I Hope Ron Paul Does Win Iowa
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 8th at 10:06 AM |
Over at National Review, Robert Costa writes that there is a very real chance Ron Paul could win Iowa. Of all the candidates running for President, I have never been accused of supporting Ron Paul. But in this I do. I hope he does win Iowa. I hope he wins Iowa for a variety of reasons, but first and foremost because Ron Paul has run | Read More »
My Confession
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 7th at 04:46 AM |
The problem with Mitt Romney is the inconsistencies in his record. The problem with Newt Gingrich is the consistency of his record. I will support either of these men against Barack Obama. Either would be better. (Quick: My new favorite website) I support Gingrich over Romney because Gingrich fights and I don’t ever have to doubt where he stands on an issue. I trust Gingrich | Read More »
Will Iowa Be the GOP’s Version of Gephardt vs. Dean?
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | December 6th at 04:46 AM |
Mitt Romney has to win New Hampshire. His own campaign has set those expectations. If he does not win New Hampshire it is game over for Mitt. Unfortunately for Mitt Romney, expectations have been set so high for him in New Hampshire, a win might not be enough if the win is close. And right now Newt Gingrich is surging in New Hampshire. He has | Read More »
Fact Check: Ron Paul is Wrong About Defense Spending
By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | November 28th at 06:42 AM |
During last week’s foreign policy debate, Ron Paul won accolades from the crowd when he professed that there are no real pending cuts to the military, just reductions in baseline spending. Here is the full quote: “Believe me. They’re cutting — they’re nibbling away at baseline budgeting, and its automatic increases. There’s nothing cut against the military. And the people on the Hill are nearly | Read More »
Cain on the roller coaster
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | November 4th at 12:00 PM |
It always pleases me when two polls taken close together have very similar results. Even if they make out to be wrong some speculation of mine. So yes, it’s looking like Herman Cain isn’t exactly being helped this week. And if the new Rasmussen poll is genuinely showing a trend from the previous national poll, then he needs this story done as soon as possible. | Read More »
After Las Vegas Slugfest, Romney and Cain Come Away Bruised
By: Brad Jackson (Diary) | October 20th at 10:02 AM |
Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Aaron Blake to discuss the attacks on Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, and the Rick Perry vs. Mitt Romney battle royale from Las Vegas. Then we’ll talk about Herman Cain’s pro-life but pro-choice abortion position, and the winners and losers from the last fundraising | Read More »
Little did we know how well Herman Cain was doing last week
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | October 17th at 12:00 PM |
Before the cold that really took me down since Friday (to explain my silence since), we checked in on the pre-debate polling for Herman Cain’s first debate as a major contender. It turns out that Cain’s momentum had taken him even further ahead of the Tuesday debate, though post-debate polling suggests he took at hit in the national audience.
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Time to Reconsider the Conversations With Candidates
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | October 12th at 04:45 AM |
In light of that tragedy of a debate last night, I want to reiterate this. We’re open to all of the candidates who participated last night doing this: Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Huntsman, Paul, Perry, Romney, and Santorum. You’ll get a better shot at answering better questions in a one on one format. ———————————————– Dear Candidates: This letter is written on behalf of Brent Bozell with | Read More »
New NBC poll suggests polling caucuses is hard
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | October 11th at 01:30 PM |
I’m not too surprised when I see Herman Cain doing better than Rick Perry in recent polling, but I was surprised to see Ron Paul beating Rick Perry in NBC’s new poll of Iowa. So, I started getting ready to post… and found out there’s more than meets the eye here. Caucuses are apparently hard to poll.
Dear Candidates: An Invitation to Have A Conversation
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | October 5th at 11:36 AM |
Below is a letter that will be going out to each campaign for President from me. The campaigns will get additional information beyond what is in this public release, including more expansive information on the media, broadcast information, contact information, etc. But we want to make this available publicly because of the number of inquiries we’re all getting about what we are doing and also | Read More »
Confirmed: We have a three way race for now
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | October 4th at 01:30 PM |
First it was one national poll, and we could wait and see. Then it was a pair of state polls, and we could hold on for one more national poll. But after the new ABC News/Washington Post poll, there’s no denying it. For now we have a three way Republican Presidential race between Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain.
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I Hate You
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | October 3rd at 11:50 AM |
Since I managed to make just about every Sarah Palin fan on earth mad on Friday by quoting Palin, I decided I would go on and make everyone else mad too. I keep getting the “you’re Rick Perry’s guy” stuff now, which follows on the “you’re Tim Pawlenty’s guy” and the “you’re MIchele Bachmann’s guy” and the “you’re Herman Cain’s guy”, all of with mix | Read More »
Perry and Romney steady, Cain and Gingrich pass Paul
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | September 26th at 04:00 PM |
A couple of debates ago we looked at where the Republican Presidential primary stood nationally. Since then we’ve seen Mitt Romney surge, presumably as the anti-Rick Perry candidate. But will Perry himself tumble after widely criticized debate efforts? Let’s check the new CNN poll.
Romney running away with New Hampshire
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | September 22nd at 09:30 AM |
Last time around, Mitt Romney took a blow when he took ‘silver’ in his neighboring state New Hampshire, losing to the man who’d been plotting to win the state since the last contested primary there, John McCain. This time it looks like Romney is going to repeat the McCain strategy. By never having given up on the state since November 2008, Romney looks set to | Read More »
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Gallup: Romney gaining from Bachmann?
By: Neil Stevens (Diary) | September 19th at 07:00 PM |
The new Gallup poll of the Republican contenders is out, this time with USA TODAY branding. Just looking at the frontrunners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney in isolation, it looks like Romney is gaining. What I find interesting though is where that support appears to be coming from. Romney’s support may be coming from Michele Bachmann.
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