2012 Decoded

Campaign analysis by the most interesting thinkers in Washington

Archives for 2012-03

GOP Cost-Per-Delegate Madness: Ron Paul Spent $496K each!

March 30, 2012, 3:41 pm

George W. Bush is the GOP's Missing Man

March 30, 2012, 9:54 am

Total TV Tab: $87 Million

March 29, 2012, 3:23 pmThe Republican presidential candidates and their supportive super PACs have spent more than $87 million on television advertising since the beginning …

Gingrich Falls to Back of Presidential Pack

March 29, 2012, 2:10 pm

Santorum's narrow coalition: another new look

March 29, 2012, 1:56 pm

Foreign Policy at Jelly Belly: Santorum Mystery Solved

March 29, 2012, 12:53 pm

One More Republican -- Marco Rubio -- Endorses Romney

March 28, 2012, 9:27 pm

Rubio's Biography Could Be Ultimate Boon for Romney

March 28, 2012, 8:04 pmMitt Romney didn't seem entirely comfortable with the question. It was late February, and there he sat, sandwiched between Rick Santorum and Newt Ging …

Biden Iowa Speech Signals Dem Hopes to Highlight Manufacturing

March 28, 2012, 5:13 pm

Santorum's Narrow Coalition: A New Look

March 28, 2012, 3:35 pm

How Romney Is Turning Himself into Goldwater '64

March 28, 2012, 12:23 pmMitt Romney is delivering up so much delicious red campaign meat to Obamaland these days that I had to wonder whether they're already making plans for …

The Public's Inch-Deep Hate Affair With the Individual Mandate

March 27, 2012, 4:42 pm

How Faith Shapes the Electoral Map

March 27, 2012, 4:38 pmA new Gallup study released last month underscores the powerful relationship between religious behavior and political preference.

Pennsylvania's Conservative Shift Could Save Santorum

March 27, 2012, 4:32 pm

Santorum Takes Campaign to the High Court

March 26, 2012, 9:16 am