Archive for May, 2012

Wash Post: Obama, Romney Tied On Economy

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Economy, Obama, Romney

It’s nearly June and unless the economy starts picking up significantly, Romney is likely to pull ahead in more polls like these… The parity on economic issues foreshadows what probably will continue to be a tough and negative campaign. Overall, voters would be split 49 percent for Obama and 46 percent for Romney if the [...]

May 22nd, 2012 | Permalink| No Comments »

Obama’s Bain Attack & Romney’s Potential Response

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Obama, Romney, Video

Politico has the 2 minute video that pulls no punches, but does it fairly, in my opinion. And here’s the longer version… This definitely hits close to home since I live in Kansas City. And let’s face facts…but when all this was going on the idea of downsizing to improve profits was very attractive. The [...]

May 14th, 2012 | Permalink| 26 Comments »

Gallup: Gay Marriage Support Hurts Obama With Independents

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Gay Marriage, Obama, Polls

How bummed am I to see these Gallup numbers? Quite a bit. No, strike that. Quite a lot. Seriously Democrats? Seriously Independents? Yes, seriously. My guess is that these Dems and Indies are mostly older and southern and they will slowly be replaced by folks who really don’t care who you love and who you [...]

May 12th, 2012 | Permalink| No Comments »

How Will Obama’s Tepid Gay Marriage Support Change The Landscape?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Gay Marriage, Obama

It finally happened. We all knew it would, but for it to have taken this long is disappointing. And to find out that Biden essentially forced his hand is even more disappointing. But hey, it is what it is. This is politics. Still, his support seems pretty weak right now. Yes, he’s the first President [...]

May 11th, 2012 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Forward, Not Back

By donar | Related entries in Political Graffiti

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May 9th, 2012 | Permalink| No Comments »

Obama’s 4 Strategies For Winning 2012

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Barack, Obama, Romney

Mark Halperin lets us know why the Obama campaign is confident…almost. From Swampland: First, in the view of the Obamans, Romney is still a weak candidate. His stump skills continue to be uneven at best, with speeches plagued by awkward jargon and passionless rhetoric. They believe his tenure as head of Bain Capital and his [...]

May 7th, 2012 | Permalink| 9 Comments »