Word: gop
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...David Norcross, a former RNC counsel who has been pressing the youth vote to Republican leaders in Washington. Norcross sits on the board of George Washington University, which partially funds Smith's organization. After he learned that Republicans were in danger of losing young voters, Norcross connected Smith with GOP leadership, who "have been very receptive to the need to reach young voters," he says...
...census found New York to be the most populous state, while by the mid--19th century New York City had passed Philadelphia and Boston as the financial and media capital of the country. Virginia, cradle of Jefferson and his followers, and Ohio, bastion of the post-- Civil War GOP, have elected more Presidents because of regional ties to a major party during its political heyday, but New York was the battleground state that both parties fought...
...Overall, the Republicans' fundraising is expected to run well behind that of the Democratic candidates. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, the first-quarter GOP champ with nearly $21 million raised, is downplaying his prospects this time - and his announcement this week that he intends to loan his campaign money from his personal fortune bears that out. The expectation is that the loan will probably bring his total receipts above $20 million. The Romney campaign is also saying its report will show it has been spending heavily, building an operation that now totals around 200 employees and investing more than...
...Thompson is doing. The "Law and Order" star is doing well in the polls, but because he is officially only "testing the waters," and has not formally entered the race, he will not have to file a report with the Federal Election Commission until October. As for the other GOP contenders, none is expected to raise much more than $1 million, further cementing the perception that their chances of breaking into the top tier of candidates are small...
...actors known as a Republican. "People would rather see me as a conservative than as a liberal, but I have lots of liberal notions." And he does keep turning all the desk lamps in the halls of the hotel off. He figures people like to identify him with the GOP partly because it makes him seem rebellious within Hollywood and partly because we like to see our heroes as rugged, libertarian individualists. Which leads him to lament living in a time when Isaiah Washington is fired for calling a gay Grey's Anatomy co-star a "faggot." "I hate...