Last month, when economists, en masse, concluded that John McCain’s idea for a “gas-tax holiday” didn’t make a lick of sense, McCain told a group of voters that economists aren’t to be trusted. This morning, McCain decided that he actually loves economists. U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today released a statement signed by over […]
E. J. Dionne Jr. had a column in September 2004 that’s always stuck with me. He noted, in the midst of the presidential campaign, that Republicans are not above lying, but Dems seem to be squeamish about it. “A very intelligent political reporter I know said the other night that Republicans simply run better campaigns […]
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: * As had been rumored, the DNC announced this morning that Barack Obama will accept the party’s presidential nomination at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High. The stadium, home to the Denver Broncos, […]
The NYT noted today, “Not since at least 1980, when the United States was reeling from the oil shocks, inflation and slow growth of the previous decade, has the economy been in worse shape heading into the heart of a presidential campaign. The crush of bad economic news — six consecutive months of job losses, […]
On Friday, to help honor Independence Day, the president appeared in Charlottesville, Virginia, and hosted a naturalization ceremony at Monticello. Bush had quite a bit to say about the president who called Monticello home. “The principles that Thomas Jefferson enshrined in the Declaration became the guiding principles of the new nation. And at every generation, […]
The official national Republican platform is 100 pages long, and 91 of those pages reference George W. Bush. Not only will the party want to downplay the unpopular president’s role in shaping the party’s agenda for the future, but it will obviously be necessary to start promoting John McCain as the party’s leader. But the […]
The only financial edge the Republicans currently enjoy is with the national parties — Obama may be raising more money than McCain, but the RNC has a flush bank account compared to the DNC. And the Republican National Committee began spending some of its money on this ad: “Record Gas Prices, A Climate in Crisis,” […]
John Kerry appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” yesterday, and did a fine job as an Obama campaign surrogate. In fact, I’d go so far as to say he was pretty darn good — he dominated the discussion, hit all the high notes, and generally did exactly what the Obama campaign hoped he’d do. But […]