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Within the ever shifting landscape of the Republican presidential candidate pool has been a constant that is both the best and the worst kept secret of the 2012 general election cycle. That secret is whether or not Sarah Palin will throw her hat into the ring as a candidate for president this time out. As I have written in my previous pieces, “Revelation: The Arc of the Candidate,” “Sarah Inches Closer,” and “What Really Makes Sarah Special,” I believe her running for president in 2012 is and has for some time been a fait accompli.Ceteris parabus, fortis fortuit brava That’s...

In front of roughly 200 supporters gathered at a cold, windy Northerly Island, former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun formally announced her candidacy for Chicago mayor Saturday. “I just want to serve,” Braun said. “Government is about the people’s business and my life’s work has been dedicated to making government work for all of the people.” In her 24-minute speech, Braun said that opponent Rahm Emanuel’s television ads about Chicago needing to decide whether to be a great city or a second-tier city “pose a completely false choice.” “Chicago will always be a great city, because its people will tolerate...

UPDATE: Gov. David Paterson was loudly booed this afternoon when he was introduced to drop the ceremonial first puck at the outdoor hockey game between the Syracuse Crunch and the Binghamton Senators. The governor, who earlier announced his candidacy for election to a full term, took to the ice at the outdoor rink assembled at the New York State Fairgrounds in Geddes around 1:25 p.m. The game was supposed to start at 1. Thousands in the fairgrounds grandstand booed so loudly that the governor's words were indistinguishable over the public address system set up for the first outdoor American Hockey...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – John McCain sought to change the course of a campaign moving decidedly in Barack Obama's direction Wednesday night in the third and final presidential debate. With less than three weeks until the Nov. 4 election, the 90-minute debate focusing on the economic crisis offered the Republican senator from Arizona what could be one of his last big chances to persuade voters to give the race another look. Polls show Obama, the senator from Illinois, with a clear lead nationally and in several key battleground states. McCain was keenly aware of the stakes he faced after two debates...

You'll want to right click view on a few of these... * John McCain's Road the the White House In his natural habitat... Liberalism's Heritage Preserve. * John's ten Maverick years. Has anyone forgotten them? * The Republican Primaries 2008. * Cabin boy McQueeg to lead... Conservatism's darkest hour. * Oh my God, I did that? Anyone got a barf bag? Pale white, this year's new green. * Just so you know, John is willing to sacrifice himself... for the good of the nation. * In answer to your question John, zero votes.  Nice try though. * Springtime in D.C....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --Wading back into the Democratic presidential race, billionaire businessman Bob Johnson said Monday that Sen. Barack Obama would not be his party's leading candidate if he were white. Johnson's comments to the Charlotte Observer echoed those of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro. She stepped down as an adviser to Sen. Hillary Clinton last month after saying Obama wouldn't be where he is if he were white. "What I believe Geraldine Ferraro meant is that if you take a freshman senator from Illinois called `Jerry Smith' and he says I'm going to run for president, would he start...

http://boortz.com/nuze/index.htmlFriday, September 21, 2007  NEWT ... A CANDIDATE?  Newt Gingrich said that he might still consider throwing his hat into the ring if he can raise $30 million by November. After our American Solutions workshop on the FairTax next week, he is going to spend the month of October seeing if he can bring that money in. By November 1st, he will decide whether or not to run. Remember what I said on the air the other day? A caller asked me what I looked for in a presidential candidate. I answered that I wanted someone who really...

Fred Thompson’s forthcoming announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for President will push pollsters and conservative kingmakers to increase their scrutiny of the former Tennessee senator. As an unofficial candidate Thompson dominated polls throughout the summer season of presidential campaigning. A September 5 Rasmussen poll found Thompson polling 23% among likely Republican primary voters. Thompson was only a point behind Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani.

Fred D. Thompson, the soon-to-be-official presidential contender, has come under a good deal of criticism in New Hampshire this week for scheduling his formal announcement for next Thursday morning and thus skipping the Republican debate in Manchester on Wednesday night. But that does not mean that television viewers watching the debate will not see him. Campaign officials said Friday that Mr. Thompson had bought a 30-second spot that would be televised nationally on the Fox News Channel, the network carrying the debate, just as viewers are tuning in at the onset. One campaign official familiar with the decision said the...

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Fear Not, America, For I Have Deigned To Lead You My Fellow Americans: Today, our nation stands at a crossroads. The direction we take from this point forward is critical for us, and for future generations. Some of the roads we can take may now look like scenic shortcuts, but may lead to long term peril. Other roads may seem covered in potholes, but may in fact lead us to the bright promise of a roadside Stuckey's with clean, well-lit restrooms. The stakes are high, and it is important that we have the right leadership behind the wheel to avoid...

WASHINGTON - For months, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been running her presidential campaign as a front-runner, establishing an image of steady inevitability. Barack Obama unsteadied her. By raising a dazzling $32.5 million and outpacing Clinton by $10 million in primary election money, Obama succeeded in making his chief rival look mortal. Clinton still leads in national polls and is strong in early primary states like New Hampshire and Florida. Obama now leads in fundraising and number of donors — an impressive 258,000 during the first six months of the year. Neither ensures success in the voting booth. But both Democrats...

The history of America is the story of men and women who have devoted and sacrificed themselves to the survival and success of that idea. Americans have fought and died for this cause in every century of our existence, and on every continent on the planet, for one purpose: to protect the gift of human liberty entrusted to us the Founders. That gift is our birthright; its defense is our duty. Today that idea, the idea of America itself, is under attack. But not only by who you think. While we fight around the world to defend our nation, we...

Gov. Mitt Romney, the Massachusetts Republican who has built a presidential campaign on a broad appeal for conservative support, is drawing sharply increased criticism from conservative activists for his advocacy of gay rights in a 1994 letter. Mr. Romney’s standing among conservatives is being hurt by a letter he sent to the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts saying that he would be a stronger advocate for gay rights than Senator Edward M. Kennedy, his opponent in a Senate race, in a position that stands in contrast to his current role as a champion of a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex...

http://www.knightforboard.orgPRESS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR SCHOOL BOARD August 7 2006 Christopher Knight has announced his candidacy for one of the at-large seats on the Rockingham County Board of Education after filing to run on August 3rd. "I believe that I will bring a fresh and unique perspective to the Rockingham County school board," Knight said. "The realm of education is one that I have experienced much during my young life, from studying to be a teacher to actually running a classroom. I'm looking forward to contributing a new voice toward school policy-making." At the top of...

Conejos County Commissioner John Sandoval, a Republican, announces his candidacy for Colorado House District 62... Currently held by Democrat Rafael Gallegos. The Conejos county commissioner said he believed his experience as a commissioner for the last few years and previously as an Antonito town councilman prepared him for this political step. Sandoval listed several priorities he has set for himself as state representative: 1) Water. 2) TABOR (Taxpayer Amendment Bill of Rights). 3) Colorado Constitution. Sandoval said Colorado is one of the top three states whose constitution is most easily changed. ...“I don’t think that’s a good thing.” He said...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, announced his candidacy Friday for a spot in the House Republican leadership being vacated by one of the contenders to replace Tom DeLay as majority leader. Issa said he will seek the post of Republican Policy Committee chairman, among the lower spots in the eight-member GOP leadership team but one that would give him a seat in meetings with the House speaker, majority leader, whip and others. "I think California needs to be represented in the national policy debate," Issa said in an interview. "So much of what needs to be heard in...

Former President Clinton, defending his senator-wife's statements on abortion, said Wednesday that Democrats are held to a double standard. The comment came during remarks to Campus Progress, a left-leaning student group. He said young people in his party should speak directly to conservative voters. He contended that Republicans have defined the abortion debate in a way that boxes in Democrats. "So for example, if you're a Democrat and you have sort of normal impulses, you're a sellout, like when Hillary said abortion is a tragedy for virtually everybody who undergoes it, we ought to do all we can to reduce...

Mr. President, Sen. Thompson, and Distinguished Members of the United States Senate- I am writing to declare my intention to seek nomination to the United States Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Under the criteria put forward by the United States Constitution I am qualified for that office, I am a loyal citizen, and I am studied in law (though not a lawyer).

SACRAMENTO (AP) - As she prepared to announce her candidacy for her late husband's congressional seat, Doris Matsui was endorsed Wednesday by Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi. "Doris has advocated for the people of Sacramento for more than 25 years. She knows the 5th District inside and out, and has worked effectively on its behalf," Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said in a statement. "Doris and Bob Matsui shared a love for the people of Sacramento, and Doris will build upon Bob's outstanding work in Congress." Doris Matsui summoned reporters to her home to announce she was running in a March 8...

Where Are They Now? Four years after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton plots her return. Thursday, December 9, 2004 12:01 a.m. EST We have been writing lately about Republicans. Let's pay some attention to Hillary Clinton, just for fun. I wrote a book about her more than four years ago. The idea came from a friend, a bright former-Republican-now-Democrat who thought my Wall Street Journal pieces on Mrs. Clinton's looming senatorial candidacy could be turned into something longer that made the case against her. I immediately thought: Yes, that could make a difference. I went to my publisher, who...

"........ the best time for a presidential hopeful to position herself for the next presidential election is during the current one. . . . By 2008, her makeover should be complete. From Lady Macbeth to Mrs. Miniver. . . . It's been a long strange trip: Over the years she's gone from suburban Goldwater Girl to Radical Professor to Stepford Wife to Wronged Woman to Her Own Woman and next to -- Commander in Chief? The lady molts with the political seasons, shucking old personas and adopting new ones as she goes up the political ladder. . . . Don't...

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indicates just how much of President George W. Bush's re-election bid -- or at least his electoral image -- is bound up with the issue of terrorism. Democratic challenger John Kerry's supporters express a broader range of concerns and, among the issues measured by Gallup, his issue strengths are strictly domestic policy-oriented in nature. Out of four major issues facing the country -- the economy, Iraq, terrorism, and healthcare -- Bush is deemed superior to Kerry on two: terrorism and Iraq. But, separately, the same poll shows that terrorism is the more...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - While their presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) slugs it out publicly with George W. Bush, Democrats are waging a quiet backroom battle to keep independent Ralph Nader (news - web sites) off the election ballot as a potential spoiler. With the November poll shaping up as another cliffhanger like the 2000 contest, which Democrats say Nader helped tip to Bush, the party is working on several fronts to restrict the presidency to a two-man race. "Any votes that are taken away from John Kerry clearly are a threat," Democratic National Committee (news - web...

"...We have been notified that Senator Hillary Clinton will be a Presidential Preference Vote write-in candidate. We request that your county board of canvassers report to the Elections Board the number of votes cast for this candidate...."

Greetings fellow citizens of Maryland, My name is Thomas Taylor and I would like to be your governor. Is this a joke? No, I am truly serious. I am not on the ballot nor am I running a fund raiser or very expensive dinner, I am just asking that if you are as frustrated as I am in the candidates and past elected officials, that you read further and listen to what I have to offer you, the only special interest I will serve. If my platform sounds worthy of your vote, and I hope it does, I only ask...