January 22, 2012
Interview with Rick Santorum
To view the interview, click here
In this interview with Rick Santorum, he announces that he doesn't see himself dropping out of the race anytime soon because the races are meant for three people. Every time the candidates arrived at a new state, there was always a different winner, which made it difficult to scope out a stable front runner for these primaries. It's unfortunate that this race has to continue so long, but it must in order to get every state's opinion about the candidates. Santorum says that the democrat party wants him to drop out so they can begin to focus and attack on a rebublican candidate, but as long as he's in the race it won't happen.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Gingrich Gets The Spotlight
January 22, 2012
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary
By Karen Tumulty
View Tumulty's full article at this link
Gingrich finally wins his first primary in South Carolina, which has made a large impact in his life. His strong performance in the two debates in South Carolina made his victory very easy. Gingrich used two tactics that helped him bounce back from those attacks he made at Romney in New Hampshire. He convinced voters that he could go up against Obama and he made doubts about Romney as a candidate and what he stands for. I also learned that Gingrich out polled Romney in the topic about the economy, which was one of Romney's strong points. “It’s not that I am a great debater, it is that I articulate the deepest-felt values of the American people,” Gingrich mentioned in his victory speech. Maybe he can do the same thing in Florida, but now that he has a boost from winning, he could fund-raise and campaign better.
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary
By Karen Tumulty
View Tumulty's full article at this link
Gingrich finally wins his first primary in South Carolina, which has made a large impact in his life. His strong performance in the two debates in South Carolina made his victory very easy. Gingrich used two tactics that helped him bounce back from those attacks he made at Romney in New Hampshire. He convinced voters that he could go up against Obama and he made doubts about Romney as a candidate and what he stands for. I also learned that Gingrich out polled Romney in the topic about the economy, which was one of Romney's strong points. “It’s not that I am a great debater, it is that I articulate the deepest-felt values of the American people,” Gingrich mentioned in his victory speech. Maybe he can do the same thing in Florida, but now that he has a boost from winning, he could fund-raise and campaign better.
Gingrich Has Jokes
January 22, 2012
Gingrich: 'Obama can use a teleprompter'
View the clip at this link
At the last minute, Gingrich speaks to a large crowd of voters trying to persuade them to vote for him. He says that with the help of the voters, Gingrich will face Obama in seven, 3 hour debates and win. Gingrich even makes a funny saying that he'll let Obama use a teleprompter when defending his healthcare plan. He did a great job by winning his first primary, and since South Carolina is such a large state it will help him a lot. Let the race begin.
Gingrich: 'Obama can use a teleprompter'
View the clip at this link
At the last minute, Gingrich speaks to a large crowd of voters trying to persuade them to vote for him. He says that with the help of the voters, Gingrich will face Obama in seven, 3 hour debates and win. Gingrich even makes a funny saying that he'll let Obama use a teleprompter when defending his healthcare plan. He did a great job by winning his first primary, and since South Carolina is such a large state it will help him a lot. Let the race begin.
Dropping Like Flies
January 19, 2012
Perry quits race, backs Gingrich
By Adam Beam
Click here to view Beam's article
First Jon Huntsman and now its Rick Perry dropping out of the primary race. Now that we are down to four republican candidates, the primaries are starting to look like they are going somewhere. Perry dropped out and endorsed Newt Gingrich which plays a role in why Gingrich feels so confident in winning South Carolina. Perry said, "Newt is not perfect, but who among us is?" I learned that Gingrich will more than likely try to persuade Perry's voters, which will effect Romney's lead in the polls. According to the pole from the Public Policy Polling, Gingrich had the votes of at least 34 percent of South Carolina, whereas Romney only has 28 percent. This article will impact the political arena because people will find out how Perry's drop out has impacted the primaries in the long run.
Perry quits race, backs Gingrich
By Adam Beam
Click here to view Beam's article
First Jon Huntsman and now its Rick Perry dropping out of the primary race. Now that we are down to four republican candidates, the primaries are starting to look like they are going somewhere. Perry dropped out and endorsed Newt Gingrich which plays a role in why Gingrich feels so confident in winning South Carolina. Perry said, "Newt is not perfect, but who among us is?" I learned that Gingrich will more than likely try to persuade Perry's voters, which will effect Romney's lead in the polls. According to the pole from the Public Policy Polling, Gingrich had the votes of at least 34 percent of South Carolina, whereas Romney only has 28 percent. This article will impact the political arena because people will find out how Perry's drop out has impacted the primaries in the long run.
Double Win, So Far
Tonight We Made History
Click here to view the clip of Romney after his win in New Hampshire
Romney believes that he made history with his second win in New Hampshire. In his winning speech he mentions the failures of our present president about how he promised so many things to fix the country and basically how he has worsened the situation. What I don't understand is how Romney will get us back into the shape we need to be in. If I was Romney I wouldn't be making promises to the people not unless he knows he can change the country in a beneficial way. Hopefully he can have a 3 strike win in South Carolina. I guess we just have to wait and see.
Click here to view the clip of Romney after his win in New Hampshire
Romney believes that he made history with his second win in New Hampshire. In his winning speech he mentions the failures of our present president about how he promised so many things to fix the country and basically how he has worsened the situation. What I don't understand is how Romney will get us back into the shape we need to be in. If I was Romney I wouldn't be making promises to the people not unless he knows he can change the country in a beneficial way. Hopefully he can have a 3 strike win in South Carolina. I guess we just have to wait and see.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Coming In Second...Ron Paul
January 10, 2012
Ron Paul Finishes Second in New Hampshire
By Trip Gabriel
Here is a link to view the full article
As the candidates are about to leave the state of New Hampshire, Ron Paul finds out that he finished strong in second place in the primary. This is a great win for the outgoing Texan and he said in a speech after his win, "There is no way they are going to stop the momentum that we have started." According to Gabriel's article, Paul will have a hard time repeating another success. With the transition of states, Paul's organization won't be as strong in South Carolina because his views differ from some strategist. The fact that South Carolina is such a big state, he is at a disadvantage when it comes to television ads and campaigning cost.
Ron Paul Finishes Second in New Hampshire
By Trip Gabriel
Here is a link to view the full article
As the candidates are about to leave the state of New Hampshire, Ron Paul finds out that he finished strong in second place in the primary. This is a great win for the outgoing Texan and he said in a speech after his win, "There is no way they are going to stop the momentum that we have started." According to Gabriel's article, Paul will have a hard time repeating another success. With the transition of states, Paul's organization won't be as strong in South Carolina because his views differ from some strategist. The fact that South Carolina is such a big state, he is at a disadvantage when it comes to television ads and campaigning cost.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Another Victory For Romney
January 11, 2012
Romney Says N.H. Results Show Attacks on Him Failed
By Michael D. Shear
Here is the full article
So far Romney has the momentum and not Santorum anymore. He won the second state of New Hampshire and says the negative attacks that the other candidates were targeting, apparently had no effect on him. After the race, the candidates headed down to South Carolina to give speeches. One that stood out to me according to this article was the speech that Gingrich addressed in Rock Hill. He didn't repeat the criticism about Romney's record, but he didn't apologize either. Gingrich still stands strong on his belief of being a stronger candidate than Romney. With this being said, how come Gingrich hasn't made his way as the front runner?
Romney Says N.H. Results Show Attacks on Him Failed
By Michael D. Shear
Here is the full article
So far Romney has the momentum and not Santorum anymore. He won the second state of New Hampshire and says the negative attacks that the other candidates were targeting, apparently had no effect on him. After the race, the candidates headed down to South Carolina to give speeches. One that stood out to me according to this article was the speech that Gingrich addressed in Rock Hill. He didn't repeat the criticism about Romney's record, but he didn't apologize either. Gingrich still stands strong on his belief of being a stronger candidate than Romney. With this being said, how come Gingrich hasn't made his way as the front runner?
Friday, January 6, 2012
So What Is The Truth?
January 5, 2012
Newt: 'Obama is hopeless'
View the video of Newt Gingrich by following this link.
He says he is the person to go against President Obama in the primaries, but hasn't had the greatest start in the Iowa caucus. Hopefully he can score more votes in the race on Saturday if he is going to eventually run against Obama. Gingrich doesn't believe that a moderate like Romney can debate Obama like he can and he also found it amazing that he spent the amount he did on campaigning just to win 25% of the voters. Newt also mentioned that during Obama's billion dollar campaigning that the American people will hear negativity and will wonder what the truth is. You may be a bit late, the people have been trying to figure out what the truth was for many years now and even before Obama was president. Since he is mentioning this, I hope Gingrich will give us all some clarity of what "negative stuff" the people will see.
Newt: 'Obama is hopeless'
View the video of Newt Gingrich by following this link.
He says he is the person to go against President Obama in the primaries, but hasn't had the greatest start in the Iowa caucus. Hopefully he can score more votes in the race on Saturday if he is going to eventually run against Obama. Gingrich doesn't believe that a moderate like Romney can debate Obama like he can and he also found it amazing that he spent the amount he did on campaigning just to win 25% of the voters. Newt also mentioned that during Obama's billion dollar campaigning that the American people will hear negativity and will wonder what the truth is. You may be a bit late, the people have been trying to figure out what the truth was for many years now and even before Obama was president. Since he is mentioning this, I hope Gingrich will give us all some clarity of what "negative stuff" the people will see.
Passing Judgement
January 6, 2012Rick Santorum booed for opposing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire
By Joshua Bolding, Desert News
Click here to read Bolding's article
Rick Santorum must be the boldest candidate of them all to go in front of a crowd of voters and speak on such a touchy subject, which is gay marriage. A member of the audience asked him how legalizing the law for same-sex marriage was affecting him personally and from there, he basically went downhill. He defended his argument with, "So if everybody has the right to be happy, if you're not happy unless you're married to five other people, is that OK?" WRONG QUESTION, RICK. This may effect where he stands in the race on Saturday because his view on social issues like gay marriage apparently isn't the same as some voters in New Hampshire. What people don't understand is that we are living in a world where people are expressive about there sexual preferences and that everyone should be accepted whether they don't have the same beliefs. Like I said once before, we shall see on Saturday at the caucus.
Candidates Can be Conquered
January 5, 2012
DNC Chair: Bring It On, GOP
Here is a link to view the news clip from Fox News.
In this short video, the Democratic National Committee Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, speaks about how the GOP candidates have done nothing but bashed and targeted Obama. She mentions that Romney isn't consistent with focusing on jobs, but instead he's focused on coming after Obama's job. Schultz uses Romney as a prime example because he's the leader of the pack right now, but Obama could defeat all of the GOP candidates at the end of the day. There is more information provided in the video.
DNC Chair: Bring It On, GOP
Here is a link to view the news clip from Fox News.
In this short video, the Democratic National Committee Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, speaks about how the GOP candidates have done nothing but bashed and targeted Obama. She mentions that Romney isn't consistent with focusing on jobs, but instead he's focused on coming after Obama's job. Schultz uses Romney as a prime example because he's the leader of the pack right now, but Obama could defeat all of the GOP candidates at the end of the day. There is more information provided in the video.
Top Runners: Romney and Santorum take the lead
January 4, 2012 (Updated Jan. 5, 2012, 5:30 am)
Romney, Santorum on top as GOP race shifts to New Hampshire
By the CNN Wire Staff
Click here to view the full article
It was a bit of a surprise that Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum by eight votes at the last minute during the Iowa Caucus, but it was an even bigger surprise that Rick Santorum was the second runner-up. Romney received an endorsement by an old runner that beat him in Iowa four years ago, Senator John McCain. Rick Santorum is using his second place position as a fix, to reassure to people that he will be Romney's main challenger. Ron Paul came in third place and is establishing his libertarian message for the next race in New Hampshire. I learned that Michele Bachman has dropped out of the race and Rick Perry has decided to stay in the race after thinking things over at home. This will effect the rest of the candidates because it's their job to persuade those voters of Michele Bachman. The first caucus is important in the political arena because it sets the foundation of the rest of the races. The voters of our country will probably pay attention to the front runners rather than everyone else. We will have to see if that stands true in next week's caucus in New Hampshire.
Romney, Santorum on top as GOP race shifts to New Hampshire
By the CNN Wire Staff
Click here to view the full article
It was a bit of a surprise that Mitt Romney beat Rick Santorum by eight votes at the last minute during the Iowa Caucus, but it was an even bigger surprise that Rick Santorum was the second runner-up. Romney received an endorsement by an old runner that beat him in Iowa four years ago, Senator John McCain. Rick Santorum is using his second place position as a fix, to reassure to people that he will be Romney's main challenger. Ron Paul came in third place and is establishing his libertarian message for the next race in New Hampshire. I learned that Michele Bachman has dropped out of the race and Rick Perry has decided to stay in the race after thinking things over at home. This will effect the rest of the candidates because it's their job to persuade those voters of Michele Bachman. The first caucus is important in the political arena because it sets the foundation of the rest of the races. The voters of our country will probably pay attention to the front runners rather than everyone else. We will have to see if that stands true in next week's caucus in New Hampshire.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Eenie, Meenie, Miny, Moe
December 29, 2011
Voters Examining Candidates, Often to a Fault
By Michael Barbaro and Ashley Parker
Click here to view the full article
This article covers the voters' opinion about how they will go about electing the republican candidate. According to many of the voters they are basing their decisions on the candidates personalities. The issue with this is that they are missing the point of what the election is really about, which is picking a runner up that will go against Obama that also has to run the country. Voters describe the personality of the candidates as similar. The use of this information will make voters think of what is important, like comparing the personal lives of the candidates with how they'd run the country instead of being hung up on a TV personality. For instance, some voters think that Newt Gingrich won't be a suitable president because he has been in a number of previous marriages and if he can't function right in a marriage, then how will he handle issues within the country. When others read this article, others will see where Iowa's head is as a whole. People may use their political reasons as references when it is their time to vote.
Voters Examining Candidates, Often to a Fault
By Michael Barbaro and Ashley Parker
Click here to view the full article
This article covers the voters' opinion about how they will go about electing the republican candidate. According to many of the voters they are basing their decisions on the candidates personalities. The issue with this is that they are missing the point of what the election is really about, which is picking a runner up that will go against Obama that also has to run the country. Voters describe the personality of the candidates as similar. The use of this information will make voters think of what is important, like comparing the personal lives of the candidates with how they'd run the country instead of being hung up on a TV personality. For instance, some voters think that Newt Gingrich won't be a suitable president because he has been in a number of previous marriages and if he can't function right in a marriage, then how will he handle issues within the country. When others read this article, others will see where Iowa's head is as a whole. People may use their political reasons as references when it is their time to vote.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)