Bush’s poll numbers may have enjoyed a little bump after Saddam Hussein was captured, but I think it’s safe to say that bump is gone. A new CBS/New York Times poll shows Bush’s approval rating slipping to 50%, the second lowest level of support his presidency. The same poll showed 45% saying they “disapprove” of […]
Speaking of Dick Cheney (see below), I noticed that the vice president gave his first detailed interview with a major newspaper in over two years yesterday, answering questions from the LA Times and USA Today. There were a couple of interesting exchanges, but on the whole, I’d say the papers missed several huge issues. According […]
Over the weekend, the LA Times discovered that Dick Cheney left his undisclosed location just long enough to join Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for a hunting trip at a private camp in Louisiana. The outing was just three weeks before Scalia and the rest of the high court will hear Cheney’s appeal of lawsuits […]
A couple of people have casually asked me about my predictions for Iowa tonight and I’ve come to firm and unwavering conclusion: I’m not making any predictions. I can reasonably make a case for any of the top four winning, the polls from the last two weeks are all over the place, and the process […]
I personally don’t think this is going to happen, but the American Prospect’s Bob Kuttner wrote a column this week that explains how a divided Democratic electorate may lead to a brokered convention this summer. (Kevin Drum pondered the same question back in November.) It’s a scary thought, but just as importantly, it’s exactly the […]
I can’t figure this out. Just a week after strongly hinting that she’ll be announcing a bid for the Senate, Katherine Harris has apparently decided not to run and will instead seek re-election to the House. The AP is reporting that it just “learned” this information so there’s no explanation as to why Harris has […]
I noticed that blogger-extraordinaire Matthew Yglesias was at an event hosted by the New America Foundation the other day and heard Charlie Cook, a non-partisan election analyst, suggest a provocative thesis. As Matt explained: “Cook suggested that perhaps the best thing for the Democrats would be to lose in 2004, force the Republican Party to […]
This story hasn’t quite worked its way up to the front page of the national papers yet, but it’s percolating along and you might be hearing more about it soon. I have no idea if there’s something to this or not, but it’s worth keeping an eye on. The Dallas Morning News ran a detailed […]
That was quick. A day after reportedly being in “negotiations” to broadcast the winning commercial from MoveOn’s “Bush in 30 seconds” contest during the Super Bowl, CBS announced yesterday that the ad has been rejected. Ad Age magazine reported that a CBS spokesman “said the decision against broadcasting the spot had nothing to do with […]
Just to add to the last post, I found it interesting to see how the press played this story differently. It’s a classic case study. One of my biggest difficulties with contemporary journalism is the fear of drawing conclusions. Reporters and editors are afraid, somewhat understandably, of appearing biased. As a result, stories/articles strive for […]