The party is restless

Adam Nagourney and Megan Thee point out the obvious today in the NYT. The GOP is restless. Here are some questions that I would like to see answered (show us crosstabs!!): Who do the 57% who want more candidates support Read more

Sekulow misrepresents Romney’s position on abortion

Mitt Romney’s campaign has a problem with them misrepresenting his positions. Romney has misrepresented his position on abortion, as has his spokesman. Now, Jay Sekulow, one of Romney’s advisors on social conservative issues was asked by a student at CPAC how Romney stood on the human life amendment. See what he said:


That doesn’t match Romney’s statements in an interview with National Journal (after the jump).

Does Jay Sekulow not know Romney’s position on abortion? If so, how is he doing outreach to social conservatives? What is he telling them?

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Rudy blogger conference call

Rudy Giuliani’s team had a blogger conference call today. Bull Dog Pundit has the write-up (Mary Katharine Ham has another). I was on the call but did not ask a question.

The purpose of this call appeared to be to keep the momentum and answer criticisms that Rudy can’t win the nomination because of his positions on social issues. They were not really prepared to answer any questions about specific issues that did not relate to polling.

My conclusion? They are kicking butt in the polls and want to tell everyone. Good for them. They deserve it. However, when the question is, "will conservatives still support Rudy when they get to know his positions?", they need to be able to answer those questions. More details after the jump.
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Hagel blew it

It could have been Chuck Hagel’s day. He could have been the media darling. His candidacy as the anti-war Republican during the war debate could have driven the debate. Instead he said: "America is facing its most divisive and difficult Read more