Peter Lawler

Here are Andew’s very grave concerns, which I present to you to bolster your morale. It’s just one poll, though, and Romney’s lead even there is barely outside the margin of error. . . . . Continue Reading »

Very quickly: Three new polls on RCP. All say it’s a tie. The Gallup is most encouraging in showing a Romney trend. Romney is also up to 235 on the no-ties electoral college board. He’s escaped from the McCain box and is on the march. But it’s clearer than ever he can’t win . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s my effort to answer Jim’s happiness question. . . . . Continue Reading »

So Jim is right that Romney was viewed as a superior LEADER to Obama after the debate. Leadership overcomes partisanship. Leadership gets results. That plays to Romney’s REAL strengths: He’ll be all about mending—not ending—our entitlements, through market-based reforms that . . . . Continue Reading »

This sampling of the Lee Greenwood classic country tune IS what many a supporter of Romney felt yesterday in Floyd County, GA. Lots of people—random people in town, students, and the very few faculty who intend to vote Romney—came up to me just to ask “Did you SEE the . . . . Continue Reading »

BIG THOUGHTS HERE . . . . Continue Reading »

The big news is that Mitt was wonderfully prepared, full of specifics, eloquent in a plainspoken way, and struck exactly the right confidently yet calmly aggressive tone. Many Americans might have said, for the first time: You know, that guy would be a really good president. He certainly seemed to . . . . Continue Reading »

This study shows. So the first debate might actually be a game changer in a close game. One reason for hope is that nobody much expects Romney to do well. On the issues front, we’ve already given Mitt plenty of advice on what to say. . . . . Continue Reading »

Someone might say that the FIRST problem with Romney’s campaign is that he doesn’t seem to care about his most fervent supporters. Because he’s not trumpeting their issues, he’s creating the impression that those key issues are unimportant or unreal. As Carl says, genuinely . . . . Continue Reading »

So this afternoon at 530 I’m giving a talk to the Tocqueville Society (the really big givers) of the Atlanta United Way. It’s at the Druid Hills Country Club and you’re invited to come (I just found out). You don’t have to instantly become a big giver. Here’s something . . . . Continue Reading »