Comments on: THE TROUBLE WITH ROMNEY

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:20:31 +0000

BREAKING NEWS (Completely off-topic but wanted to share this important GOP related news) U.S. News: "Conservative firebrand Andrew Breitbart has died at age 43"Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger and journalist, died suddenly on Thursday morning, his attorney confirmed.One of Breitbart's notable efforts was the controversial investigations that led to the resignations of former Rep. Anthony Weiner and former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod. Last year, Sherrod brought a leagl action for defamation against Breitbart. […]Read: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/01/1054…Will have more to say about this right-winger in the Friday "Open Forum" thread tomorrow.

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:58:04 +0000

No matter who limps across the finish line for the GOP nomination, THIS is just a taste of what's waiting for him: TPM: "President Obama Delivers Barnburner To UAW, Dings Romney And Santorum"Mitt Romney won’t "light his hair on fire" just to excite the conservative base, he admitted to an audience Tuesday. President Obama offered him a helpful political clinic the same day, rousing a crowd of auto workers with a fiery speech in which he took direct aim at Romney’s opposition to bailing out Detroit.Video & story: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/02/preside…

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:54:30 +0000

Nate Silver: "After Many Momentum Shifts, Michigan Is Too Close to Call"People sometimes apply the term “tossup” a bit too broadly, using it to refer to anything close enough that they don’t want to render a prediction about it.In Michigan, however, the term is appropriate. Rick Santorum, who once trailed Mitt Romney badly in the state, then surged to a clear lead there, then saw Mr. Romney regain his footing and pull back ahead, appears to have some late momentum in the race — perhaps just enough to win, and perhaps not.One word of warning: factors like early voting, crossover voting and the relatively large amount of demographic diversity within Michigan will make it tricky to call the state based on exit poll results and the first few precincts that report. For instance, if early and absentee results are reported before those cast on Election Day, as is common in some states, Mr. Romney could initially emerge with a lead that proved ephemeral. I generally take the view that the news networks are too quick to call a race — shouldn’t we have learned something from Florida in 2000 or Iowa this year? — but there is reason to be especially cautious here. […]Read: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/…Sadly, the news media has NO discipline.

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:54:04 +0000

No need to check out any polls to know that THIS is true: Charlie Cook: "Polls Apart" The volatility in polling suggests a few things, not least of which is that Romney’s electability edge has virtually evaporated. [...] Read:http://www.nationaljournal.com/columns/off-to-the... *Orange County Register* (a Repub leaning Newspaper): Editorial: "GOP takes next steps in a long slog" Republicans, with no candidate able to hold a permanent lead, could be headed for brokered convention. In a year when a faltering Democratic incumbent presides over a stumbling economic semirecovery, as joblessness hovers at uncomfortable heights, while Tea Party rebellion simmers just below the surface, it seemed the GOP could make Barack Obama a one-term president, as he predicted he would be if his performance didn't measure up, which it hasn't.But it's more likely that balloting Tuesday will be merely an extension of sad-sack Republican campaigning in which candidates tear each other apart, undermining not only party unity, but creating a public perception that the entire crowd is unworthy. On the plus side, the inability to choose from current contenders could lead to a brokered nominating convention in Tampa, Fla., in August. Maybe then Republicans could find a worthy dark horse. [...] Read: http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/gop-341832-seem...

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:29:33 +0000

Posted yesterday……. David Frum: "When Even Romney Loses the Auto Executives…" Courtesy of Newsweek and The Daily Beast, I joined a political panel today at the Adcraft Club of Detroit, a group unsurprisingly dominated by auto industry marketing people. Time was, when there was nobody more Republican than a Detroit auto executive. If my lunch table is representative—wow, is that no longer true. They may think President Obama is too liberal, but they have zero tolerance for Romney's "managed bankruptcy" approach. Mitt Romney should win the Michigan primary tomorrow, with votes from higher-income Republicans who regard Santorum as too out there. But a win won't be the same as an indicator of general-election popularity. […] Read: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/27/… Heck. In Romney's case, a "win" ISN'T the same as an indicator of PRIMARY-election popularity either (SEE Romney's primary wins, and LOW Repub voter turn-out, thus far).