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Gingrich launches TalesOfMitt.com...
...the website is "to document all of Mitt Romney's flip flops and new stories trying to explain his liberal record." Includes two new web videos: "Which Mitt Is it" and "Mitt's Blind Trust Bluff"...
Gingrich to challenge Florida's winner-take-all delegates rule...
... Newt's campaign is gearing up to challenge the results of the Florida primary based on the RNC's own rules which state that no contest can be
winner-take-all prior to April 1, 2012...
"The challenge will be considered by the RNC's Committee on Contests, which will meet right before the summer convention..."
see: RNC memo on Florida delegates
see: Gingrich memo on Florida delegate allocation
Herman Cain endorses Newt Gingrich...
Sharron Angle endorses Rick Santorum...
... Nevada's tea party favorite Sharron Angle has endorsed Rick Santorum just days before the Nevada State caucuses...
Michelle Malkin endorses Rick Santorum...
... writes Michelle: "[Santorum] has launched the most cogent, forceful fusillade against both Romney and Gingrich for their muddled, pro-individual health care mandate
waters..."
Romney: I'm not concerned about the very poor...
Romney plays into looming Democrats' rich-guy attacks...
... Washington Post: "the longer the former Massachusetts governor has to campaign, the more ammunition he's giving Democrats, at least when it comes to potential footage that could be used to paint him as an out-of-touch rich guy in the general election"
"there are storm clouds on the horizon. A day after Mitt Romney's massive win in Florida he opened his mouth and promptly told conservatives he was incapable of articulating conservatism..."
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Ann Coulter: Three cheers for RomneyCare...
... HotAir's blogger Allahpundit summarizes Coulter's column succinctly: "Read it all, but here's the worst part. Turns out government coercion isn't so bad as long as it's not coming from the feds..."
backlash to Coulter's column:
RomneyCare becomes ObamaCare and now CoulterCare...
... writes W. James Antle: "Ann Coulter has now written an unqualified defense of RomneyCare. What she doesn't appear to realize is how useful her column will be to defenders of ObamaCare..."
Romney supports automatic minimum wage increases...
... Newt Gingrich criticized Romney for the stance, pointing to previous periods of hyperinflation and saying it would end up costing way too much money. "That would be
a very dangerous idea," said Gingrich...
The Trump endorsement - good or bad for Romney?...
... both -- it keeps Gingrich from getting free media; but the DNC is already mocking Romney for standing with the man who's signature line is "You're fired!"... as Romney continues to demonstrate out-of-touch-rich-guy gaffes, this pairing has abundant DNC attack material...
Romney opens up BIG poll lead in Nevada...
... a new poll of likely Republican voters give Romney a 45 to 25 percent lead over Newt Gingrich...
Romney opens up BIG poll lead in Arizona...
... a new Rasmussen poll of likely Republican voters shows Romney 48, Gingrich 24, Santorum 13, Paul 6...
"We can stand for Romney, but we'll find soon enough that that's all we stand for."