You really can't make this stuff up: WASHINGTON — Mayor Giuliani will announce a new four-point war strategy in New Hampshire today, an effort to refocus a primary campaign season... [More]
January 2, 2008
January 4, 2008
Iowa: First Thoughts
And there it is: Huckabee and Obama, both winning big. Romney begins his long-expected (by me, at least) crater. And Hillary Clinton finishes not in second but in third. The... [More]
The Hundred Years War
McCain's rep is that he is some sort of straight talking moderate. The truth is, well.... read for yourself: Q: President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for... [More]
Is Hucakbee Dangerous? No.
Tristereo thinks so: Of course, Huckabee will lose a general election. But in the process of losing, maybe even by a landslide, the worst subculture of rightwing extremists and religious... [More]
January 8, 2008
Quote of the Day
Ana Marie Cox: It is easy to make fun or Romney's stiff, unnatural way with crowds and individuals. He talks funny (probably the first person to use the word "golly"... [More]
January 9, 2008
About Michigan
Remember: Michigan was told that it will be stripped of all of its Democratic delegates and half of its Republican delegates to the parties' conventions. The state went for Democrats... [More]
Insight of the Day
Yesterday I pointed out the state of play in the race for delegates on the Democratic side. Today Matt Yglesiaslooks at the Republican race and notices something very, very important:... [More]
Don't Count Huckabee Out In Michigan [Updated]
I suspect this ad is going to be very well received in Michigan: It all depends on the reaction to his closing line: I'm Mike Huckabee and I approved this... [More]
January 10, 2008
At Least She Was Being Honest
Over at National Review, KLo has this to say about McCain: I don’t see how [John McCain] wins the Republican nomination. I’m second to none in praising him on his... [More]
Anyone Out There Have Friends And Family In Michigan?
If so, you'll want to read this.... [More]
January 11, 2008
GOP SC Debate Follow-Up
I missed the Republican debate last night, but by all accounts it was a rough one. Shockingly, not only did Fred Thompson show up, he decided to use his appearance... [More]
It's Really Quite Simple
Not only is Rudy Giuliani's campaign collapsing in the polls - both nationally and in individual states - it also is apparently out of cash. First the man followed a... [More]
January 13, 2008
The Straight Talk Express?
John McCain is famous for being a straight-talking maverick. And every time I read something like this, I can't help but wonder why. After having posted this bit of reporting,... [More]
January 15, 2008
A McCain Takedown [Updated]
In a post entitled "Why I'm a Mitt Man," Matt Y. rapidly morphs from a quasi-defense of Mitt to what may very well be the best takedown of McCain I've... [More]
Breaking: Mitt Romney Defends Himself Against Allegations Of Tolerance
Brilliant: Mitt Romney Defends Himself Against Allegations Of Tolerance And this is pretty great, too: How Can We Raise Awareness In Darfur Of How Much We're Doing For Them? And... [More]
January 17, 2008
Lobbyists Against Romney? [Updated]
I spent most of the last 48 hours driving from Boston to Philly and back, so I didn't get a chance to blog about the results of the Michigan primary.... [More]
The Huckster
The minute I start to doubt Mike Huckabee, he delivers. If he keeps this up, he could win every primary in the Old South: MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (CNN) –... [More]
Follow the NH Recount
New Hampshire has just started a complete hand recount of all of the ballots cast in the recent primary election, and the results are being posted online here. So far... [More]
January 18, 2008
Lobbyists Against Romney, Take II [Updated]
As I mentioned yesterday, Mitt Romney's latest attempt at a winning campaign narrative is based around the idea that as a "washington outsider," only he is the true "candidate of... [More]
History Hesitated???
There are lots of things you can say about 9/11, and by this point, I figured that Rudy had said them all. Not so, apparently. Via TPM, here's the text... [More]
January 25, 2008
McCain v. Reagan
James Joyner: Ronald Reagan last ran for president 24 years ago. A lot has changed since then — partly thanks to his policies. We're not fighting the commies any more.... [More]
January 27, 2008
"An Unbecoming Posture for McCain"
Over the past 24 hours or so, an increasingly bitter war of words has broken out between John McCain and Mitt Romney. The short version? McCain lied about Romney's position... [More]
January 28, 2008
A Question For McCain
At this point, everyone seems to agree that at most, Mitt Romney once-upon-a-time supported the idea of "secret timetables" and withdrawal plans from Iraq. Here's the exact quote: Well, there's... [More]
Value-Priced Yardsigns
Andrew Sullivan points to this new ad from Giuliani as a sign of just how weird Rudy's campaign has become. And no doubt the ad's "not endorsed" theme is weird.... [More]
Around Here I'm Known As Sparkles
Watch this through the first minute. And then try not to giggle. And then watch to 5:00 for the Republican who explains why she plans to vote for Obama in... [More]
January 29, 2008
Define "Meaningless?" Define "Election?"
Digby: Now I realize that there are no delegates being awarded and maybe there won't be at the convention either. There are people talking about holding a new caucus later... [More]
A Noun, A Verb, And 9/11
Joe Biden had the best one liner of the campaign when he said "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, and a verb and 9/11." Attytood... [More]
January 30, 2008
It Ain't Over Yet, Kids
Before it gets too much later in the day (I'm not slacking - I just woke up!), let me join the chorus of bloggers pointing out that, no matter what... [More]
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