2012 Election | 2012 Presidential Election

Newt Gingrich upset win in South Carolina!

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:51:10 +0000

Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina

Newt Gingrich upsets the front runner Mitt Romney in South Carolina by fighting back thru a super PAC supporting him with millions of dollars of negative campaign ads against Mitt Romney and his “Private Equity” background. You can officially say the “Race is On”! After Newt repeatedly said he would not turn the campaign negative, he certainly didn’t shy away from the support he received from PAC’s and other supporters that continued to pound Romney for his claims made on job creation, capital formation, and overall business activities. South Carolina voters just ignored the numerous marriages of Newt Gingrich, and he began to aggressively defend his personal life, public life, and his private business dealings, including his consulting agreements with numerous publicly owned agencies. Newt hopes to take his momentum into Florida and beyond by raising additional money to support a long term campaign. Many Republicans believe that a Newt Gingrich win is essentially handing over the election to President Obama, so although the Newt camp is excited about the win, the hallways of Washington are filled with talks of defeat in November. Only time will tell!

Romney wins easily in New Hampshire

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:06:30 +0000

Mitt Romney is on his way to securing the Republican nomination for President with his win in New Hampshire GOP Primary. He has endured an enormous amount of criticism for his ownership in Bain Capital, a large private equity company, and the ridiculous attacks for destroying jobs, and become the first in a long history of candidates to win both Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. Mitt won a victory in a decisive fashion defeating his closes rival by more than 15 percent. Finishing a distant second was Ron Paul, followed by Jon Huntsman.

Mitt Romney 97,532 39.3%
Ron Paul 56,848 22.9%
Jon Huntsman 41,945 16.9%
Newt Gingrich 23,411 9.4%
Rick Santorum 23,362 9.4%

Even though his New Hampshire win is impressive, there are some troublesome signs for his campaign, with a significant amount of Republicans that aren’t Romney fans. Most of the Republican base wants lower taxes and reduced federal spending, or fiscally conservative, and Romney isn’t the best candidate to live up to those beliefs. Ron Paul on the other hand is a candidate that believes strongly in lower taxes, reduced federal spending, and smaller government, and has a strong base of supports, but is it enough to win the Republican nomination. It will be key in the coming weeks if the party has hopes of beating Barack Obama to unite the party, but that probably isn’t going to be decided for several more months.

Who will win New Hampshire?

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:38:06 +0000

Romney taking a real beating for his Bain Capital operations, which may be extremely unfair! Will Ron Paul be able to overtake Romney with the attacks? We’ll know later today. The interesting thing in New Hampshire is not all voters are pure Republicans, there will be many Independents that will also be voting today along side the Republicans, which also could benefit Ron Paul and other candidates. New Hampshire voters love to vote, in fact the Democrats also have an election today, and even though Barak Obama is the only candidate on the ballot, it’s expected that 50% of the registered Democrats will show up and vote for President Obama.

If Romney is able to pull off a win in New Hampshire, it may be the beginning of the end for the rest of the field. We’ll keep you posted.

AP reports Santorum Wins in IOWA?

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:39:18 +0000

In the U.S. Presidential Primary, the AP reported that Rick Santorum received 29,944 or 24.5% of the vote, edging out Mitt Romney by a mere 18 votes, Romney receiving 29,926 or an equal 24.5% of the vote. The report claims that 100% of the precincts reporting. This contradicts the GOP Chairman Matt Strawn reporting of the official vote count at 30,015 for Romney and 30,007 for Santorum, each candidate receiving a total of 25% of the vote. Who’s Right? According to the AP report, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Michele Bachmann round out the field getting 21.5% down to 5% for Bachmann.

Romney Wins Iowa, by 8 Votes

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:29:54 +0000

Mitt Romney edges out Santorum to win Iowa Caucuses by only 8 votes, with more than 122,000 total votes cast! The final official vote count was 30,015 for Romney and 30,007 for Santorum, each contestant getting about twenty five percent of the total votes. Is this a victory for Romney or a disappointment that Santorum came from nowhere weeks ago to nearly edge out Romney? Romney clearly is the winner coming from a significant deficit to nearly overtake Santorum, can he continue to compete going forward, can he raise the necessary capital to run his campaign, can he get his organization put together to compete in the larger states, like Florida, the Carolina’s, etc? Also, where does Ron Paul go from here, ending a disappointing performance to finish in third place with a respectable twenty two percent of the vote. Rounding out the field was Newt Gingrich in fourth, Perry in fifth, who claimed he was heading to Texas to reassess his campaign, and Michele Bachmann finishing in last place among the Iowa competitors. Bachmann didn’t drop out in her speech to supporters Tuesday night, and tried to remain upbeat.

“Game On”, said Santorum as he addressed his supporters early Wednesday and said, “let’s take the fight into New Hampshire”, where currently Romney is still leading in the polls. Santorum came from a single digit position in the Iowa polls just one short week ago! He came from behind by visiting all 99 counties in the state and held many hundred campaign events in the state during that time, many pundits and analysts, claimed that Santorum was the winner considering his late burst.

2012 Gridlock or Progress

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:01:29 +0000

Gridlock or Progress?

2012 is going to be an interesting year of complete Gridlock, or possibly a year of massive progress, based upon geo-political factors and the voice of the American People. Americans are fed up with the lack of progress in the Republican and Democratic parties failing to agree on health care, housing subsidies, the deficit, and the debt. The only way to move the country forward is giving control to one party or the other, and it’s looking like the Republican’s, barring a complete turnaround of the economy in the coming months, will get that opportunity, albeit a slim majority in the Senate won’t provide enough control to prevent the Democrats from blocking much of the legislative agenda of the Republicans. Gridlock is not going to help, as the Country has kicked the can down the road about as far as it will go without a major overhaul to entitlement reform, spending, and a budget that puts the Country back on the road to prosperity. Another four years of Gridlock could grow the National Debt by 30-40%, putting us dangerously close to problems we are seeing in Europe, and Asia. The Federal Reserve can only keep rates at historically low rates for a limited period of time, before the effect simply doesn’t add value to the economy. The current yield curve, with 30 year Treasury Bond Yields at 2.83%, and 10 year Treasury Bond Yields at 1.83%, represent the lowest yield on US Government bonds in history, and if they remain at this level for an extended period of time, we could be setting the economy up for a significant increase in inflation (prices) in the coming years. The government is more involved today in nearly every aspect of the economy, artificially maintaining markets, including housing, keeping mortgage rates and funding home mortgages thru FNMA and Freddie Mac, managing health care thru Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the new Obama Healthcare Plan, and the auto market with bailouts and funding for two of the three major US Automobile manufacturers. Whatever happened to the “free market” that this great nation built into the largest economy in the world?

Obama Still Leads the Polls

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:59:51 +0000

Barack Obama Still Leads the Polls

Despite the economy still sputtering, the debt still growing, and the world economies, especially the euro zone, weakening, Barack Husein Obama, still leads the polls with a 42.8% rating to retain the White House. Since becoming president on Jan 20, 2009, President Obama has tried it all, stimulus across the board, a massive auto industry bailout, the largest health care overhaul in history, and a growth in the printing of US Dollars that’s historic, nothing has proven to add enough real jobs to move unemployment below the 9.0% level, which historically has meant trouble for incumbent Presidents. The US has lost it’s coveted AAA credit rating, but thanks to a Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, opening up the printing presses, financing costs for the US have continued to fall. The US continues to be the currency and “safe haven” investment for the world, but what happens when the tide turns and foreigners begin to bring their capital back home, when their interest rates rise enough, compared to the US Treasury Yield Curve, that it’s just too attractive to continue to fund the US debt and deficits? The day of reckoning is fast approaching, and the 2012 election will determine the direction for Americans for decades to come.

Newt Surges in the Polls past Romney

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:48:45 +0000

Iowa Republican Debate Picture

According to the most recent WSJ/NBC poll, Newt has surged to number one for the Republican Presidential Nomination with a 40% rating compared to only 23% for Romney, it’s quickly becoming a one man race and Newt’s to lose the nomination. All other candidates couldn’t get over the 10% support in the poll, so its definitely a two man race. Newt performed very well in the most recent Iowa Debate, in the face of attacks from all the candidates, including Romney. Newt has pledged publicly that he refuses to attack his fellow candidates, in a clear attempt to rise above the “dirty” campaign tactics, hopefully setting himself of as the candidate that can compete with Obama in the only campaign that means anything. If the Republicans continue to attack each other, it will be significantly more difficult for them to defeat the Democrats for the White House, and just as important the Senate in the 2012 Election. If the economy continues it’s sluggish performance and job creation remains timid, Americans are likely to blame the President and vote for a change. Obama has had three years and his plans and strategy has clearly not been the right formula to deal with jobs, the economy, and the deficit. With massive spending programs, deficit spending, and a historic rise in our national debt during a time of peace, the Democratic President has been unable to create a meaningful increase in jobs, while destroying financial wealth with the decline in the value of the US Dollar over the past couple of years. Provided the Republican’s don’t beat down the latest front runner, Newt Gingrich, with negative campaign ads attacking his personal morals, multiple marriages, and questionable flip flopping on some key issues, they are well positioned to retake the White House.

Newt’s recent surge in the Polls, has been surprising given his past history and attacks from the more conservative candidates. Michele Bachmann’s attack during the debate calling the race the “Newt-Romney” race, and saying that she’s the only true conservative republican in the race, which was echoed by Ron Paul, Rick Perry, and the other candidates. Many swing voters are still on the fence wondering if Newt is capable of beating Obama in a head to head race. They clearly believe Newt is capable of matching wits and debating head to head with the President, but will the personal attacks be too much for Newt to overcome? The next three weeks before the first votes are cast in Iowa will continue to be interesting as we have seen surges from Perry, Cain, Romney, and Bachmann that have all fizzled for one reason or another.

Is Donald Back?

Greg Martini — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:34:43 +0000

The rumors have resurfaced after Donald Trump’s appearance on the Regis Philbin’s Final Show of “Live with Regis & Kelly” on November 18, 2011. Once again, Donald is playing games with the media on his potential run for the Presidency, as an independent candidate, in 2012. Don’t believe it! Donald has no intention of giving up his popular Apprentice, nor his real estate empire, or more importantly the $1 billion it will take to run an effective campaign and complete with Obama and the Democrats. He has said if he runs, he’ll fund the campaign with his own money, and there’s no way that he’s going to “throw away” a $1 billion on a “prayer” of a chance to win the White House. Donald just loves the attention, as well as the voice he’s being given to meet with all the Republican prospects, including his upcoming meeting with Newt Gingrich, the current flavor of the month for the Republican Party, and influence their campaign(s).

Donald Trump, is a world class business man, as well as an ambassador for all American companies against foreign countries that don’t compete fairly, creating unfair trade policies for America, but HE’S NO PRESIDENT!!! How quickly people forget his troubles of the late 1980’s after the High Yield Market collapsed and he was near bankruptcy, and since running for office means every reporter in the country will uncover his past, there’s a small chance Mr. Trump wants to rehash all of his past failures, multiple marriages, or even a few “Cain” closet girl friends who’ll come out of the woodwork upon his announcement of a Presidential Campaign. So once and for all, America, Donald Trump is not and will not run for the office of US President.

Out with the Old, in with the New

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:52:40 +0000

This is a Governor the United States could use as our next President! He continues to become the most popular Governor since Governor Chris Christie decided not to run for Presidency. The question is, “Is it too late to enter the race or for american’s to push him into the race?” He won’t be promoted by the general media, he won’t be promoted by his constiguent’s, and he won’t be promoted by the “faint of heart”, as he is a no nonsense Governor. The more the media bashes him and his comments, the more he moves up in the polls. He’s in hot water with the NAACP, yet the facts are on his side. Even the powerful NAACP is unable to affect his popularity. He feels government employees should live, work, and play like the rest of us americans. As the former CEO of Marden’s chain of discount family bargain stores, he feels if Marden’s open, his great State of Maine is open for business, it costs taxpayers $1 million a day for every snow day in Maine, and apparantly they take them frequently, eventhough Marden’s is open for business? If you want to drive to work in the sunshime, move to Florida, “We live in Maine in the winter…”

The Law is the Law: “So “if” the US government determines that it is against the law for the words “under God” to be on our money, then, so be it. And “if” that same government decides that the “Ten Commandments” are not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it. I say, “so be it,” because I would like to be a law abiding US Citizen. I say, “so be it,” becuase I would like to think that smarter people than I are in positions to make good decisions. I would like to think that those people have the American public’s best interest at heart.” But, if this is the attitude of our elected government officials, then I would like to say, “Since I cannot pray to God in my school, since I cannot Trust in God and post his Commandments in my school or any governement building that I visit, I believe that the Government that I pay for, and its employees that I pay for, should be unable to participate in my holidays of Easter, Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving, or any other religious celebrations that involve my God, that the government wants to eliminate from all facets of my American lifestyle. This great Country was build with and under God, we should dismiss his/her importance or we will fail!