Immigration as an issue in 2006?
Perhaps. I have argued that the best issue for the GOP — as a party — is the War on Terror. But individual candidates can — and often must — distinguish themselves from the party Carl Hulse at the NYT Read more
Tough running on the right … when you haven’t been
Prior to yesterday’s Florida primary, Human Events touted the GOP gubernatorial primary as a “Moral Crossroads” and a “Test of the Religious Right”. The race is over. What have we learned? First, the dynamics of the race. Both candidates had Read more
Romney blog attacks Bush, says Romney answers Bush’s problems …
Earlier today, David French of Evangelicals for Mitt said that Romney has “the ability to consistently and persuasively articulate and advance the values and ideas that drive his policies.” And David is right that Romney is a great — great Read more
Dionne’s 2006 realignment, a correction, and thoughts on 2008
EJ Dionne writes in today’s WaPo about the historical implications of big Democrat wave in 2006: and Republicans have a few opportunities of their own for Northern pickups. But winning the bulk of these Lincoln-state seats would be the linchpin Read more
Hillary, high name id and familiarity, and running for President with a record
Today the Blogosphere is buzzing with the news that people are advising Hillary Clinton not to run for President. Some discuss her future as the Democrat’s Senate Leader. I have written earlier about some of this here and here. Why Read more
For the GOP, the War is The Only Issue
Stephen Bainbridge has written a piece in TCS Daily advising the GOP to not talk about the war in the 2006 election. He has further argued that a recent WSJ piece supports this position. His argument, at its simplest can Read more
Newt as the candidate of the right?
Update: WorldWideStandard has commentary on the content of the speech. Disclaimer: the author of the post used to work for John McCain. Ralph Hallow wrote in today’s Washington Times about Newt Gringrich’s speech on the Freedom Cruise. Newt is clearly Read more
Why I think Bill Frist is not serious
I just wrote something on Bill Frist and I got an email from, presumably, a Frist fan asking why I don’t take Frist seriously. He pointed me to a positive review by Hindraker and by a guy who went to Read more
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Frist using 2008 volunteers in 2006
Bill Frist tried to take a little credit for tracking down the missing holding Senator. Note how he praises his volunteers: Led by sites like PorkBusters, TPM Muckraker, and GOP Progress, online activists across the political spectrum have worked to Read more
Broder on Dem calender shuffle
David Broder — a fellow University of Chicago alum — wrote a great article on the Dem calendar shuffle which I have written on here and here. First he points out the history of Dem calender rule-changes: This way lies Read more