After counting out Herman Cain after the first Republican Presidential debate, the non-politician from Atlanta has me eating a huge helping of crow. Two weeks ago, the “Hurri-Cain” stunned the presidential field by beating paper tiger front-runner Rick Perry in the Florida straw poll. All of the political pundits had the Texas governor winning the [...]
Well, folks. It’s official – for real this time. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said today he will not be seeking the Presidency in 2012. Tuesday’s announcement by Christie likely sets the Republican field for the 2012 election in stone. Christie was the last remaining potential candidate with the ability to win, and an unknown [...]
Recently, Republican Presidential hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry has drawn fire from all sides over his executive order mandating the human papillomavirus (HPV) Gardasil vaccine for all sixth grade girls in Texas. In fairness, the executive order included an opt-out for parents that did not want their child to receive the vaccine. The outrage [...]
Last night, MSNBC/Politico hosted the first Republican debate which featured front-runner Texas Governor Rick Perry. The highly anticipated event located at the “conservative Mecca” Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was littered with one-liners, but short on substance. If you missed it, not to worry. TwoPolitics.com is proud to bring you its Republican Debate Report Card, and [...]
It’s crunch time, time for all remaining prospective GOP Presidential candidates to commit and formally announce their intentions of running for President of the United States of America. The pool of current candidates so far is weak and leaves little hope of ousting Barack Obama from office in the 2012 election. With only six months [...]
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee removed all doubt last night on his self-titled show on whether he would take a second shot at a White House bid. He, and his heart, said “no.” I voted for Huckabee in the 2008 New Hampshire Presidential primary. My reasons for voting for Huckabee were two-fold. First, I agreed [...]
No, this is not a “Saturday Night Live” skit but an actual debate between Republican Linda McMahon and Democrat Richard Blumenthal vying for the Connecticut Senate seat in Washington. It was a simple question from McMahon, “How do you create a job?” What followed was a stumbling, bumbling, stammering, nonsensical rambling answer that is hysterical. [...]
With some Democratic candidates distancing themselves from Barack Obama the Republican National Committee produced an ad based on the JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater who decided to leave his job via the emergency slide on the aircraft where he was working. Candidates must ponder whether Obama is an asset or deficit when deciding to have [...]
