...t whether or not Gingrich stays in the race will be the determining factor in Romney’s ability to reach 1144. As was seen in Alabama and Mississippi, if Gingrich keeps going, he splits the vote of the conservative wing of the GOP. While this may seem to be helping Romney, it is actually robbing him of his ability to clinch because it means that he can only receive about 1/3 of the delegates in competitive proportional states. If Gingrich drops ou...
...mmend someone who has come up rather infrequently when it comes to the veepstakes until very recently. In mid-April, a CNN/ORC Poll of eight possible choices showed that among Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP, 80 percent held a favorable opinion of this person and 26 percent would like to see this person as Romney’s number-two. Though it may come as a surprise, this person is none other than former Secretary of State, Condole...
...y, holding 34 percent approval amongst Republican and right-leaning independents. Santorum is not far behind at 30 percent, and the other two candidates seem to be trailing at around 10 to 15 percent. The inability of any one GOP nominee to ignite the base comes off as a great relief to the Democratic Party in light of the good news that President Barack Obama’s approval ratings had briefly risen to 50 percent for the first time since May. Much o...
...the ambassador of Libya, and finally discrediting the thoughts and opinions of half this country. And I highly encourage you to check out the list above, you’d be amazed (or maybe not anymore) by the pre-2012 Romney. For the GOP, John McCain’s concession speech four years ago did nothing but pass the baton to an already fully charged, sprinting Romney. He was a relatively popular governor, CEO of an extremely profitable and successful company, a...
Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari for AP Photo Now that the Republican nomination process is coming to a close, Democrats are beginning to define their campaign by focusing on critical issues that are sensitive to most voters in order to draw a clear contrast between itself and the GOP on both the budget and women’s reproductive rights. And in some cases, the Democratic Party is combining the two issues into one. President Obama held a White House for...
...h, a freelance writer in the Chicago area, claimed that he “even left his wife—in labor—at the hospital to vote for George W. Bush in 2000.” Although not all voters were as fervent as Hezbollah, official Muslim support of the GOP was at its peak in the 2000 election. The American Muslim Political Coordinating Council Political Action Committee (whose membership includes the American Muslim Alliance, American Muslim Council, Council on American-Is...
...ugely weakened Romney, an insurgent-yet-unelectable Santorum), or a messy, undemocratic process that nominates somebody that can, you know, win. A brokered convention would be a media circus, and it could very well damage the GOP enormously. On the other hand, it could be the best thing that’s happened to the party in a long time. It would keep a damaged Romney from dragging down the rest of the Republican ticket, and it would allow the GOP to ch...
There has been much buzz recently regarding who the GOP nominee will choose as a running mate, and rightfully so; as John McCain showed in 2008, the vice presidential pick can make or break a candidacy. In McCain’s case, even though Sarah Palin energized a formerly unenthusiastic base, her presence in the race ultimately led to Barack Obama winning in a landslide because the discussion became almost solely about Palin and her flaws, rather than...
...bama, JD, and his godly tongue will have no trouble sweeping the floor with lowly former Governor Mitt Romney, a mere humble and fumbling businessman. On the other hand, the Obama camp points to Romney’s recent (and numerous) GOP primary debates, where Romney is considered to have done well in shooting down whichever “not-Romney” candidate rose to challenge him. They remind the press that Obama hasn’t been in a national debate since 2008. Oh yes...
...they more closely identify. Colorado, perhaps more than any other state, is full of such voters. Romney needs to identify himself with conservative roots, undoubtedly, in order to persuade the rural, Southern backbone of the GOP to head out to the voting booth (as they always do), but in Colorado his campaign would do well to advocate for greater moderation. Romney’s biggest hurdle in winning Colorado is an unusual one for a Republican candidate...
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