Some will say it’s due to John Edwards, others will say it’s a coincidence, but John Kerry is really hitting his stride in the national polls. The latest results from Newsweek show Kerry leading Bush in a head-to-head match-up, 51% to 45%. The lead is smaller once a certain former consumer advocate is thrown into […]
Postponing this year’s presidential election — it’s not just for the tin-foil hat and black-helicopter crowds anymore. It’s actually gone mainstream. This is, to be sure, the kind of thing that makes most of us nervous. Wait, make that “hyperventilate.” In my heart of hearts, even I have found it hard to imagine the Bush […]
A week ago, the Bush campaign was trying way too hard to lower expectations about Bush’s poll numbers. In an e-mail sent Monday, Matthew Dowd, Bush’s chief strategist, predicted that the race will “swing wildly” in Kerry’s favor within a month. Dowd’s memo included a chart showing that the challenger typically has gained a 15-point […]
It’s been over two weeks now and the GOP in-fighting over the speakers’ list for the Republican National Convention is getting worse, not better. If you’re just joining us, the Republicans announced the convention’s speakers in late June, but the list didn’t include any actual GOP leaders. You had three left-leaning, non-DC Republicans (Rudy Giuliani, […]
To update a post from last week, it’s clear that John Kerry is still keeping his options open regarding post-convention campaign financing. As of the weekend, he hasn’t ruled out the option of skipping the public financing system. “There are some people who have argued to our campaign that this should be done. I have […]
I don’t mean to belabor this point, but I’m still mystified by the White House’s decision to blow off the NAACP convention for the fourth straight year. It’s generating awful press for Bush and the explanations for the move sound ridiculous. Bear in mind, the White House initially said Bush wasn’t available for the event. […]
Well, not that Ronald Reagan; this Ronald Reagan. About three weeks ago, after Ron Jr. was criticizing Cheney and insisting Bush lied his way into the war in Iraq, I suggested the Dems arrange to have him speak at the DNC. Fortunately, that’s exactly what they’ve done. In a move sure to embarrass Republicans, Ron […]
Speaking of interesting Senate campaigns, Illinois Republicans still haven’t chosen a candidate to lose to, I mean, challenge Barack Obama (D) this year. The St. Louis Post Dispatch joked today that a newspaper ad might help: Wanted: Candidate to lead a fractured, scandal-ridden party in a late-starting campaign against a strong, well-financed opponent. Prefer wealthy […]
The Bush-Cheney gang seems to believe that attacking John Edwards as a trial attorney will somehow hurt the Dem ticket’s chances this year. What BC04 probably didn’t consider is how the attacks might hurt their buddy in Florida. In the Senate race to replace Bob Graham, the GOP’s top contenders are former Rep. Bill McCollum […]
A rift is apparently developing within the Nader-Camejo camp over what do with GOP donations. It’s not a good sign for a team that doesn’t have a message anyway. At the outset, let’s acknowledge that the Nader campaign is clearly enjoying support from Bush loyalists. Newsweek reported that one in 10 of Nader’s biggest donors […]