Katie Pavlich, For months, and even before she declared her presidential candidacy, many have questioned whether former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is actually serious about running for president and not just locking down a vice presidential nomination. This speculation has been driving me nuts, especially since it’s continued after she announced a run for the
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Ann Coulter: Contest: What Will the G.O.P. Cave on Next?
Bloomberg News ran a happy news story this week about the “surprising” development of Republicans joining Democrats in their effort to end our “incarceration generation” by the simple expedient of putting fewer criminals in prison. (Lots of good ideas involve ham-fisted, Johnnie Cochran-style rhymes.) And Bloomberg wasn’t just talking about the media’s usual lickspittle, Sen.
Jeb Bush, in apparent slip, says ‘I’m running for president’
Speaking in Nevada, the former Florida governor seemed to acknowledge he was a candidate but right afterward indicated he had not made up his mind. “I’m running for president in 2016, and the focus is going to be about how we, if I run, how do you create high sustained economic growth,” Jeb Bush said.
Chris Christie Spent $82,000 In Taxpayer Money On Concessions At NFL Games
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) spent more than $82,000 in taxpayer money on concessions at NFL games — a sum that Republicans later reimbursed to the state Treasury to avoid impropriety. According to a New Jersey Watchdog analysis of records from the governor’s office that was published Monday, Christie used $300,000 of his $360,000 state
N.J. Governor Christie moots lower tax rates to spur growth
The income-tax system should have just three individual rates rather than six, the governor said in a column in the Journal late Monday. While the top tax rate should be no higher than 28 percent, the bottom rate should be as low as a single digit, he wrote. The governor also proposed that the corporate
Chris Christie: Oh yeah, man made global warming is totally real
Jazz Shaw, Is Chris Christie still seriously considering a run for the White House? Not saying he can’t or he shouldn’t, but he’s certainly staking out some rather interesting real estate for the primary in decidedly non-Jersey specific, national conversations. He’s back up in New Hampshire again this week and he tossed out a few
Immigration Fight Looms Over Republicans’ South Carolina Gathering
Some say another immigration battle—much less one over legal immigration—is not in the party’s interest. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum took the stage on Saturday to the bouncing melody of Pharrell Williams’s “Happy,” and explained to a theater full of conservatives why it was time to panic. “You want to know why wages have flatlined?” Santorum
Jeff Jacoby: Gender is No Credential for the White House
REPUBLICAN Carly Fiorina announced her candidacy for president this week, making her the second woman to join the 2016 race — the other, of course, being Democrat Hillary Clinton. Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, is considered a long shot for the GOP nomination, while Clinton is widely seen as a shoo-in for the Democrats.
Why the 2016 GOP race may be all about taking down unions
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is emerging as a strong potential candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination largely because he took on the public-employee unions in his state. If he wins the White House because of his union-busting chops and for pushing right-to-work laws, maybe he’ll abolish the U.S. Labor Department, too. Yet the kind
Presidential candidate Fiorina defends Hewlett-Packard tenure
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is defending her record as a corporate executive after a critic took over a website with her name on it to highlight job losses at Hewlett–Packard Co while she served as CEO. Fiorina, who announced her candidacy on Monday in the 2016 race, said she would run on her record
The real problem for Republicans: Too much money
Republicans have a problem for 2016: Too much money. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush expects to raise $100 million by the end of this month. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas raised $31 million in one week. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida pulled in $40 million in pledges. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker expects to raise $25
Right After Announcing His Candidacy, Ben Carson Made This Surprise Decision About His Campaign
As expected, retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson has jumped into the race for president, telling a Florida TV station Sunday night that he’s definitely seeking the GOP nomination to top the ticket in 2016. As USA Today reports, even though Carson let the cat out of the campaign bag last night, his official announcement was