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President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Romney Regains the National Poll Lead from Gingrich
According to the latest Gallup Poll.Mitt Romney has moved ahead of Newt Gingrich in national Republican registered voters’ preferences for the 2012 GOP nomination, 31% to 26%, according to Gallup Daily tracking from Jan. 27-31. This includes one night of interviewing that may partly reflect Republicans’ reactions to Romney’s victory in the Jan. 31 Florida Republican primary.
Newt Gingrich will have to survive the month of February with small gains – perhaps with a win in Arizona. The proportional contests will not lead to a “real”or insurrmountable delegate lead for Mitt Romney.
As long as Newt’s money holds out, he can wait until later Southern GOP primary elections and hope that Rick Santorum drops out, so he can consolidate the anti-Romney more conservative vote.
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The Morning Flap: February 1, 2012
These are my links for January 30th through February 1st:
- HBO’s Game Change portrays “meltdown” Palin – The latest trailer for HBO’s “Game Change” portrays Sarah Palin as natural disaster mistakenly unleashed by the McCain campaign.”Oh my god what have we done.” Woody Harrelson’s Steve Schmidt says, “I can’t control her anymore.” — “She’s on the verge of a complete nervous breakdown.”
Julianne Moore’s Sarah Palin repeats lines like “You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.” and “It’s not my fault, I was not properly prepped.” — “I miss my baby, I miss sleeping with my baby.”
At the end she whispers, “We have to win this thing, I so don’t want to go back to Alaska.”
- Ted Olson compares Obama to Nixon, McCarthy – President Obama’s first ad of his reelection campaign didn’t mention David and Charles Koch by name, but everyone knows that they are the “secretive oil billionaires” who “attack President Obama” mentioned in the ad’s opening lines. With so much else going on both domestically and internationally kicking off his reelection campaign with a personal attack on private citizens did seem like an odd choice. But former solicitor general of the United States Ted Olson sees some darker forces involved. He writes in today’s Wall Street Journal:Olson doesn’t mention it, but there is a very simple reason Obama is targeting the Koch’s: he can’t run on his record. With unemployment still higher than when he took office, and the Congressional Budget Office now certifying he will fail to cut the deficit in half as he promised, he has no accomplishments to run on. All he can really do is identify villains and ask his supporters to punish them. That is what Obama’s Buffett Rule is really all about. And that is why he is attacking the Koch’s.
- Greek PM seeks backing for reforms key to bailout – Greece’s prime minister is calling the country’s political leaders in the next few days to seek backing for more austerity after the International Monetary Fund warned this was key to securing the new bailout Athens needs to avoid a messy default.With a long-delayed deal with private sector creditors to cut Greece’s debt mountain by 100 billion euros nearly wrapped up, the government is now racing to complete talks on the 130-billion euro ($170.18 billion) bailout by the end of the week.
To do so, Athens must first persuade the European Union and IMF – which have grown increasingly exasperated with its repeated failures to meet deficit and reform targets – that it will implement long-delayed reforms and slash spending further.
- Dick Lugar: From top target to tea party pal? – Last year, Sen. Dick Lugar was the tea party’s top target — a 35-year veteran who lives in Washington, strays from conservative orthodoxy and even criticized the right-wing movement in the wake of the 2010 elections.But last week, Lugar was the tea party’s dining companion.
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-01 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-01
- Mitt Romney’s Florida sweep — and how it changes the presidential race – The Washington Post – RT @washingtonpost: Romney’s clear win hurts Gingrich’s try to call race choice between establishment & people:
- FiveThirtyEight: Live-Coverage of the Florida Primary – NYTimes.com – RT @fivethirtyeight: No Edge for Gingrich Along Georgia Border
- Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation – Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation
- Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation – Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation
- SD-27: Bob Hertzberg Decides Not to Run for California State Senate » Flap’s California Blog – SD-27: Bob Hertzberg Decides Not to Run for California State Senate
- Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation – Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation
- Marijuana Mouth Spray: Will Cancer Pain Reliever Be Abused?: Scientific American – RT @sciam: Marijuana Mouth Spray: Will Cancer Pain Reliever Be Abused?
- Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation – RT @CapitolAlert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation
- President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Trouble Ahead for Romney After Florida? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Trouble Ahead for Romney After Florida?
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: January 31, 2012 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Morning Collection: January 31, 2012
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: January 31, 2012 – The Morning Drill: January 31, 2012
- Day By Day January 30, 2012 – Rino Call | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day January 30, 2012 – Rino Call
- (404) http://t.co/Rz – RT @MysteryPollster: Latest FL Pollster update including the final PPP #s: Mitt 41.8, Newt 21.1, Paul 11.8, Santorum 10.9 …
- Florida Primary 2012: Live Updates From The Sunshine State – Latest FL Pollster update including the final PPP #s: Mitt 41.8, Newt 21.1, Paul 11.8, Santorum 10.9
- Poll finds Romney holding steady lead in Florida – The Hill’s Ballot Box – Latest Florida poll has Romney with 8 point lead over Gingrich #tcot #FLGOP #FLprimary
- Romney sees big win in Florida – TheHill.com – Confident Romney sees big win in Florida #tcot #FLGOP #FLprimary #GOP2012
- CBO says federal employees rake in much more pay – Washington Times – CBO says federal employees rake in much more pay.
- Fox News Channel set to make ratings milestone with 10 years atop the Nielsen charts – NY Daily News – Domination: Today marks the 10 straight year Fox News Channel has been the highest rated cable network.
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-01-31 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-01-31
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s California Blog – AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s Cali…
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s California Blog – AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s Cali…
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s California Blog – AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s Cali…
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s California Blog – RE: Patricia McKeon had better explain what job she did for the extra 50K a year. I am positive she will be asked.M…
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap’s California Blog – AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race
- President 2012 Poll Watch: Republicans Increasingly Unhappy With GOP Presidential Field | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 Poll Watch: Republicans Increasingly Unhappy With GOP Presidential Field
- Democrats Take Lead in Congressional Ballot – Uh Oh! For the first time in about two-and-a-half years Democrats Take Lead in Congressional Ballot #tcot
- President 2012 Poll Watch: Romney Viewed as More Presidential Than Gingrich | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 Poll Watch: Romney Viewed as More Presidential Than Gingrich
- Michelle Malkin » For Santorum – Lest we forget, this election is not about choosing a showboat candidate to run against John King or Juan Williams or Wolf Blitzer.It’s not about “raging against” some arbitrarily defined GOP “machine.”
For many grass-roots conservatives across the country, Romney and Gingrich are the machine.
And at this point in the game, Rick Santorum represents the most conservative candidate still standing who can articulate both fiscal and social conservative values — and live them.
- Michelle Malkin Endorses Santorum, Torches Newt – For months, super star conservative author and blogger Michelle Malkin has described the Republican presidential primary as a “pageant of the imperfects,” lamenting that the GOP field represents an uninspiring, “nose plugs” choice for conservatives. Despite her public misgivings, she’s finally donned the requisite odor blockers and made her selection: Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. The entire piece is worth a thorough read, but here is a small sampling of Malkin’s pro-Santorum case:
- Untitled (https://plus.google.com/105353644409523560325/posts/DN4NkgETF9Q) – As if Obama needs even more than the $ 1 Billion he has already raised…
- Nevada officials: Luxor guests had Legionnaires’ – Health officials in Las Vegas said Monday that the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease was found in water samples at the Luxor hotel-casino this month after a guest died of the form of pneumonia.The Southern Nevada Health District said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national surveillance program reported three cases in the past year of Luxor guests being diagnosed with the disease caused by Legionella bacteria.
The Las Vegas Strip resort’s water was tested after the first two cases were reported during the spring of last year, but no Legionella bacteria was detected, district officials said. Those guests recovered.
Officials say the Luxor, owned by MGM Resorts International, immediately began a remediation process once the bacteria was found.
MGM Resorts spokesman Gordon Absher said treatment procedures include superheating and super-chlorination of the water system.
- Untitled (https://plus.google.com/105353644409523560325/posts/HhQAyUHgkuW) – The poor Colts as the Patriots take over their practice facility for the Super Bowl
- SD-19 Poll Watch: Mike Stoker Beating Hannah-Beth Jackson in Jason Hodge Sponsored Poll » Flap’s California Blog – SD-19 Poll Watch: Mike Stoker Beating Hannah-Beth Jackson in Jason Hodge Sponsored Poll
- Most Americans Fudge on Weight and Height Surveys? | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – Most Americans Fudge on Weight and Height Surveys?
- The Morning Flap: January 30, 2012 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The Morning Flap: January 30, 2012
- HBO’s Game Change portrays “meltdown” Palin – The latest trailer for HBO’s “Game Change” portrays Sarah Palin as natural disaster mistakenly unleashed by the McCain campaign.”Oh my god what have we done.” Woody Harrelson’s Steve Schmidt says, “I can’t control her anymore.” — “She’s on the verge of a complete nervous breakdown.”
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CBO Report: Unemployment to Rise to 8.9 Per Cent in 2012 and 9.2 Per Cent in 2013
And, the federal budget deficit will continue to be over $1 Trillion.
The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the economy would remain sluggish, with high unemployment, and that the federal budget deficit would exceed $1 trillion in 2012 for the fourth consecutive year.
The deficit will be $1.1 trillion in the current fiscal year, about $200 billion less than in 2011, and will fall sharply in the next three years as a result of tax increases and spending cuts required by existing law, the agency said in its annual report on the budget and economic outlook.
However, it said, that same combination of higher taxes and caps on spending will crimp economic growth. As a result, it said, the unemployment rate, which was 8.5 percent in December, will climb to 8.9 percent in the last quarter of this year, which includes Election Day, and will rise to 9.2 percent in the final quarter of 2013.
“We have not had a period of such persistently high unemployment since the Depression,” said Douglas W. Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office.
So, when you see President Obama giving rosy scenario speeches, ask yourself, what is he really doing about America’s economic problems?
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President 2012: Mitt Romney Wins Florida and Then Shoots Himself in the Foot with Insensitive Comment
For those who think Mitt Romney, the Bain Company Investment Banker, will be a disaster for the Republican Party, there is fresh evidence this morning.
In an interview with CNN Wednesday morning that should have been a Florida victory lap, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney made a fumble that could give rivals an attack ad sound bite.
Asked about his economic plan, Romney said repeatedly that he was not concerned with very poor Americans, but was focused instead on helping the middle class.
Romney explained that he was confident that food stamps, housing vouchers, Medicaid and other assistance would keep the poor afloat — he pledged to fix holes in that safety net “if it needs repair.” He repeated past statements that his main focus is the middle class because those people, in his opinion, have been hardest hit by the recession (President Obama also has focused many of his efforts on the middle class).
But Romney’s awkward phrasing could give fuel to critics who argue that he does not empathize with the poorest Americans.
“I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there,” Romney told CNN. “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich, they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of the America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”
Sorry Mittens, but many of us do not have a $200 million fortune to tide us over when business conditions go south.
I am also sorry, but this guy is just out of touch with everyday Americans.
Let’s hope that Newt Gingrich can make a comeback or the GOP convention has some insight and chooses someone else – ANYBODY.
If not, President Obama will be re-elected in November and I suspect quite easily.
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President 2012 GOP Election Watch: The February Republican Schedule
Here is the February GOP Presidential calendar:
- Nevada caucuses – February 4
- Maine caucuses – February 4-11
- Minnesota caucuses – February 7
- Missouri primary – February 7
- Colorado caucuses – February 7
- Arizona primary – February 28
- Michigan primary – February 29
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul will be very challenged to win any of these contests and derail the Big Mo of Mitt Romney.
But, stranger things have happened in this race.
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Day By Day February 1, 2012 – Sand Trap and Button It
Day By Day by Chris MuirA double dose of Chris Muir’s excellent Day By Day cartoon.Chris, did you see Ann Romney introduce the presumptive GOP Presidential nominee, her husband Mitt, last night? Some contrast to Michelle Obama, no?
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-01
- Sarah Palin looks cold up there in Alaska…talking about the negativity of Romney #
- Guess that Rage Against the Machine rehtoric didn't get you too far in Florida… #
- I have to say Mitt Romney has a great suit and tie on tonight…. #
- How about the GOP runs Ann Romney against Michelle Obama? #
- RT @guypbenson: Most important issue: The Economy (62 percent). Romney 51 – Newt 31 #ExitPolls #
- RT @washingtonpost: Romney's clear win hurts Gingrich's try to call race choice between establishment & people: http://t.co/hRHfWIap #
- RT @DanRiehl: RT @EdMorrissey: Romney won among women 51/29, according to CNN exit poll. That's a killer. #
- Newt's own voters are voting for an anti-Romney choice – not necessarily for him – exit polls #
- Joe Trippi: a third of Romney's supporters want someone else to enter the field – telling, no? #
- Really hard to say unless you are in the WH | RT @LizMair: How anyone gets this excited about Willard, I will never know. #sayfie #florida #
- No doubt a big victory for Romney but numbers slipping and looks like he will be denied a majority – probably 45% #
- Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation http://t.co/wp37prYf #
- SD-27: Bob Hertzberg Decides Not to Run for California State Senate » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/Z2SjQdOh #
- Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation http://t.co/GVULR21J #
- SD-27: Bob Hertzberg Decides Not to Run for California State Senate http://t.co/YlHX9nuR #
- Marijuana Mouth Spray: Will Cancer Pain Reliever Be Abused?: Scientific American http://t.co/RawFWWlv #
- Capitol Alert: Assembly changes mind and passes three-strikes legislation http://t.co/M5R6lKVe #
- President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Trouble Ahead for Romney After Florida? | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/A2ZXsaqX #
- President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Trouble Ahead for Romney After Florida? http://t.co/1kGJiShQ #
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: January 31, 2012 » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/rlQQoCND #
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: January 31, 2012 http://t.co/7WkWE3Ms #
- @LizMair Had the Nevada GOP nominated a regular candidate, they would have won both seats and would not have Harry to contend w/ this cycle. in reply to LizMair #
- Flap's Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: January 31, 2012 http://t.co/VFH8QqIJ #
- @LizMair Sandoval did win though and thrashed Reid's son. I think an opportunity exists but Romney will have to work it in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair But, the union influence may be properly counterweighted with the very poor economy there and a better messaged/organized candidate in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair Granted Reid worked the hell out of the Clark County Unions, but Angle being a poor candidate, especially vis a vis Hispanics hurt in reply to LizMair #
- The Morning Drill: January 31, 2012 http://t.co/8IgsyePa #
- Day By Day January 30, 2012 – Rino Call | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/9Pfps2aA #
- Day By Day January 30, 2012 – Rino Call http://t.co/zByAyyKe #
- (404) http://t.co/Rz http://t.co/Rz #
- @LizMair Reid would have lost but for Angle. Sandoval should help with Hispanics. Union workers in Clark Co. are unemployed or moved out. in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair NH will likely flip red. NV will be in play because of cheap media market and unemployment. Demographics matter there = LDS in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair PA won't be in play unless there is a landslide against Obama. OH, VA, FL, NC, NH, NV, maybe CO & IA in play. in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair Then, those pundits need to read the polls. Perhaps they are suffering delusions of grandeur. Just a handful of states in play. in reply to LizMair #
- @LizMair Do you really think WI, MI, PA, are in play? VA and Ohio = of course. Others – nope in reply to LizMair #
- RT @LizMair When voters at large start seeing attack ads featuring workers, then a better sense will exist as to Romney vulnerability. #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-01-31 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/wKVXC9Np #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-01-31 http://t.co/E1yOnAi6 #
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap's Cali… http://t.co/jHHcgl4V #
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap's Cali… http://t.co/D2eKFFoD #
- AD-38: Patricia McKeon Has Received Washington Defense Lobbyist Money for California Assembly Race » Flap's Cali… http://t.co/CxcHWZUX #
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