A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney
Random Jottings (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
The GOP's New Hope? - Page 2 - The Daily Beast: ...Pawlenty's greatest advantage is that the Republican field in 2012 looks fairly thin. Mitch Daniels has the strongest credentials, but he doesn't have an obvious base. Mitt Romney has formidable financial resources and he gained crucial experience during his...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
The conventional wisdom on Sarah Palin is that she's a divisive figure, and, from what polls tell us, that's true: according to Pollster.com's average , 38 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of her, while 49.2 percent view her unfavorably. So she's in minus territory--11.2 percent more Americans view her negatively than positively--which is bad for any politician running for office (if indeed...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
The New York Daily News suggested Thursday that, according to one source, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani might use a run for Senate--if he wins--as a launching pad for taking another stab at the White House in 2012. Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign went down in flames, more or less, but he remains a nationally recognized figure with a respectable support base. So, in light of this speculation,...
The Hedgehog Report (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
New numbers from Public Policy Polling for the 2012 Presidential race show Republicans creeping closer to Barack Obama in national head-to-head match ups.PRESIDENT - NATIONAL (PPP)Barack Obama (D-inc) 46% Ron Paul (R) 38% Barack Obama (D-inc) 49% Mike Huckabee (R) 44% Barack Obama (D-inc) 51% Sarah Palin (R) 43%Barack Obama (D-inc) 48% Mitt Romney (R) 43% Barack ...
Frontloading HQ (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
NOTE: Please note that you can now track past updates of these trial heat polls by clicking here or on the "2012 trial heat polls" tag at the bottom of the post. For the ninth straight month Public Policy Polling released a series of 2012 presidential trial heat polls matching President Obama up against four prospective Republican candidates. And despite the fact that Obama slipped below...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | yesterday
The weekend beckons.... CA-Sen: Boxer Maintains Solid Edge, Even in Ras Poll Given that the Rasmussen poll in question had some data that hinted at a GOP skew (the 55% job approval for President Obama, for example), the news on the Senate race has to be considered very good news for Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer. In the new Rasmussen poll, she leads both of her likely Republican challengers (Carly...
The Classic Liberal Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
While pundits sing the praises of Statists like Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, and the Democrats work to “fundamentally transform” the United States of America … What exactly, has your Congress Critter done for you (individual sovereignty, freedom, and right to the fruits of your labor) lately? Or, how about over this past year? Nothing, you [...]
BizzyBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mitt Romney, call your office (emphasis mine). Remember Mitt? The guy who keeps insisting that he could make RomneyCare work nationally? From Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal… By JEFFREY S. FLIER As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate. I’d give it a failing grade. Instead of forthrightly dealing with the [...]
Baseball Crank (Free subscription) | yesterday
*Lots of interesting stuff out there on Sarah Palin and her book tour. the Daily Beast looks at how Palin's book and tour are a one-woman economic stimulus package . Obama's organization wants a part of that action too: Organizing for America says Palin's book tour is "dangerous," so please give them $5 . As liberal writer Ezra Klein notes of the Palin coverage: Liberal sites need traffic...
Netizen News Brief (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reality Check... Poll: Palin Going (Not So) Rogue Despite being characterized by many as a divisive force in her party and the nation, former vice-presidential contender Sarah Palin gets a much higher positive rating than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi -- and most think Palin has been treated unfairly by the press. As Sarah Palin blankets the media on a whirlwind book promotion tour, the former...
PardonMyFrench (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
During the presidential campaign, many Americans thought that Barack Obama’s lack of leadership experience would not prevent him from being an effective president. His eloquence, his insistence that, yes, he could solve any problem and his image, so artfully crafted...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
"Gotcha!" Well, that was quick. Immediately on the heels of a report this morning that Rudy Giuliani was ruling out a run for governor comes news that he's been telling people he's definitely going to run for Senate to replace Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand. Then, according to Elizabeth Benjamin at the Daily News , he plans on turning around and running for president in 2012. That's basically...
Jumping in Pools (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Last weekend, I warned about the dangers of Republican candidates focusing on Iowa during the 2012 Presidential primaries, as Iowa has become a reliable state for Democrats, and if a Republican wants to win the nomination, their focus needs to be directed towards the Southern and Western United States. When the discussion shifts into a possible Sarah Palin run for the Republican nomination, she needs...
Right From Left (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
If only America had been given the chance to vote for someone with actual executive leadership abilities for President it's certain that things would no being going so poorly in the economy and in Afghanistan. Please read Mitt Romney's take on the consequences of Obama's on the job training. "With the McChrystal report in his hands since August, the president has finally been spending more time...
Althouse (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Writes Mitt Romney: The restructuring of the entire health care system and his cap-and-trade proposal eclipsed the economy and the war. Investor Warren Buffett, the “sage of Omaha,” counseled him against such a foolhardy agenda, but Buffett’s wisdom was no match for the heady prospect of all-encompassing change... A full year after being elected, Obama still does not have a strategy...
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mrinternet | 09/05/2008
The carefully GOP manipulated TV coverage of the RNC Wednesday night was an interesting sociological snapshot of the base of supporters physically present. You would have thought that some of the nationally known speakers - Meg Whitman, founder of that small little company E-Bay and Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard were giving a speech to themselves inside a closet when talking
Edward Printer | 02/15/2008
Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced Thursday that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office.
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