It has been a little more than a month since Newt Gingrich formally ended his improbable and wildly entertaining bid for the Republican nomination. The Newtster, whose campaign had been on life support for several weeks, finally bowed to reality &#……Continue Reading The Post-Mortem on Gingrich: Why The Fat Man Sang
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Tonight’s Primaries: Move Along, There’s Nothing To See Here
Between conference papers, grading, reading journal submissions and prepping for lecture, I couldn’t live blog tonight even if I wanted to, but I did want to post a brief update on the state of the nomination race after today’s primaries … Co……Continue Reading Tonight’s Primaries: Move Along, There’s Nothing To See Here
Kvetching About Etch-A-Sketching: What Really Determines Who Will Win This Race
The fallout from Romney spokesman’s Eric Fehrnstrom’s etch-a-sketch comments has dominated media coverage of the Republican nomination fight the last 48 hours, leading pundits to proclaim that Romney’s team has once again stepped on his own campa……Continue Reading Kvetching About Etch-A-Sketching: What Really Determines Who Will Win This Race
Should Newt Stay, Or Should He Go? It’s Complicated
With two second place finishes in Mississippi and Alabama last Tuesday casting doubt on Newt Gingrich’s southern strategy for winning the Republican presidential nomination, Newt once again is feeling pressure from social conservatives to drop out of……Continue Reading Should Newt Stay, Or Should He Go? It’s Complicated
Who Has True Grit (Besides Chuck Norris)?
There are dueling narratives occurring as the race moves to Alabama and Mississippi for tomorrow’s primaries. The first is the media-driven one focusing on issues of momentum, contest victories and potentially game-changing “surprise” results….Continue Reading Who Has True Grit (Besides Chuck Norris)?
Should Newt Drop Out? Or Should Rick? Republican Dilemmas
On the heels of my post suggesting that Santorum and Gingrich must strike a deal, and soon, if either hopes to stop Mitt, the Rickster yesterday indicated publicly that he’s amenable to considering Gingrich as his vice presidential running mate. ……Continue Reading Should Newt Drop Out? Or Should Rick? Republican Dilemmas
Why Rick, Newt (and Ron) Stay In The Race
At the risk of oversimplification, there are two dominant views regarding what happened on SuperTuesday, and what it means for the rest of the Republican nomination fight. The prevailing (but not sole) media view is that Romney underperformed; althou……Continue Reading Why Rick, Newt (and Ron) Stay In The Race