The Presidential race is essentially tied, by all metrics. The topline number is even. Internal crosstabs favor Romney demographically. State polls slightly favor Obama. Net outcome? A tie. This makes a prediction nearly impossible. Indeed, as of last night, I was baffled. OBAMA PICKUP
For over a hundred years, Catholics have been a core constituency of the Democratic Party, along with urbanites, minorities and unions. This year, for the first time ever, a Democratic Presidential candidate is running directly against the public policy goals
Conservatives took a two-by-four across the brow Thursday morning, dazed by the Court’s ruling on Obamacare. Some are wailing and gnashing their teeth, others calling Cheif Justice Roberts a “traitor,” without merit. OK, stop. This actually is a positive for
Trend lines in the past few weeks have conservatives feeling upbeat about the fall election. Romney has been disciplined and steadfast, and has amalgamated his base already. Obama meanwhile has been beleaguered with a slowing economy, critiques from his own
Poor Paul Krugman. He’s got a habit he can’t break. He blames Republicans every time something goes wrong. It started when Bush won Florida and never really stopped. Like most habits, it’s insidiously rewarding. It even won him a Nobel
A Rex Nutting article in Marketwatch claiming the President has been a budget hawk has generated a lot of comment, much of it mistaken. Due to what I call The Lesser-Known Law of Large Numbers, most people’s brains go on
People ask, why all the talk about dogs and contraceptives? The reason is: jobs. Tomorrow the Labor Department will release its April employment report. If the rate goes down, the administration will brag a bit, but they won’t dwell on
