According to Alexander Bolton in The Hill: Political experts in Iowa say top-tier Republican presidential candidates are facing growing pressure from two social conservatives who may grab one of the “three tickets out of Iowa” because of greater organizational strength. As a result, candidates such as Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Read more…
This is bad news. Jim Ramstad (R-MN-03) announces that he is retiring. This is a marginal seat. Ouch.
Well, Alan Keyes is in the race, it appears. A friend who was a highly trusted Bush donor back in 2000 once told me that he got regular phone calls from the Bush campaign in 1999 and 2000 asking to pay the speaking fees for Alan Keyes events. Keyes never Read more…
Drudge is pushing a story about Hillary Clinton’s health care plan. While Drudge focused on the dollar amount, I saw this: The centerpiece of Clinton’s plan is the so-called "individual mandate," requiring everyone to have health insurance — just as most states require drivers to purchase auto insurance. Rival John Read more…
I keep giggling whenever I read about the Norman Hsu scandal. First, Fred Thompson got it right. Didn’t the Clinton’s learn anything from the fundraising scandals of the 90s? Second, the first great fundraising scandal of the post-Abramoff ethics era is about an illegal donor. He didn’t give money for Read more…
I have argued that housing will be a big issue in 2008. Matt Stoller of Open Left has a great example of one way that this is playing out in a Maryland Democratic primary. The Washington Post has a story about how the housing crisis is impacting the Fort Myers Read more…
Update: Rob Bluey got me the video and a proper quote. I was driving home from a meeting at church, and C-SPAN radio was playing in my car. Michael O’Hanlon was speaking (live) at Heritage. O’Hanlon said: They are the ones who created the civil war. A deliberate strategy by Read more…
Ralph Hallow’s Washington Times article from yesterday talked about the possibility of a Newt Gingrich candidacy. There was an interesting paragraph: "If this election is about money and structure, then we already know who our nominee is," said Mr. Evans, alluding to the well-organized and financed Giuliani and Romney campaigns. Read more…
Is Rob Bluey accusing Mitt Romney’s former driver, Dean Barnett, of defending cheating? Never…
So I went to accept a LinkedIn invitation. You’ll never guess from who. But, in any case, I get to the screen, and there is Barack Obama asking a question. This strikes me as a pretty clever way to use LinkedIn. This is a crowd that, if you engage, can Read more…