It looks like everything is aligned for Rick Perry to be the Republican nominee for president in 2016.
2012 Election
Rick Perry Rules Out Fourth Term, Future Uncertain
Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Monday that he will not seek a fourth term as the Lone Star State’s governor, capping a year of speculation and leaving his political future uncertain.
Nastiness From Down Under: Australians Do Attack Ads Better
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Big and Early: 2014 Campaign Ad Landscape At 489 Days Out
The days of classic head-to-head campaigns, when two candidates slug it out for a seat in Congress, are long gone. In the 2012 cycle, the average U.S. Senate race had 11 different advertisers, and the average House race had four …
Turning LePage: Jeb Bush Fundraises For Tea Party Governor in Maine
The Kennebunkport fundraiser falls two days before the Bush family’s annual Fourth of July gathering at President George H. W. Bush’s compound Walker’s Point.
Reborn or Undead? RNC’s Election Autopsy, 100 Days Later.
The RNC isn’t denying that on their way back to health they may sometimes seem a little lifeless.
IRS Chief Finds Lingering Malpractice in Agency Review
Danny Werfel acknowledged that his agency continued to use inappropriate criteria for evaluating tax-exempt status requests even after last month’s inspector-general report
U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite Him
American officials struggle to explain how Snowden got away.
145 Obama Campaign Staffers Call For Rejection Of Keystone XL Pipeline
The pipeline, which would transport Canadian heavy crude to refineries on the gulf coast, is a flashpoint for climate activists.
Echoes of Julian Assange in Edward Snowden’s Latest Comments
Both men suggest that much, if not all, American spying abroad is wrong, including the spying on allies and foreign leaders that perhaps every government has practiced for decades, if not centuries.
TIME POLL: Americans Believe Country Heading In Wrong Direction
A majority of Americans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, according to a new TIME poll, with President Barack Obama’s approval and disapproval ratings essentially tied.
Fifty-eight percent of those …
‘Stop Watching Us’ Plans Next Move Against NSA
The coalition of civil liberties groups Stop Watching Us will host a national call-in day to Capitol Hill lawmakers this Tuesday
Poll: America’s Confidence in Congress Falls to Record Low
A new Gallup poll shows that just 10% of Americans have confidence in Congress, the lowest among any institution since 1973.