Archive for January 2012
Al Franken on Al Franken
“I think I’ve done a pretty good job, actually.”
Read MoreRomney Speaks 8+ Minutes More than Closest Rival at SC Debate
FOX gives the GOP frontrunner 8 minutes and 23 seconds more speaking time than his closest competitor – the largest gap in the debates thus far.
Read MoreScott Walker Faces 3rd Shortest Wisconsin Gubernatorial Tenure if Recalled
Only an acting governor and a governor who died on a Civil War relief expedition will have served fewer days in office than Walker.
Read MoreRomney Support Spikes in Each New Hampshire County from 2008
Mitt Romney’s strongest three counties in the 2012 GOP New Hampshire primary were his three strongest in 2008: Rockingham (#1 in both cycles), Carroll (#3 in ’08, #2 in ’12), and Hillsborough (#2 in ’08 and #3 in ’12). Rockingham…
Read MorePerry’s New Hampshire Tally Shy of Morry Taylor, Phil Crane, and George Romney
The Texas governor receives less support in the Granite State than many forgotten presidential candidates.
Read MoreDoes Rick Santorum Have a Blinking Problem?
Santorum blinks while speaking at more than twice the rate of the rest of the GOP field.
Read MoreRomney Notches 30 Percent of Speaking Time in Weekend’s New Hampshire Debates
The GOP frontrunner doubles up on Paul, Gingrich, and Huntsman and triples the speaking time of Perry.
Read MoreJoe Kennedy III May Reboot the Kennedy Dynasty’s Congressional Franchise
Five Kennedys in Joe’s ancestral line have logged more than 92 years of service in Congress – besting the Longs of Louisiana by 21 years.
Read MoreBachmann Suffers Greatest Fall for Iowa Straw Poll Winner
The Minnesota congresswoman sets a trio of unwelcome records after her poor showing in Iowa Tuesday.
Read MoreCould Rick Santorum Become the First Iowa Caucus One-Hit Wonder?
Santorum could be the only presidential candidate to win the Iowa caucuses and no other state; the current low mark is held by Tom Harkin in 1992 with just two states.
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