Why Voting for Obama Is Important and Necessary

"Romney and the Republicans are running a campaign of opposition and retrenchment. They want to repeal, restrict, restructure, reclaim and restore. They want to take the country back to a reality that exists only in their imaginations — and to a world that will never exist again — and freeze us there."

Thursday Open Thread [4.19.12]

A new CNN survey of Republicans finds that they want a Romney-Rice ticket. Yes, Condoleeza "No one could have predicted 9/11" Rice leads the veepstakes with 26%, ahead of Rick Santorum at 21%, Marco Rubio at 14%, Chris Christie at 14%, and Paul Ryan at 8%. I wonder if this poll offered the names or if these names were volunteered. But putting her on the ticket would be a disastrous move on Romney's part.

DL Tracking Poll Results — Ben Mobley (R) (Round 2)

Last month, 42% of you had no idea who Ben Mobley was. (He is a Republican candidate for Insurance Commissioner). This month, that number drops to 30%, but that might not be good news for Ben, as his unfavorable rating increased from 34% to 43%. 26% have a favorable of the Republican, basically unchanged from last month's 24%.