The Competent Conservative

    I couldn’t agree more with this analysis from Dick Morris: For students of American politics, following the way the Romney campaign played Newt Gingrich in Florida is a lesson to learn and to keep. Romney’s people must have realized that Newt does best when he is positive. His bold ideas, clear vision, revolutionary [...]

Below is a cross post from Jayde Wyatt at MittRomneyCentral.com   ‘Colossally costly’ are the words being used to characterize the upcoming 2012 presidential contest. Democrats have been outwardly boasting that Obama will have ONE BILLION dollars in his reelection war chest. Chances are slim that Obama will have to spend money in a primary [...]

Mitt Romney told a group of major donors on a conference call Friday that he plans to get into the presidential race “down the road.” He didn’t specify a time frame, but the remark was in keeping with his previous statements that if he gets in, his 2012 effort would start later than his 2008 [...]

Mitt Romney addressed the American-Israel Public Affiars Comittee (AIPAC) this morning in San Diego.  Mitt had some harsh words for Iran, and for President Obama for his lack of spine in dealing with Iran. Here is a short take from Chris Cilliza on The Fix. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) condemned the Obama Administration’s [...]

MILWAUKEE — Former Massachusetts Gov. and potential presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Milwaukee Thursday. He promoted his new book and held a fundraiser for his political action committee. He also sat down for a one-on-one interview with WISN 12 News’ Mike Gousha for this weekend’s edition of Upfront. Gousha: I’m sure there are people who [...]

What better way to develop great clout with the Republican party than to be all over helping other candidates get elected? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is fundraising his way across the country, raising suspicions that the 2008 presidential contender is gearing up for another run. Romney held fundraisers for his Free and Strong [...]

The Gloves Are Off Mitt Romney spoke at the biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island, Michigan last Saturday. He didn’t mince words.  Mitt said: After listening to Obama and Netanyahu, many bloggers have pointed out that many people are wondering who is the real leader of the free world? CNN reported this: MACKINAC [...]

Populous Research New Hampshire 2012 Republican Primary Mitt Romney -50% Mike Huckabee -17% Sarah Palin -17% Newt Gingrich -13% Tim Pawlenty -3% Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads four other Republican presidential candidates in New Hampshire in an exclusive Now Hampshire/Populus Research poll to be released on Wednesday. Romney, who came in second in the [...]

Tim Pawlenty is wasting no time at building his credentials at the expense of Governor Romney.  It is not surprising that Governor Pawlenty would come out on the attack this early on, given the the high rankings Mitt Romney’s received in all recent polling.  Pawlenty has been falsely reporting on the details of the health [...]

Chris Cillizza at The Fix is reporting that Mitt Romney’s ‘Free and Strong America‘ PAC has nearly doubled what Sarah Palin’s ‘Sarah PAC’ has generated in the first 6 months of the year. Here’s the scoop from Chris Cillizza: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the way in terms of fundraising by potential 2012 Republican [...]