The NAACP responds to Newt Gingrich’s suggestion that blacks shouldn’t be kickin’ it on food stamps.
Pelosi, Dems warn Republicans not to sabotage improving economy.
A new CNN/TIME poll from South Carolina: Mitt just under 40%, a scramble for second just under 20%.
Does the RNC/Romney campaign have a Plan B if the economy is significantly better this year than it was last year?
Newt Gingrich has stated that he cannot disclose the terms of his contracts with Freddie Mac because he is bound by a confidentiality agreement. Now Freddie Mac VP Sharon McHale says they’re releasing him from that. They’re fine with him giving the contracts to the press.
The Labor Department announced this morning that the national unemployment rate has fallen to 8.5%. The economy added 200,000 jobs in December.
There’s a real dearth of polling data out of South Carolina at the moment. The last public poll was completed on December 19th, which might as well be a hundred years ago. And remember that in recent years, it’s South Carolina much more than Iowa or New Hampshire where you really need to win to secure the Republican nomination. Read More
Did Rick Santorum actually win the Iowa caucuses? KCCI in Des Moines is reporting that a vote counter at one caucus says a counting error gave Mitt Romney 20 more votes than he actually received. Meanwhile Iowa GOP officials say that counter, Edward True, isn’t authorized to discuss the results.