Here is video of Fox News’ Carl Cameron interviewing Texas Gov. Rick Perry in New Hampshire.
Cameron begins with a report on the state of the Presidential Campaign today, and then interviewed Perry. Cameron went right at Perry on why so many conservatives are upset with him about his support for in-state tuition for the children of illegal aliens in Texas. Perry defended his record on illegal immigration, and said his actions were in line with the will of the state legislature and the people of Texas. He pledged to secure the border, something President Obama has refused to do.
Perry reacted to Obama calling the American people “soft.” Perry said the American people are “plenty tough.” But we have a “soft President.”
Rick Perry continues to fail to explain the whole in-state tuition issue well. The best he can do is to make clear that the Texas DREAM Act had nothing to do with amnesty. It only deals with giving the children of illegals access to in-state tutition, but it is not connected to a path to citizenship like the proposed Federal DREAM Act is. That would still not deal with the basic problem of his position, but it would make an important distinction.
Here is a shocking poll result. A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey in the very blue state of Connecticut shows Mitt Romney trailing President Barack Obama by only 2-points, 47%-45%:
PPP: Connecticut isn’t a place that would go on anybody’s list of swing states but Barack Obama is in a statistical tie with Mitt Romney there, leading only 47-45.
Obama’s poor showing in Connecticut is mostly a function of his own unpopularity. Despite having won it by 23 points in 2008 his approval numbers are now under water at 48/49. That represents a 17 point net shift in the wrong direction since PPP last polled the state in March- at that time Obama’s approval was a positive 55/39 spread. The decline has come because he’s unpopular with independents (41/53) and also because an unusually high 20% of Democrats disapprove of the job he’s doing.
Romney’s favorability is 41/42, not great numbers but better than he is doing in most states. In the head to head with Obama he takes independents by 12 points at 48-36 and gets crossover support from 14% of Democrats while losing just 9% of the Republican vote.
The competitiveness in Connecticut is limited to Romney. Against the rest of the Republican field Obama leads by double digits- it’s 12 points against Rick Perry at 53-41, 13 against Ron Paul at 51-38, 16 against Newt Gingrich at 54-38, and 19 against Michele Bachmann at 55-36. . . . Read More
REUTERS: Mike Huckabee has been approached by Republican and conservative activists unhappy with the current crop of presidential hopefuls and he is considering entering the fray, two sources who have spoken with Huckabee told Reuters.
The former Arkansas governor, who made a splash by winning the Iowa caucuses as a candidate in 2008, announced last May on his Fox News show that he would not enter the race.
But the conservative Huckabee, who appeals to evangelical Christians and is seen as an effective campaigner, is taking another look at jumping in, said the two sources, who are close to Huckabee. They spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity.
“He is entertaining the request for conversations about it,” one of the sources said. “I do not think it is a complete 100 percent ‘I’m reconsidering’ but he hasn’t shut the door on it.” . . . Read More
Here is a devastating new Mitt Romney ad attacking Texas Gov. Rick Perry for supporting in-state tuition for the children of illegal aliens in Texas.
The ad first points out that Perry’s position puts him on the side of Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama on the issue, and then it really lowers the boom. It features video of former Mexican President Vicente Fox praising Rick Perry for his position – for “giving access to Mexican migrants to universities in Texas.”
The Romney ad team has been beyond great so far, and one thing this demonstrates is that if Romney winds up winning the GOP Nomination, he will be prepared to go after Barack Obama in a very effective way when it comes to political ads – something the McCain Campaign was never willing to do. The Romney Campaign has a “mean, junk-yard dog” side to it, and that’s what you need, frankly, to win a General Election against a Democrat who is the darling of the media.
This news is a great way to start the day. U.S. born Al-Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki is dead, killed by an airstrike in Yemen.
FOX NEWS: Terror mastermind and senior Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki is dead, senior U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News.
Al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamic militant cleric who became a prominent figure in Al Qaeda’s most active branch, using his fluent English and Internet savvy to draw recruits to carry out attacks in the United States, was killed Friday in the mountains of Yemen, American and Yemeni officials said.
The Yemeni government and Defense Ministry announced al-Awlaki’s death, but gave no details. A senior U.S. official said American intelligence supports the claim that he had been killed. Another confirmed that the Al Qaeda leader was dead, describing him as a “big fish.” Neither would confirm or deny if it was a U.S. airstrike.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.
Yemeni security officials and local tribal leaders said al-Awlaki was killed in an air strike on his convoy that they believed was carried out by the Americans. They said pilotless drones had been seen over the area in previous days. . . . Read More
Here is video of Newt Gingrich on the PBS Newshour with Judy Woodruff, explaining his new “21st Century Contract with America” that he unveiled today. Gingrich has moved up to double-digits at 11% in a new Fox News Poll.
NEWT.ORG: The 21st Century Contract with America will be much larger than the original, and will consist of four parts.
A set of legislative proposals to shift America back to job creation, prosperity, freedom, and safety.
A “First Day” project of Executive Orders to be signed on inauguration day to immediately transform the way the executive branch works.
A training program for the transition teams and the appointees who will lead the shift back to Constitutional, limited government (coming soon);
A system of citizen involvement to help us sustain grassroots support for change and help implement the change through 2021 (coming soon). . . . Read More
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