The Fix gives his take on the current status of the GOP field as follows:  read more »

Well, well, well. Ron Paul (and his supporters) are in a tizzy. Seems that Fox News has finally gotten around to doing what they (and all the other networks) should have done a long time ago, that being trim the list of who can get on stage in a presidential debate. Via Newsmax:  read more »

Robert Novak is out with his Iowa predictions in his latest newsletter.

For the Republicans:  read more »

The editors at National Review have come together and made their endorsement for the Republican nomination. The winner? Mitt Romney. They point out that Romney's the best positioned candidate to unite ALL conservative elements of the GOP, (that being economic, social, and foreign policy). This is an important point because it's the unity of those elements that built the winning Republican coalition in our country since Ronald Reagan first won the White House in 1980.  read more »

You have to wonder why someone who's been doing well in the polls would sink to attacking another person's faith, but that's what Huckabee's done in an interview with the New York Times, (to be published this Sunday).

In the interview, when questioned about his thoughts on Romney's Mormon faith, Huckabee says, "Don't Mormon's believe that Jesus and the Devil are brothers?".  read more »

Here we go again...another audience question planted by the Clinton crowd. Except this one was at a Republican debate.  read more »

It's getting pretty bad for Thompson up in New Hampshire. Check out the latest poll from up that way, via CNN:

Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson has skidded into sixth place in a CNN/WMUR poll of likely Republican voters in New Hampshire, edged out by ex-Libertarian and anti-war Rep. Ron Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Time has an article about Paul's campaign, and it contains this gem from GOP pollster Frank Luntz re: Paul's supporters:  read more »

Fred Barnes gives his take on the various victory scenarios of the GOP candidates over at the Weekly Standard.  read more »

Brownback had his meeting w/Rudy and it doesn't look good. From The Hill:  read more »