As the media fixates on the Romney-Santorum duel that will come to a head in Michigan and Arizona next Tuesday, it’s worth remembering another reason why Mitt’s slog to the nomination may prove more difficult than many thought, and why … Cont……Continue Reading The Delegate Race: Can Newt Win The Bonus Round?
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Mitt’s Campaign: Heading to the Cadillac Ranch?
Charlie Cook became the latest prognosticator to acknowledge what I have been telling you for some time: that Mitt Romney is an exceedingly weak Republican frontrunner. Noting Romney’s declining support among independents, Cook concludes his assess……Continue Reading Mitt’s Campaign: Heading to the Cadillac Ranch?
Why This Republican Race Has Been Different
It was about a month ago, just after the New Hampshire primary, that New York Times columnist Nate Silver estimated that Mitt Romney had a 98% chance of winning the 2012 Republican nomination. Today, in light of national polls showing … Continue ……Continue Reading Why This Republican Race Has Been Different
Santorum Surges, But Can He Win The Big One?
In the wake of Rick Santorum’s victory in the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses, and in the Missouri beauty pageant primary, the punditocracy has gradually begun to accept an argument you’ve heard me make since August: Mitt Romney is a weak … C……Continue Reading Santorum Surges, But Can He Win The Big One?
Will Maine Make Plain Romney’s Lead Is On the Wane?
Probably not. Tomorrow Maine holds its nonbinding presidential preference vote, which comes at the end of a week-long series of caucuses held state wide that is the first step in choosing the 24 delegates that will represent Maine at the … Contin……Continue Reading Will Maine Make Plain Romney’s Lead Is On the Wane?
The Delegate Race: Where the Candidates Stand
Although we are only seven contests into the Republican nomination process, eyes are already focusing on the all-important delegate count. As most of you know, to win the Republican nomination, a candidate must accumulate 1,144 delegates. So ……Continue Reading The Delegate Race: Where the Candidates Stand
Rick VestWearer Battles Mitt Vader and the Romney Empire: The State of the Race Today
Longtime readers have heard me harp on Mitt Romney’s weaknesses as a candidate for several weeks now, so last night’s results, in which Rick Santorum beat the Mittster in the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses, and in the largely meaningless primary &……Continue Reading Rick VestWearer Battles Mitt Vader and the Romney Empire: The State of the Race Today