Ann Coulter is going after Newt Gingrich now because Newt has not been sufficiently consistent over the years, and because Romney is inevitable and will beat Obama:
The mainstream media keep pushing alternatives to Mitt Romney not only because they are terrified of running against him, but also because they want to...
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 anywhere from 5-10 positions he has...
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 showing Newt in the lead, notes:
It...
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 don’t like him.
But as Mitt Romney...
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...
I’ve enjoyed watching various candidates on Brett Baier’s Center Seat. It’s a place for the panel to question the candidates pretty vigorously.
But one candidate will not appear. It’s inexplicable. And now confirmed:
Added: Baier still is trying, this time for a one-on-one. If Romney is afraid of Charles Krauthammer, how will...
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 Perry and Romney, Newt impressed with...
I criticized Mitt Romney’s campaign on the night of the Reagan Library debate for having a spokesman claim that Perry wanted to kill social security, linking to this tweet by John McCormack:
The Romney campaign has been hitting similar themes for the past month. It’s the type of scare tactic Democrats use...
The smear is long gone from the front pages, but will live on forever in Rick Perry’s campaign:
“I know for a fact that in 1984, that rock was painted over. It was painted over very soon, my family did that.”
Silly you, Rick, you thought...
So where does last night’s debate leave us? I’d say stage 4, although not all have made it that far:
Denial √
In this stage, the world becomes meaningless and overwhelming. Life makes no sense. We are in a state of shock and denial. We go numb.
Anger √
Be willing to feel your anger, even...
Via HotAir, Mitt Romney has scored two significant conservative endorsements recently, Jeff Flake and Darrel Issa. While that may not constitute a coalescing around Romney, it does help insulate him from RINO charges. Whatever he once was, is he now the conservative who can win?
What’s up with this?
I think it may be dissatisfaction,...
In a post at NRO, praising Romney without bashing other Republican candidates:
But he’s not only a family man, he is a man of principle. He believes in the bedrock conservative ideals of limited government and free enterprise. He...
I thought Romney did well last night, as did Perry (although expectations were higher for Perry). Newt was the star.
But, Romney’s post-debate performance by his messaging team was horrid, playing the “kill social security card” on Perry. We can quibble about whether the social security system has characteristics of a Ponzi...
