January 5, 2012

Will He “Run Government Like a Business?” If So, Let’s Hope He Doesn’t Run It Like Bain Capital

January 5, 2012 Trish

“We lost our jobs; [Mitt Romney and Bain Capital] made millions”

Obama Approval Rating Firm at 46 Percent

January 5, 2012 Buck Banks

46%

Barack Obama’s job approval rating in the first three days of 2012, an improvement from his November and December averages of 43% and his August through October averages of 41%.

Axelrod: Romney’s No Centrist, He’s a Charlatan

January 5, 2012January 5, 2012 Buck Banks

Taking two positions on every issue, one on the left and one of the right, doesn’t make you a centrist. It makes you a charlatan.

— David Axelrod, in a conference call with reporters, on Mitt Romney.

Obama Way Behind in Recess Appointments

January 5, 2012 Buck Banks

28

Number of recess appointments President Obama has made in his first term. According to reports from the Congressional Research Service, during their time in office President Ronald Reagan made 240 recess appointments, President George H. W. Bush made 77 recess appointments, President Bill Clinton made 140 recess appointments, and George W. Bush made 171.

Mrs. Santorum: ‘Don’t Embarrass Me’

January 5, 2012 Buck Banks

Do it right. Be serious about it. If you decide to do this, don’t embarrass me.

— Karen Santorum, quoted by the Washington Post, to her husband, Rick, on deciding to run for president. We suppose she hasn’t gone on Google in a couple of years …

McCain Sees ‘Problems with the Hispanics’

January 5, 2012 Buck Banks

I think that if not this election cycle, the demographics are that Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, even Texas will all be in play.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by NBC News, adding, “We have to fix our problems with the Hispanics.”

Romney Loses Votes in Iowa But Still “Wins”

January 5, 2012January 5, 2012 Trish

-6

The actual number of votes Mitt Romney got in this year’s Iowa caucuses, compared with 2008. Although his total slipped down by six, his percentage remained almost the same, reinforcing his reputation as the “Twenty-five Percent Man” and doing little to shore up hope that Mitt will eventually close the deal.

Day: January 5, 2012

Will He “Run Government Like a Business?” If So, Let’s Hope He Doesn’t Run It Like Bain Capital

Obama Approval Rating Firm at 46 Percent

46%

Barack Obama’s job approval rating in the first three days of 2012, an improvement from his November and December averages of 43% and his August through October averages of 41%.

Axelrod: Romney’s No Centrist, He’s a Charlatan

Taking two positions on every issue, one on the left and one of the right, doesn’t make you a centrist. It makes you a charlatan.

— David Axelrod, in a conference call with reporters, on Mitt Romney.

Obama Way Behind in Recess Appointments

28

Mrs. Santorum: ‘Don’t Embarrass Me’

Do it right. Be serious about it. If you decide to do this, don’t embarrass me.

— Karen Santorum, quoted by the Washington Post, to her husband, Rick, on deciding to run for president. We suppose she hasn’t gone on Google in a couple of years …

McCain Sees ‘Problems with the Hispanics’

I think that if not this election cycle, the demographics are that Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, even Texas will all be in play.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by NBC News, adding, “We have to fix our problems with the Hispanics.”

Romney Loses Votes in Iowa But Still “Wins”

-6

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”