Election 2012
Straw Poll From Our Mayoral Inquisition: Jefferson Wins
It was excellent last night to see so many people turn up for our public endorsement interview, the Mayoral Inquisition—Rontoms was so packed that they opened their giant windows onto Burnside and a couple dozen people stood on the street, peering in to hear the debate. Even KATU was there! At the end of the […]
Paul Ryan Calls Mitt Romney “Obviously Inarticulate”
First Ann takes a swing and misses, now Paul Ryan has his shot: If you want to watch more of Ryan wondering why he ever took this job, you should watch this other news interview with him, too.
The Reactions to Romney’s Secret Fundraising Tape Keep Pouring In
1. A Republican candidate for senate in Connecticut has spoken out against Mitt Romney’s 47% comments: I disagree with Governor Romney’s insinuation that 47% of Americans believe they are victims who must depend on the government for their care. I know that the vast majority of those who rely on government are not in that […]
Can’t Make it to the Mayoral Inquisition Tonight? Watch the Livestream!
I know, our mayoral candidate Inquisition tonight at Rontoms is really going to cut into your busy schedule of sitting on the sofa eating cheese sandwiches. But good news! You can watch the Inquisition LIVE from the comfort of your cheese-covered sofa. Blaze Streaming Media will be livestreaming the event for us—watch it here (that […]
Why Mitt Romney is Scared of TV
There’s a lot of great gaffes and terrible opinions in the full hour-long version of the Mitt Romney Dinner Party of Disaster™—but since I’m the TV guy, let’s hear what he specifically had to say about TV stuff. From Business Insider: Romney on talk shows: “Letterman hates me because I’ve been on Leno more than […]
“Forget Romney”
The Miami Herald says that the Florida Republican Party might be worrying about containing the damage from the latest Romney implosion: Florida Republicans, already nervous about how Romney has performed in the nation’s biggest battleground state, are starting to sound despondent. “Forget Romney,” one GOP strategist said this morning, “we need to worry about the […]
Casino Critics Form Fake Pro-Gambling PAC
Viva Las Portland! That’s the slogan of a new PAC formed ostensibly to support the ballot measures that allow the construction of a non-Indian casino between Portland and Mount Hood. The casino sponsors have been downplaying the whole casino aspect of the project, pitching the development as a family-friendly entertainment destination that embodies the “spirit” […]
David Frum: The Problem Isn’t the GOP’s Leadership. It’s the GOP’s Followership.
Conservative writer David Frum lays into the Romney campaign and the RWNJs in GOP base who made it that way in an epic, ten-part tweet: If you’re not following David on Twitter, you should.
In Response to Reports That the Romney Campaign Is Incompetent, the Romney Campaign Announces a Major Shift in Strategy
Yesterday afternoon, Politico ran a story that suggested Mitt Romney’s campaign manager, Stuart Stevens, was proving to be incompetent. It’s a long, interesting insider’s view of the campaign, and it begins like this: Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romney’s top strategist, knew his candidate’s convention speech needed a memorable mix of loft and grace if he was […]
Is the Arts Levy a Benefit to Portland or a Burden?
Things are slowly heating up in the campaign around Measure 26, the “Arts Education and Access Fund” ballot measure that aims to restore arts funding in Portland’s six school districts this November. The measure was officially okayed for the ballot on September 4th. It may come as a surprise that despite Portland’s thriving arts and […]
What Phrases Should We Ban at the Mayoral Inquisition?
We’re gearing up for our Mayoral Inquisition this Tuesday night at Rontoms and have an important question: What words or phrases should we ban from the conversation? The point of the Inquisition is to get mayoral candidates Jefferson Smith and Charlie Hales out of campaign-pat-answers-soundbite mode and into having an actual conversation. In that interest, […]