Rick Perry's Little Trick

Mike Huckabee has not endorsed Rick Perry for president. On the contrary, there's a long, rich record of Huckabee jabs at Perry. Yet take a look at the new Rick Perry ad, "President of Honor," aimed at the Iowa caucus-voters. The ad montages endorsements and testimonials from winners of the …

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Written by David Frum on Friday December 23, 2011

The Wrong Way to Attack Gingrich

The American Spectator has decided to attack Newt Gingrich’s position on healthcare because he once praised the work of Dr. Donald Berwick’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement. I must say, as someone who has pretty consistently thought that Obamacare was a terrible way to go about reforming …

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Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Wednesday November 30, 2011

Cain is Unqualified Even Without a Sex Scandal

Well, I still don’t have a candidate. Herman Cain’s not the guy. His weaknesses now outweigh his advantages. Just as I never disliked Sarah Palin and actually loved it when she was announced as the Vice Presidential pick by John McCain, I have never disliked Herman Cain. But for similar reasons …

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Written by John Vecchione on Thursday November 3, 2011

Republican Fundraising: It's Worse Than it Looks

The bottom line is that Republicans will need to raise more money to win in 2012. Many of those engaged in conservative  happy talk about the huge fundraising gap between President Obama's haul ($86 million) and that of all Republican candidates combined (about $35 million) suggest that the …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Wednesday July 13, 2011

Bachmann Claims the Intellectual High Ground

Michelle Bachmann describes herself as having a "strong academic, scholarly background." Michelle Bachmann describes herself as having a "strong academic, scholarly background." (CNN) - Newly declared Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann defended her past gaffes Tuesday by …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 28, 2011

The GOP's Gay President?

Fred Karger is running for president on the Republican ticket but he has no name recognition and no experience in elected office. What do you do if you’re running for president, but have no name recognition and no experience in elected office? Like Republican Fred Karger, who is in just that …

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Written by Tim Mak on Sunday May 1, 2011

Levi's Future

MTV's 2012 presidential campaign correspondent. Remember: you read it here first. MTV's 2012 presidential campaign correspondent. Remember: you read it here first.

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 3, 2009