Fierce opposition to the Ron Paul campaign is just one example of the intense partisan pressure for conformity.
The organization approached the problem from the wrong direction, namely, from the top down. Another inherent weakness in the Americans Elect strategy is its implicit assumption that the ideal alternative presidential ticket would be bipartisan, consisting of one individual from each of the two legacy parties.
Ron Paul seems to have the parliamentary grounds for a first ballot upset and a primary victory– no brokered convention necessary.
Is Dr. Ron Paul done, completely? Or will he continue amassing what have been called “stealth delegates”? Even without an “official” campaign effort in states like Texas and California, can Dr. Paul continue to siphon a sizable chunk of Republican support from front-runner Governor Mitt Romney?
Do you live in one of the 12 swing states seen as integral to victory in this year’s presidential election cycle? If so, expect a flood of political ads, battling voter registration drives, and campaign visits in the coming months.
The problem with a Marco Rubio pick is that his selection would only typify all of Mitt Romney’s weaknesses, rather than strengthen them.
The simple truth about many who call themselves small government conservatives is that they favor neither small government nor conservative principles.
Recently graduated college students, many of whom were Obama supporters in 2008, are facing extremely high unemployment rates.
With three months to go before the Republican Convention in Tampa, the general election is all but certain to be a face-off between President Obama and the media’s pick for the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.
Governor Romney promises to “nominate judges in the mold of Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito.” The most striking thing about the list is who isn’t on it: Reagan appointee Anthony Kennedy.
