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Democrats, Be Careful What You Wish for
Democrats, Be Careful
What You Wish for
karl rove
Apr 22, 2010 1:00 PM CDT

Democrats, Be Careful What You Wish for

Get financial reform wrong, and it will backfire badly

(Newser) - Democrats are in rough shape heading into the midterm elections, which is why they're so giddy about the financial reform bill. They think it can "put some distance between them and the Obama administration's reckless spending policies over the past year," writes Karl Rove. "They believe that...

GOP Hopefuls No Challenge to Obama

 GOP Hopefuls 
 No Challenge 
 to Obama 
OPINION
Apr 18, 2010 2:20 PM CDT

GOP Hopefuls No Challenge to Obama

Current Republican field riddled with weak spots

(Newser) - Republicans talk a good game about challenging President Obama in 2012, but the GOP would look scarier if it had even one legitimate challenger , says Dick Polman. "Obama's job-approval numbers are tepid these days—but he looks robust when matched against actual Republican challengers," warns the Philadelphia Inquirer...

Sorry, Ron Paul Fans, Romney Is No. 1
 Sorry, Ron Paul Fans, 
 Romney Is No. 1 
nate silver
Apr 14, 2010 5:13 PM CDT

Sorry, Ron Paul Fans, Romney Is No. 1

No matter what the Rasmussen poll says

(Newser) - Don't believe everything you read, Ron Paul devotees: Your man isn't the Republican most likely to knock off President Obama in 2012. Nate Silver takes issue with a new Rasmussen poll to that effect, cites Rasmussen's "Republican-leaning house effect," and (while acknowledging the silliness at this early date)...

Poll Sees Ron Paul Giving Obama Close Race

Rasmussen offers matchup in new poll

(Newser) - If in some parallel political universe, Ron Paul finds himself as the main candidate against President Obama in 2012, the race could be a squeaker. So says Rasmussen Reports , which posed that hypothetical matchup in a phone survey and found Obama beating Paul by just 42% to 41%.

Mitt Romney Edges Ron Paul in Straw Poll

Beats him by one vote; Palin, Gingrich are third and fourth

(Newser) - Mitt Romney didn't attend the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, but he still got a boost from those at the conference. The former Massachusetts governor won a test vote of likely 2012 presidential candidates—by one vote. He got 439. Texas Rep. Ron Paul came in second with...

Newt Gingrich: Obama 'Most Radical President'

He seems to be in candidate mode at Southern GOP event

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich laid into President Obama with gusto last night as he helped kick off the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Obama is "the most radical president in American history," he declared. "He has said, 'I run a machine, I own Washington, and there is nothing you can...

Obama Still a Safe Bet to Win Re-Election

Don't let the midterms or his ups and downs fool you

(Newser) - Much hay has been made over President Obama’s supposed vulnerability in 2012, Mark Halperin writes, but when you look at his probable challengers and his formidable political skills, his prospects seem positively rosy. Two legit Republican contenders exist at the moment: Mitt Romney “remains unexpectedly unfamiliar” (Halperin says...

GOP Repeal Chances Little Better Than Snowball in Hell

Need big gains in Congress ... and GOP president

(Newser) - While the idea of repealing the health-reform measure passed last night has Republicans buzzing nationwide, the actual chances of it happening are tiny, Nate Silver writes. At very least, nothing happens before January 2013, and that’s if President Obama and his veto are out of office. So from there,...

Obama's Pull in Home Districts Swayed Reps' Votes

Obama's share of vote in 2008 best predictor of House Democrats' positions

(Newser) - Barack Obama may have sown the seeds to last night's victory with the one in 2008: House Democrats in districts Obama carried were much more likely to vote in favor of health reform. Retiring members aside, Nate Silver writes, “all 12 Democrats running in a place where Obama received...

'Vampire' to Run for President
 'Vampire' to Run for President 
Mar 16, 2010 8:32 AM CDT

'Vampire' to Run for President

Jonathon 'The Impaler' Sharkey wants the GOP nomination

(Newser) - Look out, Sarah Palin: There’s a new force vying for the GOP presidential nomination, and he is powered by the blood of others. Meet Jonathon “the Impaler” Sharkey, a 45-year-old Floridian and self-proclaimed descendant of Vlad II the Impaler, who yesterday announced that he was filing papers to...

Why Obama's Still the Fave for 2012

Incumbency carries plenty of advantages

(Newser) - Sure, things look glum for President Obama, but he’s still the odds-on favorite to win the 2012 presidential election. Carl Cannon tells us why:
  • A “generic Republican” doesn’t exist. Obama trails that very thing by double digits in a recent poll, but the GOP nominee will bring
...

Liz Cheney Thrives as Dad's Attack Dog
 Liz Cheney Thrives 
 as Dad's Attack Dog 
and she'll seek office
Mar 8, 2010 11:19 AM CST

Liz Cheney Thrives as Dad's Attack Dog

She's definitely thinking dynasty, says Karl Rove

(Newser) - Liz Cheney is hard at work on the family legacy, not just collaborating on dad's memoirs but boosting the former VP's attacks on the current administration with her own. Insiders say Liz was pivotal in convincing her father to reenter the public sphere and stand by his policies—at the...

Obama Team Already Planning for 2012

Plouffe, Axelrod, Messina lay groundwork for reelection campaign

(Newser) - President Obama’s inner circle is already privately laying the groundwork for his 2012 reelection campaign. The planning so far consists mostly of informal private conversations, in between more rigorous 2010 planning, but insiders tell Politico that the consensus is that the campaign will be run out of Chicago, managed...

Ron Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2012

Romney is second, followed by Palin, Pawlenty, and Pence

(Newser) - Ron Paul today emerged as the surprise winner of the presidential straw poll at CPAC. Conservatives at the conference picked the Texas congressman with the libertarian bent as their favorite candidate with 31% of the vote, ahead of Mitt Romney (22%), the only other politician in double digits. Trailing them...

Newt Gingrich Predicts GOP Control of Congress
Newt Gingrich Predicts GOP Control of Congress
cpac convention
Feb 20, 2010 3:37 PM CST

Newt Gingrich Predicts GOP Control of Congress

Says Obama will lose, calls for 'principled bipartisanship'

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich got a hero's welcome today at the CPAC convention and played to the crowd by predicting Republican control of both the House and Senate by year's end and only one term for President Obama. He slammed the "secular socialist machine" run by Democrats but also called for...

New 'Adult' Romney Picks His Shots
 New 'Adult' Romney 
 Picks His Shots 
Analysis
Feb 19, 2010 8:02 AM CST

New 'Adult' Romney Picks His Shots

But critics say his health care reform past haunts him

(Newser) - The Mitt Romney CPAC saw yesterday wasn't the over-eager presidential contender the conservative group met in 2007. These days, Romney looks more comfortable, his rhetoric actually matches his record, and protégé Scott Brown is the toast of DC. Aides tell Politico that whereas in 2008 people saw Romney as...

Populism Never Wins the White House

 Populism 
 Never 
 Wins the 
 White House 
GEORGE F. WILL
Feb 18, 2010 1:19 PM CST

Populism Never Wins the White House

It's not Palin's fault she's just a media spectacle: George F. Will

(Newser) - Once upon a time, George F. Will writes, a maverick Arizona senator ran for president with “a running mate most Americans had never heard of and who had negligible experience pertinent to the presidency.” That was 1964, the candidate was Barry Goldwater, and his VP choice was Bill...

Bayh: Third Party Could Win White House

Soon-to-be-ex-senator sees a 'Ross Perot moment' in 2012

(Newser) - Evan Bayh thinks the time is ripe for a third-party president. “There’s a high level of frustration with the two-party system out there,” Bayh told Charlie Rose, when asked about David Brooks’ theory that a third party candidate could at last be viable. “This is, in...

Palin Makes Good Copy, Not Good Candidate
 Palin Makes Good Copy, 
 Not Good Candidate 
opinion
Feb 12, 2010 11:41 AM CST

Palin Makes Good Copy, Not Good Candidate

Sarah Palin is good for business, but beware inflating presidential prospects

(Newser) - That Sarah Palin drives up TV ratings and online traffic is clear, but listen up, mainstream media—that doesn’t mean she’s the next big thing in Republican politics. Just look at the polls , Jim Vandehei and Jonathan Martin write for Politco . They say they “know we’re...

Advice for Sarah Palin 2012
 Advice for Sarah Palin 2012 
OPINION
Feb 10, 2010 10:43 AM CST

Advice for Sarah Palin 2012

A former Bush aide gives Sarah Barracuda some strategy tips

(Newser) - Party wisemen may not take her seriously, but Sarah Palin’s got a genuine shot at being the 2012 Republican nominee. And ex-Bush aide Matt Latimer, writing for the Daily Beast , has some advice on how she can win:
  • Explain why she quit: Right now it looks like she fled
...

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