So Mitt Romney listened to the economically distressed voters of Michigan, and in the process he found his voice — or at least a new voice. He didn’t cry, but he shed his painfully phony social conservative veneer and ran as something closer to his real self, an earnest, smart, results-focused businessman who thinks what America needs …

One of the big questions about Mike Huckabee’s campaign is whether his brand of religion-inspired leadership will be accepted outside the evangelical base of the Republican Party. There are lots of examples of his rhetorical style that are bound to alienate Democrats (which is not that big a deal for him) and independents (which is a …

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a five-day hiatus in South Carolina, the Mitt Romney campaign has repurchased television spots here for Tuesday and Wednesday, with the option of extending the ads through the election. Romney also has planned a four-event swing through the state Wednesday. Warren Tompkins, Romney’s consultant in the state, says …

Don’t know if Jiminy Cricket visited last night or what but there was a different Mitt on display this morning in Grand Rapids (also last night on the plane). He was completely energized, loose, and funny — not that funny, but also not pre-programmed funny. He joked with/about his toddler grandson about things happening on the stage at …

And if he doesn’t? This New York Times op-ed by Dean Barnett helps explain why.

I, too, have wondered why Romney hasn’t run on the executive qualities that had brought him to national prominence in the first place. In my own experience covering this candidate, it has seemed that he is most engaging and authentic when he talks about …