Presidential politics: gone to the dogs
It’s come to this: dueling unshaggy dog stories. So, is it worse to put a dog in a crate on the top of a car, or to have eaten dog as a child? I love dogs, but my answer would … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Election 2012
Do those potential Veeps really mean it when they say “no”?
In election years, whenever I hear a host of possible candidates for VP saying they have no interest in the slot, I think of this completely and totally and irredeemably non-PC song. So, sue me:
Continue reading →Obama charges Romney with being secretive
Audacity, they name is Obama: Mitt Romney handed President Obama a political gift this weekend, when his campaign announced that he would not file his tax return on time. Romney made the announcement at 5 p.m. on Friday ”” the … Continue reading →
2012: referendum on Obama?
I think these points by pollster Scott Rasmussen are true: Now [that Romney is almost certain to become the Republican nominee] President Barack Obama moves to center stage and becomes the defining figure of the general election campaign. Now it’s … Continue reading →
Romney leads Obama in Fox poll
You might say, “So what?” And I’d be inclined to agree with you. Polls, especially this far ahead of the game, are not all that meaningful. But I’m still drawn to talking about them, because they can indicate trends. And … Continue reading →
The president of NOW forgets the first rule of holes
Which is “when you’re in one, stop digging.” But no: Actually, it’s only Hilary Rosen and Terry O’Neill who have the experience and imagination to understand. I’m certain of it. They just don’t have the experience and imagination to change … Continue reading →
The personality
I agree with this: Romney’s personality is appropriate to the task [of running in 2012] because it’s so smooth and calming. It defies the stereotypes of button-pressing, Bible-thumping, government-hating conservatives, even as Romney exploits those issues in his rhetoric. That’s … Continue reading →
Santorum’s out
Rick Santorum is dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination. The polls in Pennsylvania must have been brutal. So the last viable non-Romney standing has been defeated—and that leaves Romney, standing. (Ron Paul remains standing as well, but … Continue reading →
Those conservative candidates who would have won instead
Here’s an interesting comment (the language is not quite what I’d use, but the sentiment is): there is no evidence, in the modern era, that a person more conservative than Reagan can win on a national level. the last person … Continue reading →
On Romneylove
Ace writes: My own experience with coming over to Romney’s side is this: Once you get past hating his guts, you kind of… like him. Read the whole thing.
Continue reading →Romney’s…
…on a roll. I think it’s reached some sort of critical mass.
Continue reading →Romney and women and polls
The meme du jour is that women are flocking to Obama, based on a new USA Today/Gallup poll in the swing states showing Romney’s support among women there has dropped precipitously. Polls at this point are almost ludicrously unimportant, except … Continue reading →