If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ve hopefully come to expect this. If you’re new, welcome; we do this every Friday afternoon. It’s my weekly round-up of statewide presidential polls released over the last seven days. Today, for the first time ever, I offer the data without comments. A couple of notes. […]
Noted without comment, because I’m too disgusted to rant. President Bush on Friday wished Bill Clinton “best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery.” “He’s is in our thoughts and prayers,” Bush said at a campaign rally. Bush’s audience of thousands in West Allis, Wis., booed. Bush did nothing to stop them. Update: I’ve changed […]
There was Bush, last night: “[W]e have fought the terrorists across the Earth, not for pride, not for power, but because the lives of our citizens are at stake…. We have led, many have joined, and America and the world are safer.” Those words were delivered just hours after we learned this: As speakers at […]
You remember Gary Bauer, don’t you? He ran a religious right powerhouse (the Family Research Council) in the ’90s, he allegedly ran as a Republican for president in 2000, and he’s generally held himself out as a paragon for all that is moral and virtuous in society. But showing once more the strides Bush has […]
There are more reports out there than definitive explanations, but here’s what we’re seeing: From the AP: Former president Bill Clinton checked himself into a New York City hospital on Friday after suffering chest pains, a Democratic Party official and a police source said. Clinton plans to undergo heart bypass surgery soon, although the surgery […]
The Arizona Republic is reporting that the Bush campaign is considering dropping the Oct. 13 debate with John Kerry (the third of three), which is currently scheduled to take place in Tempe, Ariz. Call me crazy, but I think this is a world-class bluff. President Bush’s campaign won’t say for sure whether he will agree […]
Immediately after Zell Miller’s now-infamous keynote address on Wednesday, Dick Cheney said, “I’m glad Zell Miller is on our side.” That was then. The Republicans aren’t nearly as pleased about having Miller on their team today. Indeed, the GOP has gone from beaming pride for having a “Democrat” give their keynote address to “Zell who?” […]
I realize that a few too many Republican campaigns have decided to give up entirely on a civil political discourse, but things in Oklahoma have taken a right-hand turn at extreme and have ended up in loony-ville. Wednesday, Patrick Davis, the political director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, cast the race as one of […]
I found Bush’s speech last night to be unusually bland, especially for the occasion. It wasn’t a disaster or a total embarrassment, but it also wasn’t a vision for the future or a reflection on four years of accomplishments. In addition to my earlier post about the convention overall, here are a few observations from […]
It’s hard to say, exactly, what constitutes a “successful” political convention. The media generally looks to see how well the party sticks to its schedule, keeps the rank-and-file motivated, and maintains a consistent message. In that sense, this year’s GOP convention was terrific. But that’s hardly a helpful criterion. Making the trains run on time […]