by Gordon Hensley | Sep 14, 2012 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, SNF
If one listened only to the Washington Beltway echo chamber this week, the presidential campaign is over. Not only did Romney ‘mishandle’ the sacking of the U.S. embassy in Libya, but he’s also “lost Ohio” and thus the election because of...
by Gordon Hensley | Aug 28, 2012 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics
As the GOP Convention convenes in Tampa and Republicans eagerly await Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech, the sense is developing among several analysts that either Romney will pull away at the end in a modest ‘wave election’ and win a bit more handily...
by Gordon Hensley | Jun 5, 2012 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics
While all eyes are on the Wisconsin recall tonite, and no declared winner yet, am going to have to say how slow DC moves in recognizing Mitt Romney is more likely than not to win the Presidency. Unsurprisingly, most of official Washington is relatively oblivious to...
by Gordon Hensley | Jan 23, 2012 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics
As the Florida GOP race moves to Florida and a new Rasmussen survey finds Gingrich with 41%, Romney with 32% and Santorum at 11%, the Romney campaign is wrestling with the fact Newt has completely turned the tables and is now the insurgent ‘outsider’ who...
by Gordon Hensley | Jan 6, 2012 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics
The rap on Mitt Romney in both national surveys and states beyond just his home geo base in NH is that he cannot poke through approximately 25% in this large multi-candidate. While just one survey, the new CNN/Time/ORC South Carolina poll puts Romney at 37% followed...
by Gordon Hensley | Dec 15, 2011 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics
One benefit of my office setup — some say a liability that perpetuates a narrow Beltway perspective — is that i watch MSNBC, Fox News, CNN and CNBC throughout the course of the business day. One benefit is sensing shift in narratives and storylines —...
