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Russ Hayes is a sophomore at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, majoring in political science and history. Since giving up on learning the alto saxophone, he's attempted to channel his interests into something besides politics, hiking, strategy games, and "Seinfeld" (failing triumphantly in the process).
Russ is the Marketing and Recruitment Chair of the College Republicans at the U of M (@umichgop).
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Re: What'd I Miss?
Stuart Creque: Interesting question: if neither Mitt nor Newt do anything big in the next week, either positive or negative, who does that benefit? Does Mitt rebound to the default choice, does Newt keep his current lead, or does Santorum sneak in by not having the negatives of the other two?
(I discount any possibility that Ron Paul surges to the top.) ยท 22 minutes ago
I'd bet that a quiet week benefits Romney. If there's less opportunity for Gingrich to be outraged about something, like in South Carolina, there's more opportunity for Romney to rebound to inevitability status. A Gingrich in action seems a lot more appealing to an unsettled electorate than a softer, inactive one.
Or Ron Paul surges to the top and everyone starts getting really into this gold standard thing. Or not.