–The portion of Florida Republican voters who now say they’re backing Newt Gingrich. That’s 30 points more than Mitt Romney and 37 more than Gingrich claimed in a similar poll in September.
“Peace through strength and clarity”: the worldview that fits in your wallet. Via the candidate’s website (click to enlarge):
Herman Cain is fine form. The crowd of 150, toting matching signs and bumper stickers, recites the pledge of allegiance before settling in to watch a five-minute “movie” on Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan. When the self-described national frontrunner arrives with his motorcade and Secret Service detail – only 20 minutes late – the adoring crowd goes wild, breaking out in a standing ovation and shouts of “Amen!” Outside of time, place and context, this is the perfect political event.
Last week I noted the spike in ECB drafts on the Fed’s swap lines, which were reopened in May 2010 to help keep dollar liquidity flowing as Europe entered its sovereign debt crisis. This morning the major central banks, including the Fed, ECB, and the Banks of Japan, England, Switzerland and Canada, announced that as [...]
The Kaiser Family Foundation is out with its latest check-up on public opinion of the Affordable Care Act, Democrats’ 2010 health reform overhaul. There hasn’t been a major change in the law’s popularity since last month, but I think two legal developments make revisiting the tracking poll worthwhile. Here’s what we know now know: The [...]
Gingrich sold access and influence even if he didn’t lobby under the letter of the law. He says he never took money to adopt a position, and didn’t need the income. The most important primary question at this point: Will conservatives forgive Gingrich his trespasses?
Herman Cain took days to “reassess” his presidential candidacy before suspending it on Saturday, but it shouldn’t have taken long for him to realize that his campaign was finished. Allegations that Cain conducted a 13-year extramarital affair only hastened the dimming of his star. The campaign had already faded, beset by earlier reports of sexual [...]
The revelation that Herman Cain is “reassessing” whether to remain in the Republican presidential race may not surprise anyone who parsed his initial response to the new allegations he faces.
Michele Bachmann abruptly canceled scheduled events in Iowa on Tuesday to do nine conservative and Christian radio programs. Her No. 1 topic? Newt Gingrich’s soft stance on immigration. Which candidate does this most help? Mitt Romney. Throughout the summer and fall, Romney has hardly needed to attack any of his rivals; Bachmann has done it [...]
…is a call for help: According to CBS News, it’s a tiny ad buy on national satellite stations meant to test the viability of recruiting volunteers via TV. Despite recent stirrings of the DNC, it’s too early for advertising to have much direct effect on the general election anyway, but it’s not a bad illustration [...]
