W. James Antle III
Remember when Barack Obama bravely came out in favor of same-sex marriage before North Carolina voted on the issue? After all, Obama carried the state in 2008. The Democratic National Convention will be held there this summer. His strongest voting…
In the great minds think alike department, Tim Carney also writes about the fundraising benefits of Barack Obama’s marriage “evolution.” (Perhaps Tamron Hall will shut off my microphone too.) He quotes Rahm Emanuel as saying, “Gays are the next Jews…
In 1994, Mitt Romney ran a surprisingly competitive Senate race against Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts. Kennedy fought back with an ad campaign targeting Romney’s business record at Bain, painting the Republican as a heartless plutocrat who ruthlessly broke up companies…
The first Gallup poll since President Obama announced his support of same-sex marriage shows 60 percent of voters say they won’t be swayed by this “evolution.” Twice as many say it makes them less likely to vote for Obama than…
John Kerry calls it a “tragedy for the Senate.” Richard Lugar has lost the Indiana Republican primary for Senate to Richard Mourdock. It isn’t close: he’s headed to a 60 percent to 40 percent defeat. (Interestingly, his Senate colleague Dan…
Two numbers explain Barack Obama’s incoherence on gay marriage more than any other. According to the Washington Post, one in six of Obama’s top campaign bundlers — the fundraisers who bring together major donations — are gay. In Hertford County,…
1. An incarcerated felon got 40 percent of the vote against the sitting president of the United States in the West Virginia Democratic primary. Barack Obama has trouble in coal country. 2. There was huge turnout in Wisconsin’s barely contested…
President Barack Obama acknowledged in an interview with ABC News that he supports redefining marriage to include same-sex couples. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is already trying to raise money off the announcement. Here are the president’s remarks: I have…
The Republican-controlled House voted to increase funding for corporate welfare through the Export-Import Bank. Only 93 members voted no.
While you never know until the votes are counted, it certainly looks as though Republican primary voters will deny Sen. Richard Lugar a seventh term. (Assuming Indiana laws don’t permit a Joe Lieberman/Lisa Murkowski-style comeback, a possibility I’ve yet to…
