I really thought this would be a one-day flap, but Pat Robertson’s not letting this go, so I guess I’m not either. Robertson generated widespread criticism last week by saying he’d like to see a “nuclear device” get into the State Department so someone could “blow that thing up.” Yesterday, the infamous TV preacher returned […]
Long-time readers may recall back in July when I mentioned a congressional effort to change the Constitution to alter the “natural born citizen” rule for presidential candidates (Article 2, Sec. 1, of the Constitution says you have to be a “natural born citizen” to be eligible to seek the presidency). In the Senate, Orrin Hatch […]
I haven’t had a post devoted to polling data in a while, so I thought it’d be a good time to delve into the latest Newsweek poll numbers. Bush’s approval ratings haven’t changed much. In fact, they haven’t changed at all since Newsweek’s Sept. 18 poll: 51 percent approve, 42 percent disapprove. Bush’s support for […]
As recently as March, conventional wisdom had mapped out the early stages of the Dems’ primary campaign. Gephardt would win Iowa, Kerry would win in New Hampshire, and most of the other candidates would begin dropping out. The nomination would be decided by a dozen or so hard-fought primaries throughout February and March. As is […]
I wasn’t planning on returning to this topic, but a few fresh details came to my attention. Last week, TV preacher and GOP activist Pat Robertson got into some hot water for suggesting that the U.S. State Department deserves to be hit with a nuclear bomb. Robertson was speaking with Joel Mowbray, author of a […]
The South Carolina primary is still three-and-a-half months away, but if Wesley Clark ends up winning there, we may be able to trace his success to Friday afternoon. As I mentioned last week, Clark was one of six Dem candidates to make quick schedule adjustments to appear at the annual convention of the South Carolina […]