Quote of the Day
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 10th, 2011 5:38 am by HL
Quote of the Day
“I am the government.”
— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), quoted by Capital Tonight, addressing popular distrust of the New York State government despite his own strong approval numbers in an “assertion, which if taken out of context, could be a potentially tough one for the governor to live down one day.”
Obama, Romney Tied in Three Swing States
Three new Quinnipiac polls show President Obama and Mitt Romney running neck and neck in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, “the three states that for the past half-century have predicted the presidential winner… Since 1960, no candidate has won the presidency without carrying at least two of these three states.”
Romney leads Obama in Florida, 45% to 42%. But Obama leads Romney in Ohio, 45% to 42%, and in Pennsylvania, 44% to 43%.
The president also has solid leads over the other top GOP contenders, although half the voters in each state say he does not deserve a second term.
Perry Tries to Save His Campaign
Rick Perry’s painful debate stumble last night was so serious he’ll appear on every morning news show in an attempt to rescue his flailing campaign.
Howard Kurtz: “After a series of stumbling performances, the governor of Texas attempted to tick off the three federal agencies he would abolish, and was stumped at two. He paused, regrouped, and still couldn’t come up with the missing one (the Energy Department, which is hardly obscure). It was the only Perry moment anyone will remember, and a metaphor for his erratic campaign.”
Brad Phillips: “With his bumbling answer, Mr. Perry reinforced the now almost irreversible perception that he is not ready for prime time. That indelible moment will linger, and will likely doom his campaign.”
Jonathan Chait: “And that’s it for Rick Perry. His latest debate performance was so world-historically awful that it truly seems beyond all repair.”
