Presidential Primaries 2012

[BenBurch]

Here's something that might swing some votes. Jon Huntsman has some HAWT daughters:
http://www.good.is/post/jon-huntsman-s-daughters-and-the-politics-of-family/

Hubba Hubba!

 

[willhaven]

Here's something that might swing some votes. Jon Huntsman has some HAWT daughters:
http://www.good.is/post/jon-huntsman-s-daughters-and-the-politics-of-family/

I vote for the brunette.

 

[Puppycow]

Here's something that might swing some votes. Jon Huntsman has some HAWT daughters:
http://www.good.is/post/jon-huntsman-s-daughters-and-the-politics-of-family/

Have you seen their Youtube videos?

 

[blobru]

Here's something that might swing some votes. Jon Huntsman has some HAWT daughters:
http://www.good.is/post/jon-huntsman-s-daughters-and-the-politics-of-family/

Betcha they appeal to schwing voters...

Meanwhile, the NH debates are reminding of Foster the People's hit:

All the candidates hate that puffed up Mitt,
you better run, better run, Rick Santorum
All the candidates hate that puffed up Mitt,
you better run, better run, Governor Perry

 

[Puppycow]

Restore Our Future vs. Winning Our Future

Those are the names of two so-called "SuperPACS." Restore Our Future backs Mitt Romney and Winning Our Future Backs Newt Gingrich. They are now engaged in a mudslinging contest of epic proportions.

Restore Our Future started it with ads like the following, which aired in Iowa:
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Now Winning The Future is upping the ante as they got a massive cash infusion from one of the richest men in America.

PAC Ads to Attack Romney as Predatory Capitalist

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Thanks to a $5 million donation from a wealthy casino owner, a group supporting Newt Gingrich plans to place advertisements in South Carolina this week attacking Mitt Romney as a predatory capitalist who destroyed jobs and communities, a full-scale Republican assault on Mr. Romney’s business background.

The advertisements, a counterpunch to a campaign waged against Mr. Gingrich by a group backing Mr. Romney, will be built on excerpts from a scathing movie about Bain Capital, the private equity firm Mr. Romney once ran. The movie, financed by a Republican operative opposed to Mr. Romney, includes emotional interviews with people who lost jobs at companies that Bain bought and later sold.

“We had to load up the U-Haul because we done lost our home,” one woman says.

Here's a trailer for that, which should give you the basic idea:
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“His business success comes from raiding and destroying businesses — putting people out of work, stealing their health care,” said Rick Tyler, a senior adviser to the pro-Gingrich super PAC, Winning Our Future, which recently bought the film, “King of Bain: When Mitt Romney Came to Town,” after groups backing two other Republican candidates passed up opportunities to use it.

The movie scenes and the influx of money that enable the pro-Gingrich group to run the advertising campaign have “all the makings of a game-changer,” Mr. Tyler said.

Winning Our Future got the money for the campaign from Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire casino owner in Las Vegas who has long supported Mr. Gingrich.

Obama must be loving this. Whichever way it goes, there's plenty here to work with.

 

[JoeTheJuggler]

I just read that Newt got the much sought-after dreaded Todd Palin endorsement.

I guess that's another nail in the coffin of that campaign. Speaking of Newt's campaign--did anyone see yesterday's (Sunday's) Doonesbury? Checking Newt's baggage at airport security. . . .

 

[Puppycow]

Mitt Romney says "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me." I don't doubt that this is true, but it does play right into the current line of attack against him.

 

[Puppycow]

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[Alan]

It sounds a lot nicer in context.



Old news but I just became aware of it today. This photo:
http://gawker.com/5849632/the-old-mitt-romney-photo-that-he-probably-wants-destroyed

 

[Puppycow]

It sounds a lot nicer in context.



Old news but I just became aware of it today. This photo:
http://gawker.com/5849632/the-old-mitt-romney-photo-that-he-probably-wants-destroyed

Is that a dollar bill (can't tell the denomination) behind his ear? Also one coming out of his pocket and his coat. Yup, I think we'll be seeing more of that photo.

 

[Spindrift]

Mitt Romney says "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me." I don't doubt that this is true, but it does play right into the current line of attack against him.

That little sound bite "I like being able to fire people" will be with us forever, context be damned. Man I could write the attack ad for that one. Just list off some stuff from when he was at Bain Capital and closed down that factory and intersperse with Mitt's 'fire people' sound bite every 5 seconds and you've got a killer attack ad.

 

[tomasF]

I just read that Newt got the much sought-after dreaded Todd Palin endorsement.

I guess that's another nail in the coffin of that campaign. Speaking of Newt's campaign--did anyone see yesterday's (Sunday's) Doonesbury? Checking Newt's baggage at airport security. . . .

Kind of wondering why Palin would endorse Newt, because of his strong family credentials?

 

[SezMe]

Huntsman drops after New Hampshire.

Oops. Shows I'm at the top of my game. Do I owe Randi a mil?

 

[Spindrift]

Oops. Shows I'm at the top of my game. Do I owe Randi a mil?

Did you say WHEN after NH?

 

[SezMe]

No but that's cheating. I meant he'd drop because his showing in NH was crappy. It was, indeed, crappy but he fooled me by being an egotistical idiot and not getting the message. If I had a direct pipeline to him, here is what I'd send him:

 

[Puppycow]

It wasn't that bad actually. He did well enough to earn 2 delegates, which is more than Newt or Santorum have yet (no delegates from Iowa have been officially committed yet).

 

[SezMe]

Actually, I think it was, Puppycow. Huntsman skipped Iowa and put nearly all his eggs in the New Hampshire basket. His politics seem to be a reasonable match for that area (at when he doesn't go off to neoconville) so given the huge amount of time he put in there his final vote count is just dismal. It doesn't matter how many delegates he got. The race now goes to the south where he won't get much traction. Stick a fork in him, he's done.

 

[hgc]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/...-to-air-in-some-cities-during-the-super-bowl/

We now know why R. Terry is running for president. It turns out that FCC rules prevent broadcasters from censoring campaign ads. Thus R. Terry can run graphically grotesque anti-abortion ads in markets where he is on the Dem primary ballot, with impunity -- which he will do during the Superbowl in 40 cities.

Clever lunatic.

 

[Puppycow]

Actually, I think it was, Puppycow. Huntsman skipped Iowa and put nearly all his eggs in the New Hampshire basket. His politics seem to be a reasonable match for that area (at when he doesn't go off to neoconville) so given the huge amount of time he put in there his final vote count is just dismal. It doesn't matter how many delegates he got. The race now goes to the south where he won't get much traction. Stick a fork in him, he's done.

Apparently you were correct.

Huntsman drops out of race

I predict that Perry will be dropping out pretty soon too, after South Carolina if not before.

His poll numbers in S. Carolina are dismal despite skipping New Hampshire to concentrate on S. Carolina.

South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary

ETA: This is great news for Romney I think. Huntsman's votes will probably go to Romney. Also if Rick Perry stays in until after S. Carolina, that also helps Romney because it keeps the anti-Romney vote divided.

 

[Puppycow]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/...-to-air-in-some-cities-during-the-super-bowl/

We now know why R. Terry is running for president. It turns out that FCC rules prevent broadcasters from censoring campaign ads. Thus R. Terry can run graphically grotesque anti-abortion ads in markets where he is on the Dem primary ballot, with impunity -- which he will do during the Superbowl in 40 cities.

Clever lunatic.

Does he have the money to run ads during the Super Bowl? I hear that's quite expensive.