http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/demprimary/ en-us Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:58:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283786/posts Monaster/NewsRep. Carolyn Maloney Rep. Carolyn Maloney has decided to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 Democratic primary, refusing to bow to party leaders who want her to stay out, the Daily News has learned. "She's definitely decided to run," said a senior Maloney adviser, speaking on condition of anonymity. "She's in it." Maloney, a congresswoman since 1993 for Manhattan's East Side and a slice of Queens, will make an official announcement in two weeks, the adviser said. The Democratic establishment, led behind the scenes by Sen. Chuck Schumer, has cleared other would-be challengers from the primary field for... NY DAILY NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283786/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:58:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268382/posts State Senator Creigh (CREE) Deeds has won Virginia's Democratic primary for governor. Deeds beat former Clinton White House insider Terry McAuliffe and former state Democratic legislative leader Brian Moran on Tuesday. The victory sets up a Deeds rematch with Republican Bob McDonnell, who beat him in the 2005 attorney general election by 323 votes. McDonnell is a conservative with strong ties to religious broadcaster Pat Robertson. He was unopposed for the GOP nomination. Deeds was the only Democrat in the race not from the Washington, D.C., suburbs. Primary rivals criticized him for legislative votes supporting Virginia's broad, pro-gun laws, actions... Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268382/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:20:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267652/posts Va. Candidates Enter Homestretch of Tight Primary Race By Anita Kumar and Rosalind S. Helderman Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, June 8, 2009 The three men seeking the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia continued their final push across the state today in the sprint before tomorrow's primary. Moran concluded his week-long "Fighting for Virginia" tour with a pre-election rally at Market Square in Alexandria. Deeds spent the day hosting get-out-the-vote rallies in Southside and Southwest including stops in Danville, Martinsville, Bristol and Roanoke. Tonight, he will head back to his Charlottesville campaign headquarters for a rally. McAuliffe started his... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267652/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 01:13:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267194/posts State Sen. Creigh Deeds appears to be further separating himself from the other two contenders in the June 9 Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released two days before the election. A Democrat from rural Bath County, Deeds now holds a double-digit lead (40 percent) over rivals Terry McAuliffe (26 percent) and Brian Moran (24 percent) for the party nomination. The poll results follow a recent trend that has shown Deeds surging to the lead of the pack just weeks after earlier polls listed him third in the field. Deeds current lead is beyond the poll's... Virginian Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267194/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:17:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252262/posts If President Obama didn't have enough on his plate already, he's now thrust himself into the middle of a statewide race that has sparked growing resentment among some New York Democrats. It's rare for a president to inject himself into statewide politics and a host of New York political insiders with ties to several House Democrats say they're angry that Obama even got involved. "What? You can't have a primary? It's decided in backroom deals?" asked a source who spoke to FOX News on the condition of anonymity. "What if someone told Obama he couldn't have a primary and Hillary... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252262/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 16:40:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2241141/posts Another good video of Newt! Conservatives need to take over the Democrat primaries! Hey why not!? Sounds good to me! Libertas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2241141/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:48:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240937/posts Not all Pennsylvania Democrats are down with Arlen Specter. Though the party-switching senator has the support of President Obama and Gov. Ed Rendell, at least two potential candidates are leaving open the door to challenge Specter in the 2010 Democratic primary. Rep. Joe Sestak, who's been a prolific fundraiser, is considering defying party leaders and running against Specter despite Tuesday's hoopla, though he told FOXNews.com on Wednesday, "I have not made up my mind on it." Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240937/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:07:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2190105/posts Back when Sen. Hillary Clinton was just starting her campaign, top aides and advisers had a ready answer when asked if she could win the presidency. ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2190105/posts#comment Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:53:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187762/posts Next time you hear a Democratic talking head spouting the usual blame on Bush regarding the current economic crisis, remember that the stock market crash started once Wall Street realized Obama could actually become President. American Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187762/posts#comment Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:37:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172257/posts Governor Paterson tried to show he's listening today by cancelling one bad idea -- the tax-payer-financed junket he'd planned to the glitzy World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But the poor guy can't catch a break: A new poll has his would-be rival, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, just two points behind him in a potential pimary contest -- a big catch-up for Cuomo who was trailing the gov by 23 percent just last month. The Siena Research Institute survey also found that most New Yorkers dislike Paterson's nibble taxes -- the added levies he seeks on fattening drinks, movie tickets,... Village Voice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172257/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:02:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158989/posts Charity concerts used to be organized to raise money for starving children. But no more. On January 15, Bon Jovi is headlining a concert in New York City to raise money for our next Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Senator Clinton and her husband, who collectively made over $109 million in the past seven years, will be on-site to pose for pictures with concert attendees paying $1000 and up. Hillary’s failed presidential campaign is still in debt to the tune of $6 million and she needs a bailout. But seeing as she’s already loaned her campaign around $6 million, you... Commentary Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2158989/posts#comment Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:06:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138732/posts Reporting from Washington -- The Northeast's dwindling cast of Senate Republicans has Democrats circling Arlen Specter's seat in Pennsylvania, convinced the party is well-positioned to make a competitive race out of the 2010 election. Leading the pack of prospects -- at least in celebrity -- is Chris Matthews, the MSNBC "Hardball" host and a former Capitol Hill Democratic staffer. The Philadelphia native has been toying with a run for months, and this week he sat down with state Democrats to discuss the prospect of taking on the five-term GOP senator. Others considered in the mix include Rep. Joe Sestak, who... latimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138732/posts#comment Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:30:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129455/posts McAuliffe: the next Virginia governor? By ANDY BARR | 11/10/08 1:49 PM EST Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe filed papers Monday setting up a campaign committee to explore a possible 2009 run to succeed term-limited Democrat Tim Kaine as governor of Virginia. McAuliffe, who served as chairman to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential bid, has been rumored to be eyeing a potential run in the state for months. The Democrat campaigned extensively for Barack Obama throughout Virginia and has linked himself to newly elected Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, a popular former governor. McAuliffe hired veteran communications aide Mo... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129455/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:16:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129029/posts What becomes now of Hillary Clinton? Will she run again for President? Make a bid for Senate majority leader? Go home to New York and run for governor? Does she covet a job in Barack Obama's Cabinet or maybe an appointment to the Supreme Court? No, no, no and no, come the answers. As she told me recently, "I'm going to be focused, as I always have been, on what we're going to get done. I'm not interested in just enhancing my visibility. I'm interested in standing on the South Lawn of the White House and seeing President Obama signing... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129029/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128843/posts What a bunch of bull from the most phony politician of them all.. Hillary Clinton. From Time.com: What becomes now of Hillary Clinton? Will she run again for President? Make a bid for Senate majority leader? Go home to New York and run for governor? Does she covet a job in Barack Obama's Cabinet or maybe an appointment to the Supreme Court? No, no, no and no, come the answers. As she told me recently, "I'm going to be focused, as I always have been, on what we're going to get done. I'm not interested in just enhancing my visibility.... ObamaHood.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128843/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:39:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123331/posts PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Rodham Clinton is on her way to becoming the biggest loser of this election. If he wins tomorrow, Barack Obama will certainly be his party's standard-bearer in 2012 - icing Clinton out of the White House for at least eight years. And she'll be nearly 70 in 2016 - a young sprout compared to John McCain but probably too old to carry the flag for the newly recast party of youth and hope. Until then, Clinton will be exiled to the Senate to serve out her second term, more like a sentence than a term for the... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123331/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:23:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110724/posts As new scandals erupt daily concerning the sleazy attempts of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) to steal the upcoming Presidential election, it is worth looking to the not-so-distant past and investigate the role that ACORN played in the defeat of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Democratic Party Caucuses and Primaries. Given ACORN's strong and undeniable ties to both Senator Barack Obama and his campaign, and their proven track record of aggressive deception, duplicity, fraud, and corruption, it is instructive to see if their present attempts at vote fraud reflect earlier efforts in the Democratic Caucuses and... Newsvine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110724/posts#comment Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:27:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098890/posts There was a strange mixture of stalwart support and utter abandonment at U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's election party Saturday night as the indicted congressman claimed a primary victory in his 10th election campaign for the 2nd District seat. The party was at Flavorz by Mattie, a little-known restaurant in an eastern New Orleans neighborhood ravaged by the post-Katrina jack-o'-lantern effect. The room was half empty, with only about 35 supporters and family cheering on Jefferson and eating a late dinner of jambalaya and croissant sandwiches. There were no big political names in the crowd. Supporters appeared to be outnumbered by... The Times-Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098890/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:27:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097351/posts More relevant are the baroque delegate rules and strong-arm tactics that helped him to victory. A recent Associated Press story glibly proclaimed that “deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House.” The story relied on an AP-Yahoo poll that posed questions regarding race to white Democrats. One is left to wonder why questions regarding race were not posed to black Democrats ... It’s quite troubling, really, that mainstream media outlets are focusing upon “racial misgivings” factors, while all but ignoring the major divides among voting constituencies that occurred during the nominating contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097351/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 13:47:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081877/posts NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee has voted to declare state Sen. Rosalind Kurita's thin primary victory invalid. The panel voted 33-11 on Saturday to declare Kurita's 19-vote August victory "incurably uncertain" after her opponent, Clarksville attorney Tim Barnes, alleged heavy Republican interference in the Democratic nominating contest. A joint convention of the Democratic executive committees in Cheatham, Houston and Montgomery counties will now determine who the nominee will be. There is no Republican running in the general election. Barnes' candidacy was boosted by Democrats who were upset that Kurita helped unseat John Wilder, a Mason Democrat, from... AP via KnoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081877/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:34:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082513/posts Just before the big summer hiatus, I wrote this column for National Review, which we never got around to posting on line. Its observations about the weakness of the Obama candidacy still seem relevant: The conventional wisdom on the Clintons was promulgated by my then senator, Bob Smith of New Hampshire, back at the end of the impeachment trial. “He’s won,”' said Senator Smith, after dutifully if vainly casting his vote to nail Slick Willie’s puffy butt. “He always wins. Let’s move on.” They won through the Nineties. The Clintons’ Democratic Party was great for the Clintons, lousy for the... Steyn Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082513/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:22:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079970/posts "We believe that the The Democratic National Committee (DNC) made a grave error by depriving American voters of their choice of Hillary Clinton as Democratic nominee. Senator Clinton, by all accounts, except caucuses, won the Primary Election and, therefore, should be the 2008 Democratic Nominee. That didn't happen, due largely to illegitimate and illegal acts. . . . This documentary is about the disenfranchising of American citizens by the Democratic Party and the Obama Campaign. . . . We want to be heard and let the country know how our party has sanctioned the actions of what we feel are... Silenced 2008 channel on YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079970/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:01:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076262/posts Posted on Sat, Sep. 6, 2008 Biden gets mixed welcome in Northeast Local Dem leaders say race is issue for many voters By DAVE DAVIES Philadelphia Daily News daviesd@phillynews.com 215-854-2595 DEMOCRATIC vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden went stumping for votes yesterday in Northeast Philadelphia, where Democrats need to earn the love of Democrats who voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama in the April primary. He worked a diner, gave a rousing speech on bread-and-butter issues at a union hall, and reeled off a memorable line tying the Republican candidate to the unpopular team in the White House. "My friend... Philadelphia Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076262/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:48:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068316/posts All eyes will be on former presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton when she speaks tonight at the Democratic National Convention. Clinton's every word, inflection and facial expression will be dissected. The world will also be looking at what she's wearing. Specifically, what color pantsuit will the New York senator pull out of her closet for this crucial speech? ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068316/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:13:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068404/posts A Look Back at Hillary's Year in Pantsuits Glamour Magazine Salutes Hillary Clinton's Rainbow Coalition of Pantsuits By JONANN BRADY Aug. 26, 2008 — All eyes will be on former presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton when she speaks tonight at the Democratic National Convention. Clinton's every word, inflection and facial expression will be dissected. The world will also be looking at what she's wearing. Specifically, what color pantsuit will the New York senator pull out of her closet for this crucial speech? ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068404/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:59:27 GMT