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Romney rising: Mitt's team awaits 2012
Many of the politico's loyalists expect another presidential bid and remain at the ready for 2012.
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fivethirtyeight.com — The 2012 Republican presidential primaries are two-and-a-half years away, but if they were starting today Sarah Palin would enter with the highest net approval ratings among self-described Republicans, according to a recent Pew poll . According to ... (more) Palin-Romney '12
Romney Urges Republicans to 'Stand Up' to Obama's Policies - Political News
foxnews.com — Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney called on Republicans to "stand up" to President Obama and his policies on the economy, health care and energy, in a wide-ranging interview with FOX News. At a time when Republicans desperately are searching ... (more) Romney Urges Republicans to 'Stand Up' to Obama's ...
Last Man Standing
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Ambers thinks Mitt's fortunes are rising: Romney is picking and choosing his battles. He shares an Obama-esque disdain for the superficial daily scrum that cable channels whip up. It's a credit to his communications team that he can appear on ... (more) Last Man Standing
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The Early Word: Supreme Court Watch
The Caucus — ... and the sometimes uneasy relationship advocates have had with the new administration. 2012 Lenses: Whatever former Gov. Mitt Romney does these days, his actions and words are viewed through the prism of whether he’ll attempt another presidential bid in 2012. With the Republican field in a bit of disarray — albeit it’s still quite early, Politico’s Jonathan Martin catches us up on Mr. Romney’s state of play.

Romney Team Stands Ready
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "Mitt Romney says publicly he's not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press. But many of his loyalists expect one and remain at the ready for 2012," Politico reports. ...

Hugh Hewitt: GOP 2012
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall BlogPolitico's Jonathan Martin reports on Mitt Romney's road to 2012. Any serious GOP contenders for right to take on President Obama will be working for ...

Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... with his plans to run for the Senate in Connecticut, apparently as a Republican. He would face former Rep. Rob Simmons and state Sen. Sam Caligiuri in a GOP primary. * And as Mitt Romney continues a lengthy run for the presidency, his already-assembled team has to figure out how to spend the next few years.— ...

Romney Denies 2012 Campaign, Remains Ready Regardless
Pat Dollard | Young AmericansPOLITICO: Mitt Romney says publicly he’s not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” But many of his loyalists expect one and remain at the ready for 2012. When dozens of former Romney aides and advisers convened on the terrace of Charlie Spies’ fashionable Penn Quarter loft earlier this year on a warm February night, the purpose was ostensibly to help raise money for the Virginia state House race of Romney strategist Barbara Comstock. But Spies, formerly the ...

Quote of the day
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... staffers and supporters who are in regular contact with one another. Whenever Romney has a major TV appearance or pens an opinion piece, a PAC staffer, Will Ritter, circulates the news to an e-mail list of the former governor’s extended political family. The Washington-based alumni have a regular monthly luncheon, are working on another reunion-like event around a 2009 candidate later this year and always make sure their former candidate is briefed on the latest political doings… “I’m going be a Mitt guy until he tells me he’s not running for president,” said Jim Merrill, who ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: Honduras Manuell_Zelaya) Mitt Romney's team awaits 2012 – Presidential Run Mitt Romney says publicly he’s not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental BlogMitt Romney's team awaits 2012 - Presidential Run Mitt Romney says publicly he’s not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” But many of his loyalists expect one and remain at the ready for 2012. When dozens of former Romney aides and advisers convened on the terrace of Charlie Spies’ fashionable Penn Quarter loft earlier this year on a warm February night, the purpose was ostensibly to help raise money for the Virginia state House race of Romney strategist Barbara Comstock. ...

MUST IT BE ROMNEY IN 2012?
Right Wing Nut House — ... to its strengths and weaknesses, what it can do and what it cannot do. In all the political kerfuffle unfolding today, Mitt Romney has gravitas—no sexual scandals, a few grey hairs, a total lack of demagoguery, confidence but not arrogance, an ability to lead successfully and an understanding of the sanctity of the private sector in this country. Those attributes should stand him in good stead when the 2012 Presidential campaign starts to unfold in barely more than a year from now. Jon Martin of Politico has been tracking the Romney buzz and discovered that the mass of Romney ...

SarahPAC raises $733,000 in first six months of 2009
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... through the end of May, but then fundraising is pretty much Mitt’s full-time gig these days and he already has a polished team around him left over from the primaries. Let’s see what happens in the second half when he and Palin go toe-to-toe. The most intriguing detail from Politico’s report: The majority of the money raised by SarahPAC so far has come in the form of “unitemized contributions,” meaning donations of less than $200 each . PACS are not required to name those small donors in their filings with the FEC. The remaining money came through more than 700 different ...

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