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Bob Barr showing early support

The Bob Barr 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, disclosed a commissioned report survey showing Barr polling nationally at seven percent with likely voters. The polling was conducted by telephone survey of 1,000 ‘Likely Voters’ was conducted by Pulse Opinion Research on April 3, 2008.
According to Third Party Watch:
According to the latest poll, Barr enjoys 36 percent […]

12Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
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Mike Huckabee is a man on the move towards 2012

There has been some interesting news coming from Mike Huckabee lately. First, Huckabee it appears will be leading a new political organization called the HuckPAC. Newt Gingrich will have to make room on C-SPAN and CPAC for the Huckster.
The group will be organized for “electing conservative Republicans nationwide.” Huckabee’s campaign platform will undoubtedly bleed over […]

12Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
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Congressional GOP Candidate in Louisiana raising serious cash

Republican Congressional candidate Chris Gorman has raised over $350,000 in the last 30 days according to FEC first quarter filing. The PR reported on Gorman once in the past and promised to keep watch as the race picks up. Since that first article, he has emerged as the leading candidate since he officially announced his […]

11Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
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McCain now even with Obama

Barack Obama’s lead (some polls showed 10-12% lead over McCain) has now diminished as John McCain has received a surge of national support. It appears that the Democratic Party and their candidates are showing the strain from a prolonged fight and intra-party struggles.
An AP-Ipsos poll taken in late February had Obama leading McCain 51-41 […]

11Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
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The Petraeus Affect

The nation will no doubt be watching the return of General Petraeus our nation’s leading military figure, and one of the newest American heroes to Washington on Tuesday. Last September’s meeting brought first hand accounts to Congress and the public with graphs, and testimony on the conduct of the war. During the course of his […]

6Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
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Will Bob Barr hurt McCain?

As third party politics go, it’s not often an individual comes along who can make a real impact. Sure, we had Perot, Nader, and digging further back, Wallace and Thurmond. However, it usually takes a perfect storm and the right person to really tap into the existing elements of discontent and division. Such an atmosphere […]

3Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
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Barry Goldwater, Jr. endorses Ron Paul

Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul for president.
“America is at a crossroads,” said Mr. Goldwater. “We have begun to stray from our traditions and must get back to what has made us the greatest nation on earth or we will lose much of the freedom we hold dear. Ron Paul stands above […]

16Nov2007 | loozianajay | 1 comment | Continued
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GOP Should Learn from Louisiana Election

From Human Events.com
Louisiana has always been a strange place. This is, after all, the state that once elected a convicted felon (former Gov. Edwin Edwards) over former KKK leader David Duke on the strength of the sentiment expressed on an Edwards bumper sticker: “Vote for the crook. It’s important.”
The state patterns its justice system on […]

24Oct2007 | loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
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The Horserace: Hillary, Fred, Rudy, John, and Mitt

I think it it is safe to assume that we will have two Republican candidates out by mid-November. No need to drop names here, I’m sure many can figure that out. From there, we’ll cast a new set of underdogs and give them fair coverage — free coverage for that matter — but soon after […]

24Oct2007 | loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued

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