

Dan Kennedy at The Guardian takes a look at the extent to which the current front runners for the 2012 Republican nomination have adopted a view of America that is radically at odds with the First Amendment:
If you’re part of secular America – that is, if you’re an atheist, an agnostic, a religious liberal or [...]

Sarah Palin Falls To Fourth Place In Latest GOP 2012 Poll

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 14th, 2010. Filed under Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin

A sign that the bloom is coming of the rose, perhaps:
The 2012 Republican Presidential field is about as muddled as it could be with Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Sarah Palin all polling within five points of each other in PPP’s newest national poll on the race.
Huckabee leads the way, such as it [...]

The 2012 GOP New Hampshire Primary Will Be Mitt Romney’s To Lose

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Haley Barbour, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin

Just under two years out, Mitt Romney is the prohibitive favorite in the Granite State’s GOP primary:
One of the biggest blows to Mitt Romney’s hopes for being the 2008 Republican Presidential nominee was his losing the neighboring state of New Hampshire. Right now it doesn’t look like that would be a problem for him in [...]

CNN Polls 2012: Obama Leads Everyone, Huckabee Leads Republicans, Almost Nobody Likes Sarah

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 13th, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

There’s a new CNN/Opinion Dynamics poll out today about the 2012 race, and it shows that President Obama continues to lead all potential Republican challengers:

Barack Obama 53 vs. Mitt Romney 45
Barack Obama 54 vs. Mike Huckabee 45
Barack Obama 55 vs. Sarah Palin 42
Barack Obama 55 vs. Newt Gingrich 43

Among Republicans, Mike Huckabee has a slight [...]

Republicans Faced With A Weak Field For 2012

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 12th, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Elections, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

Republican activists who attended the Southern Republican Leadership Conference this past weekend don’t seem too thrilled with the 2012 contenders they saw:
NEW ORLEANS — Southern Republicans wrapped up a three-day meeting in New Orleans on Saturday unified in fervent opposition to President Barack Obama, but wide open at this early stage about whom they want [...]

Mitt Romney: GOP 2012 Frontrunner ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, April 11th, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin

After writing about the results of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference Straw Poll, James Joyner makes the case that Mitt Romney is now the favorite to win the 2012 Republican nomination:
I continue to think Romney has the clearest path to the 2012 nomination, despite Palin’s status as the Republican that draws the biggest crowds and [...]

Mitt Romney Beats Ron Paul By One Vote In SRLC Straw Poll

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, April 11th, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

Mitt Romney didn’t bother to speak at this weekend’s Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, but he still managed to pull off a razor-thin victory in the straw poll:
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney defeated Texas Rep. Ron Paul by a single vote in the Southern Republican Leadership Conference’s 2012 straw poll on Saturday.
Romney did [...]

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