It’s hardly unusual to think Hillary Clinton would appear on a popular, national cable talk show the night before a major primary, but her appearance on MSNBC’s “Countdown” was at least somewhat unexpected. For one thing, the Clinton campaign has done little to hide its disgust with the network’s coverage of the Democratic race, most […]
Remember, conservative activists are convinced that CNN is unfriendly territory for Republicans. That is, except for all the ones the network keeps hiring. Former White House press secretary Tony Snow will join CNN as a conservative commentator beginning Monday. CNN president Jon Klein announced that Snow, a long-time political observer with a longstanding news background, […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * I suppose this represents some kind of diplomatic progress: “Islamist Hamas group Hamas said on Monday it would accept the establishment of a Palestinian state on land occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, but it was not prepared to recognize the Jewish state. Hamas leader Khaled […]
For all the discussion we’ve seen (and participated in) over the political trivia that dominated last week’s Democratic debate, let’s not forget that even when ABC’s Charlie Gibson was willing to ask a substantive question, he was still getting his facts wrong. Now that John McCain is repeating Gibson’s mistakes, it’s worth keeping reality in […]
Following up on an earlier item, one of the more interesting exchanges on John McCain’s appearance on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” yesterday came when McCain was confronted with a quote from Elizabeth Edwards. “The truth is, a health care policy that covers everything but cancer doesn’t exactly do me a lot of good,” […]
Oh, Rick. You were supposed to be the lone holdout. All of those other far-right Republicans swallowed hard and endorsed John McCain, but not Rick Santorum. You wouldn’t even consider it. No sirreebob. You called the prospects of a McCain presidency “very dangerous.” Just last month, even after McCain had wrapped up the nomination, you […]
The Clinton campaign is starting to develop an m.o. — unveil a provocative new ad in the 11th hour, right before an important contest. We saw it with the “3 a.m.” ad, which sparked considerable discussion, and we’re seeing it again today, with this new ad, called, “Kitchen.” As Chris Cillizza explained, “The ad hits […]
I haven’t followed college football in quite a while, but I remember that when I was a fan, the sport’s post-season system — known as the “Bowl Championship Series” — was thoroughly annoying. Playoff systems are utilized in college baseball, basketball, hockey, and Divisions II and III football, but Division IA college football relies on […]
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: * So, what do the latest polls in Pennsylvania say about tomorrow’s primary? Quinnipiac has Clinton up by seven (51-44); Strategic Vision (R) also has her up by seven (48-41); Mason-Dixon has her […]
I’ve been trying to keep up, at least passively, with the various back-and-forth attacks from the Clinton and Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania yesterday; as far as I can tell, it’s about as ugly as we’ve seen it since the first few days in March. Worse, Obama’s campaign has been far more negative than usual, which […]