Romney Running Ads in Iowa
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 1st, 2011 5:37 am by HL
Romney Running Ads in Iowa
Mitt Romney ends any speculation he isn’t running to win the Iowa caucuses by launching his first ad in the Hawkeye state.
The AP notes the ad “underscores Romney’s late fall ramp-up in Iowa, which he has visited more frequently in recent weeks after traveling to the state only twice in the first eight months of the year. He kept a lower profile this year in Iowa than four years ago, in part to control expectations.”
Mark Halperin: “Now that Romney is buying Iowa TV time, the expectations game is close to over. He can survive an Iowa loss, for sure. And he can still win Iowa, and almost certainly effectively end the nomination battle. But there is no hiding from the outcome any more. December’s two big debates are in the Hawkeye State, and the stakes on them have now been raised.”
Cain Still Hasn’t Sat Down with His Wife
Herman Cain admitted that he still hasn’t had the chance to sit down with his wife Gloria to “walk through” the latest allegations from a woman saying she had a 13-year affair with him, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Said Cain: “I will do that when I get back home on Friday.”
Huckabee Won’t Endorse Before Iowa
Mike Huckabee told Yahoo News he isn’t interested in trying to play kingmaker in the Republican presidential primaries.
Said Huckabee: “I really doubt I will endorse anyone in the primary process. I’m still holding the right to do that, but I don’t see at this point a reason it makes a whole lot of sense for me.”
He also admitted some moments of regret for not running himself, saying, “I could well be on my way to the nomination.”
