Author Archives: arielle

Why The 2012 Election Will Ultimately Be A Fight Between Super PACs

02/09/2012 Published on Forbes
It is very easy to demonize either the right or the left. But fundamentally, we are in a situation where billionaires are funding presidential candidacies and bankrolling special interest campaigns – whether it is the Koch brothers, Foster Friess , …

Romney Loses Frontrunner Status?

02/08/2012 Published on Forbes
With Rick Santorum’s three victories yesterday in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, the whole nature of the Republican race has changed.  And changed in a profound way. That air of inevitability that Mitt Romney was once again exuding following his decisive…

The Forgotten Swing Voter

Published on Politico
Mitt Romney’s loss to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri demonstrates that the former Massachusetts governor is still not connecting to the electorate and has yet to offer a positive vision for how he would govern the country. Newt…

What Keeps Obama Up Late at Night…And It’s Not Mitt Romney

02/07/2012 Published on Forbes
What’s keeping President Obama up at night is not Mitt Romney. The Republican presidential candidate has been sinking in the polls and trails Obama by close to 10 points, 52% to 43%, in the most recent Washington Post/ABC News poll.…

Casino Democracy: The Curious Case of President Obama and the Mexican Fugitive

Published on Forbes
The New York Times reported today that President Obama’s campaign would be returning over $200,000 in campaign contributions from family members of Pepe Cardona, a Mexican casino kingpin who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States. Cardona’s brothers,…

The Crisis Facing Mitt Romney

02/06/2012 Published on Forbes.com
With Monday’s publication of the Washington Post/ABC poll, it is clear that Mitt Romney is in trouble – big trouble. It is not just that President Obama has opened up almost a ten-point lead against the former Massachusetts governor –…

People are accepting hard choices. Congress must debate.

Published on MedCity News
The Republican primary in Florida brought discussions of healthcare, particularly Medicare, back to the forefront of the national discourse. With its sizeable senior population, Medicare and Social Security were top of mind to Florida voters. It is certainly important that…

Reauthorize PDUFA!

02/03/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Congress’ House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday on the reauthorization of the FDA’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which is set to expire later this year.  This is critically important legislation that needs to be…

Why President Obama Now Believes He Will Be a Two-Term President

Published on Forbes.com
Today’s jobs report that the unemployment rate has fallen from 8.5% to 8.3% while total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January is just one of many reasons why there  is an increasing air of optimism in the White…

The Supreme Court ruling: what’s at stake for health care?

02/02/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about President Obama’s health care law next month, as the widely anticipated debate on the constitutionality of the law will finally come to a head.  These arguments have been awaited since September, when…