Akin and Gingrich will host a joint press conference today at 12:30 PM.
Paul Ryan has disavowed 2005 comments to the Randian Atlas Society calling Social Security “collectivist”.
A very interesting take on Romney’s Plan A and Plan B from TPM Reader DE …
I have a different take on the Plan A, Plan B discussion regarding the Romney campaign. I agree with LF that there really is no plan B, but I also think that the Romney campaign miscalibrated or failed to properly execute their own Plan A.
The latest polling shows Obama with a sizable lead over Romney on the question of who would better handle Medicare.
TPM’s Evan McMorris-Santoro’s sartorial stylings finally earn him a GQ spread.
Following up on my piece from earlier this evening, TPM Reader LF says I’m not being entirely fair …
You have mentioned a few times that Mitt does not have a Plan B if the economy itself does not beat Obama. But as much as I like to pile on Mitt (and boy does he deserve it), I think that is not entirely fair to him.
From the Times …
If the Republican ticket loses in November, the rush by Mr. Ryan and other 2016 hopefuls to position themselves for the Iowa caucuses “is going to look like Best Buy the night after Thanksgiving,” said Craig Robinson, a former political director of the Republican Party of Iowa. “I hate to say this, but if Ryan wants to run for national office again, he’ll probably have to wash the stench of Romney off of him.”
The TPM Electoral Scoreboard moves to Obama 313, Romney 191 as Florida moves from Toss Up to Leans Obama. Read More