Archive for the '2012 Election' Category

Looking To 2012

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Democrats, Republicans, Video

If the economy doesn’t pick up in a couple years, the Republicans may have a shot…although I think it’s unlikely at this point.

Crist, Huckabee and Romeny I can buy. Huck and Rom because they’ve already ran and Crist because he’s from Florida and can provide a pragmatic Republican juxtaposition to Obama.
Palin and Jindal I don’t [...]

December 31st, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Nate Silver On Republican Economic Mindset

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2010 Election, 2012 Election, Barack, Economy, Republicans

If you were a Republican Congressman right now…what would you be thinking? That’s what Silver attempts to deconstruct in a recent post.
And while Nate explains the political thought process in detail, I think one thing’s for certain…Obama better be ready for a fight.
From FiveThirtyEight:

But let’s say that the economy still sucks in 2010 — which, [...]

December 30th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Charlie Crist Jockeying For 2012?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Race, Republicans, crist

Along with Michael Steele, Charlie Crist seems to be attempting to move the Republican party into the 21st Century.
Here’s a statement he recently put out about the Chip Saltsman/”Barack The Magic Negro” stupidity…
As the GOP Chairman in one of our nation’s most ethnically and culturally diverse states, I am especially disappointed by the inappropriate words [...]

December 30th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

More React To Jindal’s “No 2012″ Talk

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Jindal, Palin

I think it’s a very smart move (like asking to not be vetted for VP this year), and so does Kevin Drum
I’d say this confirms that Jindal isn’t an idiot. Sure, it’s possible that Barack Obama is going to crash and burn and turn 2012 into a Republican year. But what are the odds? Far [...]

December 11th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Jindal Says No To 2012?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Jindal

This could be basic “No, no, I wouldn’t dream of it” type of talk, but if he does run for Governor in 2011 then it’ll be hard to fake that.
From Examiner.com:
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he’s not interested in a 2012 run for president and will seek re-election in 2011.
At a news conference Wednesday with [...]

December 10th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

The Perpetual Campaign

By Doug Mataconis | Related entries in 2010 Election, 2012 Election, Democrats, General Politics, Senate

Thanks to a quirk in New York’s election laws, whoever gets appointed to Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat will have to spend their first three years in office campaigning:
Paterson will appoint a Senator in January of 2009 who will hold that position until Jan. 3 of 2011. At that point, the winner of a special election [...]

December 8th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Mitt 2012 In Full Swing

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Romney

As if this were any surprise, but does Mitt really want to be known as the perennial presidential candidate? And especially in 2012, when it’s extremely likely that the economy will have picked back up, more jobs will be created and the GOP’s message will still be out of touch.
Wouldn’t he rather let Huckabee and [...]

December 8th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Obama: The First Billion Dollar Candidate?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, 2012 Election, Barack, Money

Looks like he added over $100M to his fundraising total in October alone, and between raising money for the DNC, his transition and the inauguration, Politico speculates that Obama is set to become
Politico runs the numbers…what say you?
The vast majority of the donations were generated during the unusually long primary and general election campaigns. [...]

December 2nd, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Jindal 2012 In Full Swing

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Jindal, Republicans

A Washington Post article marks somewhat of an unofficial launch to the Jindal buzz, although we’ve been talking about this since May on Donklephant.
In any event…the following sounds very familiar…
Jindal insists he is ignoring all the speculation. In Cedar Rapids, at a breakfast event devoted to addressing this beleaguered city’s efforts to rebound from its [...]

November 30th, 2008 | Permalink| 5 Comments »

Mr. Jindal Heads To Iowa

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Iowa, Jindal, Republicans

Does this guy really want to be the sacrificial lamb in 2012? Because nobody’s going to blame Obama for this economic downturn (except hardcore Friedmanites), and if Obama creates 2.5 million jobs in the next few years, he’s got 2012 in the bag.
In any event, here’s more from CNN:
(CNN) — Bobby Jindal’s in Iowa today. [...]

November 24th, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Thank You Sarah Palin!

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Palin, Republicans, Video

A new PAC is launching some ads thanking Sarah Palin for running for VP this year, and there’s little doubt that these folks want her to run in 2012.

Part of me wants to think that this stuff is nice, but the marketer/social media strategist in me screams, “Why did they have to form a PAC [...]

November 22nd, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Obama Raised $500M Online

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, 2012 Election, Barack, Money, Technology

If you had any doubts that the internet has created a new public financing system, this story should put those to rest.
From Wash Post:
In an exclusive interview with The Post, members of the vaunted Triple O, Obama’s online operation, broke down the numbers: 3 million donors made a total of 6.5 million donations online adding [...]

November 21st, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

2010 & 2012 Election Prologue

By mw | Related entries in 2010 Election, 2012 Election, Congress, Republicans

Divided government will be restored in 2012, either through the Republicans winning the presidency or (more likely) a majority in the Senate. If the latter, we will be in the interesting situation that we have a divided congress, and regardless of which party wins the presidency - a divided government.

November 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 12 Comments »

Will The GOP Back Palin?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, 2012 Election, Alaska, Palin, Republicans, Video

A Hardball panel discusses her future and her recent appears at the Republican Governors Association convention…

As usual, Pat Buchanan loves Palin, but the other Republican on the panel isn’t too keen to give her the same praise.
And frankly, I think many in the GOP are embarrassed by her performance on the trail. Especially guys like [...]

November 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

The Ubiquitous Mike Huckabee

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Huckabee, Media

Is he running for 2012 or America’s Sweetheart?
Probably both.
Jonathan Martin lays it out…
Mike Huckabee has a new book coming out, a weekly talk show on Fox and is an in-demand speaker.
But apparently he’s got some spare time.
The former Arkansas governor and once and perhaps future presidential candidate has inked a deal with ABC radio to [...]

November 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Palin Speaks At The RGA Conference

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Palin, Video

One of the first things she does is commend Bush on his decision to go to war in Iraq. Not the smartest move right out of the gate.

She’s talking a good game about being the party of ideas, but does she really think that 2012 is realistic for her? Because what ideas will the GOP [...]

November 13th, 2008 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

Palin’s Interview With Fox News

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Alaska, Palin, Video

Pure fluff, but hey…it is Palin and she’s auditioning for 2012 at this point.
So, here’s Greta Van Susteren’s interview in five parts.
Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

And scene.

November 13th, 2008 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Bobby Jindal To Go To Iowa Soon

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2012 Election, Iowa, Jindal, Louisiana, Republicans

If he’s truly thinking about running in 2012, I think that’s a mistake since he’ll literally be 41 years old at the time. Then again, that’s what they said about Obama a couple years ago, although Obama had more legislative experience when he ran than Jindal will have in 2012.
And actually, both Huckabee and Jindal [...]

November 12th, 2008 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Palin Needs To Undo A Lot Of Damage

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, 2012 Election, Palin, Polls

Ron Brownstein details just how badly campaign ‘08 hurt her…
In the national Election Day exit poll, fully 60% of voters said they did not consider her qualified to serve as president if necessary, while only 38% thought she would be ready to step in.
Those figures were daunting enough, but new calculations from the exit [...]

November 11th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Palin Talks To Matt Lauer

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, 2012 Election, Palin, Video

A pretty lengthy interview describing the ups and downs of campaign ‘08.

This is the thing…she’s definitely interested in a 2012 run. Because this interview is designed to undo what the McCain’s media strategy did to her.
But will it work?
Not really. Sure, it may save her for her next run as Governor, but hanging out [...]

November 11th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »