I was talking to some reporters last night and the topic turned to the 2008 Democratic primary race and how important the actual convention and delegate rules became as the battle lasted into the summer. As we know, it never came to that. By the time the convention rolled around all the players had accepted that Barack Obama had won the nomination. But we may be getting to a similar point with the 2012 GOP race. Read More
I saw the news this evening from PPP that their first night in the field with a new national poll has Rick Santorum as the new nationwide leader. So the Romney argument that Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado were just outliers or lightly-attended caucuses (plausible arguments in themselves) just won’t cut it.
But of course this isn’t about Rick Santorum who is clearly a 2nd or 3rd tier candidate, it’s showing the depth of Romney’s weakness as a candidate — both as a candidate in this particular political moment and simply as a candidate for office in general. It even occurred to me that ‘Santorum’ doesn’t mean all the those ucky things you see on Google. It’s actually Republican for “F’ it. I just don’t like Mitt Romney.”
I feel like Champollion deciphering hieroglyphics.
Want to catch up on today’s CPAC events but fear for your sanity/ immortal soul? Have no fear, TPM’s Michael Lester has boiled the day down into 100 mind-blowing seconds.
A conservative pundit at CPAC fits Rachel Maddow and contraception into the most outrageous line of the day (so far).
The iconic Rick Santorum sweater vest in cardboard cutout form — and other pics from CPAC.
Why Planned Parenthood knew it had to hit back hard when Komen pulled its funding.