A number of people have written on the underlying facts here. The Jackson Clarion-Ledger (Mississippi) reported — but did not quote — that Falwell had endorsed Mitt Romney. The Boston Globe reported that Falwell denied this and that Romney denied Read more…
John Boehner’s press secretary is going over, according to Roll Call. Two economists, both previous Chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisors, will also be joining the Romney campaign. Greg Mankiw, whose blog I love, and Glenn Hubbard. This feels Read more…
The Hill has an article about operatives being unhappy with the RGA, which Mitt Romney was chairman of this cycle. Apparently, some GOP operatives think that the RGA could have done more or differently: “If there was a message sent Read more…
Massachussets! From the NCSL blog: The Massachusetts Legislature, with 88% of its members coming from the Democratic party, jumped ahead of Hawaii (83%) and Rhode Island (82%) as the most Democratic legislature in the country as a result of the Read more…
Favorite Sons and Daughters, 2008 from the most recent AEI Political Corner. Q: Would make a good president . . . ? Yes No Arizona voters John McCain 48% 42% Georgia voters Newt Gingrich 30 63 Illinois voters Barack Read more…
I know that I’ve been beating this dead horse, but something should be pointed out. While, I am still not convinced that Rudy Giuliani could put together an operation that raises $100m by, say, November or December 2007, these changes Read more…
I recently wrote about the changes that big states changing their primary date will have in terms of increasing the amount of money required and thereby creating a higher barrier to entry. But there’s are several strategy points here. First, Read more…
The Boston Globe has an interesting article about a number of big states moving up their primaries: Political leaders in California, Florida, and Michigan are gaining momentum in their efforts to move up the 2008 presidential primaries in their states Read more…
Today may be the day that the national media will be seen to turn their attention to Mitt Romney. David Broder wrote a WaPo article about Romney’s “mixed record”. And the Boston Globe, no friend of Romney, started to document Read more…
The NYT reports on this: California lawmakers from both parties, hoping to give the state more say in the nominating process, are considering moving the presidential primary from June to a date nearer the New Hampshire primary in January. (Incidentally, Read more…