Republicans are back to “dissing” Mitt. This time its Giuliani
|With Friends like this, who needs enemies?
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani went on TV yesterday as a surrogate for presidential contender Mitt Romney — that part is expected, but Giuliani wasn't drinking the Kool Aid. Giuliani seemed to pump himself up more than the presumed GOP nominee.
Use of Rev. Wright Would Be a Disaster, but Not Necessarily for Obama
|Or what your powerful supporters might have possibly wanted.
So Many X Factors in Next Year’s Race for NYC Mayor
|Conventional wisdom and recent polling indicates City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is the one to beat in the 2013 race for mayor, but it may not be that simple.
Quinn by all accounts, is the front-runner now, but the race, about a year and a half away, is a lifetime in the world of politics.
Christie/Booker deal with their rivalry with a funny skit
|New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Newark's Democratic Mayor Cory Booker have teamed up in a new web parody video portraying the two men as bitter political rivals desperately trying to one up each other. It's funny with Booker basically serving as Superman. "I got it, Governor!" Booker says, prompting a hapless Christie to fume, "Booker!"
Obama Commercial Hits Romney Hard, and where it hurts
|The Obama campaign is hitting hard at Romney, with a 2-minute ad on Mitt Romney's Bain Capital.
Targeting Romney's involvement in the acquistion of GST Steel, the commercial shows workers at a shuttered plant pinning Romney and Bain with the blame.
Newsweek: Obama First Gay President
|First it was Bill Clinton was the first "Black" President, now this.
Come on Folks, Who Really Politicized Bin Laden’s Death?
|I have to confess I was a little uncomfortable with the ad from team Obama on Bin Laden, from the perspective of these types of attacks (Mitt Romney might not have made the same decision to send Navy SEALs into Pakistan) are best left historically to surrogates. Like the President did do with Vice President Joe Biden, "Bin Laden is dead, General Motors is alive," and former President Bill Clinton from the actual commercial.
When does a good thing become too much? Final thoughts on the President on Jimmy Fallon’s TV show
|Social Media will prove to be extremely important with the 2012 election. Hey, the President's team proved to be Masters with its use in 2008, displaying the viability of Social Media.
They have also demonstrated to be Masters at Facebook Town Hall Meetings, raising money on the Internet, and continue to utilize social media tools in unprecedented ways.
