Fix’s summary of donor gets
This is great. I have nothing to add.
Insiders evaluate McCain pulling ahead
National Journal and Chris Cilliza have come out with their rankings of Presidential candidates. Some interesting points. First the National Journal coverage: 73% of GOP insiders think that John McCain is going to win the nomination. Furthermore, 56% of GOPers think that he’s our strongest general election candidate and 71% Read more…
Who do you not want to be your nominee in 2008?
National Journal did a CNN/Opinion Research Poll and asked this question: Who do you not want to run for President. The answers: Republican % Democrat % Bill Frist 51 John Kerry 51 Mitt Romney 50 Al Gore 43 Newt Gingrich 48 Barack Obama 38 This is interesting. As many people Read more…
The call for a “Real Conservative” continues
This morning Powerline, Captain’s Quarters, and Dick Morris chime in with basically the same opinion. It is appearing that Romney’s tack to the right is not succeeding. There are all sorts of interesting implications here. Informally, a bunch of conservative groups and individuals like the Concerned Women and Grover Norquist Read more…
Who likes the favorite sons….
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 Obama 64 29 Massachusetts voters Mitt Romney 31 65 Massachusetts Read more…
Gingrich taking the right flank?
A couple of weeks ago, the Virginia Conservative Convention was supposed to pick George Allen as the conservative front-runner in their straw poll. Obviously, that didn’t happen. But something quite interesting did happen. They picked Newt Gingrich instead (results below), and Newt even doubled Mitt Romney, who, somewhat implausibly, has Read more…
Media
Globe continues attack on Romney continues
The Boston Globe has been on the rampage against Mitt Romney. Recently they have attacked him (somewhat unfairly) over his closeness with the Mormon church. Today they attack his record on the Big Dig and his management skills in general: It’s amazing. Romney is running for president, using his response Read more…
Strategy
The staff primary: Only McCain and Romney competing?
Our sense has been that there are three serious candidates right now — Giuliani, McCain, and Romney — and a couple more who hope to go somewhere — Huckabee, Gingrich, and others. However, right now, only McCain and Romney seem to be actively competing in this. In The Fix’s recent 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 of any Democratic victory. Then he talks about the rise 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 is she considering this? There are several theories: She is Read more…