There’s been some lingering concern of late about whether, and to what extent, the Dem establishment and party leaders would back [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag] in [tag]Connecticut[/tag]. The major players will go through the motions, the theory goes, and formally endorse the Democratic nominee, but below the surface, Dems in DC aren’t terribly concerned about the race. […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * The one angle to the Senate race in Florida that often gets overlooked is the fact that Rep. Katherine Harris (R) has a few primary opponents. They’re largely unknown, and hardly register […]
With the election season in full swing, it was only a matter of time before Karl Rove kicked the demagoguery up a notch. Presidential adviser Karl Rove criticized a federal judge’s order for an immediate end to the government’s warrantless surveillance program, saying Wednesday such a program might have prevented the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. […]
By way of John Cole, we find a startling post from Mark Noonan, a leading far-right blogger, who does not appear to be kidding. [T]oday ii [sic] occured [sic] to me: science is dead. We have reached the end of the Age of Science – what will come after, I don’t know, but I don’t […]
I’m delighted to see that congressional Dems have come up with a fairly clever idea — which might put Republicans in an awkward position. Campaign strategists seek intraparty consensus by focusing on accountability rather than Iraq troop withdrawals. A “[tag]no-confidence[/tag]” vote in Pentagon chief, which Democratic lawmakers might offer on defense spending legislation, could embarrass […]
Trailing by 35 points and running one of the more embarrassing Senate campaigns in recent memory, Rep. [tag]Katherine Harris[/tag] (R-Fla.) is bound to get on track one of these days, right? Perhaps, but that day does not appear to near. In a lengthy interview with Florida Baptist Witness, struggling U.S. Senate candidate Katherine Harris asserts, […]
Simply stunning. Nine [tag]black[/tag] children attending Red River Elementary School [in Coushatta, La.] were directed last week to the [tag]back[/tag] of the school [tag]bus[/tag] by a white driver who designated the front [tag]seats[/tag] for [tag]white[/tag] children. After [two families] filed complaints with the School Board, Transportation Supervisor Jerry Carlisle asked Davis to make seat assignments […]
If you haven’t already seen it, I wholeheartedly recommend taking a look at Scott Winship’s post, and by extension, Stephen Earl Bennett’s longer piece, about voter sophistication. It’s almost overwhelmingly discouraging, but political observers need to fully appreciate just how little the typical person knows about politics. For my money, it’s the democratic flaw that […]
This probably won’t cause much of a blip in the major media outlets, but John McCain’s newest aide for his all-but-announced presidential [tag]campaign[/tag] is a pretty big deal. Over the past several months, Sen. [tag]John McCain[/tag] (R-AZ) has quietly recruited for his presidential campaign some of the most influential online strategists in the country, including […]
DCCC Chairman Rahm Emanuel sat down with New York magazine for an interview that was published this week. One exchange in particular stood out. NY: Are bloggers too powerful? RE: Do I think they’re important? Yes. Do I think the [bloggers] and Al Sharpton alone are the future of the Democratic Party? No! Welcome in, […]