Fiorina said, “Listen, if my husband did what Bill Clinton did, I would have left him long ago,” and most Americans agree. When Gallup asked if people would forgive a cheating spouse, 38 percent said they would definitely not forgive their partner, and an additional 26 percent said they would probably not be able to forgive the affair. Only 10 percent said they would definitely forgive their wandering spouse.
Nate Silver
Don’t look now, but there are finally signs of Gilmentum.
Through the first 40 minutes of the debate, Jim Gilmore is the most searched-for Republican candidate among the four of them on stage, according to Google Trends. We took a screencap to preserve the moment for history.
Ben Casselman
Santorum rails against the corporate income tax, which he says makes the U.S. uncompetitive. Lots of economists would agree. The U.S. taxes companies at a higher rate than most developed nations but then provides lots of loopholes that let corporations — especially big, well-connected ones — pay rates much lower than the statutory rate. A more sensible approach would likely be to lower the rate but provide fewer ways around it.
