With the exception of Colorado, each contest is getting some attention.
Us presidential candidates
Herman Cain isn’t serious, but that might not stop him
Of the Republican contenders — Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain — one name stands out. America’s pundit class have been giving a lot of attention to the pizza tycoon.
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Cain ‘very proud’ of relationship with Koch bros
US Presidential hopeful Herman Cain has acknowledged his connections with super-wealthy conservatives the Koch brothers, telling CNN he is ‘very proud’ of their relationship.
Republican money follows Mitt Romney
Presidential campaigns are an expensive business, even in the early stages when serious candidates are trying to establish nationwide organisations.
Vote 1 blogs: the next leaders of the free media world
The big US political blogs — think Politico, Talking Points Memo and RealClearPolitics — already have journalists covering possible candidates for the 2012 presidential election. It’ll be a campaign covered more in-depth than ever before, explains Jeremy Peters.
Sex, lies and video tape: my life as a John Edwards’ staffer
With the sex scandal, love child, lies and cancer stricken wife, it mustn’t have been easy to work on the failed John Edwards presidential campaign. Former staffer Wendy Button explains life in the middle of the mess.
VIDEO: Limbaugh thinks Obama will try to rig a third term
Rush Limbaugh sees parallels between Obama and power-hungry ousted Honduran President Mel Zelaya: “Anybody who thinks [Obama] intends to just constitutionally go away in 2016 is nuts … These are people who seek power for reasons other than to serve. They seek to rule.”
Second Life launches its first political party
Australian political parties either don’t get virtual worlds or they believe they don’t deliver a significant enough political dividend at this early stage. It’s one of the few instances where Australian politics isn’t showing signs of adopting US tactics. But even if Kevin or John aren’t interested, some of the grass-roots political activity in Second Life has developed into a formal political party, writes David Holloway.
