THERE WAS no doubt that challenging Gov. Chris Christie for the governorship after his leadership on Sandy would have been a rough fight for Mayor Booker. In fact, I doubt he would have prevailed. A smarter move is being contemplated and it’s likely Senator Lautenberg will be encouraged to retire to make a spot for [...]
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Gov. Chris Christie Hits 72% Approval, Rewarded for Leading After Sandy, Education Deal
THIS IS the template for what it takes for voters to cross party lines to applaud a politician for doing his job. Gov. Christie showed leadership in the aftermath of nor’easter Sandy, as well as the ability to put doing his job for the people before party loyalty, for which he’s now being rewarded. New [...]
Obama Super PAC Got It Right on Bain from the Start, In New Ad Slams It Home
The Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action is unveiling perhaps the harshest, most personal ad of the 2012 presidential race, featuring a former worker at a Bain-owned company talking about the death of his wife after their family lost health insurance. [...] “I don’t think Mitt Romney understands what he’s done to people’s lives by [...]
As Pressure Mounts, Romney’s Tax Issue Pushes Campaign Into Desperation Mode
WHILE REPUBLICANS POUND on Mitt Romney to release his taxes, his campaign sees a moment to go harshly negative, with John Sununu’s surrogacy emblematic of the birtherism crowd that challenges Pres. Obama’s Americanism. After saying, “And I wish this president would learn how to be an American,” Sununu was forced to apologize; with the full [...]
Obama Drops to 35% Approval Among Independents
Obama’s approval ratings took their biggest dip among independent voters, who could be crucial to the ultimate outcome of the election in November. Approval for Obama among independents fell from 48 percent to 35 percent. – Reuters (via Reuters/Ipsos survey) GOP ANGEL SHELDON ADELSON just forked over $10 million to a pro Mitt Romney Super [...]
Pres. Obama Can’t Afford to Trust Steve Doocy
It is elites who are creating a conventional wisdom that an incumbent president must run on his economic performance – and therefore must convince voters that things are moving in the right direction. They are wrong, and that will fail. The voters are very sophisticated about the character of the economy; they know who is [...]
Barack Obama, Barney Frank, Economics, and a Map
An Obama campaign spokeswoman, Katie Hogan, disputed BuzzFeed’s analysis with the statistics, noting that 98% of its donors have given less than the $200 threshold this year and that the campaign is ahead of its 2008 pace. But Obama is now operating with the technical advantages of a permanent campaign, including history’s largest email list, [...]
Mitt Romney Thanks Pres. Clinton
“I think Bain Capital has a good and solid record,” Romney said in a CNBC interview. “I was happy to see President Clinton made a similar statement today and called my record superb.” [Romney smiles at Clinton compliment, CNN] “This is good work.” – Pres. Bill Clinton PRES. CLINTON’S COMMENTS on Mitt Romney’s Bain tenure [...]
Lanny Davis Joins Booker and other Democrats Slamming Obama Bain Ads Against Romney
The attacks on Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker (D) by the more vitriolic liberal commentators for what he said about Bain Capital on this past Sunday’s “Meet the Press” are just as indefensible as the Republican Party’s cynical and dishonest attempt to exploit and distort what the mayor actually said during the program. – Cory [...]
It’s Not News that Romney Can Win
MITT ROMNEY’S LUCKY the Republican primaries unmasked his warts long before anyone started paying attention. Sure America saw the clown show, but the circus has passed and now it’s down to business and economics, Romney’s strong suit. I started following Mitt Romney during the 2007-2008 primary season, writing back then that he was dangerous for [...]
Cory Booker, Day 3
The MSNBC host attacked Cory Booker for breaking with the Democratic Party line. As a journalist, he ought to celebrate truth-telling. – The Misplaced Loyalties and Dubious Code of Chris Matthews, by Conor Friedersdorf JUST HOW DENSE is the new media elite? The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf proves how thick today when reviewing Chris Matthews’ harangue [...]
Defining Mitt Takes a Hit, The Video
DAVID AXELROD “LOVES” Mayor Cory Booker. He said so while calling him an idiot on economics and suggesting he’d better start looking for a firehouse that has openings. Mitt Romney loves Cory, too, but his team is pretty crazy about Ford and Stevie, too. This story has marathon legs that equals Mitt’s Etch A Sketch [...]
2 Democrats, 2 Days, Obama’s Bain Argument Blown to Smithereens
“I would not have backed off the comments if I were Mayor Booker,” Ford, a Democrat, said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “The substance of his comments on ‘Meet the Press,’ I agree with the core of it. I would not have backed them out… private equity’s not a bad thing. As a matter of fact, [...]
Cory Booker is ‘Very Uncomfortable’
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I’m not about to sit here and indict private equity,” Booker added. “If you look at the totality of Bain Capital’s record, they’ve done a lot to support businesses — to grow businesses. And this to me, I’m very uncomfortable.” – Mayor Cory [...]
Bigger Than Ta-Tas, and Did You Hear the One About Mitt’s Friend Barbecuing a Dog?
Love Sofia Vergara! “Modern Family” is one of the only sitcoms we DVR and never miss. You cannot talk about Vergara without the picture she cuts in clothes, as well as pop culture. But her talents go well beyond her ta-tas. Her incredible figure is part of her persona and her comedy, so it’s not [...]
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