Election 2012  Chart of the Day, Endorsements Edition   When
Endorsements Hurt a Campaign  Mitt Romney is rolling out an
endorsement today that, in a more sensible world, would be a
major boon to his Iowa. Longtime former Republican Governor
Robert Ray is set to announce his support for the campaign on
the same day that Romney begins airing his first TV ad in Iowa.
Ray served as Iowa's chief executive from 1969 through 1983 and
is remembered fondly by most Iowans for his moderate governance,
though not all segments of the state's population share that
reverence. If any of Iowa's social conservatives were still
going to support Romney (the small handful they might be), Ray
will drive them further away.  Slow and Low (That Is the Tempo)
2012 might find President Obama with a bad combination of low
approval ratings and slow economic growth.   Gingrich's Profound
Insight On Poverty   Way Down in the Hole   Hardly a Winning
Performance  Of the anti-Romney ads I’ve seen from both
Republicans and the Democratic Na