Huckabee wins early 2012 straw poll

Mike Huckabee cruised to an easy victory in a presidential straw poll taken among attendees at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit, beating a group of four other Republican contenders by an over two-to-one margin: Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and a 2008 presidential candidate, won with just over…

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Huckabee event leaves candidate in the red

From the files of the funny but true: Les Phillip, an Alabama Republican running for the U.S. House of Representatives, recently welcomed former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to his district for a fundraiser during the second quarter. Huckabee endorsed Phillip, but it was an expensive endorsement: According to his Federal…

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GOP base rips Cantor’s efforts to rebrand GOP

Apparently, social conservatives aren’t too happy with efforts by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to rebrand the Republican Party through the formation of the National Council for a New America: The council, unveiled last week by Cantor and Sen. John McCain, is designed to be a…

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Sunday Randomness

Just a few tidbits that caught my eye as I was surfing the intertubes today… It turns out Chris Matthews is likely not running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, as it’s being reported Matthews is close to signing a contract extension with MSNBC. Personally, I’m glad Matthews might be…

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