Month: October 2012
Another One Bites Rick Scott’s Dust
Will the last person to leave Governor Rick Scott’s communications office please remember to turn off the lights?
— Peter Schorsch, on his St. Petersblog, noting that with Lane Wright’s announced resignation, the Florida tea party governor has a hard time retaining spokespeople.
Smells Like Zingers
In the coming debate we expect exclamations,
And excoriations, incantations and lamentations.
But leading up to the debate
We’re tired of the candidates
Incessantly down-managing our high expectations.
Republican Ex-Gov Admits Serial Adulteries – Cover Up of Affairs Got Him Elected
If there is a bigger douche than Arnold Schwarzenegger in American politics, I can’t imagine who it might be. (Newt Gingrich, possibly.) Now, nearly two years after leaving office in political disgrace and then copping to the fact that he had an child with his family’s housekeeper, the former governor of California has embarked on a desperate quest to to rewrite history and rehabilitate his image.
He has purchased an academic institute at the University of Southern California and now has released a memoir which is ironically titled “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.”
To promote his historical revisionism, Schwarzenegger appeared on CBS “60 Minutes” and admitted the extramarital affairs he’s had that the public already knows about:
Ryan and Romney’s Math Does Not Compute
It would take me too long to go through all of the math.
— Rep. Paul Ryan, in an interview on Fox News, after host Chris Wallace played a clip of President Obama saying “they tell you they’re gonna start talking specifics really soon, they don’t do it. And the reason is because the math doesn’t work.”
Chavez Endorses Obama
I hope this doesn’t harm Obama, but if I was from the United States, I’d vote for Obama.
— Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, who is also running for re-election, quoted by Reuters.
Axelrod Warns Against Irrational Exuberance
There can be an inflated sense of confidence that has an impact on turnout. People think the election’s done. Well, it’s not. It’s going to be a close election. You don’t want people to be irrationally exuberant.
— David Axelrod, in an interview with Howard Kurtz for the Daily Beast.
Romney’s Unfavorable Rating at Record High: 49%
On the eve of the debates, Romney hits an all-time high of personal unfavorables since January. The red line is his unfavorable number, the black his favorable … Since the campaign started, Mitt Romney has never been disliked by more Americans – 49.4 percent, to be precise – than now. The personal dislike of him is unprecedented in recent presidential history.
Those debates had better be dynamite, hadn’t they?
The more voters get to know him, the less they like Mitt Romney, and yet polls show that millions of Americans — mostly older white people — despise Pres. Obama so much that they are willing to vote for someone they already know they can’t stand in order to oust the president.
Romney could well win in November, but if he does, he will have the briefest honeymoon with voters ever. It could be over by Inauguration Day. Afterwards, he’ll be chasing George W. Bush’s record as the most unpopular president in the history of presidential polling.
Most Americans Say Obama Better for Middle, Lower Classes
53% vs. 43%
Margin by which Americans say middle-income earners would be better off if Barack Obama is re-elected than if Mitt Romney wins, acccording to Gallup. Large majorities say the lower-income would be better off under Obama; the upper-income, under Romney.
WashPost/ABC Poll: Obama 49%, Romney 47% – Wake the F*ck Up, This Ain’t Over
The new Washington Post/ABC News poll should be a wake-up call for complacent liberals — I’m talking to you, young voters!
On the eve of their first presidential debate, President Obama leads or is at parity with Mitt Romney on virtually every major issue and attribute in what remains a competitive general election, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll…
Nationally, the race is unmoved from early September, with 49 percent of likely voters saying they would vote for Obama if the election were held today and 47 percent saying they would vote for Romney. Among all registered voters, Obama is up by a slim five percentage points, nearly identical to his margin in a poll two weeks ago.
Remember 2010! If you don’t vote, the Romney-Ryan tea party team will win.
Yes, you.
