Mitt Romney emerged as the Republican candidate for president since he was all the party had. The party vetted every alternative candidate, but he was the last man standing in a weak field.
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Another Republican presidential debate this week, another forceful performance by Mitt Romney. The subject was the economy, jobs and finance — Romney’s strong suits — and he made the most of it, having more to say on those subjects and saying it more cogently than the other seven candidates.
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During last year’s midterm elections, tea party activists swamped Republican primaries and helped send dozens of lawmakers to Washington who were committed to fighting big government. But the once-feared constituency is looking more like a paper tiger in the Republican presidential race.
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By:
Dan K. Thomasson
09/13/11 10:10 PM
The other day in an office waiting room, two young women were discussing the Republican presidential situation. One said she definitely was for Mitt Romney, but the other said she had not decided yet, indicating she might tilt toward Rick Perry.
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Hizzoner is getting close to throwing his hat in the ring:
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Rob Long – riffing off this piece in the New York Times – wonders why Jeb Bush couldn’t be a viable presidential candidate in 2012:
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America is at war overseas and in an economic crisis here at home. Many of her citizens believe the country is on the wrong track. It is for times such as these that men like John McCain are made, to put country first so that it can be put right in its time of need. For this reason, The Examiner endorses McCain for president and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for vice president.
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Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is scheduled to attend a fundraising event at a Woodside couple's home Sept. 25, according to the California Republican Party Web site.
Tickets for the luncheon, held at the home of Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Siebel and his wife Stacey, range from $1,000 for lunch alone to $2,500 for lunch and a John McCain 2008 lapel pin.
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