Jonathan Martin has the details for Rudy and Mitt. I would note that Romney raised $6m more online than Rudy. That’s remarkable. Update: Hotline has more details and Jonathan has the DNC’s attack on Rudy’s fundraising. Several things are clear: Romney only raised $2m more online than Rudy, not 6. Read more…
Last week, I said that Mitt Romney supported the South Carolina ultrasound-before-abortion bill. But I was wrong. He has said that it is a state issue and ducked, invoking the same federalism argument that Rudy Giuliani is using. From AP: "I would like to see each state be able to Read more…
Mitt Romney runs away from his health care plan… Reminds me of a Monty Python varmint scene.
Yesterday and today (in response to Andrew Sullivan), Hotline’s Marc Ambinder pointed out that Rudy Giuliani is, perhaps, making a dodge on a variety of issues by invoking federalism. In essence, Marc’s position is: By not saying something like I think the flag is divisive, and I don’t like it. Read more…
Mitt Romney has struggled with his position on abortion. He has been accused of being a flip-flopper, and Romney has shifted his stance from being pro-choice, to saying that he was always pro-life, to now admitting that he used to be pro-choice. Earlier this week, Romney released clips from "Ask Read more…
There goes the Missouri Lt. Governor….
Last week, Mitt Romney shot himself in the foot by answering a question about hunting. The guy who asked the question was tracked down by a Boston TV station. Here’s what he had to say, and it is brutal: Some quotes: "Now I have some doubts." "Flip-flop? Yeah, I see Read more…
On Face the Nation yesterday, Mike Huckabee attacked Mitt Romney over his hunting record. He said: "I think it was a major mistake," said Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor. "It would be like me saying I’ve been a lifelong golfer because I played putt-putt when I was 9 years old Read more…
Romney said: I’ve been a hunter pretty much all my life. I’ve never really shot anything terribly big. I used to hunt rabbits. Monty Python’s Mosquito Hunter said: I’ve been a hunter all my life. Watch the vid: Note also from that AP story: Romney added: "Shooting a rabbit with Read more…
Mitt Romney’s hunting problem continues. Earlier this week, Mitt Romney said he had "been a hunter all his life." (see video here) But a reporter did some research, and Romney’s campaign admitted that Romney had only been hunting twice, once as a teenager and once for a fundraiser. Then Romney Read more…