Campaign 2012 on Townhall

• Republicans Need Karl Rove Now More Than Ever Tue Jan 15
  Brandon Gaylord
  Despite conservative talkers urging Karl Rove to exit stage left, Republicans desperately need Rove. ... more
• Mr. President, There are Red and Blue States Mon Dec 3
  Bruce Bialosky
  At the 2004 Democratic Convention, Barack Obama was introduced to the world. His most well-known statement from that speech remains “There are no red states or blue states, just the United States.” ... more
• Pavlich on GOP Loss: 'There's a Difference Between Throwing Each Other Under the Bus and Having Closed Door Meetings' Tue Nov 20
  America
  TH's Katie Pavlich tells Republicans they need to "take in what happened" in the election instead of criticizing one another. ... more
• Best Foot Forward? Fri Nov 16
  Mona Charen
  Our large cruise ship sailed within view of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a gathering of conservatives sponsored by National Review magazine considered the wreckage of the 2012 election. Most of the writers and commentators on board agreed with Ralph Reed of the Faith and Freedom Coalition that the last thing conservatives need to do now is to form a "circular firing squad." But lessons must be learned. ... more
• GOP Convention Thu Nov 15
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  Any change requires pain. Whatever we are doing now is easy (we think) compared to change, whatever it may be. Changing is hard. It requires us to think anew, to change our habits, our processes, our language. It's venturing out into the unknown. Without a compelling reason, people will stay the same and not change. ... more
• Executive Privilege: The 2012 Election and the Power of Incumbency Tue Nov 13
  Paul Kengor
  Mitt Romney lost the presidential race by only two percentage points. If the election had been held just a week earlier, when he was up in the polls, things might have been different. Nonetheless, Mitt Romney lost, and now a bitter debate has ensued over the future of the Republican Party, with liberal Democrats happily plunging into the debate. ... more
• After Romney Defeat, 'Clint Eastwood Spending a lot of Time Talking to an Empty Barstool' Tue Nov 13
  America
  Newsbusters Conservative Comedy ... more
• The Winning Campaign Advice Fri Nov 9
  Suzanne Fields
  "How to Win an Election" is a little primer, published by Princeton University Press, that flew out of bookstores just in time for the Nov. 6 election. The bright red cover reminded some older purchasers of Chairman Mao's famous "little red book" of a generation ago. Several hundred copies seem to have found their way to President Obama's election headquarters in Chicago. ... more
• Republicans Got the Shellacking We Deserve Fri Nov 9
  Crystal Wright
  Wednesday wasn’t “good morning” in the GOP. President Obama won a second term. Republicans deserve the shellacking we got because the party of Lincoln is running candidates in 2012 like it’s 1860. Old white men just don’t cut it anymore and are not reflective of the changing demographics of the country. America is browning up not whitening up, as evidenced by the US Census findings that minorities will make up 54% of the population by the year 2050. ... more
• The High Road Led Straight to Defeat for Romney Fri Nov 9
  Diana West
  If Election Day is about picking winners, the morning after is for post-mortems. That's when we slice open the losing campaigns, set aside the hundreds of millions of dollars that gush out, and pick apart the cause of death. ... more
• Obama's Reelection Means Four More Years of the Same Fri Nov 9
  Donald Lambro
  President Obama has proved he can win re-election without a second-term agenda merely by demonizing his opponent and appealing to voters' fears instead of our hopes, dreams and aspirations. ... more
• Groundhog Day in America Thu Nov 8
  Victor Davis Hanson
  Barack Obama won a moderately close victory over Mitt Romney on Tuesday. But oddly, nothing much has changed. The country is still split nearly 50/50. There is still a Democratic president, and an almost identically Democratic Senate at war with an identically Republican House, in a Groundhog Day America. ... more
• The Initial Aftershocks Thu Nov 8
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  Nobody likes to lose. But defeats can prove advantageous if used as a learning tool. Newt Gingrich lost his first two congressional campaigns, but won his third. Twenty years after his first defeat, he changed the nation with the Contract With America. ... more
• O'Reilly: 'If the Election Was Held Eight Days Earlier, Romney Would Have Won' Thu Nov 8
  America
  Bill O'Reilly suggests Romney's failure to emerge strongly after Hurricane Sandy cost him the presidency. ... more
• Could New Information Have Led to Romney Victory? Thu Nov 8
  America
  Five days ago, Iran shot down a US drone. We're only finding out after the election. Would this have made a difference? ... more
• One of Civilization's Wonders Wed Nov 7
  Jeff Jacoby
  AS THE NATION'S ELECTORAL BRAWL drew to a close, I thought about a question posed by ABC's Martha Raddatz to vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan during their debate in Kentucky last month. She quoted "a highly decorated soldier" who was "dismayed" at the tone of the campaign. "The ads are so negative," the soldier had lamented, "and they're all tearing down each other rather than building up the country." ... more
• What Happened? Wed Nov 7
  Rich Galen
  Obama won. Not by a lot, but by more than enough. In the end it came down to the battleground states, and President Obama won most of them by slim, but decisive, margins. ... more
• Krauthammer: 'Obama Won, But He Got No Mandate' Wed Nov 7
  America
  Charles Krauthammer says the president "went small and stayed small" to win reelection. ... more
• Obama: Replacing the Tuxedo with the Bomber Jacket Mon Nov 5
  Mary Grabar
  Liberal media outlets presented President Obama as a competent and compassionate leader in the time of a natural disaster, last week’s Hurricane Sandy. Some attribute Obama’s slight bump up in the polls to the hurricane. ... more
• Are Democrats Paying Attention to Trends in Illinois? Mon Nov 5
  Laura Hollis
  I had the opportunity to be in the western Cook County suburbs of Chicago late last week. I have never seen so many political signs in my life. Signs EVERYWHERE: homes, businesses, parking lots, churches, farms. That stunned me. What stunned me more? I saw not one sign for Obama. ... more
• Obama Campaign’s Sexist Ads are Setting Women Back Mon Nov 5
  Julie Borowski
  The Obama campaign released its creepiest ad yet featuring HBO actress Lena Dunham who likens her first time voting for Obama to losing her virginity. My initial reaction to the disgusting ad was disbelief. Surely, I thought, the provocative 26-year-old actress filmed this video on her own without consulting the official campaign. No way that this kind of juvenility was approved by the campaign staff of the sitting president. They couldn’t have sunk this low. ... more
• D Day for the People Mon Nov 5
  Armstrong Williams
  There’s a very cute Youtube video going around the internet of a little girl named Abigail crying because she’s tired of hearing about the presidential election. I imagine that she’s heard a lot less about it than those of us who are actually of voting age, which just goes to show you that everyone is sick of this presidential campaign. I know I am. Well we're all relieved that today is the day to make your vote count and wait in those long lines to make a difference in our once great nation. ... more
• Palin: 'Revenge is a Poor Tool to Build a Hope-Filled Nation' Mon Nov 5
  America
  The former Alaska governor slams Obama for telling supporters to "vote for revenge." ... more
• Gov. McDonnell: Children Hurt by the 'Stifling of the American Dream in the Last Four Years' Mon Nov 5
  Sterling, VA
  The governor of Virginia rallied Romney supporters in Sterling this weekend. ... more
• Here's Why Obama Will Lose Wisconsin Sat Nov 3
  Matt Batzel
  This morning, Obama visited Green Bay and he has two more plans to visit Wisconsin before November 6. So that's 2 visits in 8 months, then 3 last minute visits in the campaigns' final 5 days. These are the signs of a President who senses he is on the ropes and must win Wisconsin in order to be re-elected. ... more

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