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Blood in the Gamecock Waters

The Republican race in South Carolina has begun to tighten, with the continuing assaults of Newt Gingrich beginning to slow the Mitt Romney train. Romney’s campaign has begun to slow themselves as well, with the news cycle being dominated first … Continue reading

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The Charge of the Newt Brigade

As promised Newt Gingrich has unleashed a volley of attacks against Mitt Romney in South Carolina. Newt has been joined by Governor Rick Perry, who has called the Romney business practices at Bain “vulture capitalism”. And Newt is not just … Continue reading

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Mitt Rolls in NH

Mitt Romney, as expected, has been declared the winner in New Hampshire. Almost as importantly, and to the great benefit of Governor Romney, Ron Paul finished a strong second, beating back a late mini run by Jon Huntsman, who finished … Continue reading

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The New Hampshire Predictions

My New Hampshire predictions: 1) Mitt Romney. Easy choice for first, but will he meet the expectations game? A win with less than 30% will be panned. 2) Jon Huntsman. Ok, I said he would get his ass kicked here, … Continue reading

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Counter-Attack

The counter attack against Mitt Romney has been launched, creating a brutal 24 hour period of incessant negative coverage for the Mittster. Leading the charge has been Newt Gingrich, who is still smarting from Romney’s negative ad blitz in Iowa. … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Home Stretch

The primary in New Hampshire arrives tomorrow, and Mitt Romney still holds a commanding lead. David Paleologos over at Suffolk just put out his daily tracking numbers, with Mitt Romney still in slight decline at 33%, Ron Paul at 20%, … Continue reading

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The Romney March

Not too long ago I speculated on the possibility that Newt Gingrich might be able to deliver an early knockout to Mitt Romney by winning Iowa, South Carolina, and Florida, and running a strong second in New Hampshire. At that … Continue reading

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The Iowa Fallout

The Republican Caucuses were held last night in Iowa, and Mitt Romney eked out a victory over a surging Rick Santorum by the slightest of margins (8 total votes statewide). Now that is close. The fallout has been quick, with … Continue reading

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Gingrich Slip Sliding in Iowa

A couple of posts back I speculated that the massive air assault launched against Newt Gingrich by Mitt Romney and Ron Paul was indeed weighing down Gingrich, and might allow Romn Paul to sneak in the back door. Public Policy … Continue reading

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Des Moines Register Endorses Romney

The Des Moines Register tonight endorsed Mitt Romney as the most qualified Republican competing in the Iowa caucuses. Romney did not receive the endorsement four years ago from the Register, but he picked up a nice boost for his campaign … Continue reading

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