Arizona Republican debate
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2012
LET’S START WITH why today is important. It’s in Arizona, the debate is tonight, and today is Ash Wednesday. Now why the third is important is this: both Santorum and Gingrich are practicing Catholics, so the cross on their foreheads will be shown tonight at the debate. Now this may, or may not... Read more »
Santorum: The alternative conservative to Obama
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2012
ON TUESDAY NIGHT, there were three primaries/caucasus involving the GOP race. The three states were Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado, and all of them are considered conservative states. The surprising upset that night was Santorum’s three for three victories in each state. In Colorado, Santorum got... Read more »
Florida Primary
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2012
THE PRIMARIES AND caucuses are starting to pick up steam. Now that there is a starting image of who the nominee for the republican primary will be, the four remaining candidates are making final pushes before the primary votes. What is interesting though is that people are selecting Newt Gingrich, not... Read more »
A winner in each state
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
January 25, 2012
RECENT NEWS HAS come to light that Santorum has beaten Romney by at least 30 votes. This makes Santorum the official winner in the Iowa state. Romney received his well-deserved victory in New Hampshire. Then, surprisingly, Newt Gingrich pulled an impressive victory in the South Carolina Primary. So this... Read more »
Rise and fall, except for Romney
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2012
AS YOU CAN guess from the title, Romney is still the only one who has kept steady with the rest of the competitors for the entire race. And now there are only six people left in the race. It came as something I expected, but now Ron Paul and Rick Santorum have risen against Romney. My analysis right... Read more »
Holiday cheers and debate
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
December 12, 2011
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! THIS will be the last post for 2011! And I have been busy, so I haven’t been able to keep up with the news. However, I will comment on what has recently happened. The two biggest pieces of news: Newt Gingrich has the largest lead as the frontrunner, and Herman Cain has dropped out of... Read more »
Christmas trees, which candidate is the biggest?
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
November 28, 2011
ITS BEEN A fun thanksgiving, and I had to catch up on recent news events. Let’s start with poll numbers. In a realclearpolitics average, Gingrich has a 2.5 percent lead, holding at 23.8 percent. Romney is at 21.3 percent, and Herman Cain rounds out the top three at 15.5 percent. Tied for fourth are... Read more »
Who is the dark horse?
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2011
IF YOU HAVE been paying attention to the republican debates and the road to the 2012 election in general, then you may have seen the rise and fall of Michele Bachman, Rick Perry, and now Herman Cain. So who is next on the list? Well, right now it seems to be Newt Gingrich, who has been ignored for... Read more »
First round of candidates
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2011
IF YOU DON’T know what the candidates may not be liked for, here’s an update: Mitt Romney: accused of being a flip-flopper on stances involving abortion and gay marriages. Rick Perry: has been called weak on stances involving immigration, and has recently been considered goofy. Here’s... Read more »
Keeping you updated
James Metzger, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2011
ALRIGHT, SINCE I cannot tell you everything that has happened in the past few months, I will just give you a few websites to look at news and polls. http://www.gallup.com/poll/election.aspx http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html Also,... Read more »