Last week, I wrote about the Dems use of technology. On Tuesday, I learned about the Majority Accountability Project. One of the people at that presentation said something to the effect of, "This is the first good idea that narrows the gap between the right and left online." I think Read more…
Race4008‘s Jen Rubin asked Senator John McCain about Mitt Romney’s statement about Osama Bin Laden. McCain attributed his position to "naivete." Recall the quote: [Romney] said the country would be safer by only "a small percentage" and would not see "a very insignificant increase in safety" if al-Qaida leader Osama Read more…
The day after Reuters reports that Osama Bin Laden has returned to operational control of al Qaeda, Mitt Romney says that we don’t need to get Bin Laden. Huh? Byron York gets it right, "Perhaps Romney should watch the tape of the planes hitting the towers again." This highlights how Read more…
Earlier, I argued that the flux in the calendar could really squeeze places like South Carolina, especially because of Florida. Yesterday HotlineTV had a segment on this:
Because he is pandering. It is that simple. Five years ago Mitt Romney believed in public funding of campaigns and taxing political contributions. Thirteen years ago he believed in outlawing political action committees. Ramesh Ponnuru, after studying Romney’s position on campaign finance laws concluded that, "All told, those positions place Read more…
I think it is notable when one candidate attacks another by name. Especially when it is this scathing.
As has been repeatedly noted, the primary calendar is strongly in flux. However, one of the most interesting questions is: what happens if New Hampshire moves up sharply, as I expect it will. Consider some facts: New Hampshire is committed (and empowered) to move up before, at least, Nevada, meaning Read more…
NH Insider is hearing that Barbara Comstock is preparing to jump ship to Fred Thompson. Romney has already lost some endorsers to Thompson. Not good…
Now, I’m no fan of straw polls. It is one thing if the voting universe is small. But it is not at many, and straw polls are usually arbitrary fundraising adventures for the hosts. And for the winners, they are a way of buying headlines. The Romney campaign has been Read more…
One of the great questions of this election will be whether social conservatives abandon Rudy Giuliani. Conventional wisdom suggests that they will. The Giuliani campaign has gone to great lengths to argue that they will not. Today, the LA Times weighs in with polls and anecdotes: "He’s got that New Read more…