Unless most Republican voters in New Hampshire have been lying to the pollsters, Mitt Romney will be the winner of the first primary of the 2012 season (don't forget -- Iowa has a caucus, not a primary!). Odds are the results will be in pretty early. No waiting until the wee hours like [...]
This was a big weekend for political junkies. Two, count 'em, two GOP debates took place back-to-back on the eve of the Republican New Hampshire primary election scheduled this coming Tuesday. After Republican front runner Mitt Romney barely won the Iowa Caucuses by a mere eight votes, observers were confident that Saturday night's [...]
Last time I checked I thought that using candidates' children as targets of attack was pretty much off limits, especially after the 2000 presidential campaign when supporters of George W. Bush engaged in "push polling" to suggesting that John McCain's daughter, Bridget, who was adopted from Bangladesh, was actually an African-American child he [...]
It was really just a matter of time until Michele Bachmann’s presidential race was over. I had a sense that things were close when her children showed up with her on interviews right before the Iowa Caucuses. When a candidate starts appearing with their extended family mid-campaign, it’s almost never a good sign. [...]
Who really won in Iowa last night? Sure, Mitt Romney was declared the official winner of the Republican Iowa Caucus. But I have the feeling that Rick Santorum is doing a political happy dance right about now, after basically producing a tie with the so-called Republican frontrunner. Voters endured weeks of spinning and [...]
Pundits, journalists and politicians alike have been talking about the impending January 3 Iowa Caucuses to the exclusion of almost everything else over the holidays, with the exception of Anderson Cooper, of course, who kept us amused with his annual New Year's Eve date with Kathy Griffin. But just how important is Iowa to the [...]
Welcome to the latest installment of BlogHer's series Why I'm Political. I know lots of people steer clear of the world of politics or anything that makes you think about one more televised candidate debate! But the political means a lot of different things to different people, especially women. I learned that as I was [...]
In presidential campaigns, we expect to hear the candidates weigh in and spar on issues like the economy, taxes, military spending -- those issues that impact all of us and which the federal government has some role in dealing with. But when it comes to making specific reproductive health decisions for our daughters, why do [...]
'Tis the season for gift guides! While I don't usually put one together, my amazing friend Samantha from Garza Girls gave me the inspiration to think about what would make the perfect gift for the pundits in your household. After all, the 2012 primary election season begins immediately after the holiday season, so why not [...]
Moms on both sides of the political aisle are well-acquainted with the heat high profile women candidates, who happen to be mothers, take when someone raises the "Who's taking care of the kids question." It's something I devoted a whole chapter to in my book, Mothers of Intention. Even before she was a candidate, Hillary [...]
What do you get if you cross Ebeneezer Scrooge and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas? Why, Newt Gingrich, of course! Well, at least in demeanor, if not in actual appearance. You may recall that old Ebeneezer was a man who thought eating too much was a wasteful sin and the former Speaker of the House [...]
Herman, Herman, Herman. Where do I even start with the end of the strange political journey of Herman Cain and his now-defunct presidential campaign? Cain announced over the weekend that he was suspending his presidential bid because reports of certain lady problems were creating unwanted "distractions." His speech was an odd combination [...]
I've been trying not to bang my head against the computer over the latest in the 'Herman Cain Tries to Go to Washington' saga. My already-brewing migraine has to do with the revelations of his supposed thirteen-year affair, but not for the reasons you might think. I'm not holding a possible affair against [...]
I hate to break it to Gloria Cain, but I think she might be in denial about her husband Herman. For Hillary Clinton, accusations against her husband President Bill Clinton about potential sexual extra-curricular activities could only be viewed as part of an ongoing "vast right wing conspiracy." The late Elizabeth Edwards initially [...]
A recent study entitled, “Mom Bloggers Voices and Votes Influence State of Union” comes to the conclusion that women online have a huge impact on politics and social issues. The graphics proclaim “Mom bloggers vote!” “Mom bloggers care!” Mom bloggers are “motivated!” To that I say, ya’ think? Now, I’m not a pollster [...]
To the extent that you've been paying attention to the 2012 presidential campaign, you've probably heard of Herman Cain, the former Godfather's Pizza guy who has this 9-9-9 plan for taxes and fixing the economy. No one, probably least of all Cain, thought he would gain the kind of traction he currently has as the [...]
Our brief national fascination with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s “will he or won’t he” moment is over. Christie made it official today by announcing that he will not for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination. For months, many vocal Republicans have begged Christie to toss his hat in the ring. And for months he’s replied [...]
In politics, as in Hollywood, "winning" is in the eye of the beholder. Most pundits and politicos say there's no way that Sarah Palin is going to run for president in 2012 because time has run out. She's dragged her feet and teased us with her coy 'I'm thinking and I haven't ruled it out' [...]
When political candidates start using our personal lives -- the really personal parts -- for their own political gain, they cross a line. And some of the GOP Presidential candidates have ventured into dangerous territory as they've been discussing our daughters' cervical regions to portray themselves in a way they hope will appeal to more [...]
I've never really seen Rick Perry as a GOP presidential front-runner, even though many other pundits say he's got it in the bag. Tea partiers love him as their flavor of the moment, but he's got so much baggage that even his most rabid supporters will eventually go running back to Michele Bachmann or Ron [...]
Where have I been hanging out this week besides PunditMom? No, I wasn't in that beautiful Giverny garden in France, but I was a few other fun places .... I was honored to be selected by Working Mother Magazine as one of the most powerful mothers in social media! I'm in some amazing company. [...]
In case you hit the sack early on Wednesday night, or just didn't have the stomach to watch the Republican canned speech event debate, here's a quick recap for your weekend cocktail party discussion pleasure: Newt Gingrich -- You kids get off my lawn! Rick Perry -- Texas: The Death Penalty State. What's It to [...]
