Well, we have our first set of polls with Fred Thompson in the race. What happens? First, Rudy Giuliani loses a lot of support to Thompson. That is a surprise, but not entirely. I suspect that these are the people who like Rudy, don’t like McCain so much and want Read more…
This is brutal. The rumors were thick yesterday, but it hit. Ambassador Richard Blackenship, a major Florida donor, switched from Romney to Giuliani. Check out part of the letter: "The changes in core beliefs gave rise to some concerns. You have to have an anchor in life," he said of Read more…
Former MD Governor, Bob Ehrlich, signs on with Rudy Giuliani. Nice to see the endorsements… This has been in the cards for a while. Perhaps I am beginning to stand corrected? However, it still fits the pattern of people disconnected from local electoral machines.
Not good for the last week or so. A big FL donor jumps ship, perhaps to Rudy. (H/T: Kavon) My money is still on $35-$40m for Romney Q1.
In some ways, each state in the early process of the Presidential nominations captures something about the GOP electorate. I have noted that Iowa tends to emphasize religious conservatives. In New Hampshire, the "Live Free or Die" state, it is much more libertarian focusing on issues like guns and, to Read more…
I noticed something today when I saw that Dan Quayle said that he thinks that Mitt Romney will win the nomination. Look at Indiana, where the endorsements are split between John McCain and Romney: McCain: Governor Mitch Daniels Attorney General Steve Carter Romney: Secretary of State Todd Rokita National Comitteeman Read more…
For a long time, people have been talking about an "anti-McCain" candidate emerging to stop John McCain from taking the nomination. Both Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney have been benefiting from this. From where I sit in Washington, this is most clear in the way that the pay-to-play lobbyists are Read more…
Well this might be a bombshell. Or maybe not… Richard Land, Southern Baptist Convention political guru, says that he would not vote for Rudy Giuliani or Hillary Clinton: “Some would stay home, and I would counsel them not to do that,” Land said of the prospects of a Giuliani-Clinton presidential Read more…
Rudy Giuliani’s team had a blogger conference call today. Bull Dog Pundit has the write-up (Mary Katharine Ham has another). I was on the call but did not ask a question.
The purpose of this call appeared to be to keep the momentum and answer criticisms that Rudy can’t win the nomination because of his positions on social issues. They were not really prepared to answer any questions about specific issues that did not relate to polling.
My conclusion? They are kicking butt in the polls and want to tell everyone. Good for them. They deserve it. However, when the question is, "will conservatives still support Rudy when they get to know his positions?", they need to be able to answer those questions. More details after the jump.
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This is something that I’ve been wondering about for a while. Daniel Casse puts it together nicely. What happened to the Reagan coalition and how is it going to get put together? Or are we going to need to find a new one? Casse comes down on "find a new Read more…