Jonathan Last argues that Romney is in huge trouble because he is a mediocre-to-lousy campaigner with no real support base and no real principles. I think Last very slightly overstates his case. Romney’s campaign for the governorship in 2002 was pretty good. On, the other . . . . Continue Reading »
Some thoughts, a) I’m trying to figure out how Romney beats an uncrippled Perry straight up. So far, I’ve got nothing. b) I’m not so worried about Congress actually passing cuts that are too harsh (I would oppose such cuts, I just don’t seem them as . . . . Continue Reading »
Shannen Coffin and Rich Lowry argue that Romney would look desperate and inauthentic if he were to attack Perry now. He would also open himself up to some devastating counterpunches. All true, but Romney is in a tough situation (or as tough as it could be in August.) I think . . . . Continue Reading »
David Brooks on how Romney might attack Perry. I’m not convinced, but I can’t think of anything better. . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’ve been thinking about John’s suggestion that Bachmann attack Perry on the conservative authenticity thing. So let’s take the issues of the Trans-Texas Corridor, the Texas Enterprise Fund etc. and the HPV vaccine thing. Her attacks could look something like this: . . . . Continue Reading »
The first round of Perry vetting hasn’t laid a glove on Perry’s appeal to right-of-center voters. According to Public Policy Polling, Perry is in an incredibly strong position. He is the plurality first choice for GOP voters in a three way race against Bachmann and . . . . Continue Reading »
Jonathan Chait writes that Perry has made the Bachmann campaign obselete. Peter Lawler picked up on it first. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Yuval Levin makes the case for the current Republican field about as well as it is going to be made. There is also a lot that is unsaid but still communicated about some Republican presidential candidates from this cycle and the last. I’m not there yet. There are too many . . . . Continue Reading »
I think Allahpundit overstates the case against a Paul Ryan presidential campaign. Whatever else Ryan might be, he wouldn’t be another Tim Pawlenty (or at least not the phony, weaselly, cynical Pawlenty who ran this time around.) Allahpundit is right that it is tough to see a Ryan . . . . Continue Reading »
Elsewhere, I rejected the contention by Michelle Goldberg and others that evangelical leaders such as Michelle Bachmann and Rick Perry are significantly influenced by the aims of the tiny Christian Reconstructionism movement. I tried to make the point that CR has a negligible political . . . . Continue Reading »
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