I’m wondering if the Republican field is actually a lot more open than most people think. I don’t think Gingrich’s numbers last and he has very large numbers. Gingrich is, at the moment, pulling from both those Republicans who value authenticity and those who value . . . . Continue Reading »
Gingrich is polling at 50% in Florida. He is more than doubling Romney’s support in the Rasmussen poll. Peter asks below if there is enough time to stop Gingrich. If we were talking on Christmas Day, I’d say no. But it is December 1st and I’ll be very, very . . . . Continue Reading »
Gingrich is surging in the polls and, with Cain’s new issue and possible withdrawal,, Gingrich stands to gain even more in the short-term, but I still don’t expect it to last. The problem of stopping Gingrich is insistent, but it is insistent for the right-of-Romney candidates not . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl asked that I give Romney’s economic plan the same treatment I gave Gingrich. Okay. Here is a quick summary of what I think: 1. Romney’s 59 point plan isn’t that bad or good. It doesn’t include huge new programs or include tax cuts that will blow a hole . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I don’t think the immigration issue hurts Gingrich in sort of a complicated way. Gingrich voted for amnesty in 1986. Now he supports another kind of limited amnesty. He can talk all he wants about red cards and American-born grandkids, he is still going to be . . . . Continue Reading »
I think Gingrich had a better answer on immigration policy than Romney. But better isn’t necessarily politically prudent. The line on Gingrich is now going to be that he is for amnesty. Not just that. He is going to be the pro-federal health insurance purchase . . . . Continue Reading »
The Gingrich/Paul exchange on the PATRIOT Act was entertaining and all, but did any one notice any particular policy issue in dispute? One guy was talking about the PATRIOT Act helping prevent the destruction of a city and the other guy was talking about it violating our rights. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. So I was driving home today and heard Newt Gingrich on a local conservative radio talk show. I was intrigued (not really in a good way) by Gingrich’s proposals so I went over to his website. He wants to eliminate the capital gains tax, and cut the corporate income tax . . . . Continue Reading »
or the soft bigotry of low expectations, 1. One of the themes of this Republican presidential race is the tension between electability/competence on one hand and conservative authenticity on the other. Romney has been winning the competence/electability sweepstakes all year (minus a . . . . Continue Reading »
So when, at the last debate, Gingrich was asked why he got paid $300,000 by Freddie Mac, he said he offered them “advice as a historian.” I’m guessing that the most innocent plausible scenario is that the advice went "something like this" Today it turns out that . . . . Continue Reading »
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