Department Of Trying Too Hard, Cont'd
From NPR's report today on Mitt Romney's visit to South Carolina (h/t Nathan Pippenger): ARI SHAPIRO: One way Romney hopes to jump some of these hurdles is by appealing to South Carolina's deep military ties. When a military transport plane flew overhead interrupting his speech, Romney said... (SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH) READ MORE >>
The Communitarian Crush on Rick Santorum
Granite-Faced Pragmatism -- And Concession
I'm soon headed to New Hampshire for the final days before the primary, but I figured I'd weigh in with a quick thought to add to Walter Shapiro's comprehensive assessment of the situation on the ground there, and Noam's argument that Tuesday's election does matter after all. READ MORE >>
Up Close For the Iowa Three-Way
JOHNSTON, IOWA -- When the final vote was tallied at the caucus precinct I was observing, at an evangelical church in the well-to-do outer exurbs of Polk County outside Des Moines, the woman who had spoken for Mitt Romney before the voting, Martha Fullerton, whispered under her breath to a fellow supporter: “We won by one vote.” She shrugged. “A win’s a win.” READ MORE >>
Is This Really All There Is?
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Who Are The Real GOP Radicals In Iowa?
Mitt Romney, Whose Father Made Ramblers
Rick Perry, Texas Governor And Iowa Goat
Rick Santorum, Culture Warrior In A Sweater Vest
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