Romney doesn’t want to be in the contraception fight, Paul is going after everyone, Santorum has a big lead in Tennessee and Gingrich has a Kasich ally. Make sure to sign up to get “Afternoon Fix” in your e-mail inbox every day by 5 (ish) p.m! EARLIER ON THE FIX: Pro-Gingrich super PAC places big [...]
BY ANDY KESSLER The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 took place over seven venues, with 10,000-20,000 attendees and no microphones. One candidate would speak for an hour, followed by a 90-minute rebuttal and then a half-hour response from the original speaker (which alternated debate to debate). This description alone is almost 280 characters—clearly we’ve come a [...]
The decision Tuesday by France’s constitutional watch-dog striking down a pending law criminalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide by Ottoman Turks produced reactions one might have anticipated: applause from Turkey, disappointment in Armenia, and vows by French backers of the bill to make modifications so it can be put into place as intended. Yet [...]
A leading member of the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) said the party will redouble its efforts to ensure President Abdoulaye Wade emerges victorious in the second round of the presidential election. Mamadou Mountaga Gueye warned opposition presidential candidates that writing off Wade’s third term re-election prospect will be at their own peril. “President Wade [...]
Egypt says its first presidential election since a popular uprising ousted autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak a year ago will be held on May 23 and 24. Egyptian election commission chief Farouk Sultan said Wednesday that if no candidate secures more than 50 percent of the vote, a run-off election will take place on June 16 [...]
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam made the following statement on Tennessee’s upcoming primary: “With two strong victories in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney continues to prove that he has what it takes to defeat President Obama in November. Gov. Romney has a solid track record of turning around troubled situations like the one we face in [...]
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell made the following statement on Virginia’s upcoming primary: “Mitt Romney’s two victories last night prove that his message of more jobs, less debt, and small government is resonating with the American people. Virginians are looking for a results-oriented conservative like Mitt Romney to reverse the failed policies that have hindered our [...]
Massachusetts Republican Leader Brad Jones made the following statement on Massachusetts’ upcoming primary: “Mitt Romney’s two strong victories last night prove that he is the best candidate to unite our party and defeat President Obama in November. Massachusetts voters are looking for someone to go to Washington to clean up the mess created by Washington [...]
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Eleven states have cast their votes in the Republican presidential nominating contest. Ten more will do so in six days time, the biggest single day of voting in the GOP race. Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves at his election night party in Novi, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Now [...]
