Rick Santorum
Why Romney Is Too Moderate to Beat Obama
Why Romney's VP Choice May Be Out of His Hands
A Real Sign of Progress for Romney?
You may recall that I suggested Rick Santorum had a shot of exceeding expectations in Wisconsin by doing well in the Milwaukee suburbs, which looked on paper like they were solid Romney country but had a reputation for being more conservative than other Midwestern suburbs. READ MORE >>
Romney Cleaned Up; It's Still Gonna Cost Him
Santorum's One Hope for a Wisconsin Upset
By this point in the primary season, everyone has his or her preferred metric for predicting the outcome of a given contest. We’ve all noticed that Mitt Romney tends to perform well in states with small evangelical and rural populations, and in states with large numbers of college grads and affluent voters, while the opposite is generally true for Rick Santorum. READ MORE >>
Mitt Romney's Sinking Approval Ratings
Last week was a pretty good one for Mitt Romney. He moved ahead of Rick Santorum in the polls in Wisconsin. His lead in national polls of Republicans increased as well. And he continued to get prominent endorsements from star conservatives like Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan, indicating a party moving in his direction. But despite all this encouraging news, there was a cloud on Romney’s horizon: his terrible approval ratings. READ MORE >>
Mitt Romney’s Lonely Hearts Club
As the Republican primaries stumble to their increasingly disregarded denouement, Mitt Romney is firming up his support from the party establishment even as evidence of his lack of connection with rank and file voters continues to abound. Both the Washington Post and New York Times carried delightful pieces this week seeking out ardent admirers of Romney. Needless to say, this is about as easy as finding left-handed shortstops. READ MORE >>
Did SCOTUS Hearings End The GOP Primary?
We’re talking a whole lot less about the Republican primaries than we were a week or two ago, which my former colleague Chris Cillizza attributes to the endorsements of Mitt Romney by Marco Rubio and others, which Chris suggests have effectively ended the GOP race: READ MORE >>
