In case you hadn’t heard, the Federal Election Commission has been considering new regulations that would crack down on 527 groups, which have been going after Bush and helping reconcile the huge financial advantages the GOP enjoys over the Dems. Yesterday, the FEC’s lawyers announced their desire to push back any new limits until at […]
Bloomberg seems to think it knows who’s on the very short list of Kerry’s potential running mates, based on word from “campaign and Democratic party officials familiar with Kerry’s deliberations.” None of these names will surprise you, assuming it’s legit. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is focusing on five potential running mates who may help […]
Damn. Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has been endorsed by the national Reform Party, giving him ballot access in seven states, including Florida and Michigan, party leaders announced Wednesday. Nader spokesman Kevin Zeese said Nader welcomes the support but plans to continue running as an independent. He said Nader would decide on a case-by-case basis […]
I’ve mentioned a flurry of recent national polls that show Bush’s support plummeting to new depths. The public thinks little of the president’s stewardship of the economy and even less of his handling of Iraq. Overwhelmingly, Americans feel like Bush has led the country onto the wrong track. And yet he’s still neck-and-neck with Kerry. […]
I noticed this morning that the White House finally caved to Congress’ demands and imposed a series of new sanctions against Syria. Under pressure from Congress, President Bush slapped sanctions on Syria yesterday for supporting terrorism and interfering with U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq. The White House said the sanctions include banning U.S. exports to […]
I found this amusing. That 30-second ad — without the introduction by Laura Bush — also will be shown on television in battleground states, along with a 60-second spot accusing Democratic rival John Kerry of waffling. The [Bush] campaign will spend about $1.5 million to air the education ad on television over nine days, and […]
Last month, the LA Times had an interesting story about the growing disillusionment with Bush among “gun voters.” The dilemma Bush faces is that although most gun-rights groups consider him far more friendly to their concerns than Kerry, he may have lost enough of their political support to keep them from becoming an energized and […]
John Zogby is one of those pollsters you tend to either love or hate. For this week, anyway, Dems everywhere have reason to love him. A full six months before a single vote is cast, Zogby wants everyone to know his prediction. I have made a career of taking bungee jumps in my election calls. […]
No, I’m not done talking about Sen. John Inhofe (R-Okla.). I read the full transcript of yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing and it’s even worse than I had first imagined. Maybe Inhofe heard that Sen. Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum had taken the lead in the race for “The Senator The Left Hates Most” […]
It’s one thing when blowhards like Rush Limbauh compare the Abu Ghraib prison scandal to a “fraternity prank,” and express some pleasure in the rape, torture, and murder of the Iraqi prisoners, but it’s something else when members of the U.S. Senate stoop to the same offensive level. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Sen. […]