Another thing I noticed about that Fox News poll was question #11: Which candidate do you think is smarter? Barack Obama 42% Mitt Romney 33% (Both are) 6% Putting aside the question of just how smart Barack Obama is, this … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →…on a roll. I think it’s reached some sort of critical mass.
Continue reading →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 →
In 2008 I wrote a post entitled “Wanting a cool and sexy Prez,” in which I evaluated Obama and previous presidents on the dimension of cool: Maybe it’s come down to this: choosing a President is now mostly about style … Continue reading →
…uniquely positioned of all the GOP candidates to make the argument against Obamacare, according to Paul Goldman and Mark J. Rozell. Readers of this blog know I’m a Romney supporter, but I don’t think the article is especially good. It … Continue reading →
Mitt Romney turns 65 today (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Whatever you think of his politics, a better-looking 65-year-old you’d be hard-pressed to find. Rick Santorum wished him a happy birthday. Sweet. And this Mother Jones editorial fellow’s … Continue reading →
…but he’s the conservative-enough’s conservative-enough. And the latter are more numerous than the former.
Continue reading →(1) A lot of the spin depends on perception and expectation. Arizona was expected to go to Romney with the outcome never really in doubt, and though he won strongly there, it will be dismissed for the most part as … Continue reading →