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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2012 14 Comments

After election day in Utah-04, Democrat Jim Matheson was ahead of Mia Love by 2,646 votes. But there were approximately 72,000 provisional and absentee ballots yet to be counted.  The results for the final canvass are being released today.  We will update. Thx @nra and @uschamber 4...

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Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on November 20, 2012 0 Comments

In the last remaining Operation Counterweight race to be decided, Republican challenger David Rouzer trails incumbent Mike McIntyre by the narrowest of margins. Of the more than 300,000 votes cast in North Carolina's 7th Congressional District, McIntyre leads Rouzer by just 655 votes. The Rouzer campaign released...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2012 44 Comments

I bet you didn't realize that conservative media was to blame for Mitt Romney's loss by about 3% of the total vote, much closer in swing states. That's the story line at Buzzfeed Politics, How The Conservative Media Lost The Election.  It is a story with barely a dissenting...

Posted by Joel Engel on November 20, 2012 18 Comments

So says Paul Richter in the Los Angeles Times: The increasingly bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is threatening the Obama administration's plans to reinvigorate its Middle East diplomacy, creating new obstacles across the region as the president prepares for his second...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2012 32 Comments

Early this morning Allen West released a statement conceding the race after his attempt to obtain a full recount lost any realistic chance. Based on his team's analysis there were not enough disputed or suspicious votes to overcome the approximately 2000 vote lead. As indicated yesterday from...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 11 Comments

Obama Enjoys Surge in Positive Coverage the Last Week of the Race; Attention to Romney Drops: In the final week of the 2012 presidential campaign, Barack Obama enjoyed his most positive run of news coverage in months, according to a new study by the Pew Research...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 17 Comments

As noted the other day, Hostess is seeking lidquidation of its operations rather than trying to emerge out of bankruptcy as a going concern because it could not negotiate the union concessions it said it needed. But there may be a White Knight on the Horizon,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 90 Comments

Marco Rubio is on the short list of Republican presidential contenders for 2016.  Of course, that's a long way away, so who knows if he remains on the short list. So Rubio's a target even more so than in the past couple of years. Every question...

Posted by A.F. Branco on November 19, 2012 11 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 9 Comments

Thanks to the many readers who use the Amazon.com links in the sidebar for shopping. It doesn't cost you anything, but a small percentage gets paid to Legal Insurrection. Considering all the big plans we have for next year (the tease) we really could use...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 22 Comments

There is a reason we have been focusing on the cancellation of Ann Coulter's speech at Fordham, in which the President of the University, Father Joseph McShane, publicly shamed the College Republican's for inviting her, then reveled in their apology and request for forgiveness. President McShane's statements...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2012 7 Comments

Aren't they all religious symbols? From Eric: Spotted this creepy version of the co-exist sticker while riding passenger with a friend today (11/19) in Eugene Oregon. One of these symbols is not like the others. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2012 24 Comments

As with many good intentions, my pledge to address the "demography is destiny" political nonsense has fallen by the wayside, consumed by intervening events.  Consider this just a touch on the issue. It's not that broadening the appeal doesn't matter, it's just that demographic arguments are...

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