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Mitt Romney: Mr. Plurality
Adam mentions below that the prominent Iowa social conservative Bob Vander Plaats has endorsed the fervently pro-life, “values”-centric Rick Santorum. My first...
Twitter Users Weigh In on Mitt Romney’s Secret Service Nickname
Mitt Romney’s campaign team recently told ABC News the presidential candidate will begin receiving Secret Service protection this week due to “increased crowd...
Mitt Romney’s Return to Negativeland
Romney campaign strategist Stuart Stevens wrote a fine book about his work for George W. Bush on the 2000 presidential campaign, and he aptly describes the...
Video of the Day: Glittery Mitt Romney Sings
I’m pretty sure all the information you need is in the headline. [Via]
Mitt Romney’s Toughest Crowd… Fox News?
In this week’s print TIME, Joe Klein has a cover story on Mitt Romney’s inability to close the deal with Republican primary voters. For months, the polling...
Mitt Romney’s About-Face on Women’s Health
A few weeks ago — before Mississippi voters rejected a ballot measure to declare a fertilized egg a person — Mitt Romney told Mike Huckabee on Fox News that he...
Why the G.O.P. Won't Embrace Mitt Romney
Obama's been quiet this past week, so I've decided to turn my attention to the psyche of the GOP and its current identity crisis. The very public debate over...
Romney Claims Deficit High Ground vs. Perry
I recently wrote about the deficit-busting implications of Rick Perry’s tax plan, and his surprising indifference to them. On Thursday, Mitt Romney’s campaign...
Mitt Romney Faces the ‘Values Voters’
Mitt Romney faced a tepid reception when he spoke at the Values Voters Summit in Washington, D.C., on Saturday morning. Perhaps the crowd was still coming down...
The Rich History of Mitt Romney
The former Massachusetts Governor and runner-up for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination is poised to make another deep run in the race for the White...
Chris Christie to Endorse Mitt Romney
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will endorse Mitt Romney’s presidential bid on Tuesday afternoon in New Hampshire, the latest jolt of momentum for a campaign...
Chris Christie Takes a Pass as Mitt Romney Dodges Another Bullet
Even after weeks of fevered divination and his Sermon on the Mount at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, it should surprise no one that New Jersey Governor...
Profile in Cowardice: Mitt Romney Rejects the Debt Deal
Mitt Romney demonstrates, yet again, why he lacks the character for higher office: “As President, my plan would have produced a budget that was cut, capped and...
Mitt Romney’s Health Reform Speech
Halperin reports the putative Republican frontrunner will address his Achilles’ heel Thursday in Michigan. Sort of: Complete with PowerPoint presentation,...
Debate Prep: Mitt Romney, Leading From Off Stage
Mitt Romney won’t be at the first 2012 presidential debate Thursday night, even though he is the closest thing to the field’s frontrunner. “It’s still early, the...
“I do not personally know anyone that does not despise Mitt Romney and doesn’t hate the idea of him being our nominee.”
–Karen Martin, leader of the Spartanburg Tea Party in South Carolina, giving her sentiments on the campaign free-for-all that is soon to descend on her state.
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According to a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll, the percentage of Americans who think former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s real first name is Mittens. It’s...
Mitt Romney's No Apology
Many of us caught our last glimpse of Mitt Romney in the winter of 2008, when his presidential campaign was sputtering to a close, dogged by the perception...
Romney Frees McCain for New Fight
When Mitt Romney stepped forward to announce his endorsement of former rival John McCain, the former Massachusetts governor started out with a playful...
“I don't claim to be the perfect candidate, I just claim to be a lot more conservative than Mitt Romney and a lot more electable than anybody else.”
–Newt Gingrich in a radio interview in South Carolina.
