The last several days, the political environment for Democrats in Nevada has been, shall we say, a little noxious. I’m inclined to think we’re pretty far from last damage and burnt bridges, but I also understand feeling a little uncomfortable about the current trajectory. Slate’s John Dickerson, analyzing yesterday’s results, noted: Bill Clinton was so […]
You may have noticed, on bumpers or t-shirts, the “1.20.09” slogan. It denotes, of course, Inauguration Day for Bush’s successor. With that, I just thought I’d mention that after seven painful years, the Bush presidency will end exactly one year from today. It’s obviously something to look forward to. It’s an awkward period in Democratic […]
It’s tempting to think that John McCain is finally where he wants to be in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. After all, he now has impressive wins in New Hampshire and South Carolina under his belt. He fared poorly in Nevada, but the GOP field didn’t take the contest seriously, and McCain never […]
When it comes to the nominating process, nothing is ever straightforward. At first blush, yesterday’s results of the Democratic caucus in Nevada weren’t complicated at all — Hillary Clinton enjoyed a modest victory over Barack Obama. She won, he lost, and then they’re off to South Carolina. No muss, no fuss. But then there’s the […]
South Carolina was John McCain’s biggest stumbling block eight years ago. Today, his win in the same state arguably puts him at the front of the pack. With just about every precinct reporting: 1. John McCain — 33.2% 2. Mike Huckabee — 29.8% 3. Fred Thompson — 15.8% 4. Mitt Romney — 15.1% 5. Ron […]
In retrospect, perhaps the Clinton campaign shouldn’t have worried quite so much about those at-large precincts in Las Vegas — Hillary appears to have won fairly easily, and with about 85% of the results tallied, most of the networks have called the race. 1. Clinton — 50.8% 2. Obama — 45.1% 3. Edwards — 3.7% […]
Today, obviously, is a pretty big day for both parties’ presidential campaigns. On the Democratic side, Dems will caucus in Nevada this afternoon, and give one of the candidates a fairly significant boost going into South Carolina. At this point, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have each won one contest, and Nevada will break the […]
John McCain recently acknowledged, “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.” He added, however, “I’ve got Greenspan’s book.” I’m quite certain The Maestro isn’t helping. In South Carolina, McCain told an audience a couple of days ago, “Every time in history we have raised taxes it has cut […]
Following up on the last post, Barack Obama made a comment the other day about the “party of ideas” that Hillary Clinton’s campaign has characterized in a variety of imaginative ways. In a silly season of misleading attacks, this one, too, is very disappointing. Here’s what Obama said that sparked the latest campaign flap: “The […]
It’s just not reasonable to think Democratic presidential candidates, in the heat of a very competitive campaign, are going to stay positive 100% of the time. Ideally, it might sound nice to think everyone will just get along, and Dems will save all of their criticisms for the Republicans, but that, alas, is just not […]