Minnesota Independent reporter Andy Birkey and Texas Independent editor Patrick Michels discussed how their home-state candidate is viewed back home, how religion plays a big part in both candidates’ politics and the “outsider” personas they have cultivated on their way to the national stage.
The variations on the flat tax proposed by Herman Cain and Rick Perry, both of which would make the system less progressive, cost women more than men.
Panelists on this unscientific survey say that U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign isn’t living up to expectations.
Five Republican presidential candidates hammered on regulations, taxes and President Obama at a manufacturing forum Tuesday in Iowa, calling for major cuts to those areas and aiming to pin the worldwide economic downturn on the president.
Conservative commentators see an opening for Pawlenty amidst the chaos of the current GOP field, but voters don’t appear to have changed their mind on Pawlenty, according to recent polling.
The candidates tout their conservative bonafides on issues ranging from abortion to same-sex marriage.
Previous debates have included gaffes, accusations and outright inaccuracies. We’ll be here, along with our colleagues nationwide at the American Independent News Network, to offer context and analysis.
Bachmann, who has been sinking in the polls, struck out against Rick Perry and Herman Cain, who are drawing much of the conservative vote.
The dubbed video includes: “I went from being two banana plants up to a thrill-seeking shark that sold pictures of different toys I wanted.”
The people interviewed still saw Perry as the frontrunner, although noting that he was slipping. He’s followed in the rankings by Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
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