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Who produces the first big analysis: Why the Tea Party could not produce a credible presidential candidate?
GOP Candidates Spar Over the Economy
GOP Bloomberg Econ Debate What did we learn from last night's debate? There are problems with Herman Cain's candidacy . Herman Cain's rising popularity and poll numbers meant that Bloomberg had to dedicate a significant amount of time to his 9-9-9 plan. His plan was even presented as part of …Christie Could Never Run Against Romney
When I wrote that Chris Christie was not going to run for President, I gave four reasons why it was too late for him to enter the race. As we learn about Chris Christie's plan to endorse Mitt Romney today, we can add a 5th: apparently he had been in communication with Romney for a long time. …
Is Cain Socially Conservative Enough?
Today, the Susan B. Anthony list and National Organization for marriage released a joint scorecard for the Republican candidates for President at the annual Values Voters Summit. Ordinarily, a release like this carries few surprises, and in this election cycle so dominated by fiscal issues, a …
Cain Was Not Playing A 'Race Card'
There is a difference between being post-racial and racially blind. Herman Cain’s resume is as long as my driveway. He is highly intelligent and energetic, a mathematician and Navy man who exudes positivism and confidence and has accomplished much. He will tell anyone who listens that he owes …
Limbaugh: How Dare Cain Find "Niggerhead" Offensive
After a story this weekend unturned the most famous rock in the recent history of presidential politics, some made a prediction which I hoped would prove incorrect: The person most at risk of harm from a racial controversy in the GOP race would prove to be Herman Cain. Cain has thrived in part by …
Take Herman Cain Seriously
I don't believe that Herman Cain is going to be the Republican nominee. The loss of his communications director under slightly mysterious circumstances shows that his surging campaign could be having growing pains. Although I have doubts that it would really generate nearly enough revenue, I find …
Herman Cain's Advantage
My predictions about the Florida Straw poll were wrong: I wouldn't have expected Herman Cain to finish in the top three much less win overall. I saw a fair number of Cain buttons around CPAC but basically ignored him assuming that he had already peaked. Cain's ability to win the straw poll does …