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Occupy Wall Street Has Seized Control of This Year’s Political Debate

04/30/2012 Published on The Daily Beast
In a statement following the Senate’s rejection of the proposed Buffett Rule to impose a 30 percent minimum tax rate on those making more than $1 million a year, President Obama accused Senate Republicans of “choosing once again to protect…

Why President Obama is Unlikely to Significantly Improve His Standing Among Male Voters

04/14/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Earlier today, my good friend, OpinionJournal.com editor James Taranto’s responded to yesterday’s blog post — in which I argued that the only way President Obama can really win this election is by maintaining his strong position among women voters —…

The Empty Election

04/13/2012 Published on Politico
What has happened to the 2012 campaign?   This should be the most important election of our lifetime. But it’s clear that something is seriously wrong. How can we be having such an underwhelming, uninspiring and irrelevant election campaign at…

What Rick Santorum’s Withdrawal Means

04/10/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Bowing to political reality, Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday in the wake of polls showing him losing the April 24 Republican primary in his home state of Pennsylvania to the now almost certain nominee, Mitt Romney. Santorum’s decision…

A Critical Juncture for Mitt Romney

04/09/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Now that the GOP primary contest appears to be winding down once and for all, the Romney campaign will need to step up its game. And step it up quickly. Put simply, thanks to a protracted and bruising primary battle…

The Campaign Insiders Examine Obama’s rhetoric on the Republican candidates

03/26/2012 Published on Fox News
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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…

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…

How Many Billionaires Does it Take to Buy a Nomination?

02/22/2012 Published on Forbes
President Obama tried on Tuesday to justify his announcement last week that he will send senior level administration and campaign officials to fundraising events for the pro-Obama Super PAC, Priorities USA –a major flipflop for the President who had been …

For President Obama, Soaring Oil Prices Present a Much Greater Threat Than Romney or Santorum

02/20/2012 Published on Forbes
With the  latest RCP Tracking Average (2/1-2/19) showing Obama with a 5.7 point lead over Mitt Romney and a 7.5 point lead over Rick Santorum, it is clear that the biggest threat to President Obama’s chances of winning reelection will…