I said yesterday that Herman Cain is now the center of gravity for the GOP’s 2012 candidates. Today, Fox News shows a meteoric rise for Herman Cain. And it is pretty much all at Rick Perry’s expense. Perry is down 10 points to 19%. Herman Cain has skyrocketed to 17%. They are in statistical tie with Mitt Romney who is at 23%. Last month, Romney | Read More »
“Herman Cain may or may not win the nomination, but right now he is the center of gravity within the Republican field and all the other candidates are, after last week, being pulled into his orbit.” I’ve gotten to know Paul Begala sitting with him in the greenroom at CNN and he has some of the most consistently awesome political anecdotes in modern America. Feel | Read More »
I’m being inundated with angry emails that I have not linked to or championed the Zogby poll that OMG shows Herman Cain winning in a landslide!!!!!! OMG!!!!! It is as if millions of Republicans took the Gardasil shot and suddenly developed rapid onset of the mental retardation Michele Bachmann’s been warning about. The reason I have not cited and you should not cite the Zogby | Read More »
I’m starting to agree with Josh Kraushaar that “This election still shaping up much along the lines of ’80, but Romney/ “HW Bush” could be the winner this time around.” i think, fundamentally, this primary season is rather close to 1980. You have an activist, angry Republican base in a bad economy unhappy with the GOP establishment almost as much as they are with the | Read More »
Good Lord this was the worst debate I think I’ve ever watched. The audio was terrible. When the audience clapped the sound of the candidates faded away. The charts and polling was silly. Too many bells and whistles and too damn many candidates on the stage. Did you know Gary Johnson intends to balance a budget? Whoopitydoo. Rick Perry was a train wreck in this | Read More »
IA Caucus: Feb. 6, 2012 NH Primary: Feb. 14, 2012 (expected) SC Primary: TBD NV Caucus: Feb. 18, 2012 Michele Bachmann has caused a mystery and a feeding frenzy in the press. What’s her number? Not her phone number. Her bank balance. It is the big question in Washington and in political circles across the nation — how much money has Michele Bachmann raised? Sources | Read More »
I was critical after last week’s debate, not so much of Herman Cain per se, but of the fact that he has been unable to show he is competent in handling policy. Right Online and the Republican Leadership Conference both show it doesn’t really matter right now with the crowds. They love him. In both New Orleans and Minneapolis, Cain pounded the Obama Administration, its | Read More »
I think Mitt Romney did not just win the New Hampshire debate by holding his own, but legitimately won it with his answers and composure. He was unnecessarily defensive on the Afghan question, but largely showed his experience with Presidential debates. The surprise last night was Michelle Bachmann. If there was a winner of the anti-Romney coalition, Michelle Bachmann not only won, but won by | Read More »
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done one of these. A lot has happened since then. Let’s get started and, again, we’ll go in alphabetical order. Just note that I’m putting Sarah Palin and Rick Perry outside the list, since they are just speculation right now and I want to deal with them first, above the fold. Sarah Palin I still think Sarah Palin | Read More »
I want to spend some time talking about zealots and zealotry. Already, the situation is growing out of hand, and I expect it to get even worse as we head further into campaign season. The Rebecca Mansour situation yesterday was a case in point. I cannot tell you the number of people who read the Daily Caller article and still emailed me under the belief | Read More »
On Saturday, several thousand people showed up in the humid heat of Atlanta to hear Herman Cain announce his bid for the Presidency. Today, in Iowa, Tim Pawlenty will announce his bid. If you have not seen it already, go watch Pawlenty’s preview. I am actually floored it is so well done. Newt Gingrich is already in. Mitt Romney will make a big splash soon | Read More »
I think I’ll start doing this every week. The feedback, both from you guys and from others who are trying to keep up with the pulse within the conservative grassroots has been very positive. Feel free to disagree. I’m just giving you my honest take on where I see the 2012 horse race right now. Last week I took a bit of heat from Dan | Read More »
It’s that time boys and girls — that time where I tell you what I really think and you can all hate me for daring to say something critical about your preferred candidate. Here’s how I think the 2012 race is shaping up by candidate, in alphabetical order.
Two winners came out of the South Carolina Republican Presidential Debate. Let me start this off by noting that Frank Luntz’s panel went for Herman Cain first and Rick Santorum second. Why? Their effective takedowns of Obama. In fact, Republican candidates need to note this, Santorum scored big tonight in his very effective take down of Obamacare. Now, to the real winners. The first winner | Read More »
Tonight on the Erick Erickson Show, Herman Cain will join me at 7:35 p.m. ET. We’ll talk about his exploratory bid for the Presidency, Libya, and more. You can listen live online at http://wsbradio.com and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. Consider this an open thread.
Tonight from 6pm to 8pm ET, I’ll be interviewing Herman Cain about his potential Presidential run. You can listen live at http://wsbradio.com and you too can call in and ask Herman questions. The call in number is 1-800-WSB-TALK.
As most of you know, Herman Cain has a radio show on WSB out of Atlanta, but he has formed a Presidential Exploratory Committee. Tonight is Herman’s last night on the radio. Tomorrow, from 6pm to 8pm ET, I’ll conduct an interview with Herman on WSB about his Presidential bid. You’ll be able to listen, as always, at http://wsbradio.com. You can also call in and | Read More »
Last night was my finest night on radio ever. This, by the way, was one of the highlights. Enjoy it. I’ll be back on the radio tonight filling in for Herman Cain between 7pm and 10pm ET. You can listen live at http://wsbradio.com. You can call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK.
Tonight and tomorrow night I am filling in for Herman Cain on WSB radio in Atlanta. The show airs live from 7pm to 10pm ET. You can call in and be part of the show at 1-800-WSB-TALK. You can listen live at http://wsbradio.com. Consider this an open thread.
I’m filling in for Herman Cain on WSB tonight from 7pm to 10pm ET. You can listen on 750AM in a lot of places around the country (it comes in well at night) and also 95.5 FM in Atlanta. I’m declaring tonight Wide Open Wednesday and opening the phone lines. The call in number is 1-800-WSB-TALK. You can listen live online at http://wsbradio.com or at | Read More »
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