Yesterday, we saw Mitt Romney, the candidate of the establishment, the lobbyist class, the interest group class, etc., get rejected by the people of Iowa. David Brooks understands the broader implications, which I have also talked about: On the Republican side, my message is: Be not afraid. Some people are Read more
Cross-post from Redstate. I am posting there primarily, but I will try to cross-post here more. Mike Huckabee’s stunning victory in Iowa will have a number of consequences in New Hampshire, where I am now. Last night John McCain flew from Iowa to New Hampshire for his caucus-watching party. At Read more
I asked John McCain what he thought of Mitt Romney’s "notes" comment. The Senator said that when Romney checks his notes: The record will show that he was looking at his shoes.
Mitt Romney made what may prove to be a major league gaffe today. In response to a reporter’s question, perhaps triggered by an aggressive web ad, Romney said: Mr. Romney: I don’t recall all the things that I said at that time, so I’d just have to go back and Read more
But it sure is interesting: OTTUMWA, Iowa–Last night, I attended a Mike Hucabee event at the Bridge View Center here and made the conservative estimate that he drew a crowd of 400 to 500 inside an auditorium that held 650. When I noticed that Mitt Romney had an event at Read more
Trust Huckabee, the somewhat controversial pro-Huckabee 501(c)(4), has gone up on the air with a pro-Huckabee ad and launched an anti-Romney site. No news yet about the size of the buy. It does strike me that, at this point, Mike Huckabee is more likely to lose votes to someone else Read more
Mitt Romney dropped a negative ad in New Hampshire attacking John McCain. However, it seems that Romney, again, has some truthiness problems. Given the factual errors below, it is clear why McCain goes straight to Romney’s credibility problem. Factcheck.org, "More Mitt Malarky": Romney’s latest ad attacks McCain in New Hampshire Read more
UPDATE: NYT fact-checks the ad. Some misleadin’ and some makin’ up. This is pretty funny. Mitt Romney told Jill Zuckerman of the Chicago Tribune reporters should stop looking at his "old quotes": "I know that there are some—particularly in opposing campaigns—who will try to look at old quotes, and perhaps Read more
It is clear that in Iowa, the debate is not about experience. It will be a fight between Mitt Romney’s money and Mike Huckabee’s churches. There are real doubts that Huckabee can sustain a challenge to any mainstream GOP candidate. Ultimately, his foreign policy and other flubs might create real Read more
From the Boston Phoenix: (H/T The Page) Two women contacted the Mitt Romney campaign this week, offering their memories of seeing Romney’s father march with Martin Luther King Jr., in Grosse Point Michigan in 1963. Campaign officials were well aware that the women were mistaken. Yet, they directed those women to Read more