| Like Mitt Romney , Fox News has swept the first two statewide GOP contests. According to Nielsen Fast National data, during last night’s coverage of the GOP New Hampshire primary, Fox News averaged 2.25 million Total Viewers and 550K A25-54 viewers i ... |
![]() | Following former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty ‘s dis of MSNBC’s The Ed Show during last night’s New Hampshire primary coverage, host Ed Schultz dedicated a bedtime story to him — a satire of Goodnight Moon entitled Goodnight Mitt lambasting his c ... |
| Don’t cheat by reading the words, but guess which video below is by MoveOn and which is by a pro-Gingrich PAC? Today, a few million dollars worth of ads like the first one began flooding South Carolina, and the 28-minute film When Mitt Romney Came ... |
| Mitt Romney brought home a win in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, but one Granite state jokester called his manhood into question during a phone call into C-Span. PHOTOS: Box Office Politics: The Movies and Stars Dems vs. GOPers Love (and Love ... |
| Last night on MSNBC’s coverage of the New Hampshire primary, Chris Matthews got into a heated discussion with GOP adviser Steve Schmidt on why Mitt Romney hasn’t released his tax returns yet. The exchange prompted Ed Schultz to declare, “I just wond ... |
![]() | In the aftermath of Republican hopeful Mitt Romney ‘s victory in New Hampshire, The Daily Show ‘s Jon Stewart was in awe of the former Massachusetts Governor’s success despite having no real enthusiastic fans. “He became the first Republican non-inc ... |
![]() | During his victory speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney stuck to the script for the most part, rarely straying from the “prepared remarks” released by the campaign as the speech began. There was only on ... |
![]() | Following wins in the first two Republican primary contests , the Romney campaign announced some more good news Wednesday. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney raised $24 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, finishing with a $56 million total for ... |
| The results of Tuesday night's New Hampshire primary might show Mitt Romney leading the race, but his latest gaffe didn't go unnoticed by Stephen Colbert.... ... |
| Reuters - Mitt Romney wasn't the only one to walk away with a victory at the New Hampshire primary. ... |
| CNN topped cable news rival MSNBC for Tuesday night’s coverage of an anti-climactic New Hampshire primary during which Mitt Romney easily prevailed over his GOP rivals. ... |
| A C-SPAN caller asked one question about Mitt Romney that has not come up in the campaign thus far. New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Wayne... ... |
![]() | On his radio program Wednesday, Rush Limabugh slammed Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry over his criticism of Mitt Romney ‘s work at Bain Capital, which the Texas Governor deemed “vulture capitalism.” “I’m sorry, folks, that is indefensib ... |
![]() | Mitt Romney ‘s campaign is looking forward beyond South Carolina and straight down to The Sunshine State. In an effort to court Florida’s Spanish-speaking contingency — particularly, it would appear, Miami’s Cuban population — Romney’s new ad featur ... |
![]() | # campaignads Newt Gingrich already has ads running in South Carolina attacking Mitt Romney as "pro-abortion," and his Super PAC is planning to drop a socialist neutron bomb on Romney's career at Bain Capital, thanks to a large donation from a vicio ... |
| Mitt Romney appeared on CNN’s Starting Point with host Soledad O’Brien on Wednesday, and was asked to give his take on DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz . Specifically, her opinion that his win in the Granite State didn’t exactly constitute a ... |
![]() | After Ron Paul's strong second-place showing in the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, the Texas Congressman gave a rousing speech in which he staked his claim as the philosophical grandfather of the Tea Party Movement and riled up his ... |
| Tuesday night, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney notched a large double-digit win in New Hampshire, showing few -- if any -- signs of the wear... ... |
| Blend a narrow "victory" in Iowa with a convincing win in New Hampshire and Mitt Romney suddenly finds himself sitting on a whole lot of momentum. ... |
| Blend a narrow "victory" in Iowa with a convincing win in New Hampshire and Mitt Romney suddenly finds himself sitting on a whole lot of momentum. ... |
| Fast Nationals for Tuesday, January 10 (New Hampshire Primary): Highlights: CNN tops MSNBC in primetime in both total viewers and key demo CNN has a +64% advantage over MSNBC in the target demo FNC has only a slight bump compared to regular night of ... |
![]() | Mitt Romney was almost instantaneously projected the winner of the New Hampshire primary today, with a double-digit lead on Rep. Ron Paul . After the late-night win last week in Iowa– an eight-vote difference between himself and Rick Santorum – this ... |
![]() | The Jon Huntsman campaign put all their chips in New Hampshire, despite it being so close to home base for the projected winner , Mitt Romney . Despite as of now not being able to thwart off Rep. Ron Paul for second place, however, Huntsman told CNN ... |
| Fox and CNN were among the broadcasters that provided rolling coverage of the event, attempting to inject excitement into a contest that was all over by 8pm ... |
| CNN is noting the Fast Nationals for last night’s New Hampshire Primary… Fast Nationals for Tuesday, January 10 (New Hampshire Primary): Highlights: CNN tops MSNBC in primetime in both total viewers and key demo CNN has a +64% advantage over MSNBC in ... |
| Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu is becoming our favorite political surrogate. Minutes after the networks declared Mitt Romney the winner of the state’s primary at 8pmET, Sununu — a Romney supporter — went on MSNBC. After Rachel Maddow ... |
![]() | With all New Hampshire polls closed and 11% of precincts reporting, Fox News is projecting Mitt Romney the winner of the first primary in the nation. Romney was officially declared the winner in the Iowa caucus, as well, after one county’s paper bal ... |
![]() | Rep. Ron Paul wants Mitt Romney to know that he is “nibbling at his feet”– figuratively, of course. Rep. Paul considered his second place (projected) finish in New Hampshire a sign that the political momentum of the nation is on his side. Proclaimin ... |
![]() | Following Mitt Romney ‘s decisive victory in New Hampshire , Fox News political contributor Bill Kristol poured cold water on the Republican hopeful’s win, noting that turnout was remarkably low. RELATED: Mitt Romney Clinches NH Win: ‘Tonight We Cel ... |
| CNN is projecting that Mitt Romney will win the New Hampshire, further boosting his prospects for winning the GOP nomination after pulling out a win in the Iowa caucus. The initial results showed Ron Paul running second and Jon Huntsman... ... |
![]() | As the results roll in from today’s New Hampshire primary, all the national cable news channels will be watching. On the ground in New Hampshire, however, WMUR is doing all the local coverage, from most of the campaign headquarters. To accompany the ... |
| Candidates campaigning for the Presidential ticket usually opt for safe theme songs carefully chosen to align themselves consciously and subconsciously with certain sets of values, but last night, Ron Paul went a different route: He and his supporter ... |
![]() | Rick Perry had an indisputably rough night in New Hampshire. In fact, tonight, his eyes were entirely on South Carolina, and, on Hannity tonight, he didn’t even bother to talk about New Hampshire. But his night got worse as Sean Hannity challenged h ... |
| When New Hampshire designed the quarter commemorating their state, they chose to venerate a much-beloved rock formation on Cannon Mountain that once overlooked the town... ... |
| The cable news channels all struggled to make a thrilling night out of an oddly calm primary election evening The oddest moment in the television coverage of last night's Republican primary happened early on, when CNN interrupted a talking-heads segm ... |
![]() | With Morning Joe still shooting live from JD’s Tavern in New Hampshire, the show was afforded, once again, a live audience. But with the excitement of the primary now passed, the show apparently drew a bit of a less-enthusiastic crowd. Watch a young ... |
![]() | # election2012 It's time to cover the results of the First Primary in the Nation, New Hampshire — that famous outlier among the Republican coalition that doesn't tell you much about anything! Mitt Romney is expected to win, but will he win by enough ... |
![]() | Moderator Ken Chapman slides a voter's ballot into a box at the Woodstock Town Hall in Woodstock, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) My " The Campaign of the Century " has just been re-issued in print and as e-book. Email: epic19 ... |
![]() | Numbers breakdown Wash Post Wash Post NYT NYT Wednesday Head doesn't match the body of the story. Stelter's fingering conservative "TV analysts" -- read Fox News -- erasing Romney's NH victory soundtrack Tuesday night with their own voices* billing ... |
![]() | As the results roll in from today’s New Hampshire primary, all the national cable news channels will be watching. On the ground in New Hampshire, however, WMUR is doing all the local coverage, from most of the campaign headquarters. To accompany the ... |
| Unlike Iowa, there will be no 2:30am election calls. All the networks called New Hampshire for Mitt Romney at 8pmET, when the polls closed. Brian Williams and Scott Pelley , in New Hampshire for NBC and CBS, anchored special reports. As did Diane Saw ... |
| Mitt Romney's victory speech in New Hampshire was more pep rally for American exceptionalism than an exercise in specifics, but he certainly was more energetic and strident than he was a week ago. Romney's speech was like a road map... ... |
![]() | Is former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu this election’s Zell Miller ? Challenging Chris Matthews to a duel was just about the only thing he didn’t shout at the MSNBC team today, as he told Ed Schultz the statistics he cited were “a crock of cra ... |
![]() | # 2012 Mitt Romney is going to win the New Hampshire primary tonight — but is he going to WIN it? See, it's no fun for political writers to simply declare a Mitt Romney victory a victory. What are we supposed to write about for the next year, if he ... |
![]() | Moderator Ken Chapman slides a voter's ballot into a box at the Woodstock Town Hall in Woodstock, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) My " The Campaign of the Century " has just been re-issued in print and as e-book. Email: epic19 ... |
![]() | BuzzFeed’s Zeke Miller is over in New Hampshire right now, where he overheard a fairly odd exchange take place between a heckler and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Manchester. Romney, as any presidential candidate might, was ... |
![]() | Looks like Brit Hume wasn’t listening to fashion superstar RuPaul this weekend when he went on tour in New Hampshire to clarify that he is not Rep. Ron Paul . Hume’s assessment of the results of the New Hampshire primary today took into consideratio ... |
![]() | Tonight the Republican presidential candidates will battle in the New Hampshire primary . This year, five of the six major contenders in New Hampshire all happen to be writers. In one candidate’s case, his father is an author–so we included a sample ... |
![]() | MSNBC’s Al Sharpton takes a rather unique approach to finding his ideal candidate, borrowing a page from none other than Dr. Frankenstein. Here are the bits and pieces he’d take from several of the GOP candidates (Notably absent? Huntsman’s everythi ... |
![]() | Yesterday, we told you about the trailer for When Mitt Romney Came To Town , a documentary that’s being distributed by pro- Newt Gingrich super PAC’s “Winning Our Future.” Now we learn that a pro- Jon Huntsman super PAC, “Our Destiny,” took a look a ... |
| After a lackluster finish in which he will finish fourth or fifth in New Hampshire, Rick Santorum told supporters, "We knew it would be tough." A week ago, he nearly beat Mitt Romney in Iowa, a placing that should have... ... |
![]() | There is the media narrative – 'Romney has to win big in New Hampshire' – and there's the reality of GOP nomination process The news folks are doing their best to make Tuesday exciting, despite Mitt Romney's double-digit lead, so here's the gambit: h ... |
| Mitt Romney used a well-worn cliche ("Tonight, we made history"), Jon Huntsman a cringe-worthy metaphor ("ladies and gentlemen, I'd say third place is the ticket to ride). But Ron Paul got in the most authentic and ironic opening line of... ... |
![]() | "The Daily Show" kicked things off this week with a look at Saturday's umpteenth GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire (as well as the ensuing debate 12 hours later) and how the rest of the candidates have been treating frontrunner Mitt Romney ah ... |
![]() | # 2012 What does Chris Christie even mean when he waddles up to these New Hampshire hecklers — females, primarily — at a Mitt Romney event and tells them, "You know, something may go down tonight but it ain't gonna be jobs, sweetheart?" He's respond ... |
![]() | Meet Dick Perry . The Texas Governor? No, that’s Rick. Tucson-based musician Al “Dick” Perry has earned a highly-visible fourth position on the Arizona Republican Primary ballot. The better-known Perry will appear much further down the list. RELATED ... |
![]() | Former Speaker and current presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich spoke with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien this morning on the topic of (Who else?) Mitt Romney and Super PAC ads. “It was just about a week ago,” O’Brien observed, “where you were talking about ho ... |
![]() | Former Speaker and current presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich spoke with CNN’s Soledad O’Brien this morning on the topic of (Who else?) Mitt Romney and Super PAC ads. “It was just about a week ago,” O’Brien observed, “where you were talking about ho ... |
| More proof the MSM is done hiding their biases in 2012. We all know, including the mainstream media, that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is a GOP star, a devastatingly effective critic of President Obama’s failed policies, a superb communicator, ... |
| Yesterday in New Hampshire Larry O’Connor of Breitbart.tv caught up with Lawrence O’Donnell and asked him his opinion on the Republican field. Here’s what he had to say: Romney is the one they don’t want. They know they can beat anybody else. Romney, ... |
![]() | In a spirited back-and-forth, CNN’s Randi Kaye went head-to-head with Jon Huntsman campaign manager Matt David over his candidate’s wealth. “Your family’s wealth pretty much makes Romney’s look like pocket change. So what makes Huntsman the milliona ... |
![]() | The Republican presidential candidates can all agree on one thing: There is no place for class warfare or class resentment in the GOP ... except with regard to Mitt Romney. Yes, when it comes to that rich jerk, the other candidates are, one might sa ... |
![]() | GOP Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer , the former Congressman and Governor of Louisiana who has been shut out of the debates thus far, appeared on Morning Joe Tuesday, and ripped into his fellow GOP candidates — as well as President Obama — for t ... |
| From the very first time Mitt Romney deigned to appear onstage alongside his competitors for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, it was hyped as a... ... |
![]() | During a panel discussion on Morning Joe Tuesday, Last Word host Lawrence O’Donnell was asked about Newt Gingrich going after Mitt Romney for his Bain Capital connection. O’Donnell suggested he should check the New York Times to see what they were s ... |
![]() | During a discussion on Jon Huntsman ‘s use of Mandarin during the Republican debate, MSNBC contributor, and former head of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele mocked the former Utah governor, saying “I thought he was ordering takeout.” ... |
![]() | Jon Stewart came into the office this Monday with four hours of Republicans shouting at each other to wade through, and the analysis of cable news pundits thereafter, given Saturday night’s Republican debate and the fact that Republicans “inexplicab ... |
| According to Nielsen Fast National numbers, the NBC News/Facebook GOP debate that was part of a special 90-minute “Meet the Press” Sunday morning drew 4.159 million Total Viewers and 1.452 million A25-54 viewers. This does not include viewers who may ... |
![]() | # onthetrail Well it's about time that these losers got around to knocking the dickens out of Mitt Romney, that great labor liquidator of the shareholder value revolution. Everyone, right and left, is pointing and laughing the sad galoot over this c ... |
| Airing opposite the Detroit – New Orleans NFL Wild Card Game on NBC, ABC’s GOP debate Saturday night managed to draw 6.25 million Total Viewers. The New Hampshire debate drew 1.73 million A25-54 viewers. These are Live + Same Day Fast National Nielse ... |






































