Monthly Archives: December 2011

GOP New Year’s Blues | HughHewitt.com | December 27, 2011

With the Iowa caucuses a week away, uneasiness pervades GOP circles in Washington and around the country. Part of the reason – but only part – stems from continuing disquiet about the field of candidates. “Mitt or Newt,” I was asked at a holiday party of longtime conservatives and activists last night.  No matter how […]
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Can the Iowa Caucuses be Far Behind? | HughHewitt.com | 12.20.11

If Christmas is here, can the Iowa caucuses be far behind?  What are the candidates’ prospects weeks before the voting begins? You have heard about ups and downs in the major polls. Following are data on Romney, Gingrich and Perry you have probably not heard about, as well as an item on Ron Paul. Romney-Gingrich-Perry […]
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We’re not in Kansas Anymore: Why the 2012 White House Strategy is Wrong | HughHewitt.com | 12.13.11

Talk about tone deaf. A week ago, President Obama traveled to Kansas, to deliver his updating of Theodore Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism” speech.  His key word was “fairness,” and his message was that only the big government could deliver it.  “Greed” was his term for anyone who has done well in the private economy. But, as […]
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The New White House Reelection Strategy: Three Questions | HughHewitt.com | 12.05.11

With all the talk of Herman Cain’s fall and Newt Gingrich’s rise, it has been easy to miss reports of the White House’s emerging 2012 strategy this week. Though the president is down in the polls (he trails former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the latest Rasmussen matchup), only the deluded will count him out. […]
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