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gallup.com - 17 days ago

Huckabee, Romney, Palin See Most Republican Support for '12

— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential election, 71% of Republicans say they would seriously consider voting for Mike Huckabee. This gives Huckabee a slight edge over Mitt Romney (65%) and Sarah Palin (65%) in this early test of the ... (more) Huckabee, Romney, Palin See Most Republican Support for '12

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article.nationalreview.com - 19 days ago

Where's Mitt Romney? -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez

— article.nationalreview.com — I n October, everybody seemed to be doing it -- getting into the campaign in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, that is. It was a three-way race among Republican Deirdre Scozzafava, Democrat Bill Owens, and Conservative Doug Hoffman to fill the ... (more) Where's Mitt Romney? -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez

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corner.nationalreview.com - 13 days ago

The President of the United States Said That? -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez

— corner.nationalreview.com — President Obama, in his pitch to Democrats on the Hill today (from the New York Times ): Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers. According to ... (more) The President of the United States Said That? -- By: ...

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NY-23 & 2012 -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
The Corner on National Review Online — ... much supposition but it seems that her intervention energised conservatives but alienated centrists. Perhaps the national Republican who came out best was Mitt Romney, who decided not to get involved. Romney actually did offer to help and maxed out to Hoffman once Scozzafava dropped out, though that's certainly no politically heroic exercise. But there's something refreshing about him not jumping in the mix -- he's being himself and Palin's being herself.  What I wrote on Tuesday -- which I think stands -- about Romney was:  ...

The Real Romney v The Real Palin
GOP 12 — Kathryn Jean Lopez's Thursday capper on the NY-23 affair is right on: .... there's something refreshing about him [Romney] not jumping in the mix — he's being himself and Palin's being herself. And from Tuesday : If he runs again, it’s going to be on his own terms. It’s the Let Romney Be Romney cycle. Which meant skirting the who’s-more-conservative? tug-of-war this time around. In the middle of a tea party, restraint's either ignored or dismissed. The question is how long the party can last, and who's lying on the couch with a hangover once it ends. If 2012 does come down to Romney v Palin (which I don't think it will), you'll at least have a very clear choice ...