David Frum's Blog, page 183

Here’s Why Mitt’s 100% Wrong on the 47%

Mitt Romney has just committed the worst presidential-candidate gaffe since Gerald Ford announced in 1976 that "there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe."

Here's Why Mitt's 100% Wrong on the 47%

Mitt Romney has just committed the worst presidential-candidate gaffe since Gerald Ford announced in 1976 that "there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe."

Randian Romneys Don't Win Elections

Mother Jones' David Corn published a devastating story today: video of Mitt Romney explaining his belief that all America's poor and working class citizens will reflexively vote for Barack Obama. As my headline suggests, the language was Randian, and the political sensibility vacant.

Apparently "Frumian" is a Word

I was not aware of this until I ran across Reihan Salam's article on the newly developing "fault lines" in the conservative movement.

Should Conservatives Embrace Solar Power?

Noah Smith, writing for The Atlantic, would very much like them to consider it.

The Powerful Welfare Voting Bloc?

Dylan Matthews swats away a time-honored rumor from right wing talk radio, that of the potent political power of voters on the dole.

10 Tweets That Explain Romney's Flailing

David went on a bit of a Twitter rant this morning, listing a series of reasons Mitt Romney is struggling to connect with voters.

Memo to Obama: Speak for Free Speech

In my column for CNN, I urge President Obama to proudly and publicly defend free speech, even (and especially) when it is of the unpopular variety.

The GOP's Tense Relationship with "Smart People"

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum made a bit of news this weekend, declaring that “we will never have the elite, smart people on our side" at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.

Happy Rosh Hashanah

A happy New Year to all readers observing Rosh Hashanah.