Is Ron Paul Framing the Election?
One way to think of a presidential campaign is as a nationally followed negotiation. Each political party provides players who in turn generate ideas for public consumption. Some proposals change the...
View ArticleWill Romney Outsource Attacks on Gingrich?
A piece in Politico today looks at the efforts by Mitt Romney’s campaign team to ward off the growing challenge from the Newt Gingrich boomlet. While the author, Reid J. Epstein, spends a fair amount...
View ArticleRomney Win in Iowa Would Be a Surprise Too
At CFIF, we’ve spent some time arguing that Rick Santorum could produce a surprise win in next week’s Iowa caucuses. Ron Paul continues to top the leader board in the Hawkeye State, rising to a level...
View ArticleWhy Is Romney Seen as Electable?
Just by way of analysis, not meaning to be pro- or anti-Romney’s candidacy — but can anybody give me even a halfway convincing explanation for why the commentariat thinks that Mitt Romney is so much...
View ArticleMonday Night’s Debate
Troy, Ashton, Tim, Renee, Jeff…. any replies to this would be welcome. Anyway, here’s my take on last night’s debate, and the state of the race, from as neutral an analytical perspective as possible:...
View Article“The New Debate in the Republican Party Needs to be Between Conservatives and...
So says South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint in a wonderful new interview with Reason TV. And on that point he’s precisely right. While the farthest reaches of Ron Paul’s political philosophy (an...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Big Contest… in April
On Saturday, Rick Santorum is favored to win, albeit narrowly, in the Louisiana primary. But the actual delegate allocation from Louisiana could range from a wide Santorum win to, oddly enough, a...
View ArticleGOP Convention: Ron Paul Revolution?
The Daily Caller explains the (tortured) delegate math that is giving GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul – yes, he’s still running – control of state delegations to the national convention; and with...
View ArticleMore Paul than Romney Delegates at GOP Convention?
On Monday, I shared a story about how Ron Paul’s fervent supporters are outmaneuvering the Romney campaign in the state-by-state process of selecting delegates to the GOP’s nominating convention in...
View ArticleMitch McConnell Hires Tea Party Strategist
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell made a very public peace with Rand Paul and Kentucky’s Tea Party movement by hiring Jesse Benton to head his reelection...
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