Over the last week, as the Clinton campaign has ratcheted up its praise of John McCain in relation to Barack Obama, the candidate and her team have offered themselves just a little bit of wiggle room. Hillary Clinton, for example, told reporters on Monday, “I have a lifetime of experience I will bring to the […]
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: * In the latest twist in the ongoing saga over what Democrats can and should do about Florida and Michigan, there’s growing interest in a cheap alternative for a re-vote: “Some prominent Democrats […]
I didn’t see it live, but several alert readers let me know about an interesting segment on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” yesterday, in which the Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz, after highlighting John McCain’s dust-up with the NYT’s Elisabeth Bumiller on Friday, chatted with Time’s Ana Marie Cox about media access to the Republican nominee. KURTZ: You’ve […]
John McCain’s website tells visitors, “Too often the special interest lobbyists with the fattest wallets and best access carry the day.” It’s become an increasingly amusing line as the senator’s presidential campaign has unfolded. We now know, for example, that McCain’s campaign staff is dominated by corporate lobbyists, and he adds new ones all the […]
A couple of weeks ago, “60 Minutes” featured fairly long segments on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and last night was John McCain’s turn. If you missed it, CBS has helpfully posted the entire 13-minute segment online. What’d we learn from the interview with CBS’s Scott Pelley? That it’s difficult to get too many answers, […]
When MSNBC added Tucker Carlson to its prime-time lineup two years ago, the network appeared anxious to capitalize on Fox News’ success as a Republican network. If cable-news viewers were flocking to a conservative, partisan network, MSNBC seemed to believe, then the answer was to keep up by putting more conservatives on the air. The […]
As campaign observers certainly know by now, Hillary Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s campaigns are, and have been, in the process of wooing superdelegates. It obviously makes sense — these party insiders will likely be in a position to ultimately choose the Democratic Party’s nominees. But targeting pledged delegates is something else entirely. These delegates were […]