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The one? These days, you hear it everywhere — from Republican donors and veteran operatives, and at Capitol Hill watering holes. A few weeks ago, it was a wishful rumor floating in the Beltway ether....
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Hot Air Survey: August VP Results
Plus: Romney down to three choices? It was close, but Senator Marco Rubio returns to the top spot in Hot Air’s VP survey, followed by Governor Bobby Jindal, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Allen West, and...
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Reports: Romney’s VP choices down to Portman, Pawlenty, and Ryan
Crunch time. NBC reported it first and the Weekly Standard’s hearing the same thing, but the Standard’s also wishcasting Christie into the picture as a dark horse. No doubt, the nastiness of the last...
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Portman: “I think I’ll end up staying” in the Senate
Demurral? The time is getting just about right for Romney to announce his VP selection — the convention is barely two weeks away — and as Allahpundit related last night, there are reports circulating...
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Remind me again: Why isn’t Bobby Jindal at the top of Romney’s VP shortlist?
Qualified. Obligatory caveat: Maybe he is. No one knows except for Romney’s inner circle. But all of the rumors lately have to do with Portman, Pawlenty, and Ryan, with Rubio and Christie unlikely...
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Axelrod on Romney’s VP search: Hey, if it were me, I’d pick Pawlenty
Strategy. Three possibilities. One: He’s telling the truth. What does he have to lose by being honest? Romney’s not going to make his pick based on what the other team’s quarterback thinks, so he...
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Breaking: Romney to announce VP pick tomorrow at 9 8:45 am; Update: NBC says...
Set your alarm clocks. Fresh in the e-mail inbox from Team Romney: Boston, MA – On Saturday, Mitt Romney will begin his “The Romney Plan For A Stronger Middle Class” bus tour by announcing his choice...
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Vice President Paul Ryan: Could free enterprise get its groove back?
I like the sound of that. I’ve made no secret out of the fact that I’ve long been rooting for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal for Mitt Romney’s running mate selection, but when I went to check my...
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Rasmussen: Ryan favorability 39/25, 52/29 among … seniors
Counterintuitive. The media has talked about Paul Ryan’s budget as an albatross that would hang from Mitt Romney’s neck with or without Ryan on the ticket, and the assumption has been that Ryan...
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Videos: Paul Ryan is totally ready for his close-up
The man was born ready. Jazz already posted speech excerpts and some past videos of Paul Ryan’s prosperity-promotin’ badassery, but just for good measure and if you’re not yet feeling the excitement,...
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Romney rolls the dice
All in. Has there ever been a campaign that went, literally overnight, from being about nothing to leaping neck-deep into the most treacherous, dangerous issue in American politics? Until last night,...
View ArticleI’m your huckleberry: Romney/Ryan ticket starts a showdown
I was trying to put together my feelings about the Rep. Paul Ryan pick for VP this morning, and this came to mind. (My friend, Sonny Bunch, who is a walking IMDB whom you should read frequently,...
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The crucible. After a week marred by a not-ready-for-prime-time staffer who had movement conservatives questioning Team Romney’s competence, sanity, and willingness to fight the brass-knuckles White...
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Bold. In choosing Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney not only surprised the political world late Friday night, but he has become a different candidate...
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President Obama welcomes Paul Ryan to the race
Uh oh. At a campaign fundraiser on Sunday, President Obama offered his initial public reaction to the assembled donors — and as much as the Left was claiming that a Paul Ryan VP pick would be a boon...
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Forward. [I]f Florida seniors were thinking rationally and self-interestedly, this Democratic attack would flop. Paul Ryan is proposing no changes to Medicare for another 10 years, so anyone currently...
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Romney campaign: $7.4 million raised online since Ryan was named VP
Windfall. Enthusiasm, to the tune of $100,000+ per hour: In 72 hours, @mittromney & @paulryanvp raised $7.4 million online with over 101,000 donations — Andrea Saul (@andreamsaul) August 14, 2012...
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Chris Matthews on Ryan: Hey, this guy could be worse than Dan Quayle
“This may be the worst merger since AOL bought Time Warner.” Via Newsbusters, concern-trolling so lazy that it doesn’t make sense even on its own terms. His point, per this morning’s Politico piece on...
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Romney rips Obama over Biden’s “chains” remark: These smears are disgracing...
“Mr. President, take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago.” Strong words on a day when the already infamous Obama Super PAC steelworker smear ad finally aired in Ohio. Time to...
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Swing state poll: After picking Ryan, Romney now leads in Ohio, Virginia —...
Bounce? Via Guy Benson, no self-respecting eeyore would leave a headline as rosy as the above unchecked, so here’s me checking it right off the bat. According to Gallup’s tracker, Romney’s gotten...
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