When it comes to the nominating process, nothing is ever straightforward. At first blush, yesterday’s results of the Democratic caucus in Nevada weren’t complicated at all — Hillary Clinton enjoyed a modest victory over Barack Obama. She won, he lost, and then they’re off to South Carolina. No muss, no fuss. But then there’s the […]
South Carolina was John McCain’s biggest stumbling block eight years ago. Today, his win in the same state arguably puts him at the front of the pack. With just about every precinct reporting: 1. John McCain — 33.2% 2. Mike Huckabee — 29.8% 3. Fred Thompson — 15.8% 4. Mitt Romney — 15.1% 5. Ron […]
In retrospect, perhaps the Clinton campaign shouldn’t have worried quite so much about those at-large precincts in Las Vegas — Hillary appears to have won fairly easily, and with about 85% of the results tallied, most of the networks have called the race. 1. Clinton — 50.8% 2. Obama — 45.1% 3. Edwards — 3.7% […]
Today, obviously, is a pretty big day for both parties’ presidential campaigns. On the Democratic side, Dems will caucus in Nevada this afternoon, and give one of the candidates a fairly significant boost going into South Carolina. At this point, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have each won one contest, and Nevada will break the […]
John McCain recently acknowledged, “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.” He added, however, “I’ve got Greenspan’s book.” I’m quite certain The Maestro isn’t helping. In South Carolina, McCain told an audience a couple of days ago, “Every time in history we have raised taxes it has cut […]
Following up on the last post, Barack Obama made a comment the other day about the “party of ideas” that Hillary Clinton’s campaign has characterized in a variety of imaginative ways. In a silly season of misleading attacks, this one, too, is very disappointing. Here’s what Obama said that sparked the latest campaign flap: “The […]
It’s just not reasonable to think Democratic presidential candidates, in the heat of a very competitive campaign, are going to stay positive 100% of the time. Ideally, it might sound nice to think everyone will just get along, and Dems will save all of their criticisms for the Republicans, but that, alas, is just not […]
The God machine turns its attention this week exclusively to Mike Huckabee — and some of his more notable and less well-known friends. Anyone watching the presidential campaign probably knows about Huckabee’s background as a Baptist preacher. Political observers have also no doubt picked up on Huckabee’s vaguely-theocratic campaign platform, which includes, among other things, […]
Guest Post by Morbo Today’s crazy, right-wing preacher who’s unable to keep his pants on comes from Decatur, Ga. Bishop Earl Paulk, 80, is the preacher in question. He’s apparently been a busy little bee. On Monday, a warrant was issued for Paulk’s arrest. Two days later, he turned himself in to the police and […]
Guest Post by Morbo I doubt Michael Bloomberg reads this blog. That’s a shame, because I have an important message for him: No one wants you to run for president. Let me say it again: No. One. Wants. You. To. Run. For. President. How about in capitals? NO ONE WANTS YOU TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT. […]