National Republicans
Perdue in Peril?
It’s a sure sign of an anxious campaign when the manager releases internal polls. That’s what Zach Ambrose had to do this week for Bev Perdue after a WTVD poll showed her trailing. That came on the heels of the Carville-Greenberg poll. Perdue’s campaign released a memo from Garin-Hart-Yang, the campaign’s pollsters, showing Perdue ahead…
Read MoreEnquiring Minds Want to Know
Sarah Palin will either lift John McCain to the White House or sink him. She’s taking a star turn now. But one thing never changes in politics: Change comes. Word now is that the National Enquirer has reassigned its “John Edwards Team” to Alaska. Give them a week. Then check the lipstick, mascara and blush…
Read MoreBridging Palin
My friend – and Internet guru – Mathew Gross has a great line for the Obama campaign: Sarah Palin didn’t just support the Bridge to Nowhere. She is the Bridge to Nowhere. Click Here to discuss and comment on this and other articles.
Read MoreAttack Palin
The Obama campaign has to attack Sarah Palin. She has turned the race around for McCain. Democrats must turn her into a negative for him. They may be reluctant to attack a woman. But the DSCC got over that with Liddy Dole. One poll shows that white women went from being slightly for Obama before…
Read MoreTwo Good Men
Let’s pause before we leap into two months of partisan rancor, as John McCain might say. The two parties nominated two remarkable men for President. And they come from two different Americas, as John Edwards might say. Obama represents the youthful, idealistic and tolerant values of a changing country. McCain represents the older values of…
Read MoreBombs Away!
That old bomber pilot John McCain dropped a blockbuster on both parties this week with his pick of Sarah Palin. He shook the Republicans back to life, and he shook up the Democrats. He also shook up the race. But it will take a while to figure which targets suffered the most collateral damage. If…
Read MoreAn Otherworldly Debut
Watching Sarah Palin’s speech, I could not help but think two things.First, I thought I was watching the rise of a great future star of the Republican Party. She handled herself well, and had a real fire and energy that the ticket previously lacked. Regardless of the outcome of the election, this is someone who…
Read MoreIs Sarcasm a Winning Strategy?
This week’s Time says John McCain’s basic nature is sarcastic. That’s how he often deals with staff and reporters. Sarah Palin’s speech struck me that way: sarcastic. When Republicans nominate candidates who seem mean-spirited, they lose. Witness Goldwater in 1964 and Bob Dole twice – as Ford’s running mate in 1976 and himself in 1996.…
Read MoreSarah Palin
Last night, I got Mau Mau-ed on a radio interview by a Democrat who said, Donât be naïve. You canât really believe McCain knew Sarah Palinâs daughter was pregnant before he picked her? In fact, Iâm inclined to take McCain at his word. But, for one moment, looking at it through that Democratâs eyes, it…
Read MoreRepublican Meltdown
It’s an iron law of politics: Stay out of the way when your opponent is busy destroying himself. So Barack Obama is smart to lay low this week. John McCain’s VP pick shows us what kind of President he would be. He would make rash, risky and reckless decisions. Without waiting for the intelligence reports.…
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