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Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2012 149 Comments
If you asked me even a couple of weeks ago whether the Republican Party could heal from the wounds of this election cycle in time to unite against Obama, I would have said “Yes.” I’m not so sure anymore.  After the South Carolina primary the Republican establishment,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 28, 2012 50 Comments
In keeping with the video of the day, the polling isn’t exactly clear on what is happening here. On the one hand, numerous polls show Romney moving to a mid-to-high single digit lead in Florida, but Gallup and most other national polls show no upward movement for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 27, 2012 44 Comments
Whatever my criticisms of Rick Santorum, we owe him a debt of gratitude for this segment last night, which confirmed that Mitt Romney loves him some Romneycare: As Jeffrey Anderson writes, Romney’s defense of Romneycare will be political death in the general election: Romney then replied...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2012 125 Comments
Endgame assessment: It’s almost like there were two debates. Early on Romney scored points against Newt on Freddie Mac and the “wealth issue,” and Santorum scored major points against Romney on Romneycare.  The first half of the debate was not strong for Newt, although I...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 19, 2012 55 Comments
So this is the big bombshell? video platform video management video solutions video player The story she tells is not consistent with this 1999 interview in which she said Newt told her he wanted a divorce and she was totally shocked. Brian Ross says that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2012 55 Comments
I saw this coming from a mile away. Mitt Romney’s original position that he would not release his income tax returns, a position he held to for several weeks, now is slipping. At the debate last night Romney gave a convoluted answer that he “probably”...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2012 53 Comments
It’s so frustrating, the failure of conservative media and Republican campaigns to vet Mitt Romney’s Bain days. Instead of hiring cartoonists to turn Newt into Marvin the Martian, National Review should have been digging deep into the public filings, court filings, and the financial history...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 02, 2012 67 Comments
This is lighting up Twitter.  Colmes also uses the incident in a blog post today, linking to this 2005 WaPo article: In his Senate office, on a shelf next to an autographed baseball, Sen. Rick Santorum keeps a framed photo of his son Gabriel Michael, the fourth...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2011 24 Comments
Mitt Romney has an emerging secrecy problem.  For someone whose primary claim to the nomination is that he has nothing to hide, he sure acts like he has something to hide. First, there was the cleansing of Massachusetts state records from his time as Governor, including...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2011 13 Comments
other things: House Republicans reportedly caving in, and agreeing to two month extension with conference committee to be appointed.  This whole thing is a big mess, and Tina Korbe at HotAir has a good explanation of where it went wrong. Did you watch Obama’s press...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 19, 2011 18 Comments
A lot of polls today showing Newt weakening substantially, and he’s finally doing a major media buy in Iowa starting with this ad, and launching a 44-stop bus tour.  I don’t think it’s too late, but it is late. Would Michele Bachmann be in second...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 18, 2011 42 Comments
I don’t care for the phrase “public intellectual,” particularly when paired with “political thinker.” It tends to reference the most polemic or controversial people, skeptics of common sense. For instance, there are lots of great thinkers who have never ascended to notoriety the way Noam...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 42 Comments
End game analysis:  Hard to assess.  Both Newt and Romney had tough segments, Newt’s earlier in the night, Romney towards end.  Newt had most highlight moments.  Perry fine, but not a real presence, not asked many questions.  Santorum very good.  Bachmann tough, but she doesn’t...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 14, 2011 50 Comments
Charles Krauthammer said Newt Gingrich was speaking like a “socialist” because Newt, responding to Mitt Romney’s demand that Newt give back the consulting money he earned from Freddie Mac, said that he’d consider it if Romney gave back the money he earned from bankrupting companies...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 12, 2011 35 Comments
Mitt Romney’s campaign has been moving negative on Newt for well over a week with a strategy to portray Newt as crazy, but since Romney’s debate debacle Saturday night and more polling showing Newt with a crushing lead almost everywhere, the Romney campaign now is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 04, 2011 31 Comments
In the wake of Herman Cain’s suspension of his campaign, lots of movement: Michele Bachmann claims to be picking up Cain supporters.  Just stop it.  Just stop it.  This is the same thing you pulled over the summer about Palin planning to endorse you. Rick...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 03, 2011 18 Comments
End Game Assessment:  Something different.  Not sure we learned much.  Not having everyone or at least multiple candidates together allowed for stock answers.  This was not a format in which one candidate clearly could be a winner or loser. Clearly went after Newt with the...
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