As Huntsman gets behind Romney, the DNC gleefully compiles the former ambassador's attacks on the GOP frontrunner:
Meanwhile, Amanda Terkel provides an overview of the record $11.3 million that has been spent so far in South Carolina. Money quote:
In Columbia, average viewers are likely to see a political ad 182 times before they vote on Jan. 21, according to an analysis by The State.
Romney is still apologizing to the pro-life movement:
Tina Korbe isn't convinced that Romney shares her values:
It’s a nice, feel-good sentiment, and I really want to fall for it. But, somehow, I still can’t get past Romneycare, which allows for taxpayer-funded, elective, surgical abortions. Then, too, Romney granted pro-choice judge Matthew Nestor a lifetime appointment in a Massachusetts court (albeit a court that deals with civil and criminal issues, not constitutional issues like abortion rights). He also paved the way for the approval of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Worcester, Mass., that would provide abortions. All of that was after his 2004 pro-life "conversion." In that context, the pro-life accomplishments cited by Glendon seem less the work of one who is committed to eradicate abortion than one who wants to make abortion "safe, legal and rare."
Gingrich's Super Pac is targeting Romney's electability with two new ads. William Jacobson explains, "Having attacked Romney on his core claim of business experience, they have moved on to Romney’s other strength, the narrative of electability." The following ad makes the case that Mitt is neither conservative nor electable:
Robert Stacy McCain praises Santorum's ad team for staying on a "positive message of faith" in South Carolina:
A little premature:
Rick Perry's Pac takes aim at Gingrich and Santorum:
Lastly, Ron Paul's PAC is raising money to air the following ad in South Carolina and the early states:
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