Huntsman’s No Names Strategy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 9th, 2011 4:39 am by HL
Huntsman’s No Names Strategy
Jon Huntsman “is trying out a novel strategy: running for president without criticizing the incumbent by name,” Politico reports.
“Obama’s political team has so far returned the courtesy. Even as they blast out a seemingly endless stream of attacks on Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty, Huntsman’s two establishment GOP rivals, the DNC is issuing few press releases and pushing little opposition research about the man who until the end of April served in the administration.”
“It amounts to a de facto non-aggression pact that is as unconventional as it is tenuous. With a Republican primary electorate convinced Obama is doing grave damage to the country, it’s difficult to see how bloodless rhetoric about the administration and generalized talk about America’s challenges are the recipe for victory. And if Huntsman emerges as a strong contender, it’s improbable to think that a White House that affirmed his political potential by dispatching him to far-off Beijing would let him rise unchecked.”
Weiner’s Reckless Pattern
The New York Times talks to several women with whom Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) sent lewd photos to online and concludes “in each case Mr. Weiner’s online conduct in many ways mirrored that of his offline life — he was aggressive, blunt, feisty and willing to push boundaries with an apparent disregard for the possible consequences.”
Meanwhile, the Las Vegas Sun notes a fifth woman has reluctantly admitted to engaging in sexually suggestive online chats with Weiner.
Target: Osama bin Laden
A must read for your Kindle or iPad: Bin Laden: The Death and Life of Public Enemy Number One by ABC News.
The ebook includes a siginifcant amount of original reporting on the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Obama Approval Flattens as Economic Concerns Grow
A new Quinnipiac poll finds President Obama’s “bin Laden bounce” is flattening out, as American voters give him a 47% to 45% job approval rating, down from 52% to 40% last month.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “Although President Obama’s overall approval numbers are better than before the killing of bin Laden, he continues to get strongly negative ratings on the economy. What should worry the White House is that 78 percent of voters think the country is in a recession and the number of voters who think a recovery has begun has dropped from 54% to 43% in a January 18 Quinnipiac University poll to a negative 45% to 52% today.”
