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 very last Pennsylvania polls to be released before voting began this morning both show Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by 10. The final Zogby tracking poll in the state shows Clinton […]
The Politico’s Roger Simon has a new item that raises a depressing point that probably warrants some additional scrutiny. I was talking the other day to a prominent Republican who asked me what I thought John McCain’s strongest issues would be in the general election. Lower taxes and the argument he will be better able […]
When considering John McCain’s history of unethical behavior, the list usually starts (and ends) with the Keating Five scandal in the 1980s, for which McCain was rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee for having shown, at a minimum, poor judgment. In the aftermath, McCain helped improve his public image, and bury the scandal, by becoming […]
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 […]