Political News

RNC Floor Fight?

Yahoo News/AP is reporting that a floor fight is coming at the RNC convention over a proposed rules change that would shift the control over delegate selection from the States to the RNC and the presumptive nominee. This has upset many convention delegates, not to mention the state parties. The article from Yahoo can be read here.

As a side note, the Eagle Forum picked this up as a news item Saturday evening, and mobilized an action effort to make sure that the minority report is voted on.

Say What?

As reported on Breitbart News today, Obama has sent out an Email to his (former) supporters telling them that if he failed to win in November, it would be their fault.

You cannot make this stuff up. Read the Breitbart article here. Then scratch your heads in wonderment.

Romney’s Energy Plan

Mitt Romney proposed an energy plan that rather sharply diverges from today’s. This was originally reported by Reuters via the Chicago Tribune. It has subsequently been officially released, as heard on Fox News.

The keys to the energy plan are vastly expanded exploration and drilling, coupled with a shift from Federal control to state control. There are also regulatory reform proposals for coal mining and coal fired power plants.

The details can be found in the Chicago Tribune article, here.

A New Front in the Early Voting Battle

Yahoo News is reporting, via Reuters that the battle over early voting in Ohio has just intensified. Per the article, John Husted is about to terminate the members of the local boards of election that refuse to comply with his recent directive equalizing the early voting hours and days prior to the November 6 election.

Read the Yahoo News article here.

Appealing to Welfare for Votes

I saw this from Breitbart news. It is a bit of a sad story, Read the Breitbart News article here.

Barring the Military from Voting in Ohio

I saw this earlier, but waited. Now, Breitbart News has the original story and more.

See the Breitbart Article here. Then, make up your own mind.

Cruz Cruises to the Senate!

Fox News is reporting another victory for the Tea Party!  Newcomer Ted Cruz won their support and convincingly defeated the Republican establishment favorite, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in the Texas’ runoff election Tuesday.  Cruz captured the GOP nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison with the support of  conservative voters across the state.

With name recognition, Dewhurst was seen as an easy victory for mainstream Republicans, even getting the endorsement from Texas Governor Rick Perry.  But he was seen as too moderate by conservatives.

The 41-year-old Cruz has received millions in support from national tea party groups and other conservative organizations.  He also was endorsed by ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, radio talk show host Glen Beck, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Kentucky’s Rand Paul, as well as former GOP presidential hopeful and Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

Read the article at Fox News.

Obama Press Secretary Marries ABC Reporter

Katie Hogan (right). Image courtesy Free Republic.

Matthew Jaffee, image courtesy ABC News.

The Weekly Standard is reporting that a deputy press secretary for Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, Katie Hogan, married an ABC reporter over the weekend.  Matthew Jaffe has been covering the Romney campaign for the past year.

Many members of Obama’s reelection team and the press celebrated the wedding together Saturday.

The marriage raises questions about the closeness between the Obama campaign and ABC News, and also over whether the GOP candidate will receive fair reporting from Jaffe moving forward.

Read the full article at the Weekly Standard.

Krisit Yamaguchi Endorses Romney

Courtesy EW.com

MSNBC reports that Restore Our Future has produced an ad that features Olympic athletes who support Mitt Romney, among them 1992 Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi.  “Mitt Romney brought a sense of hope,” she says in the ad.

Read the full article at MSNBC.

GOP Moderates Tire of Boehner’s Conservative Tilt

BuzzFeed Politics reports that GOP moderates in the House are voicing their displeasure over Speaker John Boehner’s attempts to placate conservatives.  Boehner is feeling their pressure.

Just this week, moderate Ohio Congressman Steve LaTourette, someone with “an extremely close relationship with the Speaker,” abruptly decided to retire.  Syracuse Republican Rep Hanna has also criticized the GOP, saying that the leadership has gone too far in support of conservative demands.

Read the full article at BuzzFeed Politics.