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Why The Election Remains A Tossup

The Quinnipiac poll of swing states– Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania raises profound challenges for President Obama, underscoring why the election is effectively a tossup, notwithstanding his narrow lead in the Real Clear Politics averages. There are a number of reasons…

Both Obama, Romney making appalling use of bin Laden killing as political fodder

Appalled. That is the only word I can use to describe my reaction to the Obama and Romney campaign’s efforts to politicize the one year anniversary of the successful raid on Usama Bin Laden. It was my sense that president…

Mitt Romney has Newt Gingrich to thank for a few things in 2012

Wednesday afternoon Newt Gingrich is expected to announce that he will suspend his presidential campaign. After yo-yoing from the bottom of the heap to the top of the pack and back down to the bottom again, his time to win…

Why Mitt Romney Can’t Wait

The most recent Fox News polls from Florida and Ohio are telling, and offer clear instruction for the Romney campaign about what needs to be done– and needs to be done urgently. According to the latest Real Clear Politics average,   …

An Obama vs. Romney race poised to offer Bush v. Gore-style drama

The 2012 election has all the makings of the epic Bush v. Gore battle of the 2000 presidential election. With less than 2,000 votes separating Gore and Bush when the polls closed on Election Night 2000, ; ; the final…

The most critical period yet for Mitt Romney

It doesn’t seem like this is the most critical period of the general election campaign, but for Mitt Romney, it probably is.   Mitt Romney has to step up his game quickly. As the protracted GOP primary contest finally winds…

Santorum has no coattails

The classic definition of the Yiddish term “chutzpah” is the boy who murdered both his parents and then claimed lenient treatment from the court because he was an orphan: Rick Santorum fits it like a glove. Last week, the Republican…

Romney Still Has ‘Serious’ Problem with Voters

While Mitt Romney may be consolidating his advantage over Rick Santorum — particularly in states like Pennsylvania — national polling suggests clearly and unambiguously that the former Massachusetts governor has very serious and sustained problems. To be sure, a Franklin…

Romney’s got the numbers but is a GOP surprise coming?

With Mitt Romney increasing his lead over Rick Santorum with a victory in Puerto Rico over the weekend, it is likely, that at the very least, Romney will hold his own or increase his lead over Santorum in Tuesday’s Illinois…

No End In Sight

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…