Opinion Forum

President Obama’s Campaign Is on the Rocks, But….

June 15th, 2012

By Dan Miller Most anything can happen in five months and President Obama will do and say whatever he hopes will get him reelected. It probably won’t work, but it could. There are many good reasons to be optimistic that Governor Romney will win. As economies continue to worsen domestically and internationally, President Obama seems […]

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Tags: campaign, economy, election, independents, jobs, Obama, Romney, unions
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The Queen of Snark Bites a Newt

December 7th, 2011

By Tom Carter The arch-conservative queen of snark, Ann Coulter, has taken a poisonous bite out of Newt the Gingrich. That’s what those two red marks are on the side of his neck — and they’ll fester. The longer he enjoys front-runner status in the Republican presidential primary race, the more obvious his weird, quirky […]

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Tags: Coulter, election, Gingrich, independents, moderates, nominee, Romney
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Burnt Toast and Serious Candidates

November 29th, 2011

By Tom Carter I wrote earlier that Herman Cain was finished in the wake of the initial sexual harassment charges. I also noted that was probably a good thing for Republicans because Cain can’t win the general election, even against a candidate as damaged as Barack Obama. At this point Cain is burnt toast. No […]

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Tags: burnt toast, Cain, election, Gingrich, independents, moderates, Romney
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The Donald in the White House?

April 7th, 2011

By Tom Carter No one knows for sure how serious Donald Trump is about running for president in 2012. He’s made comments here and there about maybe doing it, and he certainly has the personal fortune to fund a campaign. At the same time he’s grabbed some headlines with “birther” comments, going so far as […]

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Tags: birthers, campaign, independents, moderates, President, the Donald, Trump
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Independent Voters

April 18th, 2009

In Independent Voters and the President: Myths and Realities at Rasmussen Reports, Alan Abramowitz discussed the large gap between what most people think political independents are and what they really are. The perception is that there’s a large group of independents who aren’t aligned with either party, and a candidate who fails to win over most […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: independents, Obama
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