Senate Dems work on plans to help President Obama put Republicans on the wrong side of the middle class.
Romney tells Univision: “I would love to be able to convince people of that, particularly in a primary in Florida. [But] I don’t think people would think I was being honest with them if I said I was Mexican-American.”
Mayor of town whose police force charged with rampant abuse of Latino residents declares: Let Them Eat Tacos!
Quinnipiac has a poll out of Florida this morning which has Mitt Romney up by 2 points. But the internals are key. The poll straddles the South Carolina primary: three days (254 interviews) before and two days (347 interviews) after the results. Before the primary Romney was up by 11 points; after Newt was up by 6 points. So we still have the same basic picture of Newt making dramatic gains in the wake of the Saturday’s results.
The new data brings the TPM Poll Average of Florida is Gingrich 35.8%, Romney 32.3%, Santorum 10.9%, Paul 9%.
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Walker starts out ahead against Dems in the upcoming recall election.
Evan McMorris-Santoro on how the professional left is reacting to the fundraising prospects of Newt Gingrich winning the GOP nomination. Money quote: “We all think it’s funny as shit, but I don’t see anyone believing it could actually happen.”
Gabby Giffords resigns from Congress today. Watch her entrance into the House chamber for the State of the Union address last night: Read More