Monthly Archives: January 2012

The SuperPAC finance reports are finally out. Any doubt that they’re horrible for democracy and a boon to plutocracy should be put to rest by just a quick perusal of the report of Restore Our Future, the SuperPAC aligned with … Continue reading →

While I find his politics loathsome, one would have be churlish beyond belief to not feel bad for Rick Santorum; let’s hope his daughter Bella regains her health and is able to leave the hospital soon. Santorum is doing the … Continue reading →

From Public Policy Polling: Newt Gingrich heads into South Carolina election day as the clear front runner in the state: he’s now polling at 37% to 28% for Mitt Romney, 16% for Rick Santorum, and 14% for Ron Paul. Gingrich’s … Continue reading →

AFSCME is getting in to the fun with a TV ad skewering Mitt Romney on his record at Bain Capital. And they’re serious about it: they’re buying a million dollars worth of airtime in Florida. Florida is, of course, a … Continue reading →

Tonight, in the last Republican debate before the South Carolina primary, Mitt Romney described himself as having lived on “the real streets of America.” Mitt Romney, billionaire son of governor and corporate CEO, student at Stanford, Brigham Young and Harvard, … Continue reading →

From February 2010 through February 2011 Mitt Romney received $362,000 for giving speeches. According to Romney, that’s “not very much.” I played around with numbers a bit this morning to point out ways in which $362,000 is in fact quite … Continue reading →

Mitt Romney, defending his predations while at Bain: “In the general election I’ll be pointing out that the president took the reins at General Motors and Chrysler — closed factories, closed dealerships laid off thousands and thousands of workers — … Continue reading →

One of the most under-reported stories of this campaign cycle is the Republicans’ massive financial problems. The fourth quarter fundraising totals are starting to trickle out, and the story is the same: fundraising for the Republican presidential campaigns is a … Continue reading →

Why have the national media and pollsters avoiding New Hampshire? In 2008, after polling behind Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire for about 360 of the previous 365 days, Barack Obama finished behind Clinton in the New Hampshire primary. The result … Continue reading →

There are many ironies in the Tea Party’s fetishization of the Constitution, including the  Tea Partiers’ laughable ignorance of the constitution and American history. But one particular irony of the Tea Partiers’ fetishization of their imagined Constitution has shaped the … Continue reading →