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What if it's Perry?

On Election Night 2012, I expect that Republican Presidential nominee Rick Perry will turn into President-Elect Rick Perry. My inbox will fill up with emails from both enemies and frenemies declaring: " Frum Forum Lost! Your cause is doomed and you have failed!" Why do I expect this? First, …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday September 6, 2011

Rove Gives The Right Advice Too Late

Karl Rove's advice seems to be broadly correct. But to have been effective, it should have had to have been offered a long time ago. Karl Rove today outlines the requirements for a successful GOP campaign in 2012. Suffice to say, if Rove is right, the GOP has already stumbled into deep, deep …

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 30, 2011

Gingrich Was Right About Ryan Plan

The elderly and large numbers of independents oppose the Ryan Plan, meaning GOP presidential hopefuls touting its proposals could be driven out of contention. Americans want the deficit reduced, but they aren’t so keen on Paul Ryan’s medicare plan. A new Bloomberg Poll finds that Americans by …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Friday June 24, 2011

Health Mandates: OK For Perry, Not For Romney

Mitt Romneys's Massachussetts health care program is an unpleasant reminder to some of the Republican Party's once uncritical acceptance of the individual mandate. I was watching the debate between Conn Carroll and Noah Kristula-Green yesterday morning and I was struck by a question that Noah …

Written by Paul Talley on Thursday June 23, 2011

Huntsman Can't Win Over the GOP in 2012

Huntsman may have the best of intentions; but if he aspires to be a reform-minded Republican, then he’s gonna need a lot more substantive public-policy ideas. David Frum wants to support Jon Huntsman, and I can understand why: In David’s view, Huntsman promises to be the reform-minded …

Written by John Guardiano on Wednesday June 22, 2011

FF's Livechat of GOP Debate

Many of the third-tier GOP candidates lack real seriousness. It will be in the interests of the debate’s moderators to stop the sideshows from dominating the night. FrumForum will be hosting a livechat tonight while we watch CNN’s GOP debate in New Hampshire. This debate will feature three …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday June 13, 2011

Romney: The Candidate the Media Forgot

The media is following Sarah Palin's every move while they also ignore the GOP's clear front-runner: Mitt Romney. The media is following Sarah Palin's every move, but as I write in my CNN column today, they also ignoring the GOP's clear front-runner: Mitt Romney. Sarah Palin has mesmerized the …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 31, 2011

GOP Jews are Clear: Israel is an Election Issue

Despite cynical requests from Democrats, Republican Jews plan to keep Israel as an election issue in the next campaign cycle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must have scored a big win in his speech to Congress. In a Monday meeting at the Blair House between Netanyahu and Jewish …

Written by Fred Messner on Wednesday May 25, 2011

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