GOP Nominee Will Be Romney or Perry
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 17th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
GOP Nominee Will Be Romney or Perry
Charlie Cook, National Journal
Questions? Call us at 800-207-8001 By Charlie Cook “The Cook Report” is Charlie Cook's indispensable weekly column on national politics appearing in National Journal magazine.Huge ambitions: Tiny follow-through for Herman Cain.There were still eight Republican presidential contenders on the Dartmouth College stage on Tuesday night, but this contest has clarified a great deal in recent weeks. Looking at national and state poll standings, fundraising, endorsements by key leaders, and…
Citizen Cain
Michael Daly & Daniel Graham, Newsweek
Herman Cain had last been at the Hyatt Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, in July as a ridiculously unlikely Republican candidate for president, a man who summarizes himself as an "ABC.""American black conservative," Cain says.Now, by the magic of his personality, a preacher-bred speaking style, a bootstrap personal narrative, and a catchy name for a tax overhaul, the ABC was back at the hotel as a frontrunner against the perpetually unexciting Mitt Romney. Sitting down for a breakfast interview with Newsweek on Friday morning, following a strong debate performance…
Permanently Unemployed Now Entrenched
Howard Gold, MarketWatch
Slowly, over the last year, it’s begun to dawn on us: The economic recovery isn’t really making a dent in unemployment.The public knew this much earlier than economists or pundits did, and as for politicians — don’t ask!Survey after survey showed Americans didn’t believe the economy was recovering. And people who commented on MarketWatch articles have been downright hostile to any notion that either the markets or the economy were getting better.