Above is Democrat Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker on “Meet the Press” yesterday where he said Barack Obama’s attacks against Mitt Romney on his time at Bain Capital makes him very “uncomfortable.” Booker said, “I’m not about to sit here and indict private equity. To me, we’re getting to a ridiculous point in America. . . If you look at the totality of Bain Capital’s record they’ve done a lot to support businesses, to grow businesses . . “

By last night, the Mayor who sang from his own songbook instead of parroting what he was told by Obama’s minions felt the need to clarify his remarks and say it is just fine to go after Romney’s time at Bain Capital. I wonder how many angry phone calls he got from the White House yesterday?

New Hampshire could be the deciding factor in the 2012 Election. If Romney carries the states we currently project him to win, he has 191 Electoral Votes. If he can win Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio, it will give him another 75 Electoral Votes and bring him to 266. Adding New Hampshire’s four votes would give him the victory with 270 – without winning Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania or New Mexico.

NEW YORK TIMES: In the days and weeks after the 2008 election, it seemed as if President Obama had permanently yanked independent-minded New Hampshire out of the reach of Republicans.

But much has changed since he triumphantly won here four years ago. Republicans surged back to power in the State Capitol in 2010, and Mitt Romney’s campaign now views the Granite State as a real opportunity to pry four electoral votes away from Mr. Obama in November.

In an appearance Friday at an abandoned 19th-century bridge that was repaired with $150,000 of federal stimulus money, Mr. Romney sought to tap into the one thing that gets mild-mannered New Hampshire voters riled up: wasteful spending.

“This is the absolute Bridge to Nowhere if ever was one,” Mr. Romney said, to knowing laughs. “That’s your stimulus dollars at work.”

Mr. Romney is hoping his message of lower taxes, less regulation and an emphatic denunciation of Mr. Obama’s economic record is in sync with voters whose local economy is better than the nation’s but still struggling. Aides have privately identified it as potentially crucial to victory in a close election, and a potent symbolic win.

He is also betting that his personal connection to the state will help him. Aides said on Friday that he planned to spend the night at his family’s vacation home in Wolfboro, N.H., before heading to his home in Boston.

But the Republican candidate is playing catch-up in New Hampshire, where polls show the president with a lead. Mr. Obama has spent months building a campaign operation in the state even as Mr. Romney was forced to shift his New Hampshire resources to other states during the primary. Mr. Romney’s state director started just this month.

“The Obama campaign’s had well over a dozen people up here since before the primary, and they never slowed down,” said Steve Duprey, a Republican who worked for John McCain in 2008.

“We Republicans are still putting the pieces together after the primary campaign, and not even running on all cylinders yet,” said Michael P. Dennehy, a veteran Republican operative. “I think it’s going to be a very close race — two, three, four points, maximum.”

That would fit, historically. In 1992, Bill Clinton won the state by about a percentage point. In 2000, George W. Bush won by about the same amount. Four years later, John Kerry snatched it back, winning by about two percentage points. Polls suggest it will be a close race again this year. . . . Read More

Here is video of Bill O’Reilly’s “Talking Points” last night where he demonstrated the unabashed bias of the liberal media in how they are treating Mitt Romney’s wealth as compared to how they treated the wealth of John Kerry back in 2004 when he was the Democrat Nominee for President. O’Reilly’s conclusion – By and large, the media are committed Left ideologues and they want to re-elect Barack Obama.

Here is Karl Rove last night telling Bill O’Reilly that things appear to be moving Mitt Romney’s way right now:

“I think North Carolina is gone just like Indiana is gone. I think Ohio and Florida are leaning today towards Romney. I think places like Iowa and Colorado are in danger of floating into the Republican column. And states like Nevada and Pennsylvania are moving from lean Democrat into toss-up category. And on June 5th, mark my words, we will have more poll data than we got today that is going to show that Wisconsin’s a battleground state.”

Rove said it will be awhile before the Electoral Map actually shows these trends, as polling data in some states has been slim up to this point. But soon a lot more polling data will come out, and the Electoral Map will begin to show the weakened position of Barack Obama.

I think Rove is correct. We still show North Carolina as a “tossup,” and Colorado in Obama’s column, along with Nevada and Pennsylvania. As more polling comes out, the Electoral Map will begin to catch up to what appears to be the strengthening Romney Campaign.

Via Gateway Pundit

Here is Charles Krauthammer explaining why the Jeremiah Wright issue is legitimate to go after Barack Obama on, but also saying it is best for Mitt Romney to leave it to others.

Here is a follow-up ad from the Mitt Romney Campaign that goes right after the Auto Bailout the Obama Campaign is always touting. It features workers who were not part of the windfall payoff to Big Labor that the bailout was all about.

THE CAMPAIGN SPOT – Jim Geraghty: Mitt Romney’s campaign is unveiling a web video, “A Few More of the 23 Million,” spotlighting a few more individuals who are unemployed, under-employed, or struggling because of the economic decisions of the Obama administration.

The ad spotlights non-union Delphi employees were given less favorable benefits than union employees during the auto bailout and GM restructuring. They hit Vice President Biden for his recent comment that non-union employees “did fine” under the deal; clearly, these employees don’t agree. . . . Read More

Here is video from yesterday of Mitt Romney saying that the “centerpiece” of Barack Obama’s Campaign strategy is “quite clearly character assassination.”

Romney made the comment in the context of a report that a SuperPAC was considering an ad campaign focused on Obama’s long relationship with the radical Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Romney said he would “repudiate” such a strategy, but used the opportunity to point out that Barack Obama is already fully engaged in a strategy of actual character assassination against him.

Many are criticizing Romney for his handling of this story. But I would not be too quick to assume that Romney is showing weakness here. The Romney Campaign over the years, going back to 2008, has shown a willingness to be very tough on opponents. Many times, attacks are not done by Romney himself but by surrogates or in ways not directly tied to Romney himself. In this case, the Jeremiah Wright issue is all over the news. People are being reminded of it, but Romney not only comes across as above the fray but uses the opportunity to point out that Obama is already engaging in the very thing the media is obsessing over with the story of this SuperPAC.

I, for one, think the Jeremiah Wright link to Obama is fair game. But Romney does not have to hammer on that issue himself. Others can and will keep that issue alive. But Romney must continue to work at defining Obama as the failure that he is, keeping the focus squarely on the Obama Record.

Via Breitbart.com