After the controversy over his “Chinese” Super Bowl ad and refusal to back off his decision, an Asian-American GOP County Commissioner Alicia Ping says she’s decided not to endorse Hoekstra and made a donation to his opponent Clark Durant.

Jim Sleeper on some of the ironies of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign message.

White House tells Republicans the only way to avoid across the board defense cuts is if they give in on taxes.

Rep. Hoekstra (R-MI) defends ad with ‘Chinese women’ thanking his opponent for destroying US economy and helping Chinese take “your jobs.”

President Obama’s approval numbers are creeping toward positive territory. Polls from Rasmussen and WaPo/ABC had him at 2 and 4 points net approval this morning.

And the President’s numbers against Romney seem to be tracking up too. Read More

Of all the ways Romney can hurt Gingrich, the latest is probably the worst: ignoring him and attacking Rick Santorum.

The new trend in 2012 campaign ads: Asians celebrating American decline.

Dramatic images from the ongoing unrest (can we call it a civil war yet?) in Syria.

According to ABC’s poll out this morning, by a 2 to 1 margin voters say the more they learn about Mitt Romney, the less they like him.

Numerically Florida and Nevada mean very little compared to the number of delegates a candidate needs to secure the Republican nomination. But as usually happens, a string of wins and the rest of the states start to fall into line. The latest numbers from PPP show Gingrich tanking in states like Minnesota and Colorado, where he was running strong only a short time ago.