What’s with disgraced politicians always trying to make a political comeback? Democrats might be able to get away with it, but Republicans can’t. If former SC Governor Mark Sanford wins the runoff primary in the special election to fill the…
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Devils To The Left Of Me, Clowns To The Right
by Lonely Conservative • • 15 Comments
Susannah Fleetwood made some excellent points in her post-election analysis of the 2012 campaign. Mitt Romney suffered a thousand cuts from his own side before he even accepted the nomination. The Obama campaign took the words of his primary opponents when…
Todd Akin Got Quite a Bit of Help From Democrats in the Primary
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Rep. Todd Akin, the Missouri Republican who won the Senate primary to run against Claire McCaskill, is being denounced by Republicans and Democrats over his comment about women’s bodies having some magical ability to avoid pregnancy after “legitimate rape.” Something…
Wendy Long for US Senate
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
There’s been so much else going on I haven’t given proper coverage to the Republican primary in New York for a candidate to run against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. I was torn between Wendy Long and George Maragos, but after due…
Obama Couldn’t Get 60% of the Vote in Kentucky and Arkansas
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
President Obama had no opponent in the Kentucky primary, but he only managed to pull out 57.9% of the vote. The rest went to”uncommitted.” In Arkansas John Wolfe was on the ticket, a guy most people have never heard of…
Oh My! Obama Could Lose Arkansas Primary
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
John Wolfe is on the ballot in the Arkansas Democratic primary against President Obama. Wolfe’s tag line is “Peace and Prosperity, Not War and Austerity.” It’s not as pithy as “Hope and Change,” or “Forward,” but Arkansas primary voters don’t…
Inmate Gets 41% of Primary Vote Against Obama in West Virginia
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
Imagine how many votes Keith Judd would have gotten against President Obama in the West Virginia primary if he wasn’t serving time in a federal prison and was able to run a campaign? From prison, he managed to take 41%…
Richard Mourdock Beats Sen. Dick Lugar in Indiana Senate Primary
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Tea Party favorite Richard Mourdock pulled off a stunning upset over Senator Dick Lugar in today’s Indiana primary contest. The Washington Post has the details. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) lost his primary on Tuesday, becoming the latest Republican to fall victim to…
Michael Kicinski Forces Primary Against Richard Hanna in Newly Drawn New York 22nd District
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Michael Kicinski is an electrical engineer who has been active with an Upstate New York Tea Party group for several years. He worked to elect Rep. Richard Hanna (RINO) in 2010, but is disappointed with Hanna’s record of voting to…
Hey, What Do You Know? Today was a Big Primary Day!
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
A month ago everyone was thinking that tonight was going to be a huge night in the Republican presidential primary. Now, eh, not so much. Mr. LC and I went to vote at 7:00 PM and after we both cast…
Republican Rep. Richard Hanna Tells Women to Donate to Democrats – Time for a Primary Fight
by Lonely Conservative • • 10 Comments
If any of you have donated money to Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) you may want to ask for a refund. He’s out there telling women to donate to Democrats. Seriously. A Republican congressman disenchanted with his party’s stance on women’s…
Senator Jim DeMint – Time to Do What’s Good for Our Country
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Senator Jim DeMint is calling for a little sanity in the Republican presidential primary contest. One of the most conservative members of the Senate called on Republicans to do “what’s good for our country” and get behind the candidate who…
Illinois Primary Results – Update – Romney Wins Illinois
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Update Wednesday 3/21/12 8:23 AM: The final count was 47% for Romney and 35% for Santorum. Romney will take at least 41 of the Illinois delegates. You can watch his victory speech and read the transcript at WaPo. Update 8:40…
Mitt Romney Wins Puerto Rico Primary
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Mitt Romney won the primary in Puerto Rico by a landslide, with 82% of the vote. Because he got over 50% all of the territory’s 20 delegates will go to the former governor of Massachusetts. The Wall Street Journal has…