For A New Face, Romney Fighting High Negatives
A longer version of a previous argument on the crisis of Mitt Romney’s poll numbers.
Media
Are the ads Romney’s last stand?
Last week, Mitt Romney released ads in a bunch of early states. I argued that Romney was going on the air because he was getting defined in the media. Now HotlineTV weighs in, arguing that Romney made a fundamental mistake with these ads because now, if Romney’s numbers don’t move, Read more…
Media
Why is Mitt going on the air?
As everyone knows by now, Mitt Romney has gone on the air in a bunch of states. Here is the ad. Mitt is doing this because he has a problem. A recent post on the Gallup poll blog gets it right: At the other end of the spectrum is Mitt Read more…
More thoughts on Diageo/Hotline poll: Security
A couple of days I wrote on the results of the Diageo/Hotline poll. Most people have focused on the Presidential results. BlogPI has written about McCain’s credibility on security with Republicans. I started looking at how GOPers prioritize issues, and thought it had some interesting presidential implications. So here’s the Read more…
Strategy
Which GOP candidate is going to start attacking Bush?
The new Zogby poll has Bush’s approval at 30%, with only 60% of GOPers liking him. Is attacking Bush going to become a viable strategy in this primary? Clearly, people are already making points on spending, immigration, and other issues with which the base is unsatisfied with Bush. Where else Read more…
Who do you not want to be your nominee in 2008?
National Journal did a CNN/Opinion Research Poll and asked this question: Who do you not want to run for President. The answers: Republican % Democrat % Bill Frist 51 John Kerry 51 Mitt Romney 50 Al Gore 43 Newt Gingrich 48 Barack Obama 38 This is interesting. As many people Read more…