He used even more colorful language back in 2007, talking to Fox News host Glenn Beck. “When they show up at the hospital, they get care; they get free care paid for by you and me,” he said. “If that’s not a form of socialism, I don’t know what is.” But in addition to flip-flopping,…
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As Polls Show Romney Trailing In Swing States, Obama Edges Towards 270 Goal
So there is evidence of voters changing their mind as the finish line approaches. But this year there doesn’t seem to be much movement in the polls, and certainly not towards Romney. In my July 9 column, my projections had Obama with 247 electoral votes to Romney’s 206, with 270 needed to win. Eighty-five electoral…
Romney Wonders Why Airplane Windows Don’t Open
Mitt Romney, a 65-year-old man with two advanced degrees, has no idea why they don’t let you open airplane windows mid-flight, according to his own remarks at a fund-raiser in Beverly Hills on Saturday: MORE: Romney Wonders Why Airplane Windows Don’t Open — Daily Intel.
Latest Swing State Polls
Here are the today’s swing state polls, updated as needed throughout the day:Colorado: Obama 51%, Romney 45% (Public Policy Polling)Florida: Obama 50%, Romney 45% (American Research Group)Iowa: Obama 51%, Romney 44% (American Research Group)Michigan: Obama 54%, Romney 42% (Rasmussen)North Carolina: Obama 49%, Romney 45% (Civitas)Nevada: Obama 51%, Romney 44% (American Research Group)Wisconsin: Obama 53%, Romney…
The Most Damning Line in the Secret Romney Video
I’ve noted that the great thing about this story is that people can watch the video for themselves—7 million people went to this site or YouTube in the first days of the video’s release and did that—and reach their own conclusions. Yet one sentence did stand out to me. When Romney was in mid-rant about…
Poll: Romney Loses 16 Points With Americans Older Than 60
Even before his running mate was booed by a lobbying group for older Americans on Friday, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was losing support among such voters, whose backing is crucial to his hopes of winning the November 6 election. New polling by Reuters/Ipsos indicates that during the past two weeks – since just after…
9 Things to Know About Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns
The Romney campaign is disclosing the percentage of tax he paid “on the amount he got after he subtracted out all those losses,” which could have been very substantial, Galle says—perhaps even enough to almost eliminate Romney’s tax liability. That means that although Romney paid at least something in previous years, it could have been a…
Romney: Taxes on the Wealthy Are So High I Paid Extra
Mitt Romney says that tax rates are too high—so high that he wants to cut them. So why did he deliberately avoid deducting charitable contributions in his 2011 tax return in order to pay a higher effective tax rate? The Romney campaign released a letter about the Romneys’ 2011 return on Friday, and says it…
Romney Tax Returns: Days Late, Dollars Short, Still Incomplete
The top-line takeaway from the returns isn’t particularly good—his 2011 tax rate was 14.1 percent, below the effective tax rate for most Americans despite Romney’s vast wealth. (The middle 20 percent of householdspaid a 16 percent federal income tax rate in 2010). Most of Romney’s income is from capital gains, which is taxed at a lower…
The Problem of Conservative Intellectuals
Alas, all of the alleged crimes these conservative “intellectuals” attributed to Obama and the MSM were imaginary. The ineptitude of the Romney campaign—as well as their own commitment to the ignorance (and ideological obsessions) of their respective constituencies—has led them to make themselves appear ridiculous before the world. Television and radio bookers, university lecture agents,…
Poll: Obama opens up big 14-point lead in Wisconsin
The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows Obama leading Romney among likely Wisconsin voters, 54 percent to 40 percent. The PollTracker Average currently shows Obama leading Romney by 6.3 points in Wisconsin, eclipsing the 50 percent threshold in the last month. MORE: Poll: Obama opens up big 14-point lead in Wisconsin | TPM2012….
Univision Hosts Presidential Forums
Spanish language network Univision will broadcast the first of two one-on-one presidential forums Wednesday night. GOP presidential nominee will be the first candidate to appear, and President Obama will answer questions Thursday night. Univision’s Meet The Candidates Forum will air in Spanish Wednesday and Thursday at 10 p.m. EDT. The interviews will be available simultaneously…
Mitt Romney will probably get 95 electoral votes from ‘moocher’ states. Obama will probably get 5.
Mitt Romney’s comments on the 47 percent of Americans who make too little to pay income tax and “will vote for this president no matter what” are causing him some political problems this morning. But could they cause him any electoral problems? Is he really insulting anyone who would already be willing to vote for him? Actually, yes. The…
Mitt Romney Tax Policy Studies: Candidate Seemingly Contradicts Their Conclusions
Over the past few weeks, the Romney campaign has repeatedly pointed to five separate studies supporting the candidate’s contention that a dramatic, across-the-board, reduction in tax rates can be paid for by economic growth and the elimination of deductions and exemptions for high-income earners. Romney himself referenced these five studies in an interview with Meet…
Jackson Ripley, 12-Year-Old Coloradan Boy, Writes Letter To Romney Saying His ‘Plan For America Isn’t What We Need’
Last week Jackson Ripley was watching political news coverage with his mom about pre-existing health care when he suddenly got up and decided it was time to write a letter to Romney. The letter begins (Editor note: all text from letter remains unedited): Dear Governor Romney, I’d like to say congratulations on winning the republican…
Mitt Romney: Barack Obama may lie in debates
“This is a campaign which I think will come into focus as the debates occur,” Romney said, according to a transcript released by ABC of Romney’s sit-down with “Good Morning America’s” George Stephanopoulos. “The president got a bit of a bump after his convention. I got a bit of a bump after ours. It’s going…
Why Barack Obama is winning
Obama’s durability, according to polling and interviews, is the result of a unique connection with voters as someone who broke racial barriers in 2008, his ability to evade much the blame for the recession and a brutally effective campaign. Romney’s inability to capitalize on trends with the economy and national mood that would normally create…
Poll: Low approval of Mitt Romney’s remarks
Romney made a statement criticizing Obama’s response to the protests and accused him of apologizing for American values and sympathizing with the rioters. Critics, including many Republicans, criticized his tone and timing, and questioned the accuracy of his accusations. There was a sharp partisan divide in approval of how Romney and Obama each dealt with…
Romney Dismisses Hidden Camera Footage As ‘Off The Cuff’ | Video
In a hastily called press conference Monday night, Mitt Romney dismissed the viral video that shows him telling attendees at a closed-door fundraiser that 47 percent of Americans are dependent on government checks and “believe that they are victims” and therefore will vote for President Obama. Romney took only three questions at the presser, and…
How Muslim Unrest Has Created a Crisis for Romney
That the left heaped scorn on Romney’s gambit came as no surprise. But the right reacted almost as harshly—with former aides to John McCain, George W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan creating an on-the-record chorus of disapproval, while countless other Republican officials and operatives chimed in anonymously. “This is worse than a Lehman moment,” says a…