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Michele Bachmann’s Holy War

Bachmann is a religious zealot whose brain is a raging electrical storm of divine visions and paranoid delusions. She believes that the Chinese are plotting to replace the dollar bill, that light bulbs are killing our dogs and cats, and … Continue reading

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Iowa, New Hampshire and the Christian right in 2012

Thus, the the thinking goes, if Michele Bachmann or Herman Cain or Rick Santorum or any of the other ideologues in the race end up breaking out of the pack and getting 15 minutes of fame early next year, it … Continue reading

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Why Obama Is Likely to Lose in 2012

President Barack Obama is likely to be defeated in 2012. The reason is that he faces four serious threats. The economy is very weak and unlikely to experience a robust recovery by Election Day. Key voter groups have soured on … Continue reading

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Religious Right Seeks Comeback in 2012, Though Economic Issues Dominate

Conservative Christians – the so-called Religious Right – swayed many votes in U.S. presidential elections over the past two decades. But their influence was not as clearly felt in the 2008 election. VOA Related articles Perilous Plot: Religious Right leaders … Continue reading

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With Santorum In, Religious Conservatives May Have a 2012 Candidate

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who officially announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination Monday morning, could be the best hope for social conservatives to have a say during the 2012 presidential race. With Mike Huckabee bowing out, and … Continue reading

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Rick Santorum: Social conservatives define the country

Santorum, who will formally announce his presidential candidacy on Monday, made the argument that his own moral foundation makes him the candidate who can unite social, fiscal and foreign policy conservatives. From touting his role in the welfare reform of … Continue reading

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Can a Mormon presidential candidate win over the Republicans’ evangelical base?

…But the fact that two of top-tier GOP contenders are Mormons is one of great sensitivity as Republicans contemplate the presidential race ahead. Conservative Christians have deep theological differences with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some evangelical … Continue reading

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Tea Party tempest at CPAC

One cannot mention CPAC 2011 (Conservative Political Action Conference) without invoking the Tea Party. The Tea Party‘s energy, enthusiasm and political stamina permeated CPAC 2011. Speakers at CPAC were not in Washington to rouse a crowd but to harness the … Continue reading

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Thune mocks Palin but stays mum on 2012 plans in CPAC speech

Speaking to reporters before addressing  Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington Friday, Thune acknowledged that “things are changing all the time.” He is expected to make a decision about a White House by the end of the month. The … Continue reading

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Can Ron Paul Trump critics in 2012?

At CPAC …  Donald Trump, a potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, was met with a mix of cheers and boos when he said, “Ron Paul can’t win.” Was Trump right about the libertarian-leaning GOP Texas congressman, who’s eyeing a 2012 … Continue reading

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Conservative Activists Uncertain About 2012 GOP Field

If the mood at the Conservative Political Action Conference is any gauge, Republican presidential hopefuls have a lot of convincing to do in order to sway the base to their side. FOX

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Iowa conservatives hope to exclude one 2012 GOP hopeful

Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican who has formed an exploratory committee in hopes of seeking his party’s nomination for president in 2012, has already had “conversations” with the Hawkeye State’s more socially conservative party members, but the discourse is … Continue reading

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What CPAC Told Us About the GOP’s 2012 Field

While the 2012 Presidential election is some distance away, the Conservative Political Action Conference held in Washington, DC gave us our first look at what the Republican primary might look like. Townhall Related articles by Zemanta Conservatives use CPAC as … Continue reading

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Rejuvenated conservatives see good times ahead

Conservative activists, united in opposition to President Barack Obama’s agenda, celebrated their rising political prospects on Friday and confidently predicted big Republican gains in November’s congressional elections. Reuters

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CPAC Event Start of 2012 Presidential Race?

Christian Broadcasting Network The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is underway in Washington, D.C., and this year’s focus aims to kick out the Democrats and take back Congress. Related articles by Zemanta Rachel Maddow Reports on CPAC and Her NewsBusters … Continue reading

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Rejuvenated conservatives see good times ahead

Reuters At an annual conference of grassroots conservatives, activists promised to crank up the pressure on Obama and his fellow Democrats and marveled at the political turnaround since he entered the White House in January 2009 on a wave of … Continue reading

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Gingrich and Beck Galvanize Conservatives

Image via Wikipedia New York Times Glenn Beck, a hero of the political right and the closing speaker at a conference of political conservatives here, offered a sweeping denunciation of progressivism on Saturday, calling it a cancer that must be … Continue reading

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Conservatives of All Stripes Gather, Emboldened but Far From Unanimous

Image via Wikipedia New York Times At the same time, conservatives and Republican leaders face a challenge as they try to harness the Tea Party movement’s energy and sudden influx of new faces and views. Speakers showed no hesitation in … Continue reading

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Absurdly Premature 2012 Watch, Vol. 10: The Ron Paul Problem

Image via Wikipedia Newsweek: The conservatives who flocked to CPAC last weekend might not have seen eye to eye on everything, but one thing they did seem to agree on was that the conference’s famous “straw poll” didn’t really mean … Continue reading

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Cheney, Romney rally Republican conservatives

Image via Wikipedia Reuters: Former Vice President Dick Cheney rallied fellow Republican conservatives on Thursday, predicting gains in November congressional elections and declaring that Barack Obama will be a “one-term president.” Related articles by Zemanta Dick Cheney: ‘Barack Obama is … Continue reading

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