With Lull In GOP Race, Candidates Fan Out And Regroup
After a surprise sweep of Tuesday’s three election contests by Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney headed to Georgia on Wednesday for a fundraiser and rally in Atlanta. As NPR’s Kathy Lohr reports on Morning Edition, heading to Georgia — Newt Gingrich country — was “a bold move” for Romney. “Before a packed crowd [...]
Powerful GOP-Linked SuperPAC Has Clear Agenda
As some superPACS throw millions of dollars into the Republican primaries, others such as American Crossroads are quietly preparing for the day after the primaries end. American Crossroads is near the White House, but it’s more than location that marks the superPAC as part of the Republican establishment. Its cofounders include two former Republican national [...]
‘Congress Will Act’: Fight Over Birth Control Coverage Moves To The Hill
You didn’t have to look hard to see this one coming. Catholics and GOP candidates have attacked the Obama administration’s plans to require most employers — including religious hospitals and schools — to provide coverage of prescription contraceptives. Now the debate is moving to Capitol Hill. Republicans are vowing to pass legislation to overturn the [...]
Conservatives Worry Romney’s Vision Is Cloudy
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s losses on Tuesday, while not very meaningful in the race to accumulate delegates, have raised questions once again about his ability to inspire passion from his party’s base and about his viability in the general election. Rival Rick Santorum’s victories in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota dealt a setback, if not [...]
Did Santorum Win Big Or Win Squat? What’s A Nation To Believe?
Pity the poor news junkie, waiting bleary-eyed at the witching hour, wondering how to feel about the latest events in the Republican nominating contest. One news source — let’s say it’s a cable news operation — says the latest round of GOP presidential preference contests is a huge boost to the flagging fortunes of Rick [...]
Santorum’s Wins: Huge? Meaningless? In Between?
Last night “belonged to Rick Santorum, who went three-for-three in Tuesday’s Republican contests,” as Eyder wrote on It’s All Politics very early this morning. The former Pennsylvania senator took first place in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. But as NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving points out in a column that will be on It’s All [...]
Minnesota, Missouri And Colorado: Live Blog And Results
Welcome to our live blog of the Republican presidential primary in three states: Colorado and Minnesota are holding caucuses and Missouri is holding a non-binding GOP presidential primary. What does that mean in Missouri? The primary is known as a “beauty contest” because delegates will ultimately be determined by caucuses beginning March 17. But, according [...]
California’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional, Court Says
California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in a much-anticipated decision from the nation’s most populous state. The judges upheld a lower court’s ruling. As you’d expect, the ruling has drawn praise from those who support same-sex marriage and condemnation [...]
For Obama, The SuperPAC Rubber Has Met The Road
The late conservative writer William F. Buckley Jr. once said that “idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.” That seems to be the political calculation being made by President Obama and his campaign team when it comes to opposing superPACs. Team Obama reversed course late Monday when campaign manager Jim [...]
Poll: Majority Of Voters Support Birth-Control Benefit Rule
The Obama administration’s controversial decision to require religiously affiliated institutions like universities and medical centers to provide workers with health insurance that covers prescription birth control without a co-pay appears to have support from a majority of voters, according to a new poll by Public Policy Polling. The poll, done on behalf of Planned Parenthood, [...]
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