Palin and Obama, Obama's Rivals for the 2012 Nomination will most likely be known by July - image media bistro
ABC is reporting that Donald Trump will be heading to New Hampshire to meet and greet arranged by his political aid, Michael Cohen. Yahoo News (among others), suggests that Michael Cohen is Donald Trump’s, Karl Rove. Cohen, who had worked in the past for Democrats, knows the tactics and how to fight “like a girl” (a la Palin) when up against a machine that is what it is, while most Republican’s are in a word “extremely polities and refuse to offend”.
The Wall Street Journal talks to the fact that Obama’s approvals are down, while Tim Pawlenty is making headway in collecting funds, and Mitt Romney leads the President in the Marist Poll. The focus on Romney and Plenty appears to come from the fact that both have declared forming “exploratory committees” – the bulk of the articles is a virtual shopping list of Presidential “don’ts” all of which appear with the Presidents moniker.
Meanwhile Sarah Palin’s PAC has gone through a top notch metamorphosis this past week, and Palin’s speech in Madison, have got Ben Smith over at Politico calling the week: “Palin’s Return”. (Of course, he had to throw in Trump and Bachman as reasons Palin might seeking more face time media wise.) Palin, who will do things in her own time, and in her own way, is still, along with the majority of the front runners in polling taken place since November 3, 2010 (post-Midterms), still undecided.
The State Column blog is reporting that Mike Huckabee is apparently seen as a threat to Mitt Romney, as Glenn Beck has taken off the gloves and is now calling Huckabee – a “progressive”. Seriously – Beck has come out strong against Trump for saying the exact same things Beck has said, against Palin, and now Huckabee – we are looking for an article where Beck has gone negative on Romney – he may be saving him for last, unless of course, George Sorros does something that can keep Beck in at least two of three headlines. Huckabee, the 2 and ½ term Governor from the State of Arkansas, had committed the crime of crossing the aisle in order to get things done, he pardoned Rolling Stone’s Keith Richards, he did raise taxes after having the state’s populace vote on the subject, and he has most definitely, like any other human in office, made a mistake or two (none of the aforementioned fall under that category.
The GOP field of Presidential Candidates will not likely take shape much before June or July of this year, with those who appear to be sitting on the fence possibly pulling a “George Bush” and announcing in August. The hue and cry from the media, belies the fact that prior to 2007, announcement for Presidential bids, normally came later in the year prior to the election, and debates were held, not in May, but in October of those years. Apparently, this crop of potential Presidential candidates, many of whom are under media contracts which are renewable at some point between now and then are taking it “old school”.
Meanwhile, the President is campaigning on Facebook where according to MSNBC he is attempting to “excite young voters”. What the President may or may not know is that the youth vote, might be more enamored of another rising star, one who can promise them jobs, rather than Obama’s recycled hid your grandmother, the Republican’s are coming, parlance that worked in 2008. In quoting one definite youth voter from UMASS – who voted for Obama in 2008 – “He’s old news – we need someone who can get us out of this mess, but someone “cool”. Go figure.
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