Who Benefits from the Chaos in the GOP Field?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 2nd, 2011 4:38 am by HL
Who Benefits from the Chaos in the GOP Field?
Mark Halperin: “Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. All the delays and distractions make it harder for Romney’s would-be rivals to catch him in the GOP race. Obama is helped too, because anything that adds to the GOP carnival elevates the President. In some of the most basic areas of politics — opposition research, staff selection, field operations, surrogates — the Obama-Biden re-election campaign has already built up a huge lead. The longer it takes the Republicans to find a nominee, the wider that gap will grow.”