Update: TPM’s Election Central notes that Lehman’s statement included an attack against the other candidates and speculates that that means Mitt Romney more than anyone else. Sam Brownback announced an important hire: Republican presidential prospect Sen. Sam Brownback said today he has received the support of Kim Lehman, executive director Read more…
Mitt Romney filed, hired a great lawyer, put up a new website, and set out his new message. I see several themes: Romney is shining up his conservative credentials. Top and center is "America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse Read more…
Damon Linker wrote an article in TNR about Mitt Romney and Mormonism. He seems to be advocating for playing a redux of JFK’s Catholic/Houston moment in which JFK said that he wouldn’t take direction from the pope. The blog community is getting in a tizzy over this. Some people think Read more…
A number of people have started to point out problems with the Rudy Giuliani camp’s explanation of what happened to their strategy binder, both strategically and factually. It strikes me that they are trying to make an issue of this to force an exposure of who gave it to the Read more…
There has been a lot of attention recently placed on Mike Huckabee:
In other words, Huckabee has been attracting a lot of significant attention. There still is no credible candidate of the religious right. Sam Brownback is not setting anyone afire. Frankly, he’s a boring speaker, but he does quite well in small groups. In the context of the Iowa caucus, there’s always room for a breakout candidate who fires up the religious voters. Mike Huckabee could be that guy. Read on.
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Rudy Giuliani’s campaign plan was leaked. Outside the Beltway says that it is not a big deal, but I disagree. First of all, it shows places that Giuliani has failed to match his plan. For example: Two of the top figures on Giuliani’s list, New Jersey mega-fund-raisers Lew Eisenberg and Read more…