Herman Cain Testing the Waters

    Tonight from 6pm to 8pm ET, I’ll be interviewing Herman Cain about his potential Presidential run. You can listen live at http://wsbradio.com and you too can call in and ask Herman questions. The call in number is 1-800-WSB-TALK.

    Why Obama’s 2012 Will Not Be Clinton’s 1996

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Dan McLaughlin to discuss why the 2012 presidential race won’t be a repeat of 1996, and tonight’s State of the Union. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email us, you can do | Read More »

    Why 2012 Is Not 1996

    A little history can be a dangerous thing, and in advance of Tuesday’s State of the Union Address by President Obama, political commentary will be focusing on Obama’s ability to replay 1995-96, when President Clinton rebounded from a similar rout in the midterm elections to more or less coast to re-election (while Clinton finished below 50% of the popular vote, it was only a “coming | Read More »

    From the Mailbag

    I’m going to be on with Wolf Blitzer at about 5:10 p.m. to discuss Palin 2012. In the meantime, from the mailbag: From: Bjveraldi@aol.com Subject: Erickson-Lay off Palin Date: January 20, 2011 3:29:47 PM EST To: contact@redstate.com I watched your snarky yuck fest on CNn with Paul” forehead” Begala as you both attacked Sarah Palin. Interesting that you on the Right are so ready and | Read More »

    Sarah Palin in Iowa, and Repealing Obamacare

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Conroy, a reporter for Real Clear Politics, to talk about Sarah Palin’s early groundwork in Iowa, then by John C. Goodman, President and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis, to discuss the vote to repeal Obamacare. We’re brought to you | Read More »

    Outside Effort to Get Mike Pence to Run Gains Steam

    An outside effort by conservative activists around the country is gaining steam. The effort, to get Mike Pence to run for President, is intriguing many old guard conservatives in Washington and activists around the country. The effort is being organized by a group calling itself the “America’s President Committee”. Former Congressman Jim Ryun of Kansas is lending his voice to the cause. With tea party | Read More »

    Anatomy of a Hatchet Job

    Newark Star-Ledger columnist Tom Moran has an op-ed today that very well may be the most disingenuous editorial thus far written on New Jersey Governor Chris Chrtistie.  Titled “The Anatomy of an $11 Billion Myth in New Jersey,” The piece makes wildly inaccurate claims about Christie’s fiscal year 2011 budget, falsely alleges that Christie has made false claims about his budget, and attempts to pin | Read More »

    The CPAC Controversy and the End of Fusionism

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed Today on Coffee and Markets we’re joined by Matt Lewis of Politics Daily to discuss the recent controversy over the CPAC gathering among conservatives and whether the 2012 field will mark an end to Fusionism on the right. We’re brought to you as always by Stephen Clouse and Associates. You can find our iTunes feed at CoffeeandMarkets.com. If | Read More »

    The Great Debate

    Although it is almost impossible to believe, we are already seeing the first glimpses of the 2012 primaries here at RedState. We have been through one season of contentious primaries before, and although our community has grown, we expect many of the same sorts of issues to crop up. Therefore, this is as good of a time as any to address some of the ways | Read More »

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    Pence for President

    If confession is good for the soul, let me pour out my soul for you. As I stood at the beginning of 2008, I find myself in the same position here as we now begin the very real discussions of who should be the candidate for the GOP in 2012. Let me be clear: I will support the nominee, whoever she or he may be. | Read More »

    Wednesday’s Edition of the 2012 Poll

    OK. Rick Perry and Rick Santorum, both struggling to crack 200 votes, are off the list. There are ten names left. Take your pick. Who is your 2012 candidate of choice? Who is your 2012 candidate of choice? Haley Barbour John Bolton Herman Cain Mitch Daniels Newt Gingrich Mike Huckabee Sarah Palin Tim Pawlenty Mike Pence Mitt Romney    Free polls from Pollhost.com

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    Put Personhood Amendments Aside to Defeat Obama, Stop Abortion

    From the diaries by Erick With today’s release of new census figures putting the focus back on the must-win states necessary to defeat Obama in 2012, it’s important for social conservatives to understand something necessary to achieve that goal.   In order to defeat Obama and ultimately stop abortions, personhood amendments must be put aside in 2012 so the pro-life community can focus on the | Read More »

    It’s Cens-mas!

    The Census Bureau today released the official reapportionment figures from the 2010 Census, which will determine (1) what states gain and lose House seats and thus will be prime targets for redistricting and (2) what states correspondingly gain and lose votes in the Electoral College for 2012. By and large, the news was good for the GOP. For the immediate impact, I’ll focus on the | Read More »

    The Tuesday Edition of the 2012 Vote

    Jeb Bush is out of the poll, having been the lowest vote getter. Added in today are both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. They were left out in an oversight and the conspiracy theorists for Newt in particular have put Mo-Rons, those who want more Ron Paul, to shame. So here you go: Who is your 2012 candidate of choice? Haley Barbour John Bolton Herman | Read More »

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    Draft Suggestion: Ken Cuccinelli for VA-SEN

    From the diaries by Erick In 2012, the people of Virginia will have the opportunity to replace their sitting US Senator, Jim Webb. Webb is a Democrat who had served in the Reagan Administration as his Secretary of the Navy. He wasn’t in that role for less than a year. Because he refused to reduce the size of the Navy, so he resigned. In 1979, | Read More »