Romney, Gingrich Move Up Nationally
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 14th, 2011 5:39 am by HL
Romney, Gingrich Move Up Nationally
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows the “week of turmoil” in the race for the Republican presidential race has benefited Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich while hurting Rick Perry and Herman Cain.
Romney leads the race with 32%, followed by Cain at 27%, Gingrich at 22%, Paul at 9%, Perry at 4%, Bachmann at 2%, Santorum at 2% and Hunstman at 1%.
Chelsea Clinton Hired by NBC News
NBC will announce that it has hired Chelsea Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent for NBC News, the New York Times reports.
Obama’s Campaign Inner Circle Grows Stronger
Edward Luce notes that President Obama is an exception in recent administrations as his campaign inner circle “is actually strengthening its grip on the White House. The group, which most prominently includes Valerie Jarrett, the longstanding Chicago friend and mentor to the Obamas; David Plouffe, the 2008 campaign manager; and David Axelrod, who is now shepherding Mr Obama’s re-election campaign from Chicago, last week clipped the wings of Bill Daley, the president’s hapless chief of staff.”
Also interesting: “On his way out, Rahm Emanuel warned Mr Daley that he would be just one among four de facto chiefs of staff, each with independent access to Mr Obama. That has proved accurate.”
Supercommittee Hopes Dwindling
With just nine days remaining for the supercommittee to find $1.2 trillion in debt reduction over the next ten years, The Hill notes that the tone of some of the members is cause for concern.
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), a member of the committee, said in an interview, “It’s at a difficult point. I think we’ve got a ways to go, but I hope we can close that gap.” Meanwhile, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), another member, said that his confidence was diminishing.
Meanwhile, The New York Times reports that the supercommittee may kick the can down the road and “decide on the amount of new revenue to be raised but would leave it to the tax-writing committees of Congress,” the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, “to fill in details next year, well beyond the Nov. 23 deadline… That would put off painful political decisions but ensure that the debate over deficit reduction stretched into the election year.”
