Newt Gingrich drips with disdain for sound-bite politics, but last week he authored perhaps the best bumper sticker of the Republican primary race. “I don’t claim to be the perfect candidate,” he said. “I just claim to be a lot …
2012 Election
In New Hampshire, Jon Huntsman’s Unconventional Campaign Has Yet to Bear Fruit
Bedford, N.H.
Article corrected 12/5/11
First it was Michele Bachmann, then Rick Perry, Herman Cain and now Newt Gingrich. Republican voters have kicked the tires on most of the candidates in the field, sometimes twice. Jon …
Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign Under ‘Cloud of Doubt’
At what was meant to be the grand opening of his campaign headquarters, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain on Saturday announced he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination. “As of today, with a lot of …
Why Does Newt Gingrich Hate Christmas?
If you’ve read Newt Gingrich’s Rediscovering God in America–and you really should, to get a better understanding of why this thrice-married former Speaker is gaining ground among social conservatives–you know that he considers secularism one of the greatest threats facing the country. In fact, here’s the first sentence of the
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Herman Cain, Master Salesman
His latest fundraising pitch to supporters seeks to capitalize off his impending decision on whether to fold his own campaign:
As I assess the future of my campaign, I need to gauge the support of the people of this great nation.
I am inviting you to share your voice with me, my family and staff, and the nation. In short, I need to
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Mitt Romney’s Nuanced Evolution on Immigration
It’s well known that Mitt Romney has changed his position on certain issues over time: cap-and-trade, abortion, gay rights, gun control. In all of these areas Romney toed (or leapt) rightward as he transitioned from the politics of blue Massachusetts to the national stage. But—beyond unceasing allegations of general …
Senate Democrats Putting Up a Fierce Fight for 2012
On Friday morning, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint sent a blast email to his Senate Conservatives Fund list blasting former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson as a RINO (Republican In Name Only) and endorsing his Tea Party challenger Mark Neumann. In 2010, DeMint made himself no favorite of the leadership by using his PAC to support …
Can Ron Paul Win the Anti-Romney Primary?
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
If the race for the Republican nomination were a children’s story – and let’s face it, Little Miss Moffett, Jack Horner and Dumbo sometimes come to mind – then Ron Paul would surely be the …
Are We Experiencing Peak Gingrich?
It’s a mistake to put too much credence in national polls, outliers yada yada yada, but this is impossible to ignore: Newt Gingrich is absolutely crushing it in recent state surveys and a new national poll. He’s sporting the support of nearly half of all the Republican voters in Florida according to Public Policy Polling, American …
Romney: Wrong on Israel
When he’s having a tough time–as he is this week–Mitt Romney’s first instinct is to attack President Obama. This is not a bad political instinct, if deftly done. But Romney’s execution is usually clunky. Last week, we had the Romney ad that pretended Barack Obama was saying something that John McCain had actually said–McCain wanted to …
Those Crazy Hunstman Girls
The Jon Huntsman campaign limps along, despite the candidate’s unwavering sanity and his bold plan to address the core, long-term economic problems, which I wrote about last week…and also despite the hilarious antics of his three daughters, who are following in Meghan McCain’s footsteps, as the superstar outlaw family-members of choice …
Why Don’t They Like Mitt?
Mitt Romney isn’t having a very good week. He gave a testy interview to Fox News. Newt Gingrich is surging–and actually shows signs of uniting the conservative anti-Romney vote. He shows signs of becoming a Potemkin …
Cain Sends Mixed Messages to Supporters in New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Ned Hunter, 52, was the sixth person to sign up to volunteer for Herman Cain’s campaign in New Hampshire. “I remember seeing the sheet, all brand new,” he recalled. But in the last month, with …