Saturday’s debate, intended to focus on foreign policy, seems unlikely to be the launching ground for a Rick Perry comeback … but I think it could be. For one thing, his Wednesday gaffe sets the bar so ridiculously low that all he needs to do is speak in complete sentences and many voters will be [...]
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November 12, 2011
October 28, 2011
Poll: Clinton favored over 2012 GOP candidates
October 28, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Poll: Clinton favored over 2012 GOP candidates 27 Oct 2011 People can’t help but wonder what might happen if Hillary Rodham Clinton ran again for president. A new Time Magazine poll shows Clinton easily defeating the major Republican candidates, were she somehow to become the 2012 Democratic nominee for [...]
September 30, 2011
US politics live blog: Election calendar chaos for Republican candidates
10.30am: Today’s theme is uncertainty: uncertainty over whether New Jersey governor Chris Christie is a presidential candidate, uncertainty over when and where the Republican presidential primaries will take place, and uncertainty over whether the GOP’s grassroots even like any of the candidates on offer: • Christie: Since making his quasi-presidential speech on Tuesday night there [...]
September 29, 2011
Herman Cain Sees Fundraising Uptick Off Debate, Straw Poll
Herman Cain is picking up steam this week, but it still remains to be seen whether he can take his five minutes of fame and use them to catapult himself into the top tier of GOP candidates. Cain’s team started noticing new fundraising success, they said, after his performance in last week’s GOP debate. Cain’s [...]
September 28, 2011
Should Chris Christie Run for President?
Though New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has only held his post since 2010, some GOP strategists are hoping he will go after an even bigger executive office—the Oval Office—in 2012. Christie has denied that he will run for president many times already, but insiders insist that he might still have a change of heart. Christie [...]
September 24, 2011
Campaign 2012 adwatch: Ron Paul, he served | Paul Harris
Ron Paul 2012 campaign ad: He served. Video: via YouTube Who Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texan congressman whose small but vocal fan base is trying to grow beyond his niche appeal. What Paul’s team is pushing out a $1m campaign, featuring its third advert called “A Veteran’s Best Friend”. When It will play in all [...]
Pew: Public Perception of Media Bias Hits Historic High
In a new study that calls into question the credibility of the news business, public belief that the media is inaccurate, biased, and influenced by powerful people has reached historic highs, according to the Pew Research Center. In Pew’s biennial news survey, out today, the public revealed an alarming opinion that the media just can’t [...]