Earlier today, I said: Jonathan Martin is reporting that Sam Brownback, among others, has buses: An Iowa Republican said that Romney was bringing about 125 onto the campus of Iowa State University and Brownback just over 100. Tommy Thompson is bringing the third most, about 75. What I don’t understand Read more…
Now, I don’t buy all this Yellow Elephant junk, but Mitt Romney doesn’t understand something fundamental: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday defended his five sons’ decision not to enlist in the military, saying they’re showing their support for the country by "helping me get elected." Tooling around Iowa Read more…
I just don’t believe this guy: Before: Federalism After: No Federalism No shame. Or integrity. Sam Brownback beats Mitt Romney up on abortion, so Romney flip-flops again. ABC has the full story. But here’s what Romney told Marc Ambinder back in February: NJ: You would favor a constitutional amendment banning Read more…
Romney called himself a perfect 10, according to Brendan Farrington: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney placed himself alongside President Reagan as the perfect conservative during a campaign event Monday. While answering questions at a luncheon, Romney was asked where he would rate himself as a conservative on a scale of Read more…
I was at a family reunion this weekend. While the debate was showing, I was on the way to attend Stonewall Wesleyan Church in Lexington, KY, where my dad’s family attended church when he was growing up. I didn’t really see any news, other than the local paper, until I Read more…
An Iowa County Chair who is on retainer from the Romney campaign bans other candidates from speaking to his organization. That is shocking. Is that they way you want your government run?
I have been saying for a while that Mitt Romney’s campaign wants to run away from Iraq as fast as possible. Well, he said it again, according to Green Mountain Politics. Except this time, he said that he wants to withdraw if Patreaus says that our plan is succeeding. That Read more…
So Mitt Romney has won a number of straw polls by packing them. Reporters get the joke and have stopped covering them, but the Romney campaign knows that it can put these victories on mail pieces and ads. Normally, the question is whether the damage that occurs over the bad Read more…
Sam Brownback’s campaign has been making phone calls in Iowa with solid facts. He has been attacking Tom Tancredo: Brownback’s campaign has been making phone calls in Iowa that criticize Tancredo for taking campaign money from a Planned Parenthood backer. Tancredo says Brownback is a longtime friend who “is well Read more…
The other day, I mentioned that Fred Thompson’s name ID was lower than Mitt Romney’s. I got some push back. Rasmussen has some numbers that confirm my assertion. This has been the case for a long, long time. GOP Overall Fav Unfav Image Unknown Fav Unfav Giuliani 71 Read more…