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“In the repellent race to the bottom (no pun intended) it should be no surprise that Santorum did so well in the Iowa caucuses. Mitt Romney is in a major stall, and in a field of class clowns Rick Santorum stands out as particularly cartoonish. [snip] Santorum’s win is not a referendum on who he is as a man (inhumane …

I don’t know what the photo is supposed to mean, but Rick Perry is tweeting out denials that he has actually quit the race. Sorry, world.

GOProud has issued a press release cheering the caucus results of Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. They make no mention of Rick Santorum. “While there are certainly big differences between Governor Romney and Congressman Paul, especially when it comes to foreign policy, both chose to emphasize issues like the economy and the size of government over demonizing gay people. We …

Via press release from Log Cabin Republicans: “It is very early in what promises to be a long and drawn-out nomination process, and Log Cabin Republicans are confident that ultimately our party will select the candidate with the best chance to win the White House. Rick Santorum is not that candidate. As the nomination process moves forward, Log Cabin Republicans …

Via press release from One Iowa: “This extremely close outcome shows that in spite of the millions of dollars and constant campaigning on the backs of loving, committed gay and lesbian couples in Iowa, the attempt by social conservatives to dominate the caucuses simply didn’t work. Rather, this tie between Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney shows the deep divisions that …

Above is an early incarnation of the map we’ll see many, many times over the next eleven months. You need 270 electoral votes to claim the presidency. According to this analysis, the Democrats already have a jump start. But it’s early, it’s very early… Obama’s campaign for re-election is counting on 211 electoral votes — but needs to scrape up …

“I do have my ducks in line if I want to do it, but I’d love to see the Republicans pick somebody that was going to win and take over this country and frankly, to use the expression, make America great again.I think when somebody like Ron Paul gets such a large percentage of the vote potentially, I look at …

The GOP candidates who didn’t make Virginia’s primary ballot are suing. Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul submitted the necessary 10,000 petition signatures in time. Four candidates left off the Virginia Republican primary ballot joined Rick Perry Saturday in suing the state’s board of elections over laws they say are “unconstitutional.” Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, …

A snippet from the Boston Globe’s sarcastic piece: Michele Bachmann’s husband might be gay.This is quite a stretch, but at least some people’s gaydar is going off when it comes to the lisping Dr. Marcus Bachmann. This may seem particularly odd since the unlicensed therapist offers “reparative therapy,” which allegedly helps homosexuals move toward a heterosexual orientation. But that may …

As we’ve discussed here, GOP and Tea Party-dominated state legislatures have been frighteningly successful in their campaign to create voting roadblocks for young, black, and immigrant voters. All of those groups traditionally vote for Democrats. Visit this interactive map for the current requirements across the nation. (Tipped by JMG reader Ray)

“Employee rights are said to be valid when employers pressure employees into sexual activity. Why don’t they quit once the so-called harassment starts? Obviously the morals of the harasser cannot be defended, but how can the harassee escape some responsibility for the problem? Seeking protection under civil rights legislation is hardly acceptable.” – Ron Paul, from his 1987 book, Freedom …

In a post begging any of the above-named GOP figures to jump into the race, the hard-right Pajamas Media site has posted an article titled “Barack Obama Will Still Be President On January 19th, 2017.” It begins: That is, unless we jettison this freak show of Republican so-called candidates. Newt Gingrich? Newt Gingrich????? The guy peaked nearly 20 years ago. …

Santorum has tripled his support in the last month. It’s still gonna be Romney, of course.