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NEW YORK, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Republican primaries continue, the drumbeat is sounding louder and louder for those not in the lead to concede to Mitt Romney. One main reason is so the focus can turn to the general election in the fall as the four remaining Republicans are currently losing to President Obama by between 8 and 19 points. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO) These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,451...
MANASSAS, Va., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, has called on Newt Gingrich to consider dropping out of the presidential race and backing Rick Santorum. In response to the results of yesterday's Super Tuesday Republican primaries, Viguerie issued the following statement: "In the aftermath of Super Tuesday two things are clear: 'not Mitt Romney' is still getting the most votes in Republican nominating contests and Newt...
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As voters in Florida get ready to name the next victor in the first batch of Republican primaries and caucuses, nationally, Mitt Romney is ahead of Newt Gingrich. Among Republicans, over one-quarter (27%) would vote for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the primary while 21% would vote for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. One in ten would each vote for Congressman Ron Paul (11%) and former U.S. Senator Rick...
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Republicans are continuing their marathon to the finish line that is the first caucus with debates and straw polls. And, as might be expected in such a marathon, the leaders will change as the race moves towards that line. Among Republicans, over one in five (22%) say they would vote for Texas Governor Rick Perry while just under one in five (18%) would vote for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The nearest challengers are all under 10%...
MAXWELL, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Liberty News Network, a new Tea Party news service connected to one of the largest Tea Party grassroots networks in the nation, is conducting its "beta" launch with five days of LIVE coverage of the Iowa Straw Poll from Friday, August 12th, through Tuesday, August 16th, 2011. "The Tea Party has been the dominant story of the American political scene for the past two years and our goal is to ensure that the Tea Party news perspective is...
FORT LEE, N.J., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Inflation Association - http://inflation.us - today released the following inflation update to its NIA members: We are at the very beginning of our nation's most important Presidential election season in history. Historically in all Presidential elections, taxation has always been one of the top issues. The Republicans always call for lower taxes, while the Democrats say we should tax the rich more and cut taxes on the poor and...
More supporters of Democratic nominee Barack Obama say his election will make a great difference in healthcare than do supporters of GOP nominee John McCain. A survey conducted by Harvard Public Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harris Interactive focused on whether voters believe the results of this presidential election will make "a great deal of difference" in the state of the nation's health care and other policy areas. For most Obama voters, the...
By Speaking, Politically State Sen. Mike Folmer's proposal to hold a constitutional convention passed his chamber's State Government Committee this week. If approved by the full Senate and House, a question would be placed on the 2009 ballot about whether to call such a convention. At the same time, voters would elect three delegates from each of the 50 state Senate districts. Legislators and lobbyists would not be permitted under the bill authored by Folmer, a Lebanon Republican who...
By GLEN JOHNSON By Glen Johnson The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. Sen. John McCain defied all sense of geography Sunday by going north and south at the same time. The Republican presidential contender visited the battleground state of New Hampshire to attend a NASCAR race especially popular in GOP strongholds down South. The twofer let McCain spend time in a state where Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has opened a lead - and campaigned Saturday - while simultaneously prospecting in a different...
By Katherine Gregg; Steve Peoples; Stephen D Alves Tuesday's primaries are expected to go a long way toward determining the makeup of the General Assembly. Thousands of Rhode Island voters will head to the polls Tuesday to help decide a familiar question in Rhode Island politics: Will Democrats continue to dominate the General Assembly for the next two years, as state leaders grapple with budget deficits, a weak state economy and ideological battles over labor unions and illegal...
