Barack Obama
MICHAEL BARONE:: Not Another Obama – NRO
By MB Snow at August 30, 2012 | 12:55 am
By Michael Barone -- Tampa, Fla. — The Republicans who are assembled here have been told time and time again that Barack Obama’s great advantage over Mitt Romney is likability. And many of the 15,000 or so journalists who endured the gusts of rain on Monday and groaned in the sun on the 1.5-mile walk from the nearest parking lot to the metal detectors outside ... Go To Article
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SWING VOTERS:: Wooing Unhappy Obama Voters Is Key for Romney – NationalJournal
By MB Snow at August 30, 2012 | 12:25 am
By Beth Reinhard -- Meet Mitt Romney’s new best friends: ex-Obama voters. These ordinary, plainspoken people can make a better case for the Republican nominee than some of the prominent speakers on stage at the convention—and maybe even Romney himself. The campaign calls them “switchers,” and three of them are showcased in a video released by the Romney ... Go To Article
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REPOST:: SWING VOTERS: Meet the Deciders – NRO
By MB Snow at August 29, 2012 | 1:25 pm
By Daniel Foster, AUGUST 27, 2012 -- Yesterday afternoon, on the seventh floor of a nondescript glass office tower on the fringes of downtown Tampa, I sat in a dark room behind a two-way mirror and watched the one and only Frank Luntz put a focus group of 23 “swing voters” through the paces. What I learned: Americans are worried. About a lot of things. It was ... Go To Article
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DENNIS PRAGER: My Dream Speech for Romney – NRO
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 2:31 pm
By Dennis Prager, AUGUST 28, 2012 -- This election is a referendum on whether we keep our traditional system of government. My fellow Americans, my fellow Republicans: The 2012 election is not a contest between two men, but between two entirely different visions of America. President Obama and I are simply the standard-bearers of opposing and, may I add, ... Go To Article
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NOLTE: Hallelujah! Romney to Media Fact-Checkers: Drop Dead
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 2:30 pm
by JOHN NOLTE 28 Aug 2012 -- All throughout 2008, I watched as Obama's Media Palace Guards at Politifact, CNN, the Washington Post, and elsewhere did everything in their corrupt power to blunt criticism of Obama by, at best, spouting their left-wing version of the truth and, at worst, outright lying. It worked like this… McCain hit Obama with effective ... Go To Article
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POLLS:: Obama’s Jobs Plan Gets Little Belief, Falls To Romney’s – Business Insider
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:55 pm
Brett LoGiurato | Aug. 28, 2012 -- One number stands out from this CBS News poll that, like so many others, shows a dead heat between President Obama and Mitt Romney — a really low number of those polled believe in Obama's ability to create jobs with his current policy proposals. The poll finds that just 35 percent of respondents believe that Obama has a "clear ... Go To Article
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BRET STEPHENS: Barack Obama, Global Has-Been – WSJ
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:59 am
By BRET STEPHENS, GLOBAL VIEWAugust 27, 2012 -- The president would rather be loved than feared. He is neither. A few days ago there occurred one of those telling little episodes that captures the essence and folly of the Obama administration's approach to foreign policy. The meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement is being hosted this week in Iran, and the ... Go To Article
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PAUL RYAN Set a Trail to Prominence With His ‘Roadmap’ – WSJ
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:50 am
By PATRICK O'CONNOR, ECONOMY August 27, 2012 -- WASHINGTON—Before Rep. Paul Ryan had a chance to sell his budget ideas to the American people, the Wisconsin Republican first had to persuade his own party. The initial version of his "Roadmap for America's Future," in summer 2008, was treated as an afterthought by party leaders, and some were openly hostile. ... Go To Article
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HISPANIC VOTE: In Speech, Can Sandoval Pull Latinos to the GOP? | RCP
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:45 am
By Caitlin Huey-Burns - August 28, 2012 -- TAMPA -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will be the first of a handful of prominent Hispanic Republicans to address the GOP convention when he takes the stage in prime time Tuesday night. The popular first-term governor is a rising star in a party with a growing list of up-and-comers to watch -- a roster that includes other ... Go To Article
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KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: The Reform Governors Who Led the Way – WSJ
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:35 am
By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL, Tampa, Fla. Aug. 27, 2012 -- Republicans meet at the Tampa Bay Times Forum this week to spell out their vision for the country. It needn't be an exercise in imagination. The party's transformative spirit is already on vivid display, thanks to a crop of reformist Republican governors. With the GOP stymied in Washington, these state ... Go To Article
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