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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2011 9 Comments

When I saw this Michelle Bachmann ad my first thought was, "Don't go there, Michele, this will not help you."  But on second thought, why not? I have been in favor of niceness so far, but I wondering whether it's gone on long enough.  Why shouldn't the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2011 41 Comments

I was on the road and in meetings all day, with only passing opportunities to log on.  But I see a trend emerging. Bloggers and websites which support Romney, explicitly in some cases, impilicitly in others, are making lists of reasons why Newt Gingrich is not conservative enough, finding...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2011 16 Comments

You can't take a single poll on it's own, but this CNN poll (data here) released at noon today does comport with the trend of Newt rising as Romney's main challenger, and Cain feeling the effects of the negative publicity. Update: Ed Morrissey, linking also to a PPP poll...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 14, 2011 5 Comments

The narrative is being set.  Mitt Romney will be the nominee because all other candidate are faltering, and cannot hold up. Who is setting this narrative?  In addition to the usual suspects, add Politico, as in this post by Alexander Burns: Conservatives don’t like him. They really...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 13, 2011 50 Comments

That's what commenter and blogger Joan of Argghh said last night after watching the clip of Newt taking on Scott Pelley over killing enemy combatants. So what do you say about this one? Update:  Ann Althouse enjoyed Newt's performance also: He listens to the precise question asked and examines...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 33 Comments

Here was my assessment: End Game – no clear winner. Cain exceeded expectations but only because expectations were low.  Perry redeemed himself but I doubt it will change perceptions.  Newt and Romney were both good, Newt scored his usual slap at the moderator and it...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2011 37 Comments

End Game - no clear winner.  Cain exceeded expectations but only because expectations were low.  Perry redeemed himself but I doubt it will change perceptions.  Newt and Romney were both good, Newt scored his usual slap at the moderator and it worked wonderfully.  Scott Pelley...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2011 11 Comments

Cain-Newt-Romney all tied up, per latest CBS poll, with Cain at 18, and Newt/Romney at 15: In the Republican race for the presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich's support continues to slowly grow, and he is now tied with Mitt Romney for second place, while Herman Cain just...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 24 Comments

E-mail from reader Scott: The reaction to last nights debate (and Perry’s poor performance in earlier debates) is that Perry is now disqualified from being president. If so, does that mean that Romney and Gingrich, the best debaters, are the only candidates we should consider? Does the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 12 Comments

While Newt's answer taking on the Occupy Wall Street movement and challenging Maria Bartiromo has received all the attention. I think this was the best answer of the night, taking on the academic establishment rather than accepting the premise of the question, which was an attempt...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 10, 2011 61 Comments

That's the suggestion made by some readers in response to my post about Rick Perry's brain freeze in last night's debate.  It's also a theme followed up by commenter OwenJ in an e-mail to me, which reads: Some time ago, responding to the response from some...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2011 82 Comments

Full report on CNBC debate here.  The only part that will be remembered is Rick Perry's freeze on stage.  He was having a reasonable debate until that point.  I feel sorry for him.  One freeze on stage should not end a campaign, but the reaction...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 08, 2011 32 Comments

I've been focusing on Newt's rise since the debates in early September, when he distinguished himself as the statesman on stage and the guy focused on the ultimate prize, defeating Obama.  While Perry and Romney squabbled, and Santorum and Bachmann tried to score points attacking...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2011 4 Comments

Not really surprising, a trend I have been seeing for quite some time, and boosted by his strong speech at the Iowa GOP Reagan Dinner. Via Political Wire: A new We Ask America poll in Iowa finds Herman Cain leading the GOP presidential field with 22%, followed by Newt...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 26 Comments

Is it worth taking a look at Jon Huntsman, who I long ago dismissed as a media creation and someone who filled space at the debates, with an "if I wanted to vote for Mitt Romney I'd vote for Mitt Romney" attitude? What got me thinking about...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2011 14 Comments

William Kristol writes: For every American conservative, not once but whenever he wants it, it’s always the evening of November 4, 1980, the instant when we knew Ronald Reagan, the man who gave the speech in the lost cause of 1964, leader of the movement since 1966,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2011 22 Comments

Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich are having a Lincoln-Douglas style debate tonight in Texas, starting at 8 p.m. Eastern. I'll be doing a live blog for it, and I'll try to embed the C-Span live coverage, if that is possible (I don't think it's possible, so...

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