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Romney Shows How to Blow a Job Interview; Obama Happy to Amplify

By caheidelberger on 2012.09.28

If weak consumer confidence gives Mitt Romney any advantage, Mitt Romney's own candid words, paired with the regular Americans he's insulting, may more than counteract it: A stronger Republican would be running entirely against Barack Obama. Mitt Romney is sandbagged…

Romney’s Newest Flip-Flop: Now O.K. with Emergency Room Socialism

By caheidelberger on 2012.09.25

Mitt Romney strikes again! NPR notes that his comments on 60 Minutes about how poor uninsured folks can rely on emergency room care contradicts previous statements he made in defense of his own Massachusetts health care plan: ...in 2010, in…

Nielson Brothers: Noem, Fiegen, GOP Widen Leads in South Dakota

By caheidelberger on 2012.09.21

Dagnabit! I try to enjoy my breakfast with a nice story about the possibility that Matt Varilek is building momentum, and Nielson Brothers Polling has to come and sneeze on my Cheerios. As the insomniac Mr. Mercer reports*, NBP has…

Romney Claims Market Rises with His Electoral Fortunes; Dow Disagrees

By caheidelberger on 2012.09.17

Mitt Romney makes some remarkably candid and potentially damaging comments in the secret video Mother Jones has posted from a private high-rollers' fundraising event. I would like to focus on one fantastic—i.e., rooted in fantasy—comment the GOP nominee made about…

Romney Politicizes Muslim Attacks on U.S. Diplomats

By caheidelberger on 2012.09.12

Dr. Blanchard calls "inept" and "morally craven" the efforts of the American embassy in Cairo to cool the tensions fueling the now deadly attacks on our facilities in the Muslim world. Facing down angry mobs backed with rocket launchers, our…

GOP Convention Producing Little Romney Bounce

By caheidelberger on 2012.09.04

Mitt Romney's performance at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last week doesn't appear to be moving the needle in his favor: Gallup finds Romney's speech producing the least impact in voters' intentions of any nominee's convention speech since 1984.…

Eastwood Makes Attorney-Nominating Republicans Squirm

By caheidelberger on 2012.08.31

Clint Eastwood was supposed to make Republicans' day. Instead, with his GOP convention improv last night, he made them squirm: I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be the president, anyway [Clint Eastwood, stand-up routine, Republican…