Week of February 27, 2012 Archives 
RealClearPolitics Morning Edition
Monday, February 27
Health Law Hurting Obama in Swing States - Susan Page, USA TodayObama In Good Shape, But Hasn't Won Yet - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Can You Afford 4 More Years of Obama? - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
GOP Fears 2012 Is Last Chance to Stop History - Jonathan Chait, NY Mag
Colorado Braces for Big November Storm - Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Is the GOP Handing Michigan to Obama? - Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
Romney & Santorum: Different Americas - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
What Mitt Romney Has Already Lost - Rick Klein, ABC News
My Economic Freedom Agenda - Rick Santorum, Wall Street Journal
Santorum's JFK Story Makes Me Want to Throw Up - Joan Walsh, Salon
We're Not "Coming Apart" - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
Kaine Embraces Obama Anew Thanks to Va GOP - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Real Change in Russia Is Unavoidable - Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Guardian
America's Iranian Self-Deception - Kagan & Zarif, Wall Street Journal
WH Uses Espionage Act Against Whistle Blowers - David Carr, NY Times
Google and Facebook Are Our Political Masters - John Naughton, Guardian
What Exactly Goes On at Davos? - Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker
2012 Polls: GOP: MI, AZ, OH, National | General Election: Head-to-Heads
Tuesday, February 28
Romney, Santorum Neck and Neck in Michigan - Josh Lederman, The HillRivals Offer Different Versions of Same Message - John Dickerson, Slate
ObamaCare & the Fall Election - David Catron, The American Spectator
Romney's Electability Edge Has Evaporated - Charlie Cook, Nat'l Journal
Is Obama Opposed to Cheap Gas? - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
President's Stimulus Has Been a Success - Juan Williams, The Hill
The State of the Anglosphere - Joel Kotkin & Shashi Parulekar, City Journal
Time to End Affirmative Action? - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
Iran Is Becoming Election Wild Card - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal
David and Goliath in Michigan - Paul Rahe, Ricochet
Romney's Problem Speaking About Money - Dan Schnur, New York Times
Santorum's Rhetoric Goes to Extreme - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Pettiness and Mud - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
As Gas Prices Spike, Obama May Tap Oil Reserve - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
Yoga and Sex Scandals: No Surprise Here - William Broad, New York Times
What's the Matter With "Nebraska"? - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
A Treasure Trove of Reagan's Past - John Meroney, Los Angeles Times
Ohio (Univ of Cincinnati): Santorum 37, Romney 26, Gingrich 16,Paul 11
Wednesday, February 29
Romney Survives Michigan, Looks to Super Tuesday - Dan Balz, Wash PostGood Signs - and Bad - in Romney's Wins - Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Romney's Frontrunner Status Restored - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
The "Frontrunner" Is Bleeding - George Neumayr, The American Spectator
The GOP's Greek Tragedy - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
The Big Picture Looks Good for GOP - Charles Hurt, Washington Times
GOP Race to Reset in Ohio Next Tuesday - Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
Olympia Snowe's Huge Gift to Democrats - Steve Kornacki, Salon
Geithner and the "Privilege" of Being American - Lawrence Lindsey, WSJ
President's "Load of You-Know-What" Speech - David Harsanyi, Examiner
The Arab Spring's Counter Revolution - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Right Problem, Wrong Solution - Howard & Holtz-Eakin, RealClearPolitics
Climate Wars: Michael Mann Strikes Back - Dan Turner, Los Angeles Times
Real Story of the Atheist, Muslim & Judge - Cathy Young, RealClearPolitics
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and Race - Jason Horowitz, Washington Post
The Possum Republicans - David Brooks, New York Times
David Brooks' Sad Elite - Mickey Kaus, The Daily Caller
GOP Nomination: Delegate Count | Popular Vote | Election Calendar
Thursday, March 1
Fresh From Wins, Romney Waxes Personal in Ohio - Erin McPike, RCPRomneyCare & ObamaCare: Waaay Different - Tim Noah, New Republic
The Stakes on Super Tuesday - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
GOP Race on Pace for Summer Delegate Fight - Stephen Ohlemacher, AP
Obama: Koran Apology "Calmed Things Down" - Devin Dwyer, ABC News
Riots Show It's Time to Leave Afghanistan - Cal Thomas, DC Examiner
America's Domestic Energy War - Joel Kotkin, The Daily Beast
Unionizing Should Be a Civil Right - Kahlenberg & Marvit, New York Times
Puzzling Cheers for Higher Taxes - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
As Newt's Hopes Dim, Georgia Offers Potential Spark - Scott Conroy, RCP
Super Tuesday and the Delegate Race - Cillizza & Blake, Washington Post
Mitt's Big Wins and the Road Ahead - Hugh Hewitt, Townhall
Romney Is Headed for a Loss in November - Erick Erickson, RedState
What Now, Santorum? - John Cassidy, The New Yorker
Ben Bernanke Can't Blame Milton Friedman - Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg
"After-Birth Abortion" Coming to Europe? - Stephen Adams, The Telegraph
The Great Divorce - Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
GOP Nomination Race: Delegate Count | Super Tuesday | National Polls
Friday, March 2
Is the Election Over? - Robert Samuelson, NewsweekEnergy Will Be Obama's Waterloo - William Tucker, American Spectator
The Fool's Gold of Gas Price Politics - Steve Kornacki, Salon
Romney Reopens Whatever-It-Takes Playbook - Barbaro & Peters, NYT
Dirty Tricks by Romney Allies in Michigan? - Michael Warren, Wkly Std
Fight for Women Takes Center Stage in OH - Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
Mitt Romney's Luck - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
In Romney, Moderates See A Champion - McKay Coppins, BuzzFeed
How a Brokered Convention May Help GOP - Lou Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Obama to Iran & Israel: I Don't Bluff - Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
Can Israel Trust Obama When It Comes to Iran? - Yossi Klein Halevi, TNR
Financial Crisis Amnesia - Timothy Geithner, Wall Street Journal
Will Wall Street Ever Face Justice? - Phil Angelides, New York Times
Obama's Election Bully Brigade Is Back - Michelle Malkin, New York Post
Why I'm Leaving the Senate - Sen. Olympia Snowe, Washington Post
Looming Senate Race in Quirky Maine - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
Breitbart's Last Laugh - Matt Labash, Weekly Standard
Rasmussen Reports: Obama 48, Romney 42 | Obama 46, Santorum 43
Saturday, March 3
If Stockton Is Broke, Why Isn't San Diego? - Steven Greenhut, BloombergChallenging the Self-Made Myth - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
GOP's Final Four Face Super Tuesday Test - Michael Memoli, LA Times
Who'll Win in Washington State? It's Anybody's Guess - Scott Conroy, RCP
Mitt Romney's Upper Hand - Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
Romney's Troubles: The Heart of the Matter - Alec MacGillis, New Republic
Plan B for Stopping Obama - George Will, Washington Post
Santorum and the Sexual Revolution - Charles Blow, New York Times
The High Price of "Free" Health Care - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
GOP Faces Headwinds in Battle for Senate - Charlie Cook, National Journal
With Romney Closing, Santorum Airs His Grievances - Erin McPike, RCP
In Georgia, Gingrich Helped Build Conservative Base - Greg Bluestein, AP
America's Longest War Will Leave No Trace - Mark Steyn, OC Register
"Green on Blue" Killings Could Start Withdrawal - Mark Thompson, Time
Obama's Many Messages on Iran - Jeffrey Goldberg, Bloomberg
The Man Putin Fears Most - Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal
Future Vision: Your Brain in a Robot Body - Clay Dillow, Popular Science
Washington (GOP): Romney 38, Paul 25, Santorum 24, Gingrich 10
Sunday, March 4
Super Tuesday May Reshape GOP Race - Dan Balz, Washington PostOhio: Portrait of America - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Head vs. Heart Choice in Ohio? - Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
In WA, Romney Wins Votes, Not Passion - Danny Westneat, Seattle Times
Romney's Negatives Are Adding Up - Michael Cohen, The Guardian
It's Absurd to Think Obama Can't Lose - David Paul Kuhn, RealClearPolitics
Mitt Urged Obama to Adopt Individual Mandate - Andy McCarthy, NRO
Auto Unions to Man Obama's Class War - Nolan Finley, Detroit News
0% Rates Subsidize Banks, Punish Savers - Gretchen Morgenson, NY Times
A Rare Example of Bipartisanship - David Ignatius, Washington Post
Obama: Israel's Worst Frenemy - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Would Military Strike on Iran Be Legal? - Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Vladimir Putin: A 21st-Century Czar - John Stackhouse, Globe & Mail
Take the Subway - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
From a Plea for Choice to a Roar of Entitlement - Debra Saunders, SF Chron
Pardon Me While I Speak Ill of the Dead - Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune
Andrew Breitbart, R.I.P. - Mickey Kaus, The Daily Caller
Super Tuesday: OH (NBC/Marist): Santorum +2 | TN (Ras): Santorum +4