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Could Mitt Romney Go Bankrupt?

By on February 17, 2012 in GOP Primary, Mitt Romney

His morals have been in a blind trust for decades

Mitt Romney isn’t stupid.

Okay, in 2007-2008 he apparently invested $35.4 million in a presidential run that was over by Valentine’s Day. But that was to be the next Reagan. Priceless.

He hasn’t spent any of his quarter billion in assets yet for this Reaganpalooza. He isn’t receiving much support from small donors as compared to President Obama or John McCain. But Wall Street loves him.

The problem is NO ONE expected this primary to go this long.

The way you earn big donations in the primary is to appear inevitable while making your opponents seem implausible.…


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Think Jon Huntsman is a “moderate”? Think again.

By on January 11, 2012 in GOP Primary, Mitt Romney

Republican Jon Huntsman comes across as the most reasonable of the presidential primary candidates. He is generally viewed as moderate, as well. This morning, Ezra Klein disabuses us of that notion, despite a confusing headline.

In the end, the polls were right. Mitt Romney took first, Ron Paul took second, and Jon Huntsman took third. Huntsman’s weak finish led many to suggest that the GOP was no place for moderates. But the truth is that Huntsman’s campaign didn’t prove that, or anything like it. For all Huntsman’s signaling and hinting, his policy platform is no more moderate than Romney’s. In fact, it might be less moderate.…

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