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Mitt Romney
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The Foreign Policy Battle That Isn’t
In recent days, the open warfare between members of the Trump palace guard and Mitt Romney is providing the political press with some free entertainment as they wait for the…
Donald Trump, Chameleon?
If there is one defining and predictive trait to Donald Trump, it is that he generally likes to please an audience. When his audience is composed of members of the…
Trump Explodes the GOP Loser Myth
How many more hints does Donald Trump need to drop before even his supporters understand that he knows he’s already lost the presidential election? Sure, with less than two weeks…
Will the Dem Playbook Survive Trump?
Democrats seem concerned that their best and most effective attack on Republicans is becoming a victim of its success. They should be. Republican candidates for office embark on campaigns aware…
Romney Nostalgia—Among Democrats? Please.
Perhaps the most striking element of a vexing election year has been how many partisans on both sides of the aisle appear to have edited 2012 out of their memories.…
Trump Repeats Romney’s Mistake
In October 2012, with the presidential election coming down to the wire, the Mitt Romney campaign thought some of the polls showing President Obama ahead were wrong. They were not…
Did the Missing Millions Vote Obama?
One of the enduring narratives of the 2012 election for some on the right is the belief that millions of conservatives stayed home that year rather than vote for an…
Trump’s Misleading 2012 Overture
If Donald Trump didn’t have enough going for him in this wacky primary season, it appears that Mitt Romney has provided even more fodder for the GOP frontrunner’s rants. Right…
Right Message. Wrong Messenger.
Everything Mitt Romney said today about Donald Trump was right. Trump is a fraud, a blowhard, and his positions on most of the issues are inconsistent with those of conservative…
Jeb Post-Mortems Miss the Point
For political junkies, there’s nothing more entertaining than the autopsies of wildly unsuccessful campaigns, and we already have a few juicy ones about Jeb Bush’s after his departure from the…