The Competent Conservative

PPP Nevada Caucus Survey Romney 50% Gingrich 25% Paul 15% Santorum 8% Someone else/not sure Favorables Romney 70/25 Santorum 64/23 Paul 45/46 Gingrich 41/49 PPP surveyed 937 likely Republican caucus voters on February 1st and 2nd. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.2%.

Obama Says He Is Looking at a “One Term Proposition”, New Romney Ad

What it is exactly isn’t clear. But from Trump adviser Michael Cohen comes this statement: Donald J. Trump will be making a major announcement tomorrow (Thursday, February 2, 2012) at 12:30 p.m. at Trump International Hotel & Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada.  He will be arriving this evening at approximately 11:30 p.m.  The announcement will pertain to [...]

    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 [...]

ABC News reported that Homelands Security has contacted the Romney campaign and informed them that due to growing popularity and crowd size, Mitt Romney will be receiving protection from Secret Service.  Here are the details: TAMPA – Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has been informed that it will start receiving Secret Service protection on Thursday, two [...]

It’s come to this… Romney’s little joke suggests that he understands that his most glaring weakness may be his lack of a poetic flaw, a useful element in a politician’s essential task of connecting with other human beings. Romney’s perfect hair and perfect family, his abstinence from petty vices (alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine), and his [...]

This is about as hard hitting as they come.  Tom Brokaw has been known on the left as well as the right for being a decent journalist.  And just think, all the baggage on Newt hasn’t even begun to surface yet.

  Well, the whining from the Gingrich campaign is reaching “can’t look away” embarrassing .  We first heard today that Mr. Gingrich’s less than stellar performance at last night’s debate was due to the Romney campaign “stacking the deck” with their supporters.  Well, even if this were the case, if the Gingrich campaign couldn’t muster [...]

In the Florida debate tonight Mitt Romney owned Newt Gingrich over the ad his campaign ran dishonestly accusing Governor Romney of being “Anti-Immigration”.  Mitt called on him during the debate to apologize for the lie.

  Gingrich contract with Freddie Mac leaves questions unanswered The consulting firm founded by Newt Gingrich on Monday night released a copy of its 2006 contract with Freddie Mac showing it was paid $300,000 to provide unspecified “consulting and related services” for one of the federally sponsored housing agency’s top lobbyists. The contract between the [...]