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: * Interesting tidbit from Oregon — Greg Sargent noted that Obama beat Clinton among working-class whites by a healthy margin, despite the fact that these are the same voters Obama is supposed to […]
It’s funny, in a way. Every time Joe Lieberman gets more comfortable in the role of Republican attack dog, I think, “Well, now he’s done it. Lieberman couldn’t possibly get any worse.” And yet, the guy keeps finding new sharks to jump over. It’s not that Lieberman has changed, necessarily, but rather it’s that his […]
In late March, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), the co-chairman of John McCain’s 2000 presidential campaign, raised a few eyebrows when he said he hadn’t endorsed McCain this year, and didn’t have any plans to do so. “When I endorse someone, or when I work for someone, or commit to someone, I want to be behind […]
Following up on the last item, the Clinton campaign has a variety of reasons for hanging around and keeping the Democratic race going, some more compelling than others. In the meantime, though, the campaign’s worst arguments do little to build up goodwill within the party. If I’m not mistaken Terry McAuliffe just announced two new […]
It’s hard to measure these questions with any reliable specifics, but it seems as if there’s been a relative ceasefire in Democratic circles the past couple of weeks. Hillary Clinton is still working hard, just as she has been, but it’s clear her campaign has shelved the “kitchen-sink” strategy first utilized in March, preferring not […]
For a change, the conventional wisdom and the expectations of the political world were pretty much spot-on yesterday. Hillary Clinton cruised to an easy victory, as expected, in Kentucky, winning by a landslide margin of more than 35 points. Barack Obama also saw smooth sailing in Oregon, winning by about 16 points. None of this […]
With just about all of the precincts reporting, Hillary Clinton has won Kentucky by about 35 points, 65% to 30%. That’s largely in line with expectations, consistent with recent polls, and not quite as lopsided as last week in West Virginia. We’re still about an hour away, meanwhile, from results from Oregon. Consider this an […]
As expected, the moments the polls closed in Kentucky, the networks called the state for Hillary Clinton. The votes are still being tallied, but it’s not close. That said, it probably won’t be a landslide on par with West Virginia. With about 48% of the precincts reporting, Clinton’s lead over Obama is about 20 points, […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * There’s no shortage of support for Sen. Ted Kennedy this afternoon. * Except on the Free Republic threads, which were apparently so awful, site administrators had to shut them down. * I’m not sure if this is going to work, but Congress needs to look like it’s doing something: […]
This might be one of the greatest Fox News items of all time. Last night, Karl Rove appeared on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor” to discuss President Bush’s interview with NBC and accusations that the network distorted Bush’s comments. Rove and guest host Laura Ingraham quickly attacked NBC’s ethics: INGRAHAM: Yes, well, Karl, this follows […]