Mitt Romney

Romney wins Disputed Jefferson County Republican Party Presidential Straw Poll

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Romney wins Disputed Jefferson County Republican Party Presidential Straw Poll By Brandon Moseley The Jefferson County Republican Party held a Presidential Straw Poll and Candidate’s forum at the Trussville Civic Center Saturday. Over 350 Republicans crowded into the Civic Center for food, fun, fellowship, and old fashioned campaigning State … Continued

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March 5, 2012

Marty Connors Talks About Romney’s Alabama Campaign

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Former Massachusetts Governor and Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney won impressive victories in both Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday.  Romney’s Alabama campaign is working on building on that momentum here in Alabama.  ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ had exclusive telephone comments with former Alabama Republican Party Chairman Marty Connors who is … Continued

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March 1, 2012

Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey Congratulates Romney

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Montgomery, AL – Lt. Governor Kay Ivey, Chairman of Mitt Romney’s Campaign in Alabama released the following statement this evening: “Governor Romney’s win in Maine and at CPAC today further establish him as the one candidate who can unite the Republican Party to victory in November. Since the primary season … Continued

February 12, 2012

Worried conservatives descend on Washington’s CPAC

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter Bound by a common desire to deny President Obama a second term, restive activists gathering Thursday for the 39th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington find themselves lacking a clear champion in the suddenly scrambled Republican race to choose an alternative. CPAC attendees — expected to number more than … Continued

February 9, 2012

Ten Things You Should Do If You’re An “Anybody But Mitt” Republican

Staff Report Let’s say, hypothetically, for just a moment here, that some of the pundits are right – that Romney’s landslide victory in Florida means he really might be inevitable. I’ve heard more than a few of you Newt and Paul supporters out there; “If Romney wins, I’m staying home on election day”. While I’m … Continued

February 2, 2012

Polls show Romney headed for Florida victory

Staff Report Alabama Political Reporter PPP’s tracking of the Florida Republican primary wraps up with Mitt Romney at 39%, Newt Gingrich at 31%, Rick Santorum at 15%, and Ron Paul at 11%. Our three days of tracking found very little movement in the race: Romney was at 39-40% every day, Gingrich was at 31-32% every … Continued

January 31, 2012

Newt Gingrich and the Politics of Frustration

Staff Report Newt Gingrich won a decisive victory in South Carolina tonight, defeating Mitt Romney by more than 10 points, after having been down by 10 points just a week ago. How do we account for this remarkable turnaround? Obviously, the debates last week were a crucial factor. But why did he resonate so well … Continued

January 23, 2012

Why Huntsman Is History

Staff Report I’ve rarely seen a politician get less traction than Jon Huntsman. He was close to invisible in this presidential race, except for all the media fawning. Huntsman’s decision to drop out Monday wasn’t much of a surprise, except for the fact that it came six days after he loudly announced that New Hampshire … Continued

January 16, 2012

Jon Huntsman set to drop out, back Romney. Will it make a difference?

Staff Report And then there were five. Jon Huntsman’s withdrawal from the 2012 presidential race, announced Sunday, reduces the number of GOP hopefuls. But it’s unlikely to hasten the eventual selection of the Republican nominee, and it’s unclear who will be helped most by the former Utah governor’s move – even though he’s endorsing Mitt … Continued

January 16, 2012