Our political Quote of the Day is actually two Quotes of the Day on the new political landscape of the GOP in wake of the South Carolina Republican Presidential primary which ended in former House Speaker Newt Gingrich decisively defeating the former presumptive front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. First CNN’s John Avlon begins his must-read-in-full-post this way: - Newt Gingrich has pulled...

The people of the great state of South Carolina have spoken: They prefer a serial adulterer and racist who lies shamelessly over a rapacious capitalist and ultimate insider who flip-flops shamelessly. And Barack Obama will be laughing all the way to a second term. Newt Gingrich’s “stunning” double-digit win over Mitt Romney on the third stop en route to the Republican National Convention...

Northamptonshire, England — Its 2pm and I am sitting at my desk, shocked. Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina primary with 40% of the vote. Seriously. As someone who passionately studies American politics and understands Newt’s place in American history, this is shocking. I expected him to win after the debates, but by this margin? Shocked. It is understandable that Democrats are grinning like Cheshire...

Proponents dubbed the bill the “Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011.” Critics say that the name is misleading because the bill would create a database of every “every digital act by every American.” The Obama Administration Department of Justice has lobbied for these expanded record-gathering and -keeping powers. According to the CRS bill summary for HR 1981 (wow,...

Not exactly the best news coming out of Cairo as they announce election results. The only quasi good news is that the super hard liners won 25% of the vote while the ‘moderate’ Muslim Brotherhood got 47%. We shall see how ‘moderate’ they are.

[Adapted from Feb 5, 2008's, "Waiting To Breathe."] A pause before the oncoming secessionist storm. Well, here it is:  Super Duper Mega Hyper Tuesday — that monument to electoral greed pioneered by Southern Democrats in creating the first “Super Tuesday” in 1988. 24 states* now “Me-Too” it today. Which guarantees that campaigns will be mostly about media buys, and NOT about creating...

As you probably have read or heard the networks have all projected Newt the winner in South Carolina. So this means he’s won one, Romney has won one and there was one tie. It also means Romney is the only one who has placed 1st or 2nd in all three and it does nothing to change the fact that Romney will be the nominee but will lose in November to Obama. The party leadership is simply not going to allow...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has pulled off a comeback for the political books and has won the South Carolina Republican Presidential primary. And he did it by double digits: at this writing he wins with 40% and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney comes in second with 28 percent. If Gingrich had won by a little the Romney camp could spin it. But the Gingrich win — and Romney loss — is so...

TMV will be offering live blogging of the South Carolina Republican Presidential primary once polls close. This will include results and a roundup of news and blog reaction and analysis. It will be at the top of the site and updated with a new lede once the votes are all in and the evening is over. CNN is saying they may be able to project a winner as soon as polls close. Look at the top of TMV for this mega-post...

CNN’s John Avlon notes that there are three things to watch for in tonight’s South Carolina primary results. Some excerpts: South Carolina has voted for the eventual winner of the Republican nomination since 1980. And for the conservative candidates looking to stop the inevitability narrative that has surrounded Mitt Romney’s candidacy, South Carolina is a must-win state. Here are three things...

Longtime legendary (in)famous Democratic strategist James Carville has a must-read-in-full post on CNN which is in the form of a letter to the Republican establishment. The letter, headlined “Carville to GOP: You have a disaster on your hands” must be read in full. Here is the final part of it which makes up our political Quote of the Day: At any rate, let’s talk a minute about Mitt. He was...

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Guest post by Rob Miller Rob Miller is a US Marine Corps combat veteran who served in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. A Charleston native and a graduate of the University of South Carolina, Rob and his family currently reside in Beaufort, South Carolina. Having served over thirteen years in the United States Marine Corps, from enlisted infantry Marine to Company Commander, serving twice in Iraq to include the Battle...

The tone of Thursday night’s GOP séance was set in the first minute, not by the candidates or moderator, but whooping and applause of hand-picked partisans in the hall when Newt Gingrich attacked CNN’s John King and all the media as “despicable” for asking about his second wife’s character charges against him that had dominated the news cycle all day. In contrast, for 1960’s first presidential debate...

All eyes will be on South Carolina today due to the South Carolina Republican Presidential primary — which up until last week many felt could be the next to last step in the virtual coronation of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as the 2012 Republican nominee. To be sure, the campaign could have still gone on, but the political narrative was that Romney won Iowa, then won New Hampshire would then...

This isn’t really news, Pew showed Newt’s weakness with women back in December. But The State is out with this article today, in pertinent part: Who will win? It could depend on who votes — men or women — and where they live — the Upstate or coast. “It may be very close,” Matt Moore, executive director of the S.C. Republican Party, said Friday. Polling shows Gingrich and Romney running...

Barack H. Obama 2012 State of the Union Drinking Game Raging Moderate, by Will Durst What you need to play: Four taxpayers: One white, Wall Street type in full suit and yellow power tie (MBA Guy); two ordinary folks sporting jeans, one in blue work shirt, other in white shirt (the Jeans); and one person wearing clothes that look like they were used for floor covering at a tire-changing shop for a minimum of...

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Ever since the Democrats got their behinds handed to them by the Tea Party in the 2008 elections, I feel like I have been writing the same article on President Obama. During that time, unemployment was over 9%, the President’s approval ratings were in the low 40%, the President was not only taking fire from the buoyant Republican party in Congress, but he was also being undermined by the base on his party...

“But money only buys access, not votes!” That’s the line. You won’t ever see a politician say the opposite quite so plainly: “Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who’s going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your...

In a move that is likely to benefit the GOP, the US Supreme Court tossed out a court drawn map in Texas. That map had tossed out one drawn by the Texas legislature. Since the ruling was unanimous it is not possible for the Democrats to argue bias in this case. The ruling stated that the court exceeded its authority in making the changes. Instead it should have only changed district lines where it was likely...

Congress has capitulated, at least temporarily. Both Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) have tabled their “copyright piracy” bills, PIPA and SOPA, respectively. But rest assured, these bills are NOT dead. This isn’t the first time rights holders have demanded political action and it won’t be the last. Prior TMV coverage: Breaking:...

Mitt Romney knew that he was going to be asked about releasing his tax returns during last night’s presidential debate in South Carolina. Yet he was defensive and yet again blew off questions about when and whether he will release returns and for how many years, as well as refusing to address the fact that it was his father who began the precedent of candidates releasing their taxes and that Barack Obama...

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Most analysts agree there were two moments from last night’s CNN South Carolina Republican Party Presidential Debate that could change the narrative about former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as front-runner. These two segments are the ones that would be shown in the future by networks when they talk about debates, if these segments have the impact that many think they will. #1: Former House Speaker Newt...