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For GOP Contenders, Out of Office Means Out of Touch

By Michael Medved (Feb 22, 2012)

Recent history shows that none of the three Republican frontrunners—not Mitt Romney, not Rick Santorum, and certainly not Newt Gingrich—can possibly win the GOP nomination,... more

Palin and Romney, Romance and Resignation, at CPAC

By Michael Medved (Feb 15, 2012)

A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Mitt Romney may have won the straw poll but Sarah Palin won CPAC's heart—electrifying the Conservative... more

For Mitt: Lessons from Teddy

By Michael Medved (Feb 08, 2012)

As his formidable campaign marches inexorably toward the nomination, Mitt Romney should learn a vital lesson from the guy who beat him in his first race for public office:... more

Gingrich, Romney and the "Passion Gap"

By Michael Medved (Feb 01, 2012)

Does Newt Gingrich enjoy an electoral advantage with movement conservatives in part because he reaps the benefits of an “adultery edge”? It would have sounded like a... more

Obama and the Second-Term Curse

By Michael Medved (Jan 25, 2012)

A version of this column appeared originally in USA TODAY. With Americans telling pollsters that they disproportionately disapprove of Barack Obama's job performance in... more

The Huckabee Campaign That Might-Have Been

By Michael Medved (Jan 18, 2012)

A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Mike Huckabee, affable host at this weekend’s Republican debate in South Carolina, occasionally (and... more

Voters Deliver Good News—and Better News—For GOP

By Michael Medved (Jan 11, 2012)

The results from Iowa and New Hampshire bring good news and better news for the Republican Party and its prospects for November. First, Mitt Romney’s success in both... more

Rise of "Paul Power" Only Helps Obama

By Michael Medved (Jan 04, 2012)

A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST. Few of Ron Paul’s enthusiastic supporters actually expect their curmudgeonly, 77-year-old champion to... more