The latest poll from PPP shows Rick Santorum opening a commanding 15 point nationwide lead over Mitt Romney.
You may remember Kris Kobach, arch-anti-immigration hawk, Kansas Secretary of State and author of Arizona’s anti-immigration law. He’s surprisingly close to the Romney campaign. Not only was he an advisor to Romney’s campaign in 2008. Romney touted his endorsement this year and then sorta campaigned with him a few weeks later in South Carolina. For Romney, it’s a classic case of drawing Kobach close enough to power him through the primaries while not getting so close that he’ll totally poison relations with Hispanic voters in the Fall.
So the Romney campaign hasn’t wanted to talk much about Kobach of late. But the same doesn’t apply for Kobach about Romney. We caught up with him at CPAC. And Kobach told TPM he’s been “much more involved” in Romney’s campaign this year than he was back in 2008.
Sen. Dick Lugar’s spokesman probably didn’t offer the most helpful response to questions about his boss’s legal residence.
Why Antonin Scalia’s judgment on ritualistic peyote use has birth control rule supporters smiling.
At the big annual conservative bash, base GOPers express frustration and dejection over lame primary field.
From my pal Nell Scovell: “Instead of Firing Up The Base, Romney Mistakenly Fires The Base.”
You can actually work with it. Maybe: “After failing to fire up the base, a frustrated Romney decides to fire the base.”
Mix and match. I think it’s got potential.
Who hasn’t heard the one about an Oregon state Senator who runs a paramilitary training camp getting sued by his partners for allegedly funneling cash to GOP candidates.