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Pawlenty to Jenny Sanford: Stand by your man… not!

By Chris Steller | 06.29.09 | 12:56 pm

pawlenty-sanfords-wynetteMinnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said on CNN Sunday he’s “glad” Jenny Sanford didn’t stand by last week as her husband, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, confessed before cameras to intercontinental philandering. (Off-camera, Pawlenty reportedly…

T-Paw eyes Elite Eight

By Paul Demko | 03.24.09 | 1:23 pm

2736644527_834364672c1Gov. Tim Pawlenty is dancing into the Sweet 16. Boasting an impressive No. 2 seed, T-Paw dispatched former Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo in the opening round of National Public Radio’s

Confessions of an RNC Security Guard

By Paul Demko | 09.08.08 | 9:47 am

Over at Salon, Avi Steinberg has written a highly entertaining account of his time patrolling the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, headquarters of the Republican National Convention, for a (unnamed) private security firm. He explores the perils of tight pants and…

RNC Day Two Diary (part I): Huck and me; on the convention floor

By Jeff Severns Guntzel | 09.03.08 | 8:38 am

Tuesday’s adventures began with my shoulder and Mike Huckabee’s shoulder touching–though he didn’t seem to notice. It ended in front of Babani’s Kurdish Restaurant with a column of riot police who, after firing multiple exploding tear gas canisters a half hour earlier, said “thank you” and “we really appreciate it” in their final effort to disperse the remnants of a particularly dynamic march.

Video: In NRA speech, Huckabee cracks joke about Obama getting shot

By Steve Perry | 05.16.08 | 2:50 pm

It happened this morning. CBS’s account:

“Mike Huckabee, speaking later in the program, was interrupted by a loud noise. ‘That was Barack Obama,’ he said. ‘He just tripped off a chair. He was getting ready to speak and…

Campaign Notebook: Presidential update

By Joe Bodell | 02.15.08 | 7:30 am

It’s been a busy 24 hours in the presidential race — let’s break down recent events:

Mitt Romney endorses John McCain: This wasn’t entirely unexpected — for Romney to come out for Mike Huckabee, who has…

Campaign Notebook: Obama rolls through the Potomac

By Joe Bodell | 02.13.08 | 7:30 am

Living up to expectations and polls, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won the Potomac primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., defeating his Senate colleague Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.).

In Virginia, Obama won by a margin of 63-36 as of 9 p.m.…

Huckabee upsets McCain in Kansas, Louisiana

By Jeff Fecke | 02.10.08 | 12:22 am

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee scored shocking upset wins over Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., this weekend in the race for the GOP nomination.

McCain, who is widely considered the Republican party’s presumptive nominee, lost in Kansas and Louisiana in his…

Obama, Romney win MN caucuses; other races provide drama, quotes

By Joe Bodell | 02.06.08 | 7:30 am

A headline like that simply doesn’t do justice to what happened in Minnesota yesterday.

DFL officials were projecting extremely heavy turnout, possibly topping 120,000 votes. Barack Obama beat that total himself, and handily at that.

In a stunning victory, the…

Romney, Clinton win in Nevada

By Jeff Fecke | 01.19.08 | 4:29 pm

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney easily won Nevada’s Republican caucuses, while New York Sen. Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to win the Democratic caucuses in that state.

With approximately 80 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had won…