Is it uncommon for incumbent politicians to lose party nomination races? (daveberta.ca)
Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott was in enemy territory recently, telling the folks at Massachusetts's Pioneer Institute (including some who favor Romney, such as myself [full disclosure]-RRB- about the virtues of the Texas education system, a topic of national significance now that Rick Perry's chariot has leaped to lead position in the Republican presidential nomination race. (educationnext.org)
The lesson of the 2012 Republican nomination race is that early polls are volatile, but the rise and fall of the freshman Republican Senator from Florida is more than a story of Rubio's foibles and tactical mistakes. (firstthings.com)