Several weeks ago (before the selection of Paul Ryan as Romney’s running mate), I listed the voter suppression laws in states like Pennsylvania and Florida as one of the reasons Barack Obama was likely to be defeated in his re-election bid. In response to that column, I received a number of happy e-mails […]
Archives for August 2012
Romney Solidifies His Base, but What Else Does Ryan Give Him?
In selecting Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, Mitt Romney revealed that his campaign was in trouble. Ryan doesn’t guarantee the electoral votes of his home state (Wisconsin is no more likely to vote for Romney now than it was before), doesn’t especially appeal to independents, is a turn-off for seniors, and has […]
Romney or Obama – Does it Really Matter?
If you believe what the respective presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are saying, the difference between a Romney administration and an Obama administration over the next four years would be monumental. And in a few areas that may be true. But the difference in overall impact on the average American between […]
Foreign Policy: The Unaddressed Issue
Now that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate, the rumor, floated earlier in the summer, that former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on Romney’s short list for vice president brought foreign policy briefly back into the presidential campaign limelight. Her name was probably floated because she would fill a gap in Romney’s résumé, […]