Although many believe a VP should be selected with great consideration to how they may behave in the fall election, vice presidents hardly ever swing key states or have a huge impact in the general election. What is more important is how effectively they can help to manage the administration to keep the American people […]

Prior to the suspension of his campaign, the businessman Mitt Romney was our favorite candidate in terms of economic issues. Lately, with McCain clinching the Republican nomination, articles on our site have generally agreed that he would have a stabilizing factor for the stock market.
But today a news article from The Weekly Standard brings […]

That used to be one of the ultimate fashion faux pas. Romney’s slip during a S. C. Chamber of Commerce meeting:
“Actually, just look at what Osam — Barack Obama — said just yesterday. Barack Obama, calling on radicals, jihadists of all different types, to come together in Iraq. That is the battlefield,” Romney said, […]

Liz Sidoti of the AP reports that so far none of the Republican candidates for President have begun to run negative ads yet, but the criticism rhetoric has definitely gotten sharper.
Giuliani, McCain, Thompson and Romney are all bunched up towards the top of the field. How to take on rival candidates and while not […]

Dick Tuck is a legendary political prankster who gained prominence as Richard Nixon’s nemesis more than forty years ago. Did Dick Tuck really do the following:
*Get a little old lady to stand on the tarmac after the first Kennedy/Nixon debate, wearing a Nixon button, and say, “It’s all right, sonny. You lost yesterday, […]

Jack Trout, expert marketing strategist and originator of the “positioning” concept among many others, gives his thoughts in forbes.com on how the candidates should position themselves.
Hillary Clinton. Strategy - “Experience.” Nice, but tough is the way to go. Her line, “I know how to get things done.
Barack Obama. Strategy - “Change.” […]

The winner of the Team Mitt Create Your Own Ad is announced. It’s Ryan Whitaker’s video “Ready for Action”
(catchy title)
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A featured media clip on MySpace video was this rather funny satire of debates. Their claim was that so often the candidate will talk and talk and talk, but really say nothing. Enjoy this video, I know I chuckled a bit.
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Join the forum discussion on this postFred Thompson is taking Mitt Romney to the mat re: “a half-baked cover-up” of an anti-Thompson website, phoneyfred.org.
Says spokesman, Todd Harris:
“This latest episode only serves to prove what many voters are already figuring out: Mitt Romney will do anything, say anything, smear any opponent and flip flop on […]

The strongest indicators for predicting Presidential elections are whether there is a “shooting” war involving U.S. troops and the economy. If the Presidential election were to be held today, the Iraq issue would top the list.
Two factors may alter this dynamic. First, there may be a “resolution” to the Iraq involvement. Even […]