“Of course, Obama has no chance of getting a second term in this economy,” my friend said definitively. “And whoever gets elected in 2012 will be a one-term President too.”
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Tag: Mitt Romney
Are the political polls biased against Romney?
Any single poll might show serious flaws or be a statistical outlier. But taken together they have a strong track record.
The full video of Mitt Romney speaking at May fundraiser
I’ve already posted about Romney’s wrongheaded remarks about “the 47 percent”, but here are two YouTube videos that together cover more than 50 minutes of remarks.
Mitt Romney’s speech at the Republican National Convention: another word cloud
I guess you can tell that I like word clouds. I actually think they give a good glimpse of rhetorical choices and political posturing.
A few thoughts on Romney’s VP pick of Paul Ryan: Devils in the details of his economic plan
Ryan will likely fare fine in debates. He’s attractive and a good speaker (although he’s going to look a little too much like a long lost Romney son in campaign ads). His presence might inject into the campaign some real discussion about the federal budget and how to avoid the upcoming fiscal cliff — but the majority of voters will disagree with Ryan’s specific prescriptions. The more they hear, the less they’ll like.
Why Romney trails Obama in new CNN poll
Romney wins among whites, in the South, in rural areas, and among those over 65, but trails — in some cases really badly — for other demographic groups and geographies.
A new poll and Romney’s “women problem”
From USA Today’s Swing States Poll: A shift by women puts Obama in lead: In the fifth Swing States survey taken since last fall, Obama leads Republican front-runner Mitt Romney 51%-42% among registered voters just a month after the president…