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Idaho voters will participate Tuesday in the first primary election since the majority Republican Party shuttered its nominating process to people who aren’t registered GOP members. The primary election features more than 300 congressional and legislative candidates. As always, there are plenty of Democrat-against-Democrat and Republican-versus-Republican races. But the closed GOP contests have taken...
When Washington Post journalist Elizabeth Flock wrote a post last year falsely accusing Mitt Romney of using a Ku Klux Klan slogan in his campaign speech, she was not fired or disciplined. But when Flock stole from the work of another mainstream organization and did not properly attribute, she abruptly “resigned” from the Washington Post conveniently and coincidentally before another editor’s note...
When South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned on Friday, the same day a grand jury indicted him for seven ethics violations, longtime state Sen. Glen McConnell agreed to fill the vacant post. The state’s Republicans hoped he would bring a wealth of experience to the job, but didn’t count on the 30-year veteran bringing his...
Liberals love to laugh off voter fraud. It’s “a made-up problem invented by GOP operatives,” Robert Koehler, a self-termed “peace journalist,” snickered in the Jan. 5 Huffington Post. Regarding ballot hijinks, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz chuckled: “There is almost none.” But recent news is not so funny. One probe...
The Supreme Court has thrown out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The unsigned opinion Friday left the fate of Texas’ April primaries unclear. The Supreme Court has thrown out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The unsigned opinion Friday left the fate of...
January 17, 2012|by Paula Morehouse, KY3 News | REPUBLIC, Mo. — Riley Collier loves flying the flag in the back of his pickup — the Confederate flag. “Just trying to express myself; it’s just like bumper stickers or anything of that nature,” said Collier. He ran into a big problem, though, when he took it...
GOP contender Rick Santorum continues to try to explain away a racist welfare rant in which he said, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better” through government aid. Santorum appeared to acknowledge he made the remarks in an interview with CBS shortly after the original comment. But after being roundly criticized, hebacktracked and claimed he...
The Confederate flag flying on South Carolina Statehouse grounds has proved a divisive issue in past presidential primaries, with some White House hopefuls supporting it and others suggesting it should be taken down. But with three weeks left until the 2012 primary, it’s clear that the candidates are determined not to let the debate...
Former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard and politician David Duke is assessing whether to run for president. He is seen here campaigning for Congress in New Orleans on April 29, 1999. Former Louisiana lawmaker and Ku Klux Klan head David Dukehas begun a 25-city tour to gauge support for a possible presidential bid, The...
