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The 2012 Election: A Perfect Time for a Third Party Candidate

03/19/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Just recently, former Senators David Boren and Bill Cohen, and former Governor Christine Whitman authored a piece in The Politico endorsing Americans Elect’s efforts to put a third party candidate on the 2012 presidential ballot in all 50 states.  The…

A New Candidate Might Be The Best Option For An Increasingly Dispirited And Divided GOP

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With Mitt Romney now holding a 14-15 point lead over Rick Santorum in Illinois — according to two most recent telephone surveys of Illinois primary voters – it is all but certain that the former Massachusetts governor will at the…

2012: The Rollercoaster Election…A Wild Ride

03/16/2012 Published on Forbes
An examination of poll data over the past few months has shown that public opinion is more volatile than ever. President Obama has seen a great deal of movement in his job approval ratings.  In October of last year, polls…

The Final Push for IPAB Repeal

03/15/2012 Published on Forbes
Congressional Republicans announced on Friday their intent to link the widely supported House bill to repeal the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) with a more partisan medical malpractice reform bill. The IPAB repeal bill, which has been well-received thus…

No End In Sight

03/14/2012 Published on Forbes
The Republican Presidential primary race remains Mitt Romney’s to win, but that has more to do with arithmetic and delegates than it does with votes. With Romney’s third place finish in Mississippi and Alabama yesterday, any prospect of a quick…

The 2012 Election Remains A Tossup

03/12/2012 Published on Forbes.com
With Mitt Romney now holding more than twice the delegates of any of his primary opponents – having picked up 39 new delegates this weekend with his wins in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and Wyoming this…

Why IPAB Repeal Helps Alleviate Democrats’ Health Care Headaches

03/09/2012 Published on Forbes.com
With Democrats regaining momentum due to an improved economy, a protracted Republican primary campaign and an unrelenting focus on social issues, the national dynamic is about to shift again. Similar to the 2010 midterm election, Republicans will look to use…

Super Tuesday Seals Nothing: The Race Goes On

03/07/2012 Published on Forbes.com
As the dust settles from Super Tuesday, one thing is clear: the Republican primary race is far from resolved. As of midnight, Rick Santorum had won the states of Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota; Newt Gingrich won Georgia; while Mitt…

After Super Tuesday, Romney Has To Go Super Negative On Obama

03/05/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The results from the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll indicate that Mitt Romney has regained the lead in the Republican primary race just in time for the Super Tuesday contests, when 437 delegates will be in play. But while…

Medical Innovation and Safety: A Delicate Balance

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As we approach the November 2012 elections, there is an increasing amount of noise from politicians, pundits and talking heads on both sides of the aisle about major health care issues.  Controversial and polarizing topics such as reforming Medicare and…