The Road Ahead

In the wake of the Iowa caucuses, what matters now is not the exact order of Romney, Santorum, and Paul; the numbers are very close. What does matter is the range between the candidates. Iowa gives us basically a tie between Romney and Santorum, with both at around 25%. Ron Paul comes out a strong …

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Written by Fred Bauer on Wednesday January 4, 2012

Bachmann Blows Off NH

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Written by David Frum on Sunday August 28, 2011

Debate Highlighted GOP's Far Right Turn

The Republican nominee is likely to position him or herself as the most conservative candidate to seek the Presidency in my lifetime -- more conservative than Goldwater in 1964 Watching the Republican presidential debate from Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday night was, for me, akin to a …

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Written by Les Francis on Thursday June 16, 2011

Pawlenty Is Debate's Biggest Loser

Pawlenty's failure is not the kind of stumble he can correct later. It goes to the core of the guy: offered the chance to confront Romney directly, he flinched. Tim Pawlenty was debate night's big loser. He walked onto that stage with one mission: to prove himself the ultra-base alternative to …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 14, 2011

Bachmann Makes a Strong Debut

Bachmann was well prepped. She used the forum to announce she was formally running for President -- a blatant attempt to get more media attention, but it worked. So how did the substance of the Republican candidates debate relate to what we were on the lookout for? No one attacked Romney. …

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

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