Political Commentary for Reasonable People
In its second big ruling Monday, the Supreme Court brushed aside without a hearing Montana’s challenge to the notorious Citizens United decision of 2010, which opened the floodgates to unrestrained campaign contributions by corporations and wealthy individuals as long as … More…
Forget Steven Rattner, former Rep. Harold Ford Jr, or even Newark Mayor Cory Booker, all Democrats who have criticized President Obama’s campaign ads against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital.
Forget the way … More…
There’s some hope that the expected long, nasty campaign between President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may not be quite as ugly as pundits had thought.
That’s emerged after The New York Times reported that Republican operatives presented … More…
Who woulda thunk it just six months ago? Rick Santorum the biggest challenger to frontrunner Mitt Romney? After Tuesday’s wins in Alabama and Mississippi, he certainly is.
Last year the former Pennsylvania senator looked like the dictionary definition of “also-ran.” … More…
Updated March 7th, 8:00 AM
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney picked up a few victories on Super Tuesday—in the Bay State, nearby Vermont, and largely uncontested Virginia.
And he eked out a slender victory in Ohio over former Senator Rick … More…
“We didn’t win by a lot, but we won by enough, and that’s all that counts.”
So said former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney after his surprisingly close victory over former Senator Rick Santorum in the Michigan primary Tuesday.
Romney prevailed … More…
If groundhog Punxsatawney Phil emerges from his burrow Thursday and sees his shadow, legend has it we… More…
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