Former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen wants to regain his Senate seat in November. Allen received an endorsement from the National Rifle Association (NRA) in his bid to regain the seat he lost in 2006. The NRA’s Chris Cox said Allen has a, quote, “proven record of support of our right to keep […]

Former Massachusett’s governor Mitt Romney is the top contender for the GOP presidential nomination following Tuesday’s primaries. Romney with into the primary with 698 delegates and swept all five states -New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut. However, he must still work hard to win the 1,144 delegates to formally secure the nomination. Mitt Romney […]

In the Tuesday primary, Mitt Romney walked away victorious gaining the most votes in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, DC.  Currently, Romney has more than half of the eleven-hundred-44 delegates needed to win the Republican president nomination. In the latest, USA TODAY Gallup poll says, If today was election day President Obama will have 49% to […]

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 the GOP race moves to Wisconsin, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.  In order to win the Republican nomination, the candidate must have 1,144 delegates. According to a CNN estimate, Mitt Romney has 571 delegates, compared to Rick Santorum’s 264, Newt Gingrich’s 137, and Ron Paul’s 71 delegates. Even though,  […]

On Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney won 6 states. The states that voted for him included his home state, Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio, Idaho, Vermont, and Alaska. Rick Santorum followed closed behind Romney winning three states. They included North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.  Newt Gingrich managed to win his home state, Georgia. Ron Paul unfortunately left another […]

Delegate Charniele Herring, Democrat, Represents District 46, Virginia General Assembly. Delegate Herring is the House Minority Whip and recently appeared on MSNBC’s  the “Ed Show.” The discussion was the delayed vote on the intravaginal ultrasound for women seeking an abortion in Virginia. The bill was amended and now women will have to undergo a standard “jelly on the belly” […]

Today is “Super Tuesday” in 10 states including Virginia. There are 400 delegates at stake today. However, the voter turnout is expected to be lite in Virginia as GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney and Ron Paul will only appear on the ballot. With the GOP primaries in Virginia, political analysts are evaluating and predicting the direction […]

  Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy UPDATE: GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney was the big winner in the Super Tuesday primaries in his hometown of Michigan and Arizona. Romney managed to hold off Rick Santorum by four percentage points. Romney won  two delegates in the state of Michigan. And, […]

  The GOP presidential primary is Tuesday, February 28, 2012 and will be  held in Arizona and Michigan. Before the primaries will take place the GOP candidates agreed to have a debate. The debate was hosted by CNN in Arizona Wednesday. With only days before the primaries, the GOP candidates hope to sway voters to their […]

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  Over the weekend, Mitt Romney won Maine. Mitt Romney had 39% of the vote, while Ron Paul followed close behind with 36% of the vote.  Ron Paul continues to be the only GOP candidate not to win a state in the campaign so far.  However his 0 to 9 losing streak does not discourage […]

Over the weekend Mitt Romney won Nevada’s primary.  According to the Republican Party and results from the voter’s counters, Romney had 48% of the vote. Newt Gingrich followed with 28% of the vote. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum took the rest of the vote with 18% and 11%. The GOP race heads to Colorado, Minnesota, […]

  The GOP primary heads to Florida today.  The polls will open at 6 a.m. and on the voter ballot is Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul. Although there are four candidates up for the vote, one particular candidate has taken the lead over his competitors.  In a recent poll done over the weekend, results show […]