Here are Andew’s very grave concerns, which I present to you to bolster your morale. It’s just one poll, though, and Romney’s lead even there is barely outside the margin of error. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I don’t know how to write a book, but if I were to write a book on the 2012 primary season, it would argue something like this: Critics of the Republican “base” considered Republicans to be invincibly ignorant, easily manipulated yokels and many of the candidates for the . . . . Continue Reading »
Or how should we describe Mitt Romney foreign-policy wise? Is he a neo-con? A neo-neo-con? Honestly, I don’t know. I think Peter’s “Mender not an Ender” is the perfect description of the candidate domestically, “Blast from the Past , Mormon Version” is the . . . . Continue Reading »
Very quickly: Three new polls on RCP. All say it’s a tie. The Gallup is most encouraging in showing a Romney trend. Romney is also up to 235 on the no-ties electoral college board. He’s escaped from the McCain box and is on the march. But it’s clearer than ever he can’t win . . . . Continue Reading »
Buzz Bissinger, a life long Democrat, has decided to publicly explain why he’s supporting Romney this year (h/t Mollie Hemingway ). He says that the president’s poor debate performance, as well as some nagging doubts about the efficacy of his policies past and proposed, have led him to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s my effort to answer Jim’s happiness question. . . . . Continue Reading »
So Jim is right that Romney was viewed as a superior LEADER to Obama after the debate. Leadership overcomes partisanship. Leadership gets results. That plays to Romney’s REAL strengths: He’ll be all about mending—not ending—our entitlements, through market-based reforms that . . . . Continue Reading »
here is an article i did for the standard on the debate. and i have added a question at the end. The highly anticipated debate in Denver was the rarest of all things in American politics: an unspinnable event. Almost all who watched the contest concluded that there was one president on the stage, . . . . Continue Reading »
If you go to the big debate thread below, you’ll see that I offer a couple theories for why Obama did so poorly. You’ll also see that Kate has one I find worthy of further consideration. But whatever collection of explanations we adopt, Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary offers one that . . . . Continue Reading »
This sampling of the Lee Greenwood classic country tune IS what many a supporter of Romney felt yesterday in Floyd County, GA. Lots of people—random people in town, students, and the very few faculty who intend to vote Romney—came up to me just to ask “Did you SEE the . . . . Continue Reading »
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