Obama pollster: Romney’s stance on immigration too “harsh”
President Barack Obama's pollster believes former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's stance on immigration is too harsh. Photo: Charles Dharapak / AP.
Joel Benenson, President Barack Obama‘s campaign pollster, told reporters on Thursday that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s “pretty harsh” stance on immigration would work against him if he ends up competing against Mr. Obama in the November presidential election.
Ron Paul releases “Etch a Sketch” ad
The Ron Paul campaign released an Internet ad at the weekend entitled “Etch a Sketch”, following one of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney‘s aide recent remarks. Last week, Eric Fehrnstrom suggested that, after the November presidential election, promises made during the campaign were not sacrosanct and did not bind the candidates in any way whatsoever.
Santorum promises to crack down on pornography
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum says pornography is
detrimental to marriages and relationships and encourages mysogyny
and violence against women.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has pledged to crack down on pornography if he is elected president later on this year. His stance on adult entertainment is likely to please evangelicals Christians and the very conservative members of the GOP, who have already applauded the former Pennsylvania senator’s views on abortion and contraception.
Santorum: GOP primary will soon be a two-man race
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum told Bloomberg's Al Hunt that he expects to win the Kansas caucuses on Saturday and the Alabama and Mississippi primaries next Tuesday.
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum told Bloomberg Television’s ‘Political Capital with Mitt Romney.
Ron Paul: fight over contraception is “silly”
Texas Representative Ron Paul, right, told CNN's Piers Morgan, left, on Thursday that he felt that the fight over contraception was a rather silly argument. Photo: CNN.
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul described the fight over the healthcare mandate which requires contraception to be offered to women free of charge as a “silly” distraction.