Hotline’s John Mercurio wrote an excellent article on the impact of Sam Brownback’s entrance into the Presidential race. The argument comes down to two points. First: If he can prove he’s viable, Brownback could force both Romney and Giuliani to recalibrate White House strategies that rely heavily on courting conservative Read more
Last night, I had a wonderful conversation with some friends about what happened in the last election. One person’s position was that the Dems found a new coalition with some new votes (more youth) and some GOP votes (more of the suburbs). And the question that we were left with Read more
While the main theater of the 2008 battle has been in Florida at the RGA meeting, someone pointed out this week that McCain might actually contest Iowa. This was not news to those paying much attention, but whatever. The Iowa section of the blogosphere got excited about a bunch of Read more
Another question about the 2006 election results is: Who survived and lost and what effect does it have on 2008? Note that The Fix is back up with Presidential rankings… We think that he is too high on Huckabee. A big one that people have talked about a lot is Read more
Now that I’ve spent a day recovering, I want to write a little bit about the 2008 consequences of the 2006 elections. I will cover issues, candidates, and other things. But, I’m starting with issues. The Washington Times(!) clearly argues that the winner is McCain, and while I agree overall Read more
This is really interesting. Grassley was quoted in today’s Des Moines Register talking about the 08 race. The good bits: “Only one stands out right now, John McCain because of his efforts to pursue it,†Grassley, R-Ia., said Friday during the taping of Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press.†“Another person Read more
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
There’s a great argument going on at Ankle Biting Pundits about John McCain. Bull Dog Pundit has argued that conservatives will never trust McCain because of campaign finance and a set of other issues. But like many activists, his real bile is about BCRA. (it really does make my life Read more
RightwingNews has (yet) another summary of the case againset Giuliani for the conservative GOP primary electorate. While we agree that there are many things that are damning in the eyes of the electorate, we think that, to some extent, people are asking the wrong questions. I think that Chuck Larson Read more
(Sorry for the break in posting. I had a great time with my girlfriend on the James River and in a nice little B+B in Luray) While I was enjoying coffee at the Mayneview, I read the cover story of the Washington Post Magazine on John McCain. The article wasted Read more