Rick Perry
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
18 CommentsTales from a Debacle: Perry & Huntsman Editions
Some Presidential campaigns make some kind of intuitive sense; others do not. Rick Perry’s run for the Republican nomination this year fell into that former category, Jon Huntsman’s into the… Continue reading
5 CommentsNewt’s good week might come to an early end
video platform video management video solutions video player It had been a pretty good week for Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign. He put in a strong performance in Monday night’s debate,… Continue reading
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What to expect in New Hampshire
Tonight’s New Hampshire primary is very unlikely to provide the sort of razor-thin margin we saw in Iowa last week. Mitt Romney looks assured of a comfortable win – Nate… Continue reading
7 CommentsBoringly, Mitt Romney is the Republican Party’s Presidential Nominee
“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” So said Sherlock Holmes and he might have been talking about the 2012 race for… Continue reading
4 CommentsIowa’s losers
Back in September, Rick Perry was the betting favourite to win both the Iowa caucus and the Republican nomination. Instead, he scored just 10 per cent of the vote last… Continue reading
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What to expect in Iowa
Tonight, caucus-goers in Iowa will deliver their verdict on this year’s Republican candidates for President. Above are Nate Silver’s latest poll-based projections of the result, showing three candidates with a… Continue reading
6 CommentsRon Paul now favourite to win in Iowa
Hardly anyone would’ve predicted it just a few weeks ago, but libertarian congressman Ron Paul now looks most likely to win the Iowa caucuses, with just a fortnight to go.… Continue reading
39 CommentsRomney’s $10,000 mistake
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player This was, by some margin, the most talked about moment of Saturday night’s Republican debate. Accused by Rick Perry of changing a passage in his… Continue reading
8 CommentsNewt Gingrich is Not John Kerry. That’s His Problem.
In the end your view of the battle for the Republican party’s presidential nomination comes down to the degree of confidence you have that Republican voters, especially but not exclusively… Continue reading
5 Comments‘What’s that line again?’
When Rick Perry made that horrible gaffe in a Republican debate last month, you might have expected to see it in one of his opponents’ ads. Instead, it’s Perry himself… Continue reading
7 CommentsPerry: ‘Just goes to show there are too damn many federal agencies’
Rick Perry’s doing his best to turn his excurciating "oops" moment last night to his advantage. Alex said it was the end of his campaign, but Perry certainly doesn’t see… Continue reading
16 CommentsSlick Rick
Rick Perry has proved again that, despite the herculean efforts of Herman Cain, he is still the most gaffe-prone politician in the Republican race. If you haven’t seen it, do… Continue reading
12 CommentsRick Perry, RIP
Gosh, I hope I remembered to add the caveat "if he’s any good at this stuff" to any post suggesting Rick Perry could or should be a GOP front-runner. Because… Continue reading
11 CommentsThe Gingrich revival
Just a few months ago, Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign looked like it was in its death throes. His poll ratings were in free fall after his criticism of fellow Republican… Continue reading
7 CommentsAll aboard the Herman Cain train
Herman Cain – the former CEO of Godfather’s pizza – has gone from virtual unknown to frontrunner in a matter of months. In both of the national polls realeased this week,… Continue reading
4 CommentsHow Weak is the Republican Field?
Very, very weak according to Ezra Klein: Does the 2012 Republican primary field feel a little…thin to anyone else? In 2008, Republicans fielded five candidates who looked, at various points… Continue reading
11 CommentsPerry Punches Himself Out
There appears to be widespread agreement that Rick Perry’s performance in Tuesday’s debate in Las Vegas was his best yet. Thank heavens I missed the last couple of GOP debates… Continue reading
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