Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are locked in a virtual dead heat just days before Florida’s pivotal Jan. 31 primary, according to a new TIME/CNN/ORC poll.
2012 Election
Obama’s State of the Union in Pictures
Photographers capture the action inside the House chamber as President Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
Tax Returns and Tithing: How Mitt Romney Gives Away 16% of His Income
When Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns on Tuesday, the one number that probably stood out to many Americans wasn’t his 14% effective tax rate or his $20 million-plus annual income. It was the $7 million he gave to charity …
The Quiet Debate
The best performance in last night’s Republican debate was turned in by Brian Williams of NBC, who somehow managed to avoid having Newt Gingrich jump all over him. Deprived of his usual strawman–the stupid press–Gingrich had to direct his fire at his opponents, especially Mitt Romney, and, as in past debates, that fire was muted. It …
Mitt Romney Releases Tax Returns, Paid Lower Taxes
Pop quiz. How are these three facts related?
–Warren Buffett’s secretary will sit nearby Michelle Obama at tonight’s State of The Union Address.
–Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 a.m. PST Tuesday.
–Mitt …
What You Missed While Not Watching the NBC GOP Debate in Florida
0 minutes. TV Guide lists a new episode of Fear Factor at 9 p.m. on NBC. It’s called “Leaches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! Part 1.” And yet, as the hour strikes, the screen shows another patriotic montage, this time …
Can a Bipartisan Pact Really Disarm the Super PAC Arsenal in Massachusetts?
From its start, the race for Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat seemed destined to be one of most expensive political battles in Massachusetts history. Challenger Elizabeth Warren, bank-scolding darling of the left, and Scott Brown, …
Santorum Blows It
I saw this on the evening news and couldn’t quite believe it. At a Santorum town meeting today a woman claims the President is an “avowed Muslim” and therefore ineligible to be President. Santorum doesn’t correct it. He says that he wants to get rid of Obama, too. Totally disgusting….But also, the woman: where does she get information? …
Mitt Attacks
Two new polls this morning–by Insider Advantage and Rasmussen–show Gingrich with a significant (8 or 9 point) lead over Mitt Romney. And Romney clearly knows he’s in trouble. He has a new ad–paid for by his campaign, not a Super Pac–slamming Gingrich.
The word of the day is: disgrace. As in Gingrich resigned from the Congress …
The Trouble With Private Equity
Mitt Romney is about to release a couple of years of tax returns. The numbers are sure to be enormous. Except for one: his marginal tax rate, an outrageous 15%, or thereabouts. James Surowiecki has a terrific column in the New Yorker that explains why the taxes Romney paid have always been low. It’s all about the so-called “carried …
Gingrich and Romney Compete in the Bully Primary
A few weeks back, two Republican caucus-goers in different Iowa cities told me basically the same thing. One called Newt Gingrich “a bully.” The other called him “a little tiger.” In both cases, the comments were compliments. Like most Republicans, they liked Gingrich when he acted like an ornery pugilist. But at the time, their comments
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The Return of the Native: Rick Perry as Damaged Goods in Texas
The governor comes back to rule his state after a humiliating and humbling campaign. Already, the locals see him as hobbled in a local political scene where he was once the master.
Newt Gingrich vs.the Establishment: South Carolina Sets Up Intra-GOP Conflict
“The Establishment is right to be worried about a Gingrich nomination,” the winner of the South Carolina Republican primary, declared Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. “Because a Gingrich nomination means that we’re going to change …