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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2011 8 Comments

The Barack Obama we saw at the press conference earlier this week, the one who inspired the controversial comment by Mark Halperin, is the real Barack Obama. The Barack Obama of 2008 was a charade. It only serves our interest to draw out the real Barack Obama,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2011 10 Comments

As mentioned yesterday, Obama not only is running a cheesy $5 raffle fundraising stunt, he also is pushing donors hard to contribute something, even if it's only $5, before the June 30 fundraising period closes.  Whether to pad the dollar amounts or the numbers of donors,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2011 4 Comments

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), who has lashed out repeatedly at Republicans and the Tea Party movement, is up for reelection. Whitehouse has a lot of money in the bank, and surely will use his connections to the White House in the campaign, but is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2011 16 Comments

Or a 1-minute debate answer? That's the trick isn't it? So much has gone wrong, Obama has been so bad, its hard to get your words around it. (h/t to reader John for the link)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 16 Comments

Your candidate is getting the predictable Palin-treatment, but of course, you have so pissed off Palin supporters, you deal with it.  After all, you are a serious campaign consultant. Michele Bachmann's Holy War, at Rolling Stone, has this image accompanying the article, which says pretty much all...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2011 15 Comments

Newt's campaign has its troubles. But there's no reason to pile on Newt because of the Tiffany's credit line story.  That's just how the media does it; what difference does it make how he spends his money as long as it's legal, nothing that touches on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2011 8 Comments

Via HotAir via WaPo comes news that Michele Bachmann "reportedly" ordered Ed Rollins to apologize to Sarah Palin for the nasty remarks Rollins threw Palin's way his first day on the job as a senior Bachmann campaign advisor. I've been busy the past few days with the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2011 4 Comments

I think it's fitting that the last video (really) ever posted at legalinsurrection.blogspot.com is of another person who could shake up the Republican field (that makes three today) if he chooses to enter the race. I'm changing sometime after midnight tonight.  I think we all need...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2011 9 Comments

I saw this interview of Rick Perry yesterday afternoon, and I was impressed.  I'm not willing to commit yet, because the field is not complete and I don't know enough about him, but I'm intrigued by Rick Perry.  (Thanks for all your prior comments, give...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 0 Comments

Glad I didn't have to watch the whole thing last night.  The Democratic National Committee's Rapid Response Team has produced this 42-second version to save me time:Not having watched the whole thing, I can't say myself that is was misleading. So I'll rely on this...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 1 Comment

Seems like an appropriate blog post title.The bloggers were neither Syrian nor lesbian nor female, and according to my readers, the Republican Debate was not a debate.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2011 23 Comments

I did not see the New Hampshire debate last night because I was traveling, but the various news reports, including from mainstream conservative blogs, seem to indicate that Romney appeared presidential and in command, Bachmann got attention and likely name recognition, Pawlenty missed an opportunity,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 8 Comments

Despite the hype, I suspect many people will be thinking about some current and former Governors who will not be there, and who have not yet declared, or who may never declare.I'll be traveling tonight so I will not get to watch it.  Please post...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 7 Comments

I doubt Pink Floyd would have given permission to use the Another Brick in the Wall soundtrack, but that is what came to my mind when I saw this advertisement being run by Mitt Romney.What do you think?  Is Romney capable of making the transition from "nice...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 13, 2011 40 Comments

There is a lot I could say about John Ziegler's article in The Daily Caller demanding that Sarah Palin not run for President, and insisting that Palin has become beholden to an inner circle of yes-men and yes-women.I'll make just two points.First, Ziegler's main argument...

Posted by Michael Alan on June 10, 2011 7 Comments

(by Michael Alan)By now you've probably heard veteran campaign strategist Ed Rollins' comments about Sarah Palin:Sarah has not been serious over the last couple of years. She got the vice presidential thing handed to her. She didn't go to work in the sense of trying...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2011 16 Comments

Why do I have this feeling that the back-stabbing and petty politics of the Republican insiders are going to leave me completely unexcited about the presidential campaign, and more focused on electing conservatives to Congress as a counterweight to the (hoped for) new Republican President?Fight...

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