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Palin tells pregnant women in crises to ‘hang in there’ at Heroic Media fundraiser

By | 05.01.11 | 11:21 am

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UPDATE: May 3, 10:47 a.m. EST: This article was amended with a clarification, noted below.

Anti-abortion rights marketing group Heroic Media is expanding domestically and internationally, officials said Saturday during an “inaugural District of Columbia benefit dinner,” held in Bethesda, Md. – part of an effort to raise More…

Palin goes to Colorado to honor troops with Christian military crusader

By | 04.26.11 | 6:06 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Image by Matt MahurinThe Centennial Institute conservative think tank at Colorado Christian University is hosting a “Tribute to the Troops” Monday, where the featured speakers will be Sarah Palin and General William “Jerry” Boykin. Although both figures in the past have been associated with an aggressive Christian politics known as More…

Poll: Majority of Republican voters not enthusiastic about GOP presidential candidates

By | 04.21.11 | 12:04 pm

A new CBS News/New York Times poll (PDF) shows that 56 percent of Republican voters do not feel enthusiastic about any of the official or prospective GOP candidates running for president in 2012.

The highest percent of enthusiasm for a single candidate (without offering those polled a list to More…

Poll: With no GOP frontrunner, Obama favored to win in 2012

By | 03.23.11 | 5:21 pm

Results from a Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday show that so far, President Obama has the edge over his GOP counterparts in the next presidential election.

Nearly half, or 47 percent, of registered voters said they want Obama to be re-elected, while 37 percent said they wanted a More…

Black reproductive rights groups speak out against Dillard’s sponsorship of anti-abortion rights fundraiser

By | 03.16.11 | 6:16 pm

Image by: Matt MahurinThe American Independent previously reported on a Dillard’s-sponsored Heroic Media fashion-show fundraiser scheduled for April 9, with an estimated attendance of 400 to 500 Heroic Media supporters, according to Stephen Brophy, store manager of the Houston branch store sponsoring the event.

In response to the upcoming event, black women’s More…

Sarah Palin

Palin to speak at Heroic Media event in April

By | 03.15.11 | 5:40 pm

Image by Matt MahurinThe American Independent reported earlier today on an upcoming Heroic Media fashion show fundraiser hosted by a Dillard’s store in Houston.

As the piece mentioned, in the past, Heroic Media, an anti-abortion rights media group based in Texas, has garnered a lot of attention for their star power More…

Poll: 51 percent of Republicans think Obama was not born in U.S.

Public Policy Polling released a survey today on the attitudes of likely Republican primary voters, including their opinions of Obama’s citizenship. The findings are extraordinary, with 51 percent of likely 2012 primary voters saying they believe President Obama was not born in the U.S.

From the report:

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2012 GOP prospects frequent prized swing state Florida

By | 02.03.11 | 1:30 pm | More from The Florida Independent

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In recent months, nearly every likely Republican 2012 presidential candidate has made his or her voice heard in Florida, courting potential campaign donors at big-ticket speaking engagements and invitation-only dinners.

Obama cracks 50%, GOP field remains tied, according to WaPo/ABC poll

By | 01.20.11 | 11:18 am

President Obama has a 54 percent approval rating, according to a Washington Post/ABC poll. Gallup and CNN polls also show him with a 53 percent approval rating, exhibiting something of a trend in recent weeks.

However, in the Post/ABC poll, 51 percent disapprove of his handling of the More…

Obama leads potential 2012 opponents in Iowa

By | 01.13.11 | 11:00 am

President Barack Obama currently leads all of his main 2012 Republican rivals in Iowa, according to a new poll from Public Policy Polling. The closest hypothetical campaign according to the poll would be a match-up between Obama and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, though Obama would still win that More…