Search query: delaware

Late Friday, national Republican Party officials released their decision to back the actions of Louisiana state GOP leaders over a dispute with Ron Paul supporters concerning convention delegates. The Times-Picayune recounts the dispute: The crux of the Ron Paul challenge was that the state party brass changed the rules of the June 2 state convention in Shreveport at the last minute in order to thwart the will of the Ron Paul majority elected in Congressional District Caucuses in April. Assoc

Photo: Gage Skidmore Texas lawyer and Tea Party candidate, Ted Cruz, scored an easy and unexpected victory in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff election against the party-anointed, establishment candidate, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.  As the Houston Chronicle reports: "Cruz once was considered a long shot to take down well-heeled Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst – the favorite of the party establishment and Hutchison's heir apparent. But he steadily gained in the polls during their bare-knuckles campaig

Curious about what the governors will discuss at this weekend's annual NGA meeting? "Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D), vice chairman of the NGA, will join the Fix’s Aaron Blake for a Google+ Hangout on Friday at 1 p.m. to talk about what the governors will try to accomplish this weekend." Also notable, this is the first gathering since the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act, which resulted in 6 governors opting out of federal funds for Medicaid expansion. The Google+ Hangout is g

Governor Rick Perry of Texas joins a list of growing states who say they will refuse to implement Medicaid expansion in their states. The one-time presidential hopeful stated yesterday, “If anyone was in doubt, we in Texas have no intention to implement so-called state exchanges or to expand Medicaid under Obamacare.” Gov. Rick Perry’s decision makes Texas the sixth state to opt out of Medicaid expansion so far. Texas joins Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Wisconsin in using

Throughout history, we remember names like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis deLafayette, Paul Revere and many more.  What we don't know are the names of countless others that laid down their lives for our independence.  They are the ones who's stories are not told... lost in time and forgotten.  They believed in a cause... a new concept that no one was certain would succeed, but still they pressed on.  They survived brutal winters, hot summers, and camp diseases.  The

Lawmakers in California are racing against the clock to finalize legislative matters before taking off for a month of summer recess starting this Friday. Here are some highlights: Pension reform deal falls apart: Earlier in the year, Governor Jerry Brown put out a 12-point pension reform proposal and urged the Legislature to act on solving California’s looming pension crisis. Brown’s proposal would’ve put a stop to some of the more questionable public employee pension practices (such as pensio

For many Americans the cost of continued military presence in Afghanistan greatly outweighs the benefits, yet the withdrawal of American forces scheduled for 2014 has various organizations warning of imminent financial issues facing Afghanistan. The World Bank announced earlier this week an estimate of expected costs after foreign troops move out of the occupied country. Reuters broke the story after the World Bank announced its gloomy forecast as it predicts Afghanistan will face a $6-7 billio

The anti-incumbent fever was scarcely evident in California’s open primary held yesterday. Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, who has been in office since 1992, easily defeated all 23 of her primary challengers. Yes, all 23. The sizeable field of candidates seeking to replace Feinstein was due in large part to California’s new “top two” open primary system. This new system lists all candidates, regardless of party, on the same ballot, and the top two vote getters then move forward to a ru

continued his march this week to the Republican nomination in Tampa. However, as has been noted repeatedly throughout the process, he is a very weak nominee. There also continues to be a substantial amount of questions surrounding the legitimacy of mainstream accounts of delegates. This week, Gov. Romney won all delegates in Connecticut , Delaware , New York  and 12 out of 16 in Rhode Island – Governor RomneyDr. Paul won 4 in Rhode Island and may have led a major “stealth” operation in Pennsylv

With five states holding primary elections today, the Republican race to the White House is not over just yet. While each candidate has had their 15 minutes of fame, Mitt Romney remains in the spotlight, partly due to his accumulation of delegates, and partly due to the media hype around his campaign. A recent report by the Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism studies the role of the media on the remaining three candidates, and how it has shaped the future of the 2012 Republi