I have, for a long time, wondered what the Rudy strategy was. At one point I speculated that he was just a regional candidate. I think I was wrong. A couple of nights ago, I was having beers with some friends — that’s what we do in DC — and Read more…
Mitt Romney had a gangbuster day yesterday. He raised a lot of money. His top-notch staff handled the press beautifully. We can expect a series of announcements in the next couple of days about people he has signed up to maintain the momentum. Senator Jim DeMint, it seems the last Read more…
The recent stir-up involving the Vanity Fair article about John McCain and Mitt Romney dodging hard interviews have made me think a little bit about the strategies of the two campaigns regarding the media. Romney is clearly building his own media apparatus. He has donated money to National Review, recruited Read more…
Rudy Giuliani’s campaign plan was leaked. Outside the Beltway says that it is not a big deal, but I disagree. First of all, it shows places that Giuliani has failed to match his plan. For example: Two of the top figures on Giuliani’s list, New Jersey mega-fund-raisers Lew Eisenberg and Read more…
A couple of weeks ago, there was a theory floating around, perhaps started by Jonathan Martin at NRO and a couple of others, that Rudy Giuliani might not contest Iowa or New Hampshire. Now, since then, we have heard that Rudy is, indeed, staffing up in Iowa and New Hampshire. Read more…
Rudy Giuliani has a fundraiser tonight. What does John McCain do? Same thing he did at the RGA meeting. He tries to steal the news/blog cycle by announcing his NY Finance Committee. This morning, before the announcement, McCain got people talking about his fundraising machine ("nearly 7 of 10 Bush Read more…
Jerome Armstrong, at myDD, and Kos have started to write on the primary calendar. They have both argued that, to some extent, it favors John McCain. Two points should be made. First, it won’t be as compressed as it looks. There is strong evidence that New Hampshire will move up Read more…
The new Zogby poll has Bush’s approval at 30%, with only 60% of GOPers liking him. Is attacking Bush going to become a viable strategy in this primary? Clearly, people are already making points on spending, immigration, and other issues with which the base is unsatisfied with Bush. Where else 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…
After winning the Virginia Conservative Convention Straw Poll, Newt Gingrich did a fundraiser for the organization. Robert Bluey of the Human Events reported the event. At the event, Newt went on the attack against Bush: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich last night offered a grim outlook for the final two Read more…