Ezra Friedlander’s Chat With VP Hopeful Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan, who was recently tapped by Mitt Romney to be his running mate, is a 7th term congressman that currently serves as the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Tea Party darling is most famous for his economic reform plan, The Path to Prosperity. His plan is to a balance the national budget by year 2040 by decreasing Medicare and other government programs, such as food stamps and Medicaid.
Ezra Friedlander, CEO of The ...
Hecklers Disrupt Ryan’s First Solo Campaign Event
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan share a presidential ticket, and now both share the distinction of being heckled during an appearance at the Iowa State Fair.
Ryan's first solo event since being tabbed as the Republican vice presidential nominee was marred Monday when protesters repeatedly interrupted his comments and caused disruptions in the large crowd. Toward the beginning of Ryan's speech, a pair of women tried to rush the stage with a banner, only to be escorted away by Iowa state ...
Gov. Christie Named Keynote Speaker For RNC
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will deliver the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention later this month in Tampa.
The Republican National Committee made the official announcement Tuesday.
“As governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie has proven how bold Republican leadership gets results. He has fearlessly tackled his state’s most difficult challenges, while looking out for hardworking taxpayers,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. “He is a leader of ...
Ryan, Obama To Clash In Iowa
GOP vice presidential pick Paul Ryan will make his solo campaign debut in Iowa on Monday, competing with President Obama, who's beginning a three-day trip to the key battleground state.
Obama is bringing his wife, popular first lady Michelle Obama, along with him — a sign the campaign is concerned about holding on to Iowa's six electoral votes.
But when Obama begins his tour in the western part of the state, just up I-80, Ryan will be in Des Moines, visiting the Iowa State Fair.
The ...
It's A 'Romney And Ryan' Ticket
Mitt Romney on Saturday announced U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate for the White House -- a bold and risky move that energized both conservatives and their opponents.
Ryan is a rising Republican star and the party's leader on fiscal and budget issues.
He is the architect of a Republican spending plan that would overhaul many entitlement programs, making him a favorite of conservatives, whose support for Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has been ...
George W. Bush Calls Ryan 'A Strong Pick'
ABC News reports:
In the hours since Mitt Romney announced he'd picked Paul Ryan to be his VP running mate, Romney aides have sent a barrage of statements from other high-profile Republicans applauding the pick.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. John McCain have all issued glowing statements praising the Ryan choice. But none seemed quite so unusual as a statement issued through the campaign by former President George W. ...
Romney Halfway To His $800 Million Fundraising Goal
Mitt Romney has reached the halfway mark in filling his $800 million campaign war chest, a leading fundraiser for the campaign said on Thursday.
Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, said the campaign's joint committee had raised nearly $400 million, which was about half of its goal.
"We’re about half-way through our fundraising, and so if you feel tired now, you gotta go take a couple vitamins because we’re gonna really have a strong push to the finish line," Johnson said at ...
Pawlenty Says 'We'll Know Soon Enough'
After a brief speech at the opening of a campaign office here, Tim Pawlenty was asked if he would return to Michigan “when you’re vice president.”
“We’ll know soon enough,” Pawlenty, dressed in shirt sleeves, told the crowd with a chuckle.
The former Minnesota governor is believed to be on Mitt Romney’s short list of running mates and there is speculation that the choice could be made any day.
Hank Choate, the chair of the Jackson County Republicans, asked the former ...
Drudge: General Petraeus Is Possible Mitt Romney VP Pick
At the top of his website where millions of eyes will undoubtedly see, the Drudge Report reported early this afternoon that President Barack Obama told a top fundraiser that Romney wants to choose Gen. David Petraeus for the vice presidential slot. The link to Drudge’s own story followed a poll, up earlier on Drudge, asking readers whether Romney should choose the general.
Drudge is polling his readers on Petraeus, who served nearly four decades in the U.S. Army before taking the helm at ...
Lakewood: Mitt Romney To Attend Fundraiser At Lake Terrace Hall
Mitt Romney will be back in New Jersey this week for a fundraiser in Lakewood hosted by attorney Larry Bathgate II and Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore.
The Romney event is set for Wednesday afternoon at Lake Terrace hall. The invitation says a donation of $1,000 pays for the reception, $10,000 a VIP photo reception and $25,000 a roundtable with the candidate. Former Gov. Tom Kean, his son Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Union), Sen. Jim Holzapfel (R-Ocean) and Atlantic County ...
White House: Sen. Reid 'Speaks For Himself' On Romney Tax Returns
The White House on Monday distanced President Obama from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comments that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney hasn’t paid taxes in a decade.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Monday that Reid (D-Nev.) “speaks for himself” and had spoken on the issue without any guidance from Team Obama.
“He certainly speaks for himself,” Carney said, adding that Obama hasn't expressed an opinion on Reid's recent comments.
But Carney said ...
Romney Slams Harry Reid After Claims Of Unpaid Taxes For 10 Years
Mitt Romney lashed back at Harry Reid on Thursday in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, saying the Senate majority leader needs to "put up or shut up" after airing allegations about Romney's taxes.
Reid, a Nevada Democrat, first raised eyebrows Tuesday by saying in a news interview that someone had told him Romney went 10 years without paying taxes. He would only identify his source as an investor in Romney's former venture capital firm, Bain Capital, and he acknowledged, "I'm not ...
Romney Campaign To Announce VP Selection Via Smartphone App
Mitt Romney's campaign announced Tuesday that supporters can sign up to be the first to learn of the presumptive Republican nominee's vice presidential choice by downloading a new smartphone app.
“The first official way to learn the name of the Republican Vice Presidential candidate is by using our new ‘Mitt's VP’ app,” said Romney Digital Director Zac Moffatt in a statement. “Users of the app will be the first to get the news on the biggest political decision of the year through ...
Bill Clinton To Play Key Role At Dem Convention
Former President Bill Clinton will play a major role in the Democratic National Convention, delivering a prime-time speech and officially nominating President Obama.
The president’s heightened role in the September convention, reported by multiple media outlets, will be formally announced on Monday.
“There isn't anybody on the planet who has a greater perspective on not just the last four years, but the last two decades, than Bill Clinton,” said senior Obama campaign adviser David ...
Cheney: Picking Palin For VP Was A 'Mistake'
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sen. John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his 2008 running mate was a “mistake” and cautioned presumptive nominee Mitt Romney to select someone “capable of being president.”
In an interview with ABC News aired Sunday, Cheney said McCain’s decision to pick former Alaska Gov. Palin was not “well handled.”
“The test to get on that small list has to be, ‘Is this person capable of being president of the United States?,” he said, ...
Jewish Dems Try To Counter Adelson
Jewish Democrats are looking seriously — and a bit late in the game — at trying to counter GOP efforts to peel off voters, funded heavily by Sheldon Adelson:
A group of wealthy and influential Democrats is quietly putting together their own effort to raise several million dollars to counter Adelson’s efforts in key swing states, by aggressively pushing back on criticism of Obama’s record on Israel and to remind Jewish voters that he agrees with them on domestic issues they care ...
Obama Campaign Stepping Up Damage-Control Over Remark
President Obama’s campaign scrambled to combat Republican efforts to highlight his “you didn’t build that” remark — a sign there are concerns the story could have legs far into the election cycle.
Team Obama released a new television ad late Tuesday with the president himself directly addressing the controversy. And the Democratic National Committee circulated a memo Wednesday detailing how it would respond to the GOP messaging.
The actions indicate Democrats are concerned the ...
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