Rick Perry apparently doesn’t know the legal voting age is 18, NBC News reports via The Political Wire Speaking to college students in New Hampshire, he said, “Those of you that will be 21 by November the 12th, I ask for your support and your vote. Those of you who won’t be, just work hard.” Of course, [...]
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson — “left out of all but two of the seemingly endless Republican presidential debates” — tells the Santa Fe New Mexican that he’s seriously considering running for the Libertarian Party nomination for president. Said Johnson: “I feel abandoned by the Republican Party. The Republican Party has left me by the wayside. [...]
Here are a few quick Black Friday gift ideas: 1. Any of the Robert Caro books on Lyndon Johnson: Path to Power, Means of Ascent, Master of the Senate and the forthcoming Passage of Power. They’re insanely great. 2. Every political junkie needs one of these: The Almanac of American Politics or Politics in America 2012. 3. A new Kindle Touch with automatic wireless delivery [...]
Weekly Standard: “It’s becoming increasingly hard to say whether Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney, the two leading Republican presidential candidates, would fare better against Barack Obama.” “Each of these two leading GOP candidates certainly has his strengths in an electoral vein. Romney consistently fares better than Gingrich among independents — the block of voters who [...]
Former Mike Bloomberg aide Kevin Sheekey hints to Newsweek that big things are planned for the New York mayor once he leaves office. Said Sheekey: “City Hall holds him back. He stands to become something much larger after he leaves office. Mike Bloomberg has the ability to be the best parts of Bill Clinton, Rupert Murdoch, and [...]
The latest Economist/YouGov poll shows Newt Gingrich leading the Republican presidential race nationally with 23%, followed closely by Herman Cain at 21% and Mitt Romney at 19%. The remainder of the field is far back: Ron Paul at 7%, Rick Perry at 6%, Michele Bachmann at 5%, Jon Huntsman at 5%, Rick Santorum at 2% and Gary [...]
New Bloomberg polls in New Hampshire and Iowa find wide majorities of likely Republican voters view Mitt Romney as “smart, business-savvy and fit to be president” however “substantial numbers, almost half in Iowa and two out of five in New Hampshire, also view him as someone who will do or say anything to get elected, ‘a flip-flopper,’ [...]
A new CNN/Opinion Research Poll indicates that only 44% of Americans believe that things will be going well in the country a year from now. That’s down from last fall, when 55% were optimistic about the coming year, and from November, 2009, when 63% felt that way. Via The Political Wire.
A new Fox News poll shows Newt Gingrich leading the GOP presidential field nationally with 23%, followed by Mitt Romney at 22% and Herman Cain at 15%. The rest of the pack: Ron Paul at 8%, Rick Perry at 7%, Michele Bachmann at 6%, Jon Huntsman at 3%, and Rick Santorum at 2%. Via The Political Wire.
On the same day that the Supreme Court granted review of President Obama’s health care reform law over the constitutionality of the mandate that all Americans have health insurance, a new CNN/Opinion Research pollfinds Americans approving of the provision, a marked improvement since June. Key findings: “According to the poll, 52% of Americans favor mandatory health insurance, up [...]
