Mitt Romney
Race, gay marriage and modern Conservatism. Lessons for David Cameron from America. - Spectator Blogs
So, we’ve had nearly a week to digest the results of the American election and contemplate what, if anything, it might all mean for politics there and, naturally, in this… Continue reading
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George Osborne, the insubstantial chancellor?
George Osborne’s public interventions on issues other than the economy are few and far between, which is why his article in today’s Times merits attention. In it, Osborne analyses some… Continue reading
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The Romney campaign meets electoral reality
When I worked in Washington, I was shown round the White House by a junior Bush administration staffer. As our group made it round the building we passed various photos… Continue reading
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Immigration is only part of the problem Republicans have with hispanic voters - Spectator Blogs
Lord knows there are plenty of people to blame for Mitt Romney’s defeat. One chap has not been mentioned often enough, however. Step forward and take your medicine Rick Perry!… Continue reading
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The View from the Cocoon of Denial and Epistemic Closure - Spectator Blogs
William F Buckley has, alas, gone the way of all flesh but his National Review lives on and arguably remains the flagship journal of contemporary American conservatism. It certainly considers… Continue reading
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Barack Obama is Re-Elected President of the United States - Spectator Blogs
Well, I was wrong. I thought Mitt Romney might do rather better than it seems he has. As I type this CNN has just called Ohio for Barack Obama, confirming… Continue reading
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US election 2012: Obama wins Ohio… and four more years
NBC has called Ohio for President Obama — enough to guarantee him the 270 electoral votes he needs for re-election. The Democrats are also certain to retain their majority in… Continue reading
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Presidential Predictions: Barack Obama 294 Mitt Romney 244 - Spectator Blogs
Asked my prediction a few days ago, I looked at all the possibilities and plumped for Obama 294, Romney 244. This is tediously in the middle of the general range… Continue reading
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Barack Obama Deserves A Second Term - Spectator Blogs
No matter the result of today’s Presidential election, it will not be Morning in America tomorrow. Of course the successful candidate will talk of America’s essential greatness. He will promise… Continue reading
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US elections 2012: God Bless Negativity
Today, says American political journalist Michael Brendan Dougherty, ’120 million Americans will choose who they don’t want to be president.’ Exactly — for all Mitt Romney and Barack Obama’s upbeat… Continue reading
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Why I would vote for Mitt Romney
What is the role of a commentator in an election in which he or she cannot vote? And how would I vote tomorrow if I could? The response of many… Continue reading
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Sorry, but Barack Obama’s clearly ahead
Four years ago, on the weekend before the 2008 presidential election, political commentator John McLaughlin asked the four panellists on his show The McLaughlin Group to predict the winner. As… Continue reading
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The real Mitt Romney and why the American right can take heart
Iain Duncan Smith last night threw his weight behind Mitt Romney in a manner his colleagues have been reluctant to do. He told Pienaar’s Politics that he was unimpressed with… Continue reading
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Mitt Romney’s narrow paths to the White House
Can Mitt Romney win the presidential election on Tuesday? The answer is yes, he can — but it’ll be tough. Although the national polls taken in isolation suggest the race… Continue reading
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Sandy exposes another difference between the US and the UK
Differences between the US and the UK are often commented upon. But the storm ‘Sandy’ this week has highlighted one in particular. It is no criticism of either President Obama… Continue reading
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Mitt Romney is closer than ever to the presidency
The presidential debates are over, and Mitt Romney is within touching distance of the White House. Barack Obama was the better candidate – just – in last night’s third and… Continue reading
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Barack Obama tells Mitt Romney: ‘We have fewer horses and bayonets’
Whoever wins the US presidency on 6 November will owe little of their success to foreign policy. A recent poll showed that 46 per cent of the electorate regards the economy as… Continue reading
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The fall of Barack Obama
I have a piece in this week’s magazine on the fall of Barack Obama. I’m not saying he may not still win, just that even if he does he will… Continue reading
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Barack Obama wins the second presidential debate - Spectator Blogs
Barack Obama won the second of the three Presidential debates last night but he did not beat Mitt Romney as thoroughly as he had been beaten by the challenger in… Continue reading
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Obama campaigns for Clinton’s third term
This debate was never going to be easy for Mitt Romney. After his evisceration of Barack Obama in the first presidential debate, encapsulated by the New Yorker cover of Romney… Continue reading
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