Thoughts on McCain conference call
I got into the call a minute or so late. Several things occurred to me. First, John McCain is not as tired as he used to be. He is clearly energized by this fight. He talked about being on the Read more
McCain Iraq blogger conference call
"If you are not tough enough to repudiate a scurrilous attack, I don’t know how you are tough enough to be President." Matt Lewis. He asks about where the other GOP candidates are on the surge. "I don’t pay that Read more
Obama’s troop levels
It has been clear that the anti-war left is quite angry with the establishment of the Democratic Party. Today, Barack Obama tried to rally the anti-war left to his side. He wants to withdraw combat troops. From USA Today’s blog: Read more
Glad someone finally said it
Todd Harris said what everyone has been thinking for a while:
The statement from Todd Harris, communications director for Fred Thompson, accuses Mitt Romney’s campaign of a "half-baked cover-up" of what he alleges is the association between a Romney consultant and a hastily pulled website that said nasty things about Thompson.
Harris concluded with the kind of rhetoric that tends to warm Democratic hearts: "This latest episode only serves to prove what many voters are already figuring out: Mitt Romney will do anything, say anything, smear any opponent and flip flop on any position in order to win. The American people in general and the Republican Party in particular deserve better than this."
Amen. Team Thompson telling it how it is.
UPDATE: Full statement after the jump.
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PhoneyFred.org and other Romney astroturf
Yesterday, we learned that an anonymous attack website was linked to Mitt Romney’s South Carolina’s consultants. The Romney campaign has thrown one of their consultants under the bus for it: Sources are telling FITSNews that Mitt Romney’s South Carolina campaign Read more
Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NENYNE)
With Chuck Hagel’s announcement that he is retiring, an open seat has emerged. Nebraska is a red state. I have one of the 2004 Roll Call election maps. Every county in Nebraska was won by George Bush. Only a single Read more
Thompson turns down 1-on-1 debate
Hotline has the story. Apparently Fred Thompson turned down Mike Huckabee’s invitation to debate. While I understand why Thompson wouldn’t want to do this, doesn’t this play into the narrative that he isn’t engaging in real campaigning? Especially with New Read more
Republican primary voters still unaware Giuliani is pro-choice?
In what can only be described as a hit-job, the NYT ran a story about Rudy Giuliani in the presidential race… on 9-11? Part of the story was a poll. This poll puts Rudy at 27% with Fred Thompson at Read more
Ethics
Wow. Returning $850k
How many candidates could take this hit to their CoH? The Clintons may be sleazy, but they are loaded and clever too.
College Republicans encourage YouTube questions
I thought this was an encouraging sign. The College Republican National Committee is encouraging members to engage on YouTube. I don’t recall the College Dems doing this: The CRNC has started a YouTube group, College Republican Debate Questions, to encourage Read more