Mike Pence
Five Takeaways From the 2012 Primary Season
Now that Mitt Romney is officially the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and we have some distance from the primaries that decided it all, it’s time to consider the lessons. Otherwise, poor memories, shaky analysis and self-serving spin will combine to congeal a conventional “wisdom” that is anything but. As someone who obsessively chronicled every twist and turn of this very odd nomination contest for TNR, here are my five top takeaways: READ MORE >>
The Predictable Demise Of Dick Lugar
When you see a primary challenge against a long-time member of Congress, the incumbent usually enjoys the advantage of at least nominal support from the party establishment. It's pretty shocking to see Indiana Republicans abandoning Dick Lugar already: READ MORE >>
Why Michele Bachmann (and Other Reps) Probably Won't Win in 2012
Aaron Blake argues today that present-day circumstances make it more likely that Members of the House can win presidential nominations, something that as he notes hasn’t happened for some time. He points to former Speaker Newt Gingrich and current Members Mike Pence and Michele Bachmann as potentially viable national candidates this time around. I continue to disagree. Let’s see what we have here. READ MORE >>
Decision Time
The GOP Establishment Against Sarah Palin
Here's Wall Street Journal editorial page writer and conservative movement apparatchik Stephen Moore writing up the Draft Mike Pence movement: READ MORE >>
Toward A Definition Of "Constitutional Conservatism"
Mike Pence comes out against the tax deal, and adds this caveat: READ MORE >>
Mike Pence Sees Around Corners
Weekly Standard publisher Terry Eastland spent some time with Mike Pence and is blown away by the depth of his thinking. Here's how the puff-piece begins: READ MORE >>
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-- John Judis defends Wikileaks, but James Rubin thinks it undermines the left. -- Mike Pence does his best John Shadegg impression. -- Leslie Nielsen's best quotes. READ MORE >>
Palin, Romney, and the 2012 Nomination
How will the Republican primary election of 2012 unfold? It's impossible to predict the exact result, but now that the midterms are over, we are in a position to make some educated guesses. Below is a state-by-state analysis of the early Republican primary contests, and a look at how Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and the whole presidential field will fare in a landscape altered by the Tea Party wars and the Democratic Shellacking of 2010. Nobody 'Won' the Midterms READ MORE >>
