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 be summarized with this: Democrats need to talk about the Read more…

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 clear away the obstruction against this bill through hard work Read more…

DSCC Shoots first, asks questions … never

The DSCC blasted McCain for his appearance with the GOP SC Adjutant General candidate… But the DSCC got their facts wrong (“Shoot first, ask questions never”). You see they say: The law that McCain wrote specifically prohibits Senators from raising more than $2100 for a state candidate. [my emphasis] However, Read more…

What really happened in CT Senate and MI-7?

The “insurgents” ran very good campaigns. But we learn very different things from them. First, CT Senate. Ned Lamont, the darling of the lefty blogosphere, had a lot of good campaign ideas. People have talked about all the blog stuff and YouTube stuff (NPR/Slate on this). But, perhaps more to the Read more…