The Other McCain

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Dave Weigel Interviews the Guy Who’s Going to Win the Big Debate Tonight

In New Hampshire: At the end of a short press scrum here, Herman Cain got a question he’s always asked semi-nervously: So, uh, how’s it going out there for a black Republican candidate? Go back and read my 2007 interview with Herman Cain: He’s been dealing with questions like this for years, and isn’t going […]

VIDEO: ABC’s Jake Tapper Reports on Calista and the Newt 2012 Implosion

Watch this — it’s only about 2 minutes — and tell me if you see a way for Newt Gingrich to recover: Meanwhile, in Beverly Hills, California: “I will endure the challenges. I will carry the message of American renewal to every part of this great land,” Gingrich told a crowded ballroom at a Beverly […]

Herman Cain Scheduled to Win Another GOP Debate Tonight in Manchester, N.H.

He started out the campaign as “Herman Who?” but has more recently described himself as “the black guy who keeps winning stuff.” Before last month’s debate in Greenville, S.C., my headline was: Herman Cain Set to Win S.C. Debate And when the post-debate Frank Luntz focus group showed that, indeed, Cain had scored a big […]

Fred Barnes Puts His Finger On It

And by “it,” I mean, Calista Gingrich: The problem was the wife. Aides to Newt Gingrich have resigned from his presidential campaign in protest of what they felt was a takeover by Callista Gingrich, the candidate’s wife since 2000. . . . Callista Gingrich gradually emerged as Gingrich’s most influential adviser this year, supplanting longtime […]

Team Newt Implodes: Top Aides Quit Gingrich 2012 Presidential Campaign

This news just broke in the past hour: Republican Newt Gingrich’s senior aides on his presidential campaign have resigned, according to the Associated Press. Press secretary Rick Tyler told the AP that he, campaign manager Rob Johnson said other strategists and aides in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina stepped down. UPDATE: Politico points to […]

Herman Cain Speaks Bluntly: ‘I Believe Homosexuality Is a Sin … Their Choice’

In an interview on CBS News: “I believe homosexuality is a sin because I’m a Bible-believing Christian, I believe it’s a sin. But I know that some people make that choice. That’s their choice.” OK, I know for a fact that Herman Cain has GOProud supporters, and it will be interesting to see their reaction […]

Are Krauthammer and Will Non-Traditional Supporters Of A Non-Traditional Candidate?

by Smitty Doug Ross surveys two generally sharp fellows. A brace of otherwise savvy pundits. They have watched the crisis progress over decades. They know the history. The must know that the ruling class patterns that brought the country to this point are not going to succeed. Yet they claim to be against one obvious […]

Herman Cain Hits the Big Time

Kate Zernike features Cain in the New York Times: MANCHESTER, N.H. — Michele Bachmann was campaigning just north of here, the Sarah Palin tour was rumored to be arriving soon, and Mitt Romney was on his way to announce his entry into the presidential race. Yet here was another voter swooning for Herman Cain. “I […]

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