Kitts: "Oregon, Oregon, Oregon"

Derrick Kitts writes:

"Oregon, Oregon, Oregon." Yes, you read that right... Oregon. Tim Russert famously boiled the 2000 presidential contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore to "Florida, Florida, Florida" but believe it or not, 2012 is shaping up to be all about the Beaver State. Read more at Huffington Post...

Derrick Kitts is a former Oregon State Representative and House Majority Whip. Kitts was the 2006 GOP nominee in Oregon's First Congressional District. Currently he resides in New York City and works for msnbc. (Hat tip: John H. Detweiler) Read More......

Pandering? ‘Pet Lovers for Obama’ Gaining Traction

(THE BLAZE via Conservative Byte) - The Obama Administration is famous for its ability to “speak” to voters, making them feel like they personally are a part of something much larger.  One of the ways they have accomplished this is by launching various “groups” for Obama, like  “Women for Obama“ or ”African Americans for Obama.” But has the latest group crossed the bridge into ridiculousness? Introducing “Pet Lovers for Obama.”

PJ has something to say about this:

In the spirit of things... as long as it doesn't vote! Read More......

The Obama vetting begins

Before his surprising death on March 1, Andrew Breitbart promised that 'this time' Barack Obama would be vetted.  In recent speeches, interviews and gatherings, Breitbart indicated that he had video tapes to show just how radical Obama really is.  The first tape was released today on Breitbart TV.  See The Vetting: Obama Embraces Racialist Harvard Prof...

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Obama To Unleash “Truth Teams” To Counter Negative Coverage

GOP describes squads of supporters as “propaganda teams to deceive voters” - The Obama campaign is to “educate” and deploy what it describes as “truth teams” to ensure that any attacks on the president’s record are feverishly countered in the run up to the general election. Read more at Infowars... Read More......

Oregon not a lock for Obama this time around

OneNewsNow, 8/23/2011 by Russ Jones - A liberal lawmaker from Oregon is speaking out against President Barack Obama and saying he may lose his 2012 re-election bid. ✧ During a break between town hall meetings in Eugene, Oregon, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) recently told KGW-TV that President Obama is "not [doing] so good." ✧ "I think it started really with his stimulus package, which I voted against," DeFazio speculates. "And I remember the original stimulus that came out of the House would've built a lot more stuff, would've put a lot more people to work." ✧ He points out that the GOP nomination could make or break Obama's bid for a second term.

Barack Obama big"At this point, it pretty much depends upon how far out there the Republican nominee is," the Oregon representative notes. "With a respectable sort of someone who would tend a little more toward the middle of the road ... he's gonna have a very tough time getting re-elected."

And in The Beaver State, where KGW reports that Obama won by some 600,000 votes in 2008, no such landslide is guaranteed next year.

"I believe Oregon is very much in play. I mean, we are one of the harder-hit states in the union, particularly my part of the state," the Democratic lawmaker explains. "I've just done six town hall meetings, got seven to go, and people are shaking their heads and saying, 'I don't know if I can vote for him again.'"

And ultimately, he concludes that Obama has not fought to make good on his promises.


"Fight? I don't think it's a word in his vocabulary," DeFazio suggests. "He concedes everything to the Republicans, so he doesn't seem to have an ounce of fight in him." Read More......

Obama’s efforts to woo independents derailed by debt-ceiling agreement

THE HILL, 8/24/2011 by Ian Swanson - The unpopular debt-ceiling deal has significantly hampered President Obama’s effort to win over independent voters. ✧ Since Democrats were thumped in the 2010 midterm elections, Obama repeatedly has sought to burnish his reputation with independents, often at the sake of his Democratic base. ✧ Yet a Gallup poll this week found Obama trailing not only the two leading GOP candidates — former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry — among independent voters, but long-shot candidate Rep. Ron Paul (Texas) as well. The poll found that Obama leads Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), but only by a 6-point margin, 48 percent to 42 percent. Read more at The Hill... Read More......

Bachmann Wins Iowa Straw Poll

Rep. Michele Bachmann wins the 2011 Iowa Straw Poll with 28.55 percent of the vote, with Rep. Ron Paul following in second place with 27.65 percent and former Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty finishing third with 13.57 percent. Read more at Fox News...

UPDATE: Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race after distant 3rd place showing in the straw poll.

Click the 'read more' to see the 10 finishers in Iowa's straw poll:

1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (4823, 28.55%)

2. Congressman Ron Paul (4671, 27.65%)

3. Governor Tim Pawlenty (2293, 13.57%)

4. Senator Rick Santorum (1657, 9.81%)

5. Herman Cain (1456, 8.62%)

6. Governor Rick Perry (718, 3.62%) write-in

7. Governor Mitt Romney (567, 3.36%)

8. Speaker Newt Gingrich (385, 2.28%)

9. Governor Jon Huntsman (69, 0.41%)

10. Congressman Thad McCotter (35, 0.21%)

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Texas Governor Perry Makes It Official: He's Running for President

Gov. Rick Perry tossed his cowboy hat into the ring Saturday, shaking up the GOP race as he puts his undefeated political record on the line in his first presidential rodeo. ✧ "It is time to get America working again and that's why with the support of my family and unwavering belief in the goodness of America, I declare to you today as a candidate for the president of the United States," he said in a speech at a RedState Gathering of conservative activists in Charleston, South Carolina. Read more at Fox News... Read More......