It was supposed to be his victory lap after a big win in Florida, but for Mitt Romney it turned into another public relations disaster. In an interview on CNN, Romney told Soledad O’Brien: “I’m not concerned about the very poor.” Quote, unquote. What a disaster. What was he thinking? Now, to be fair, in…
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Cain throws ‘The People’ under the bus
As a political commentator, I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun in my life as watching this Republican primary. You must admit, it’s had its memorable moments. Like Donald Trump, making a big issue out of President Obama’s birth certificate – and then getting destroyed at the White House Correspondents Association. Or, like…
The three big lies of Newton Leroy Gingrich
By Bill Press Tribune Media Services Political junkies like me have never seen anything like it: Running 20 points behind, just a week before the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich catapulted to the top of the pile and ended up defeating Mitt Romney by 12 points. It’s almost enough to make a believer out of…
If conservatives knew the truth about Newt, they wouldn’t support him.
Latest news out of Florida: Last week, Mitt Romney was 20 points ahead. Today, he’s tied with Newt Gingrich. And Newt’s sudden rise in the polls is all the more astounding because it’s based on three big lies. One, he’s an outsider. Talk about pious baloney. He came to Washington in 1979 as a newly-elected…
Rand Paul can walk to Washington if he doesn’t like the TSA
One thing Americans hate is politicians who demand special privileges, just because they’re politicians. Around Washington, you see it all the time: Politicians who can park anywhere, without getting a ticket; who cut to the head of the line at ballgames; who sit in first class while the rest of us fly coach; who get…
Gingrich’s SC Victory is Great News for Democrats
As I told Keith Olbermann on Current-TV Saturday night…In all my years in politics, I’ve never seen anything like this: A candidate leaps from 20 points behind to 12 points ahead, in just one week. But that’s what happened with Newt Gingrich, who crushed Mitt Romney in South Carolina with a double-digit win. And, suddenly,…
How not to run a Republican primary
By Bill Press Tribune Media Services CHARLESTON, South Carolina. —You have to see it on the ground to believe what a mess Republicans have made of this election. It’s the worst way to run a primary campaign — unless your goal was to lose the election, in the first place. The Republican Party started out…
A Win for Wisconsin Working Families
Years from now, Wisconsin school children will be singing a new version of Humpty-Dumpty: “Scott Walker sat on a wall. Scott Walker had a big fall. But not all of the Koch Brothers millions could not put Scott Walker back together again.” How sweet it is! For America’s working families, it’s two big wins in…
Republicans Reject Their Best Candidate: Jon Huntsman
It was no surprise to see Jon Huntsman drop out of the GOP primary yesterday. Despite a third-place showing in New Hampshire, his campaign never really got off the ground. In fact, he was the only one of nine candidates – unlike Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick…
Ignore Stephen Colbert
OK, I hate to be a party-pooper, but —- I can’t resist. So, I’m just going to come right out and say it: I don’t think the whole gimmick about Stephen Colbert’s running for president is funny – and I think the media should just stop talking about it. I mean, seriously. Why was he…
