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DNC Hits Republicans Over CPAC Speeches
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyWhat about jobs and the economy? That's the message in a new Democratic National Committee web video that criticizes the GOP for fighting "the battles of the past" instead of focusing on the nation's current problems. The DNC spot assembles snippets of speeches from last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, in which prominent Republicans argued for rolling back President Obama's health care law, privatizing Social Security and abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Education. Related Stories CPAC 2011 -- The Only Winners Were ...
Democrats Pick Charlotte: Southern Charm Meets Political Steel
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyIn the end, was it Southern charm or the lure of the number 15 – as in North Carolina's 15 electoral votes? That combination, along with a compelling story and city leaders who really, really wanted the 2012 Democratic National Convention pushed Charlotte past St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland. "Reaching for tomorrow" -- Charlotte's slogan while campaigning for the convention – fittingly echoes the president's "win the future" State of the Union refrain. Charlotte welcomes its first national political convention and the international attention, the better to highlight the ...
Why the Democrats Picked Charlotte for 2012 Convention
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsCharlotte, N.C., better get ready. In a year and a half, the city will be invaded ... by Democrats. The Democratic Party has selected Charlotte as the site of its 2012 national convention. Charlotte beat out St. Louis, Cleveland and Minneapolis, which had also hoped to win the right to host the Democratic National Committee. This will be the first time North Carolina has hosted a presidential-nominating convention. Sponsored Links So why Charlotte? Well, it's impossible to miss the electoral implications. North Carolina was a swing state in 2008. Obama won it, but only by 14,000 votes ...
Democrats Pick Charlotte, N.C., to Host 2012 Convention
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Democratic National Committee has selected Charlotte, N.C., as the site of the party's 2012 presidential nominating convention. The DNC announced the selection for the 46th quadrennial gathering on Tuesday morning. Republicans earlier chose Tampa. In an e-mail to fellow Democrats, First Lady Michelle Obama said, "Charlotte is a city marked by its southern charm, warm hospitality and an 'up by the bootstraps' mentality that has propelled the city forward as one of the fastest growing in the South." She also noted that her first trip outside of Washington as first lady was to Fort Bragg, ...
Source: Democrats Pick Charlotte for 2012 Convention
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- A Democratic official says the party will hold it's 2012 presidential convention in Charlotte, N .C. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement was not intended to be made public until later Tuesday. The North Carolina city beat out three others; St. Louis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Cleveland. ...
Sarah Palin vs. the World: Who's on Her Side?
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(Nov. 1) -- On the eve of the 2010 midterm elections and potentially historic Republican gains, one former GOP politician who isn't even running is sure managing to attract a whole lot of attention, and not necessarily of the most flattering kind. So what happened to Sarah Palin? In fact, if one were to believe recent accounts in what Palin terms the "lamestream media," the former governor of Alaska would seem to have an enemies list as long as a Manhattan phone book. Surge Desk has a look at who is hating on the "mama grizzly" this time: Establishment Republicans On Sunday night, Politico ...
Dems Break Fundraising Record, Bring in Over $16 Million Last Month
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyDemocrats are trumpeting a record-breaking month of fundraising in September and are hoping it's a sign that the party base is energizing as Election Day nears. The Democratic National Committee said Monday that it raised over $16 million last month, the most during the 2009-2010 election cycle, according to The Hill. Political parties are required to file monthly financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. The haul beat the DNC's previous record from March, when it raised about $13.3 million, The New York Times reported. DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse attributed the boost in ...
Democrats' National Campaigns Rake in More Money Than GOP in August
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyHoping against hope? Despite polls indicating big trouble in the midterms, the Democratic Party's national campaign committees out-raised and out-spent their Republican counterparts in August. The Democratic National Committee raised $10.9 million last month, compared to the $7.9 million collected by the rival Republican National Committee, the Washington Post reported. And the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (known on Capitol Hill as the D-Triple-C) bested the comparable GOP committees by $1.7 million, collecting $8.3 million for U.S. House candidates. It's worth noting that the ...
Charlotte a Step Closer to Bringing 2012 Democratic Convention South?
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four cities are officially in the running to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. But after a recent site visit from about a dozen Democratic Party representatives, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx likes his city's chances. Not that he would say one negative word about St. Louis, Cleveland or Minneapolis. He would rather talk about Charlotte's "great new facilities" and "vibrant, can-do attitude." "For almost an entire generation, the Democratic Party has had a hands off attitude toward the South," Foxx told me on Friday. Though it was barely 8 a.m., we watched as ...
RNC Votes to Change Way it Nominates Presidential Candidates
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe way the GOP nominates its candidate for president will be changed dramatically under a resolution passed Friday by the Republican National Committee. The proposal will move primaries to later dates and require many states to allocate their delegates on a proportional basis, reducing the chance that the nominating process could end early if a candidate prevails in a delegate-rich state, Hotline On Call reported. The earliest contests -- in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada -- will be moved back from early January to February, according to Hotline. Supporters hope the new ...
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