Sarah Palin apparently hasn’t made up mind on running in 2012: “What? Me run for president?! I don’t know anything about that! I haven’t even been thinking about that! I’ve just been focused on my reality show lately.” source
stopthinkact asks: Do you believe Sarah Palin runs for President?
» We say: Well, if she doesn’t, she’s been jerking us around for the last year and a half. And if she doesn’t, it’ll be because of internal GOP pressure. We give it a 70/30 chance. She has stronger name recognition than anyone else the GOP has, for good and bad. But, honestly, we think Michael Bloomberg, if he decided to run, would be a better racehorse for the GOP to get behind. (It’s our Office Hours! Ask us a question!)
So, CNN just released this poll on the 2012 race. Because it’s never too early to talk about this sort of thing, right? Anyway, the big winner in this whole thing is Barack Obama. He’s doing better in this poll than he has at any point in the last nine months, suggesting that he’s still feeling the love from most Democrats, even if he does get labeled a weak, wimpy something-or-other. The loser? Sarah Palin. This poll just sucks for her. But it looks really good for Mike Huckabee and a couple other GOP candidates. The details:
» Did the tax deal hurt Obama? In the short-term, it did, with 72 percent of self-described progressives approving of Obama after the deal, down from 79 percent before the deal. However, in the long-term, 85 percent of progressives would vote for Obama again, suggesting that the tax compromise thang is something he can bounce back from.
You know, in the face of all the accolades that GOP darling Chris Christie, New Jersey’s governor, is getting for his approach to politics, what’s most refreshing is the way that he brushes them off like they’re not a big deal. Christie – again – says he’s not running for president. Why doesn’t anyone believe him?
I’m sure that him having worked so well for me will be a great asset in any Republican primary.Barack Obama • Talking about former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, the current U.S. ambassador to China, who has brought up plans of running for president in 2012. Did Obama just extinguish a guy’s 2012’s chances with a single quip? It sure sounds like it. Haha. source (via • follow)
I think there’s a natural timeframe, and I think probably by about early summer a decision should be made.Rep. Michele Bachmann • On the possibility that she’ll run for president. The key Tea Party figure has made overtures for months. Also worth noting: Bachmann has made a stink recently about $105 billion of extra funding for Obamacare which she says snuck into the bill. However, MinnPost’s Derek Wallbank points out that none of this stuff was hidden, and that her team had three months to look at the final bill. Her claim? They didn’t really focus on the Senate bill in the House – until the last second, that is. source (via • follow)
Did anyone else find the rollout of Newt Gingrich’s presidential plans to be a tad confusing? If so, Newt agrees with you. “It (the roll-out) led to unfortunate confusion,” Gingrich said yesterday. “I wish we had been a little more structured last week. But I don’t take it as a very serious problem.” Newt’s defense of his work during the 1995 shutdown was timed kinda weirdly and gave opponents a good talking point. Of course, it didn’t help that Fox News added their own wrinkle to the mess. But on the other hand, Newt did in fact prove us wrong, so we guess that’s worthy of some credit. source
A little while back we talked about Fred Karger, the gay Republican who expressed interest in running for president in 2012. Karger has officially announced his intent to run and visited Washington this week to meet with the Republican National Committee and file for the GOP nomination.
Karger says he was greeted warmly by the GOP and he seems excited to continue working towards the presidency. But does he have a shot and is he worth our attention? [more here]
Reblogging because this is a pretty good summary of the most interesting long-shot candidate in the GOP’s stable.
President Barack Obama announced his re-election campaign for 2012 via a YouTube video Monday morning.
The video, titled “It Begins With Us,” shows several of the President’s constituents discussing their support for Obama’s second term in office.
President Obama’s re-election team announced their intentions to file the necessary paperwork Monday.
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Mitt Romney announces presidential exploratory committee: Here’s the announcement, kids. Is he the guy to beat in the 2012 primaries?
I think the Republicans are very concerned that I [may] run as an independent. I could also possibly win as an independent, otherwise I wouldn’t do it. I’m not doing it for any other reason. I like winning.Donald Trump • Suggesting he would pull a Ross Perot and run for president independently if he doesn’t win the GOP nomination. With a little Charlie Sheen at the end. Oh God. Will ol’ Sideshow Don quit it? source (via • follow)
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