Conservative Pulse

Ron Paul Challenges Louisiana Caucus Results

The Ron Paul presidential campaign has filed a letter with the Louisiana Republican Party to contest the credentials of delegates to that state’s convention.   Under state party rules, campaigns have 72 hours from the end of the caucus to file such a contest.  This contest was filed in response to what the Paul campaign claims were [...]

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Edwards Wins the “White Vote” in South Carolina

Lost in all this talk of Barack Obama’s big victory in South Carolina is the surprising fact that John Edwards won his own sort of victory.  Among non-black voters, according to CNN exit polls, John Edwards was the favorite pick. Obama did win non-black voters under age 29, but they made up just 5% of the [...]

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Thompson Staffer: “Boycott Chuck Norris”

Darrell Ng, the Thompson campaign’s “main point of contact for the media on all travel logistics and scheduling,” has some free time now that Fred has dropped out of the race. And he’s decided to put his time and effort into a boycott of Huckabee supporter Chuck Norris. A few days ago, Ng launched BoycottChuckNorris.com [...]

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Clinton Compares Obama to Jesse Jackson

Clearly shaken up by Hillary’s landslide defeat in South Carolina last night, former President Bill Clinton took yet another swing at Barack Obama: ”Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in ‘84 and ‘88. Jackson ran a good campaign.  And Obama ran a good campaign here.” Jake Tapper of ABC News summed up the Clinton comment: “Boy, I can’t understand [...]

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Trio of Major Newspapers Endorse McCain

Another Sunday and another round of major newspaper endorsements for Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. This morning the Philadelphia Inquirer, St. Petersburg Times, and the Chicago Tribune all came out for McCain. Most important among those, at least in the short-term, is the St. Petersburg Times. Florida’s Republican primary is only 48 hours away [...]

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Polls put McCain and Romney in a Florida tie

The latest poll from Zogby/Reuters shows both John McCain and Mitt Romney in an extremely close race in Florida, each with 30% of the vote - but was taken before yesterday’s big endorsement by Charlie Crist. How the Crist endorsement will affect McCain’s lead in the state is so far unclear, but lesser endorsements have come [...]

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Florida Congressman Dave Weldon will retire

Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL) today made public his decision not to run for reelection to his 15th district seat, a change from his earlier announcement that he would plan to serve another term in the Republican-favored area. “I want to thank my wife Nancy and my kids for all the support over these many years, [...]

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Florida Governor Crist Endorses John McCain

Florida Governor Charlie Crist has finally decided to throw his weight behind Senator John McCain, making the endorsement official tonight at a St. Petersburg event. “Senator John McCain is a true American hero and patriot and I am honored to endorse him tonight,” said Governor Crist. “He is a tremendous statesman, leader and uniter. I am [...]

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Obama projected to win South Carolina

Barack Obama has been projected by CNN as the winner of the South Carolina Democratic Primary, with 54% of votes over Clinton’s 27%, and 67% of precincts reporting. These results significantly exceed expectations from a Reuters poll on January 25 that showed him leading Clinton 41% to 26%. Obama has easily doubled Clinton’s vote.  Much of this shifting [...]

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Alan Keyes is still running

For those who may not know, Republican long-shot hopeful Alan Keyes is still campaigning for the party’s nomination. A press release on his website says that he is currently launching a “six-week grassroots tour of Texas”. Keyes, who is originally from the Lone Star State, will be visiting a number of small venues, including a third-period [...]

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