Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Exit cinches Romney's quest for the GOP nomination, but there's no endorsement yet.
In Gettysburg, Penn., the town made famous by a great Cvil War battle, Rick Santorum announced today that he would end his own fight for the presidency. Citing the health of his daughter, 3-year-old Bella, who has been critically ill in recent months, Santorum said he was exiting the race to focus on family. The decision came over the weekend after discussions with his family, he said. "We made the decision to get into this race at our kitchen table, against all the odds, and we made the decision over the weekend that while this presidential race for us is over for me and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we are not done fighting," Santorum said. The former Pennsylvania senator won 11 states in total during the primary contest …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Probably not, even though the streak of picking presidents is likely over.
In January, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was a double-digit winner in the South Carolina primary over frontrunner Mitt Romney, with Rick Santorum coming in a distant third. At the time, it was thought that the win might be precisely the shot in the arm the struggling Gingrich campaign needed. Instead, Gingrich has floundered, having won only his home state of Georgia in the 32 primaries and caucuses since. His inability to capitalize on the momentum means that the South Carolina GOP’s streak of correctly picking the eventual nominee since 1980 will come to an end. To some, the streak was evidence of the Palmetto State’s importance in the primary schedule. While others, who did not necessarily diminish the importance of the …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Gov. Nikki Haley will stump for Gov. Romney Friday
Two months after failing to deliver South Carolina for former Gov. Mitt Romney, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will return to the frontrunner's campaign trail this weekend. Haley will speak on Romney's behalf at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., at 2:15 p.m. Friday. Presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich will also speak at the two-day event, but Romney is not expected to attend. The Pennsylavania primary takes place April 24. Haley's sought-after endorsement proved insignificant for Romney in South Carolina, where Gingrich won by 12 points. Since the January primary, Haley has been absent from the campaign trail, including missing Romney's gathering on the night of the primary. And in her return to…
Monday, February 27, 2012
The state of the GOP race
Palladian View is dedicated to spotlighting issues, promoting conservative women and giving women a platform to see their voice. Today, we endeavor to spotlight the national Republican stage, and at the risk of "bean counting" assessing what this all means. In a Republican primary season that has failed to produce a “clear” frontrunner before Super Tuesday (March 6), what do the latest polls and averages mean and how important is the delegate count to the overall race? Will the GOP presidential race be decided by a few power dealers in a smoke-filled room behind closed doors at a brokered convention? Will this race really come down to the bean counters? While Palladian View does not endorse in contested primaries, and we are not willing to…
Thursday, February 9, 2012
After disappointing finish in South Carolina, Rick Santorum's campaign found new life with a three-state sweep Tuesday.
For Kerry Wood, Rick Santorum's campaign ended weeks ago. Wood, the director of Santorum's South Carolina campaign, hasn't just avoided campaigning for the former Pennsylvania senator after the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary — he's avoided presidential politics altogether. "I have nothing else to do with that campaign," Wood said. "I didn't want to go into another state — I know a lot of other people did. After Jan. 21, I helped close down offices, I helped pack stuff up afterwards, but after that, my focus shifted elsewhere." The excitement and chaos of the South Carolina primary may seem like a distant memory to many in the Palmetto State now. Santorum finished a distant third to Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in January, but has …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Romney, Perry ad buys don't result in votes
Republican presidential candidates spent the most money ever on advertising during the South Carolina primary, but it didn't necessarily result in success at the polls. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent the most on ads in South Carolina and got little return on their investment, according to The State. Romney and his Super PAC spent $4.7 million for a disappointing second-place finish and Perry spent $2.5 million before dropping out of the race prior to primary day. In contrast, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spent $2.4 million in South Carolina and still ran away with the primary, earning 40 percent of the vote. Rep. Ron Paul and Sen. Rick Santorum each spent about $1.7 million in South Carolina and…
Monday, January 23, 2012
While Occupy Charleston protestors were being escorted off campus Saturday following Sen. Rick Santorum's concession speech a Citadel Police officer knocked a camera phone out of a New York based reporter's hand, the college issued an apology today
CHARLESTON — As Sen. Rick Santorum was conceding defeat in South Carolina's primary Saturday a small group of protesters interrupted with glitter bombs and shouts of "Bigot!" directed at the GOP candidate. One of the group stormed out on his own shouting "Occupy!" Others, who waited until Santorum finished speaking and was shaking hands and signing autographs for the crowd to shout their opposition, were dragged out by campaign aides. Outside Mark Clark Hall campus police took over and continued to escort the protesters off campus. New York based Rosie Gray of www.buzzfeed.com followed the protesters outside to interview them and during the fracas a Citadel Campus Police officer knocked her phone out of her hand. Today the Citadel offered …
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Early projections show Gingrich defeats Romney
COLUMBIA — A record number of voters turned out for the South Carolina primary Saturday and delivered former House Speaker Newt Gingrich a blowout win that may restart the entire race. Gingrich surged during the final week of the contest, overcoming a double-digit deficit to trounce former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney. Gingrich earned 40 percent of the vote and won all but three counties. "It is very humbling and very sobering to have so many people who so deeply want their country to get back on the right track," Gingrich said in his victory speech from Columbia. Gingrich's debate performances separated him from the field, especially when he attacked the media on Thursday night in Charleston. "It’s not that I am a good debater," he said. "It’s …
Gay rights activists and Occupy Charleston chant 'Rick, Rick, Rick, bigot, bigot, bigot.'
THE CITADEL — About 20 demonstrators crashed the Rick Santorum results party at the military college in Charleston. As Santorum closed his speech focusing on building strong family values, a gay rights activist said: "Except when you're gay" and threw a handful of glitter in the air. Members of the Occupy Charleston group joined in with chants of "Rick, Rick, Rick, bigot, bigot, bigot" and singing "Santorum, Santorum, you're a bigot." As police escorted the group out, they shouted about Jesus preaching love. The police escorted many members of the movement off-campus and would not allow them to retreive their vehicles parked there. But there were no arrests or incidents. Speaking to Patch, Occupier Adrianna Varedi of Charleston said …
Triumphant candidate greets rabid crowd in Columbia, and now sets his sights on Florida.
This story has been updated. As the wine flowed and the music blared Saturday night, a triumphant Newt Gingrich and several hundred rabid supporters celebrated a resounding victory over the rest of the Republican field and vowed to take the fight on to Florida. Introducing Gingrich to a capacity crowd at the Hilton Hotel ballroom in Columbia, Billy Wilkins, a former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, said: "Make no mistake about it. This was a landslide victory." "This was the political version of a tsunami," he said to rousing applause. Onstage, Gingrich told the crowd: "With your help, we are now moving on to Florida -- and beyond." The victory Saturday was Gingrich's first after dismal showings in…
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10:14 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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