Gee, Mitt has the nomination
New Jersey that put him over the top giving him the delegate count he needed.
By David Usborne | | Tuesday, 28 August 2012 at 10:56 pm
And So they Vote for Mitt Romney
Your guess is the same as mine: Mitt Romney will get the delegate counts he needs.
By David Usborne | The Foreign Desk | Tuesday, 28 August 2012 at 10:14 pm
Fox stirs the GOP chicken coop
Kudos to Fox News for this presidential debate that has actually produced some drama and sparks between the candidates. Most invisible so far: Huntsman. Most brave so far: Huntsman (for sticking by his record of support civil unions for gays.) Biggest advance over the last debate two months ago: Tim Pawlenty hasn’t shied away from [...]
By David Usborne | Notebook | Friday, 12 August 2011 at 3:42 am
Santorum Fans Remind Us He’s Here
Just got to the GOP debate site in Ames, Iowa, for the start of what should be a colourful couple of days with all the main candidates slugging it out. Judging by all the signs by the road and the cow bell ringers outside, Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania, has done a good job [...]
By David Usborne | Notebook | Friday, 12 August 2011 at 1:46 am
Hold on, The First Polls are Closing
So, here we go. Polls have just closed in Indiana and in one portion of Kentucky. No hard information yet* and the whole media world is still predicting a giant Republican sweep tonight. Well, let’s see.
By David Usborne | The Foreign Desk | Tuesday, 2 November 2010 at 11:22 pm
Corrupt Illegitimate Scribes – says Sarah
“Sarah Palin cares as much about facts as a grizzly cares about toilet paper”……so said David Korn of Mother Jones tonight.
By David Usborne | Eagle Eye, The Foreign Desk | Tuesday, 2 November 2010 at 4:41 am
Republicans don’t abstain in Delaware
Baffling, but true nonetheless. Republicans in Delaware have cast aside Michael Castle, the establishment figure to run for the US Senate in November, in favour of Christine O’Donnell, the Tea Party-favoured candidate (and Palin-favoured) whose whole public career thus far seems to have been built on advocating sexual abstinence, even self-abstinence, if you see what [...]
By David Usborne | The Foreign Desk | Wednesday, 15 September 2010 at 3:20 am
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