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The 12 weirdest political moments of 2012
Sometimes, it’s hard to separate the political news from your favorite “news of the weird” feed. There was so much weird stuff going on along the campaign trail that it’s hard to select the dozen best. But here’s our best effort: 1. Clint Eastwood and his chair. It was the most bizarre moment at a […] …
Gay group softens ground for Supreme Court
Flush with recent gay rights victories, the Human Rights Campaign launched a new ad Sunday to press the same-sex marriage case as the Supreme Court decides this week whether to consider the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. HRC is the nation’s largest LGBT lobbying group. Even gay activists were surprised by the […] …
Cornyn blames GOP Senate losses on polling, primary wins of weak candidates
Despite leading the GOP to a net loss of two seats in last week’s election, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair John Cornyn earned himself a promotion and is poised to take on the roll of minority whip in the upcoming Congress. In a frank interview with POLITICO, Cornyn ascribed part of the blame to himself […] …
Obama allies use Romney’s RNC climate change joke in post-Sandy attack ad
Obama allies are using Hurricane Sandy as a political weapon against Mitt Romney. The ad declares, “TELL MITT ROMNEY: CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT A JOKE.” …
The ten most bizarre campaign ads of 2012
This election cycle has seen more than enough political ads. Some were effective. Others were funny. And then there were few that were just … well, bizarre. Here are the ten ads that we thought were the most bizarre of this election cycle. …
Presidential campaign nears record-shattering $2 billion spending mark
2012 has broken all records in presidential fundraising: Never before any candidate has raised and spent as much as in this year’s election campaign. …
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