After Saturday night’s Democratic debate, there was a fair amount of discussion about an exchange in which Hillary Clinton raised her voice and became quite animated while talking about her ability to be a force for change. The discussion was between those who thought Clinton helped herself by showing passion and those who thought Clinton […]
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: * After coming up short in Iowa, and struggling in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney hasn’t had too much good news lately, but he at least has one victory under his belt: on Saturday, […]
At first blush, Bill Kristol’s inaugural column in the paper of record confirms the concerns of critics. It’s filled with the kind of far-right talking points that one has come to expect from the Weekly Standard editor. He laments the “nanny state”; he warns that Democrats would lead us to “defeat” in Iraq; and just […]
The New Hampshire primary, believe it or not, is tomorrow. The polling window between the results of the Iowa caucuses and the voting itself is fairly small, but we’ve seen quite a bit of data over the last couple of days, giving us a sense of what’s likely to happen. Let’s take a look at […]
At Saturday night’s Republican debate, Mike Huckabee used a word he emphasizes quite a bit: “vertical.” “I think we also ought to recognize that what Senator Obama has done is to touch at the core of something Americans want,” Huckabee said. “They are so tired of everything being horizontal — left, right, liberal, conservative, Democrat, […]
It’s only the first week in January, and we’ve only seen one actual contest, but I suspect it’s stories like this one that make a lot of political observers wish the primary season was already over. The Clinton campaign, throwing the kitchen sink, released a statement from a supporter, Sandy Keans, who got the Obama […]
Well, my streak was finally broken last night. I’ve watched every nationally televised debate for the presidential candidates in both parties dating back to early last year, and the next morning, I report back. But last night, I skipped it. I’d had my four-hour fill on Saturday night, and I just couldn’t bring myself to […]