Monday Open Thread [11.28.11]
A new Majority Opinion Research poll finds Newt Gingrich leading Mitt Romney, 32% to 23%, followed by Herman Cain at 14%, Ron Paul at 6%, Rick Perry 5%, Michele Bachmann 4%, Jon Huntsman 3%, “someone else” at 4%, and no opinion at 11%.
If Gingrich wins Iowa, he will be the nominee. Hahahahahahaha. It is so beautiful a thought that tears are coming to my eyes. With just 36 days until the Iowa caucuses, First Read sums up the state of the race:
“1) Mitt Romney remains the overall favorite — with his money, campaign staff, and poll position — but he hasn’t been able to pull away from the field, and he’s a TV ad away from being all-in in Iowa; 2) Newt Gingrich, fresh off from his New Hampshire Union Leader endorsement, has emerged as the latest Romney alternative, but the question is whether he can survive the next 36 days; (none of the OTHER anti-Romneys has lasted longer); 3) Rick Perry’s campaign appears stuck in neutral, though he did receive an endorsement from controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio; 4) Ron Paul keeps on doing his thing, and is enlisting college students to help out his Iowa ground game; 5) Herman Cain is trying to bounce back from his foreign-policy stumbles and those sexual-harassment allegations; and 6) with all the twists and turns that we’ve seen so far, the next five weeks (and beyond) promise to be a wild ride.”
“Bottom line: We don’t know how Romney is denied the nomination, but we also don’t know how he gets there, yet.
A true shame: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) will not run for re-election for a 17th term. He’ll hold a press conference at 1 pm ET to discuss his decision. The Boston Globe reports that “the new district in which Frank would have had to run next year was a major factor in his decision. While it retained his Newton stronghold, it was revised to encompass more conservative towns while Frank also lost New Bedford, a blue-collar city where had invested a lot of time and become a leading figure in the region’s fisheries debate.” Barney Frank had a quick wit and was truly unafraid of taking the fight to the Republicans, unlike many Democratic cowards in Congress. He will be missed.
If the whole “not Romney” vote goes to Newt, he wins easily. The DNC has been running hared against Romney, could this be a sneaky play by the Dems to help the GOP pick a terrible candidate?
The evil genius of such a plan almost feels Republican.
…and yes. Sadness about Frank. One of the few Democratic Dems in Congress.
What a shame about Barney Frank. Among the many things I like about him, he has a lot of guts and speaks his mind. I’ll miss that.
he’s done a lot, but im very much a “fresh blood” guy on principle. 16 consecutive terms, imho, is more dynastic than democratic….. and before you say “well SB you DINO teabag idiot, if someone wanted ot run against him, they could have” and to that i would say “why are you so mean, and also….Tom Carper”
Even though he has been a very good representative, im CERTAIN there are other people in Boston who would make good congressmen/women.
No, I agree with ya Ben. After 32 years, it is time to move on. But at the same time, I’m gonna miss him.
Without Frank or Dodd, Republicans are going to have to find a whole new set of Democratic scapegoats for Republican economic malfeasance. I don’t think it will take them long.
Seriously, every wingnut businessman I know blames all their problems on the Dodd-Frank legislation. Even from businesses that I know pretty well and I know Dodd-Frank is not their problem.
Mitt v. Mitt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=K9njHHyRI7g#!
And there is another woman coming out of the woodwork claiming to have had a 13 year affair with Herman Cain. But Cain goes on CNN to announce it himself? Really? Seriously, he is not running for President, he is on an extended audition for some Fox News BS. Once he gets out of the race, Cain will get his own show for millions over at Roger Ailes’ house.
I’m waiting for Cain to start telling people that he was womanizing because his mentor Newt Gingrich did.
In a sense, this is good news for Mr. Cain. I was beginning to believe he was the worst philanderer in history. He’s still below the Mendoza line, but at least now he can say one woman said yes.
Man oh man. I just watched the longer MittvMitt.com video. ….holy shi…absolutely devastating. If only hr DNC would go after John Bohner like that.