Marco Rubio Calls Romney’s I-Wish-I-Were-Latino Comment ‘a Joke’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called Mitt Romney’s I-wish-I-were-Latino comment, which came to light in a leaked videotape this week, a “joke.”“I t…
RNC Raises $35 Million, Breaks August Fundraising Record
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Committee raised more than $35.6 million in August, marking the best August on record for the RNC, a spokesperson with the committee confirms to ABC News.Both the RNC and the campaigns will …
GOP Approves Abortion Amendment, Keeps Silent on Cases of Rape
Kris Connor/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Committee approved a platform amendment opposing abortion Tuesday, essentially reproducing its stated policies from 2008 and 2004 — and highlighting a potential divide between Mitt Romney…
Reince Priebus: Sen. Harry Reid Is a ‘Dirty Liar’
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus called Sen. Harry Reid a “dirty liar” Sunday morning on “This Week” for accusing presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney of not…
RNC Steps Up ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Attacks
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Committee is again joining forces with its friends at the Romney campaign, continuing the “you didn’t build that” push on Wednesday with a new web video.While the campaign has 24…
Jindal Says He Won’t Implement Obamacare
gov [dot] louisiana [dot] gov(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, one of Mitt Romney’s possible running mates, said that despite Thursday’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act, he will not implement…
Jindal Says He Won’t Implement Obamacare
gov [dot] louisiana [dot] gov(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, one of Mitt Romney’s possible running mates, said that despite Thursday’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act, he will not implement…
RNC Video Lampoons Obama Fundraising Effort
Eric Ryan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Republican National Committee released a new web video Monday lampooning the Obama campaign’s latest fundraising effort, a web ad with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour that came out Friday, the same day…
US Visa for Raul Castro’s Daughter Criticized
STR/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — Continuing their effort to woo Hispanic voters especially in the battleground state of Florida, the Republican National Committee on Tuesday went after the Obama administration for granting a visa to Mariela Castro, d…
Romney Camp, RNC to Focus on Obama’s Broken Promises
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee plan to jointly push a message this week that focuses on President Obama’s promises on cutting the national deficit and reducing the debt. “Pres…
White House Responds to RNC Complaint on Obama Travels
Getty Images/Comstock Images(WASHINGTON) — In response to the Republican National Committee earlier Wednesday filing a formal complaint with the Government Accountability Office and the comptroller general, alleging that the Obama campaign “has …
Romney to Huddle with RNC Members in Arizona Ahead of Speech
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — Before Mitt Romney addresses a meeting of Republican Party state chairs from across the country at their meeting in Arizona on Friday, he will meet privately with some of his most loyal backers on the …
RNC Raised $13.7 Million in March
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Republican National Committee says it enjoyed its best fundraising month since 2008 in March.The committee announced a total haul of $13.7 million last month, with $32.7 million cash on hand and $9.9 million of d…
Romney to Raise Money Jointly with Republican National Committee
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(PEWAUKEE, Wis.) — Mitt Romney will begin this week to raise money jointly with the Republican National Committee, significantly boosting the amount a donor can contribute toward the candidate.The move, first reported by t…
Huntsman Uninvited from GOP Gathering Following Remarks
Win McNamee/Getty Images(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Jon Huntsman couldn’t win the Republican nomination, and now he can’t even get into Republican events.The long-shot presidential candidate won’t be allowed at a gathering of donors in Palm…