Tuesday’s political round-up

January 23, 2007

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:

* Roll Call reports today that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is likely to pick up a major endorsement this week, possibly as early as today, when former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) throws his support behind the former Massachusetts governor.

* Ad man Jimmy Siegel, whose recent work for Eliot Spitzer in New York’s gubernatorial campaign was exceptional, has agreed to help create ads for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

* Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-La.), who narrowly lost Louisiana’s gubernatorial race in 2003, announced yesterday that he would give it another shot this year. Jindal will likely face a rematch against incumbent Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D), who announced that she is seeking a second term, though there are rumors she might have a primary opponent.

* Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) has been traveling a bit of late, sparking speculation that Warner, who surprisingly dropped out of the presidential race in October, might be having second thoughts. Warner told the AP the speculation is mistaken. “I have no intention of getting back in the race,” Warner said.

* And according to the New York Post, Rudy Giuliani, apparently concerned about conflict-of-interest questions, plans to sell “the Wall Street wing of his multi-pronged business – the strongest sign yet that he’s making a serious play for the presidency.”

as a small note, it will be interesting to see how jindal does: he was clearly the better candidate in 2003 (one of the very few times in my life i’ve said that about a republican), but even fred barnes had to admit that too many racists in Louisiana woudn’t vote for a non-white candidate.

  • I was going to send Romney a present, but with Dennis “pedophile protector” Hastert’s help, he won’t need any more anvils.

    And Rudy… he might want to sell his dresses, too.

    Rody Giuliani in drag having his “breasts” shamelessly violated by “Apprentice” tycoon Donald Trump. Clip from new doc GIULIANI TIME, by Kevin Keating, opens May 12 at Landmark Theatres’ Sunshine Cinema in NYC.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IrE6FMpai8

  • dennis hastert is gonna throw his support behind mitt romney? wow, that’s gonna hurt 🙂

  • What is Romney’s demographic appeal? He wouldn’t seem to have any influence over any particular swing states. Speaking of which, Hillary’s success in upstate NY bodes well for her ability to get votes in the midwest.

  • What’s Hastert’s endorsement good for – does Romney have a sex scandal he needs help covering up?

  • And check out the comments thread following Cheney’s screed. Scorn is being heaped profusely. 34 pages and counting last I looked. And threw a shovelful of my on on the pile.

  • Thanks burro #8. Maybe this will overcome all that undeserved light-handedbess she has been given the past six years. Yeah, she’s a slimey right-wing asshole. How low is it for a gay person to work to attract gays to the rightwing that hates them so?

  • “I have no intention of getting back in the race,” Warner said.

    Perhaps he’s angling for a VP slot…he would definately help deliver VA to the the Dem nominee.

  • There’s no such thing as a primary challenge in Louisiana statewide elections (or rather, every candidate other than the incumbant is a primary opponent since they have that unusual open primary-runoff system). If another Democrat were to run and get a decent share of the vote in the first round, that might not even prevent Blanco from being re-elected since those voters would presumably vote for her if she were to make it to a runoff.

  • burro, we are now up to 61 pages of Big Dog-inspired “pushback.”
    Comment by slip kid no more

    The rivets on the boiler are starting to shoot out from the pressure. More coal please. I want to see this baby blow.

  • I’m really hoping Romney gets the GOP nomination. He’s so extreme, Dems wouldn’t even have to campaign against him! He Would go down in history as a right wing George McGovern

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