Wizbang Politics: May 2007 Archives

Rudy blasts Hillary's tax hike plan

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 31, 2007 · Comments (2)

Rudy Giuliani sharply criticized Hillary Clinton's promised tax increases and her socialist rhetoric while campaigning in California, Josh Gerstein of The New York Sun reports: Mayor Giuliani is labeling Senator Clinton's plan to reverse President Bush's tax cuts "an astounding, staggering tax increase" that would turn back the clock and... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

McCain lays off SC staffers

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 31, 2007

Despite the crowing over the outlier ARG polls, the McCain campaign is showing more signs of trouble. The campaign has fired three more key field staffers in South Carolian. The Chaser reports: We now learn that McCain has laid off another 3 South Carolina field reps. A source close to... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Is Thompson in?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 31, 2007

He told USA Today he is running, according to Richard Cowan of Reuters. But sources close to Fred Thompson are saying The Politico's Mike Allen got it wrong by reporting he will announce on the 4th of July in Nashville. Thompson has asked to be released from his role on... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Poll: McCain, Clinton lead in Iowa, SC, NH

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 29, 2007 · Comments (3)

The latest ARG polls of likely primary voters in the early states shows Hillary Clinton and John McCain leading their respective fields in all three states. Full results at ARG. In Iowa, Hillary garners 31% support over Edwards' 25% and Obama with only 11%. The only polls that show her... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Obama offers national health plan

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 29, 2007

Senator Barack Obama presented his sweeping plan for national health care today. The proposal retains current private insurance, offers coverage to the uninsured, and raises taxes. Mike Glover of the Associated Press reports: Obama said his plan could save the average consumer $2,500 a year and bring health care to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Paul supporters aren't Republicans

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 29, 2007 · Comments (9)

Many observers have noted the extraordinary performance of Rep. Ron Paul in online surveys of Republican candidates. His results in the online surveys, easily swayed if a dedicated corps determines to promote their man, far outstrip his results in any scientific opinion poll or his appeal as the LP candidate... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (7 votes cast)

Primaries keep moving up

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 28, 2007 · Comments (2)

As expected, South Carolina political leaders aren't planning to meekly accept Florida's moving up their Presidential primary to January 29th sitting down. In particular, South Carolina Republicans have enjoyed their 'first in the South status" for nearly three decades, and are disinclined to share the spotlight - especially with a... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Clintons' free trips subject of lawsuit

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 27, 2007

A major Clinton supporter for years, Vinod Gupta of infoUSA has given the former President over $3 million in consulting contracts and paid nearly $1 million to fly Bill and Hillary to political and other events since 2002. Now stockholders are crying foul and filing suit, according to the Associated... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Ethanol and Presidential Politics

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 26, 2007 · Comments (1)

Read John Stossel's informative column about ethanol and the way it plays in the world of presidential politics.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Florida poll: Rudy still leads, Thompson surging

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 24, 2007

With Florida moving its primary up to January 29 in defiance of both parties, the state has suddenly become critical in the nomination race for both parties. A new poll from Datamar shows Rudy Giuliani holding his lead, but with slightly weakening support at 27%. The big surprise is Fred... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Fred Thompson getting good press

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 24, 2007 · Comments (1)

One advantage of not being a formally announced candidate is that you tend to get more favorable press treatment. Mark Halperin has a really nice profile of Fred Thompson in Time. If Thompson announces in the next month or so as many suspect, it will be interesting to see how... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Obama's wife quits corporate board

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 24, 2007

Michelle Obama resigned her seat on the Board of Directors of TreeHouse Foods after controversy arose over her employment with a major Wal-Mart supplier while her husband, Sen. Barack Obama, criticizes the major retailer on labor issues. Deanna Bellandi of the Associated Press has the story: TreeHouse Foods said in... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

Bad bill is bitter pill

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 24, 2007 · Comments (2)

According to every source, the immigration bill is on track to pass the Senate without either serious amendment or substantive debate. Of course, it is always possible that a continuing flood of objections will affect enough votes to slow the process down, but it seems highly unlikely at this point.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Internal Memo Urges Hillary to Skip Iowa

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 23, 2007 · Comments (4)

Via AP: Hillary Rodham Clinton's deputy campaign manager wrote a memo this week urging the Democratic front-runner to bypass the Iowa caucuses, in order to spend time and resources in New Hampshire, South Carolina and several larger states hosting primaries next Feb. 5. The memo emerged days after a new... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Ron Paul -- the other party's mainstream

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: May 22, 2007 · Comments (4)

Jeff Jacoby has an interesting take on Ron Paul, making the point that one party's fringe candidate is the other party's mainstream.Paul helps illustrate what may be the most significant difference between the two major parties today: Republicans who don't take the threat of radical Islam seriously are marginalized. Democrats... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Poll: Hillary has solid lead nationally

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 22, 2007 · Comments (4)

Senator Hillary Clinton enjoys a double digit lead over the field in the latest national poll of Democratic primary voters, according to Rasmussen Reports: The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows Clinton at 35%, Senator Barack Obama at 25%, and former Senator John Edwards at 18%. That's the highest... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Romney, Edwards build leads in Iowa poll

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 21, 2007 · Comments (3)

A new Des Moines Sunday Register poll shows Mitt Romney and John Edwards moving out to early leads in their respective parties, according to Mike Glover of the Associated Press. Read his report at the preceding link. Among Republicans, Romney leads with 30% support, while Senator John McCain draws 18%... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

Richardson makes it official

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 21, 2007

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson made it official today: he's running for the Democratic nomination for Vice President President. Nedra Pickler of the Associated Press has the story: "The challenges we face are not acts of God or accidents of fate," Richardson said, according to text of his announcement speech... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Obama counting on young voters

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 20, 2007

Senator Barack Obama will need a strong turnout among young voters to win primaries, and he is working hard to keep them excited. Scott Malone reports for Reuters: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama talked about the future on Saturday to members of an increasingly influential group that may well decide... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Gore "fallen out of love with politics"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 17, 2007 · Comments (5)

Al Gore says he has "fallen out of love with politics" and can't envision running for President, although he won't rule it out completely. In an interview with Time Magazine, he professes his love for building a "consensus" on climate change, according to Reuters: "And I'm not convinced the presidency... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Iowa poll shows tight race in both parties

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 17, 2007 · Comments (1)

Zogby International's telephone poll (NOT the "interactive" online version) shows a virtual dead heat in both parties. John Edwards stays in front on the Democratic side with 26%, ahead of Hillary Clinton's 24% and Barack Obama's 22%, a statistical tie in a poll with a margin of error of ±... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

GOP debate - my impressions

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 16, 2007 · Comments (4)

The Republican Presidential debate was tonight in Columbia, S.C., at the Koger Center on the campus of the University of South Carolina. UPDATED 2:00 a.m. to add: You can vote in our poll on who won the debate HERE. Full disclosure: as regular readers here know, I am currently leaning... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (7 votes cast)

Congress' approval dips below Bush's rating

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 15, 2007 · Comments (3)

While Democrats have pointed to President Bush's low approval numbers with glee for some time now, the Democratic Congress has sunk to a mere 29% approval, below even the President's 33%, in the latest Gallup Poll, as Ed Morrissey notes at Captain's Quarters: How bad is it? Even Democrats mostly... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (8 votes cast)

McCain leads latest SC poll on eve of debate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 15, 2007 · Comments (3)

The latest Ayres McHenry & Associates poll of likely South Carolina Republican Primary voters shows Senator John McCain leading, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani regaining a bit to stay in second place, and former Senator Fred Thompson surging into third. The poll was taken over four days through last Tuesday, as... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Edwards: How to fake patriotism

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 15, 2007 · Comments (1)

John Edwards is urging leftists to combine Memorial Day antiwar protests with faked displays of patriotism, and includes instructions on how to do it. Via Ace of Spades: They should use the day to "reclaim patriotism." Question: Why does it need to be "reclaimed," as we are constantly told that... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

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