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Sing-Off: Mitt Vs. Barack

Vote in the comments! It's the first real head-to-head contest of the 2012 election: A confident Mitt Romney offered a rendition of "America the Beautiful" in Florida this evening, which gives us the opportunity to compare his pipes to the President's. Who wins?

Mitt Romney's McCain Moment

Mitt says the US economy is "getting better" under Obama. That's sort of like John McCain saying "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" as the financial crisis erupted in the fall of 2008. Both are really good news for the David Axelrod!

Romney's Religion Mattered

According to exit polls, Romney overwhelmingly lost the 60 percent of South Carolina voters who said the religious beliefs of candidates matter somewhat or a great deal, garnering only 19 percent of their support. Among the 40 percent of voters who said religious beliefs don't matter as much or don't matter at all, Romney won a healthy plurality (39 percent).