I started out skeptical of the whole Fred Thompson thing. He could still explode in the primary. And I wonder what his general election campaign would look like. What would the themes and policies be? But the fact that we Read more
When the good news is that you lose your Iowa campaign chair to the OMB, you know you had a bad day. But how bad? So bad that your South Carolina campaign chair is indicted for conspiring to peddle crack Read more
At the conservative blogger lunch sponsored by Heritage and Rob Bluey, I asked Rep. Tom Cole, the NRCC Chair, if he had seen GOP candidates for the House backing away from Iraq the way that Senate incumbents have. He said Read more
First, he puts out an ad. Second, someone drops oppo on him in South Carolina. Basically, he used to be sensible before he started pandering. Does anyone think he is running? Why is this happening? Ryan Sager points out how Read more
I have been interested in the whole "electability" question and general election matchups. I am fascinated by the numbers from the new Cook/RT poll. Clinton Obama All GOP Ind All GOP Ind Giuliani 0 +74 +4 0 +67 Read more
Don’t let your candidate do non-softball interviews:
Now, I normally don’t get excited about tax policy. Mostly because it is obscure. But this got me annoyed, so here goes. Senators Baucus and Grassley have introduced a bill to shut down a "loophole" in the tax code as Read more
UPDATE: GOPProgress and Jim Geraghty have now written on this. Earlier in the week, Mitt Romney released his National Faith and Values Steering Committee. In doing so, he entered a brave new world. Four of the people on the list Read more
In his speech to the Right to Life Convention, Mitt Romney had one whopper of a paragraph: "Recently, I was attacked by one of my opponents because when I ran for Governor I promised to maintain the status quo with Read more
Mitt Romney: Proud of Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Signed legislation forcing taxpayers to fund abortions as governor DES MOINES – Although Mitt Romney signed legislation expanding taxpayer-funded abortions in Massachusetts, his campaign said Thursday that Romney is proud of his actions as Read more