2012


Two More Bite the Dust in Presidential Race

Two more presidential candidates have suspended their campaigns in the aftermath of the Iowa caucus. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) both announced the end of presidential campaigns. Senator Paul will now focus on his Senate re-election bid. Paul had previously been running for re-election while […]


Mitch McConnell Campaign Manager Resigns

Sen. McConnell’s re-election campaign manager, Jesse Benton, has resigned. This comes as Kent Sorenson pleads guilty to false campaign finance reports. As a then-state Senator, Sorenson was a paid operative for the Bachmann campaign, but then accepted thousands of dollars from the Ron Paul campaign to endorse the Texan. However, […]


Review of Dan Balz’s Collision 2012

Author Dan Balz writes, “Presidential elections are often retold from the inside out, as if all power and wisdom flow from the strategists plotting and arguing inside their secured headquarters.” This hits the nail on the head, and is part of the reason the book is such a great read. […]