Feb. 7. That’s kind of weird. But the logic is sound. If February 5th does not end the nomination battle, Nevada gets the first bite at the apple. In the end, I think that Nevada is very good for both Mitt Romney and John McCain. It has both a large Read more…
Looks like John McCain pulled it out in the late reporting precincts. Jonathan Martin has a specific explanation for why Duncan Hunter performed well. There’s a clear gap here. I think that this tells us that Rudy Giuliani and McCain and the clear frontrunners. Mitt Romney’s 2nd-tier performance is quite Read more…
Bob Novak has a discussion of the "where is the conservative" theme of this election. He discusses Keiran Mahoney’s survey of Iowa caucusgoers. First he asks where they are. Then he "pushes" them with information. Are these the numbers you thought he would get? Before After Change McCain 33 Read more…
Update: Hugh Hewitt responds to the Giuliani bit with an explanation that reminds me of Jonah Goldberg’s thesis. The Hill interviewed Richard Land, the Chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Convention. He had some interesting comments to make about the leading candidates for President. First, Rudy Read more…
Yesterday the Politico published an interesting article about an interview with Karl Rove. The emphasis of the article was: "I think it is going to mean that people develop a persona earlier and wear out their welcome earlier than they would," he told The Politico in an interview. "I think Read more…
NYT’s The Caucus has a good rundown. John McCain did the same thing at Mitt Romney’s Republican Governors Association meeting.
Fox has the details. Apparently they think Romney has a "consistency problem". Whoda thunk?
Mike Huckabee announced that Carroll Campbell’s wife and one of his son’s are leading his South Carolina team. Interestingly, a while ago, McCain had picked up Carroll Campbell III. Apparently both McCain and Mitt Romney had pursued the rest of the family.
Two sources at the Michigan Republican Party Convention report that John McCain’s campaign defeated Mitt Romney’s campaign in a clear proxy fight at the convention in the battle for Youth Chair. While neither campaign endorsed in the race, staffers from both campaigns were managing the floor fights for their respective Read more…
A couple of days I wrote on the results of the Diageo/Hotline poll. Most people have focused on the Presidential results. BlogPI has written about McCain’s credibility on security with Republicans. I started looking at how GOPers prioritize issues, and thought it had some interesting presidential implications. So here’s the Read more…