Jacob Soboroff

4 Apr 2012

What You Need To Know About: Wisconsin, Maryland & DC Primaries

Posted 4/4/12 12:04 pm EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012, politics, Uncategorized

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Is that the light at the end of the tunnel? I mean a nominee at the end of the Republican primary race to face President Barack Obama in the November general election? Could be, my friends, could be. Last night former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney picked up a clean sweep of the primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. While that doesn't mean the race is over, it means we're getting there. Here's what you need to know about what went down last night in the world of presidential politics:

23 Mar 2012

'Mad Men' Is Back! How Far We've Come Since The Days As Seen On 'Mad Men'

Posted 3/23/12 1:59 pm EST by Jacob Soboroff in TV

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When "Mad Men" returns Sunday on AMC for a 2-hour season premiere after a 17-month absence, we'll be seeing a changed Don Draper, at least according to series creator Matt Wiener. The award-winning show runner told Reuters that for better or worse, we'll be seeing progress.

12 Mar 2012

1 Feb 2012

Newt Gingrich Calls Prez Obama 'Entertainer-In-Chief.' Was He Racist or Not?

Posted 2/1/12 1:31 pm EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012

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Last night Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lost the Florida primary by a wide margin, and like his opponent and the night's winner, Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, he spent much of his primary-night speech going after not his fellow Republican candidates but President Barack Obama. Gingrich created a stir when he took a not-so-veiled swipe at President Obama's recent belting out of a few bars of one of Reverend Al Green's greatest hits.

GOP Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney During Florida Primary Night

What You Need To Know About The Florida Primary

Posted 2/1/12 12:00 am EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012

Photo: Mitt Romney during Florida Primary night. (Getty Images)

Mitt Romney just won the 2012 Republican Florida Primary by a wide margin, but he doesn't have anything locked up yet. So much for instant gratification. "Florida, Florida, Florida" is the mantra made famous by the late NBC newsman Tim Russert about how important the Sunshine State was to the 2000 presidential election. 12 years later, the state will be crucial again when Barack Obama faces off with his Republican opponent this November. But first the Republicans have to continue duking it out amongst themselves to figure out who will get the chance to face the president. What went down in Florida? What does it all mean? Why should you care? And when is this going to be over? We'll tell you.

22 Jan 2012

What You Need To Know About The South Carolina Primary

Posted 1/22/12 12:14 pm EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012

Photo: Newt Gingrich. (AP)

So Newt Gringrich won South Carolina's republican presidential primary but that's not all what happened last night. Some history was made, young folks still heart Ron Paul and some more interesting tidbits below from the South Carolina primary!

11 Jan 2012

What You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary

Posted 1/11/12 11:44 am EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012

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Yesterday 95,669 showed up for Mitt Romney as he won nearly 40% of the vote in the first-in-the-nation primary. Romney became the first non-incumbent GOP presidential candidate ever to go 2-for-2, winning both this contest and the Iowa Caucus, further cementing his position as the frontrunner in the race to take on President Obama in November. Here's what you need to know from the New Hampshire primary:

4 Jan 2012

Photo: Young people rally for Mitt Romney during the Iowa Caucus (Getty Images)

What You Need to Know About the Iowa Caucuses

Posted 1/4/12 11:19 am EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012, Events, politics

Photo: Young people rally for Mitt Romney during the Iowa Caucus (Getty Images)

It's been real, Iowa. If the 2012 candidates aren't all already gone from Iowa and onto New Hampshire or South Carolina, the next states to hold presidential primaries, they will be by the time you read this. Last night former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the Iowa Caucus, the first-in-the-nation vote for the Republican presidential nomination.

30 Dec 2011

Why does Iowa get first dibs on voting for our next President?

Posted 12/30/11 7:00 am EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012, Events

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When I recorded this video to kick off MTV's Power of 12 election campaign, I was in the press filing center of a candidate debate in Sioux City, Iowa, home of the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus. Why Iowa? Because the people of Iowa, with their Caucus system, are the first to vote (or in their case caucus) for President. What's the deal with that? And is it fair?

27 Dec 2011

Why Vote Tuesday? I Asked The Presidential Candidates

Posted 12/27/11 10:00 am EST by Jacob Soboroff in Election 2012, politics

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Over the course of the next year the Power of 12 team and I are going to decode the election and politics for you. Many times I'll do that by asking a simple question, giving you an answer, and telling you how to take action to make a difference, and we're going to kick that off today.

Jacob Soboroff

What You Need To Know About: Wisconsin, Maryland & DC Primaries

'Mad Men' Is Back! How Far We've Come Since The Days As Seen On 'Mad Men'

Newt Gingrich Calls Prez Obama 'Entertainer-In-Chief.' Was He Racist or Not?

What You Need To Know About The Florida Primary

What You Need To Know About The South Carolina Primary

What You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary

What You Need to Know About the Iowa Caucuses

Why does Iowa get first dibs on voting for our next President?

Why Vote Tuesday? I Asked The Presidential Candidates

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