Topic: Dick Morris

Romney vs. Obama: a squeaker or a landslide?

In a Mitt Romney matchup with Barack Obama, latest polling data point to either a close race or an Obama blowout, depending on which numbers you look at. It may come down to which matters more: economic performance or personal appeal.

Will Putin trump Medvedev and return Russia – and US ties – to Soviet era?

The ideological divide in Russia between Soviet-tending Putin and pro-Western Medvedev makes it tough for the US to set policies with Moscow. But a more difficult scenario is likely to come: anti-Western Putin in power in 2012. Obama must send a strong message to Moscow now, not later.

Why Obama isn't fighting the budget battle

As the president looks forward to the 2012 election, he'll try sticking a little closer to the center.

On tax-cut deal, ignore Bill Clinton

Former president's tax cuts took place in a vastly different and better economy.

As Obama plans White House reshuffle, where are the new faces?

A major game of musical chairs appears to be in the works at the White House. But without an infusion of new blood, some wonder, will the reshuffle get Obama back on track?

Obama's new job: reinvention

To avoid gridlock, he will need to master a new political reality – and win a battle of public perception.

Obama, learn the lesson of 1936, not 1996

Clinton won in 1996 because the economy had rebounded, not because he moved to the center. FDR faced a down economy in 1936, as Obama will in 2012, and won by staying to the left and telling voters that Republicans sided with 'business' and 'reckless banking.'

What the GOP knows and Dems don't: After midterms, stay the course

The first midterm election of a new presidency always goes against the president's party. Democrats see this as a call to move to the center. Republicans stay on-message.

Gingrich threatens extinct strategy: Shut down the government.

Former Rep. Newt Gingrich recycles an old ploy, forgetting that it cost the Republicans dearly in the 1990s.

Is Obama a socialist? What does the evidence say?

Some critics cite government 'takeover' of business and 'giveaways' to the poor as signs that President Obama is a socialist. Members of the Socialist Party are among those who disagree.

Did Woodstock hippies lead to US financial collapse?

A conservative activist says hippies-turned-boomers are responsible for excessive spending, the mortgage crisis, and recklessness on Wall Street. He tells the story in his film, 'Generation Zero.'

Conservative authors on the rise?

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Biden: "McCain campaign is on the ropes"

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