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RomneyCare: The 20 Ton Iceberg That Could Sink S.S. Romney

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, April 1st, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Mitt Romney, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Time’s Michael Scherer hands a nicely wrapped present to whichever Republicans happen to be running against Mitt Romney in two years:
Romney seems unable to avoid his penchant for wild swings in his public presentation. Exhibit A is the over-the-top statement that Romney put out after Health Care Reform passed, which is remarkable [...]

Obama Hands A Gift To Every Republican Running Against Mitt Romney In 2012

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 30th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Mitt Romney, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

In his interview with Matt Lauer, President Obama noted that his health care reform plan is similar to the plan that Mitt Romney backed while he was Governor of Massachusetts

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Remember this clip, because you’ll be seeing pieces of it from every candidate running against [...]

Mitt Romney Was For Federal Health Insurance Mandates Before He Was Against Them

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, March 25th, 2010. Filed under Mitt Romney, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

In my opinion, this is simply devastating.

MODERATOR: “You seem to have backed away from mandates on a national basis.”
ROMNEY: “No, no, I like mandates. The mandates work.”

PPP: Obama Struggling Against Romney & Huckabee In 2012 Poll

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, March 18th, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Elections, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

A new poll from Public Policy Polling shows that Barack Obama is running neck and neck against both Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney:
For the third month in a row our look ahead to the 2012 Presidential race makes it clear that a race between Barack Obama and either Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romney would be [...]

Ron Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll, Palin Comes In A Distant Third

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, February 20th, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Mitt Romney, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

That’s the word from Politico:
Ron Paul won the CPAC straw poll today, ending Mitt Romney’s streak and serving notice that about a third of the attendees at the gathering — and a good chunk of those driving the conservative revival — stand pretty well outside the Republican Party mainstream.
Still, Romney scored second at 22%, the [...]

Gallup/USA Today: Huckabee Leads Republican Contenders For 2012

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 5th, 2009. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin

A new Gallup/USA Today poll shows Mike Huckabee leading among both Republicans and national voters as a whole for the GOP nomination in 2012:
PRINCETON, NJ — Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential election, 71% of Republicans say they would seriously consider voting for Mike Huckabee. This gives Huckabee a slight edge over Mitt Romney (65%) [...]

Obama Leads All Potential 2012 Opponents

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, October 22nd, 2009. Filed under 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Elections, George W Bush, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

Another poll that doesn’t really mean much at this point shows Barack Obama leading all of the potential Republican candidates in 2012:
Almost a year after his election as President, Barack Obama continues to lead his most likely 2012 rivals in hypothetical contests for reelection.
Obama leads Mike Huckabee 47-43, Mitt Romney 48-40, Sarah Palin 52-40, and [...]

Sarah Palin Far Behind Huckbee And Romney In Head-To-Head Matchups

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

More bad news for Palin-istas from the latest Rasmussen Report poll:
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s forthcoming autobiography has been at the top of the Amazon book charts for weeks, and it hasn’t even been released yet. At least in the eyes of the political Left, she is now perhaps America’s most visible national Republican.
But new [...]

Huckabee Leads GOP 2012 Contenders As Palin Fades

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, October 17th, 2009. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

In the immediate aftermath of her bizarre and still inexplicable decision to quit as Alaska’s Governor, Sarah Palin was in second place behind Mitt Romney in a poll of Republicans about their preference among candidates for the 2012 nomination.
A new Rasmussen poll, though, shows that Palin has faded to third place behind Mike Huckabee and [...]

A Creationist Litmus Test For Republican Nominees In 2012 ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 13th, 2009. Filed under Bobby Jindal, Evolution vs. ID, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Science, Tim Pawlenty

Secular Right looks at the evidence:
In any case, I’m on the record as saying that predictions for 2012 are very premature. But, it looks like 3 of the front-runners for the G.O.P. nomination are rather frank Creationists (Palin, Huckabee and Pawlenty). I’m skeptical about any of these as likely candidates (i.e., if you had to [...]

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