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Hillary still could win popular vote

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 4, 2008 · Comments (2)

The conventional wisdom holds that Hillary can't take the lead in total popular votes cast before the convention, because she would need to win nearly 60% of the remaining vote to do it. However, due to the demographics involved, it is still at least conceivable she might achieve it. This... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Obama's short attention span

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 29, 2008 · Comments (2)

Ever notice that Barack Obama seems to consider anything other than his own pre-programmed speeches to be distracting? Brian Faughnan goes down the list: Jeremiah Wright - distraction Going to war in Iraq - distraction Hillary's criticisms - distraction Gay marriage - distraction Race - distraction Abortion - distraction Illegal... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Slate's Kaus: Ferraro was right!

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 13, 2008 · Comments (7)

Former Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro said Barack Obama wouldn't be where he is today if he were white, which caused a controversy that forced her out of the campaign and drew an apology from Hillary Clinton. But after reading a fawning portrait of a potential Obama Presidency by the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The options for the DNC in Florida & Michigan

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 7, 2008 · Comments (6)

The matter of Florida and Michigan won't go away. The states were penalized by both parties for moving their primaries up before February 5th; Democrats stripped them of all delegates while the GOP cut their delegations in half. The Republicans will have no problem resolving the issue since McCain has... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Is it crying time again?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 11, 2008 · Comments (4)

Hillary Clinton apparently turned around the Democratic Primary in New Hampshire in the final days when she turned on the tears in a diner, surrounded by the Yeah-yeah Sisterhood. Was it real, or was it Memorex? Inquiring minds want to know! Peggy Noonan shares some thoughts at WSJ.com: While everyone... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.1/5 (7 votes cast)

Politics 201 - A Refresher

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: December 30, 2007 · Comments (4)

Friday afternoon, I was listening to Hugh Hewitt talk with Mike Gallagher, and they briefly discussed negative campaigning. I was surprised to hear Hugh claim that citing supposed deficiencies in your opponents' positions was somehow not negative campaigning to him. Strange, if an educated Law Professor in LA can miss... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (4 votes cast)

Hillary is political Viagra for Republicans

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 24, 2007 · Comments (11)

If the Republicans are lagging in fundraising and enthusiasm, who can get the Party up for the coming campaign? Not a tough question, especially at Halloween, as Richard Baehr opines at The American Thinker: The media has been intrigued by the "firsts" offered by the Democratic candidates - a woman... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (5 votes cast)

Obama, Edwards afraid to attack Hillary?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 18, 2007 · Comments (5)

The long-established pattern of Presidential primary campaigns is that once a frontrunner emerges, they are targeted by their opponents. It only makes sense: if you aren't running ahead, you will have to pass the candidate who is ahead in order to win, so they must be taken down a notch... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Cheer up, Republicans!

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

It's always darkest before the dawn . . . Bill Kristol exhorts in the Weekly Standard: Republicans are downcast, depressed, and demoralized. Bush is unpopular. Cheney is even more unpopular. Scandals continue to bedevil congressional Republicans, and it's hard to see the GOP taking back either the House or Senate... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Who can best unite Republicans?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 8, 2007 · Comments (12)

Plagued by recent scandals involving corruption and sexual misconduct, having alienated the base with excessive spending as the majority, suffering from dissension on Iraq, and reeling from a walloping in the 2006 midterm elections, the Republicans are a party in disarray. Given President Bush's poor approval ratings and the lack... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Could Santorum as VP be Rudy's answer?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 6, 2007 · Comments (19)

Jim Geraghty at NRO's The Campaign Spot looks at the threats of "social conservatives" to form a third party if the Republican nominee fails to appeal to them (meaning: is Rudy Giuliani). He speaks to a source who doubts the feasibility: He noted that James Dobson, in a New York... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (3 votes cast)

The "creation" of a frontrunner

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 26, 2007 · Comments (7)

The actual campaign, once the spending begins in earnest, may easily overcome media and blog speculation about Hillary's "inevitability." Responding to the "wait a minute" columns by Dan Balz and Adam Nagourney, Jay Cost analyzes for Real Clear Politics: So, voters are not thinking about politics much right now. Out... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Can Hillary be beat? Part 2

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 25, 2007 · Comments (8)

I first asked the question this past weekend, and it is one we will be hearing more often as Senator Clinton continues to gradually build her lead in the Democratic Party nomination contest. Now the issue is also being analyzed by Dan Balz at WaPo campaign blog, The Trail (read... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (3 votes cast)

Edwards: real or phony?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 19, 2007 · Comments (8)

Only a leftist moron would have to ask, of course, so the Associated Press Ron Fournier fills the bill: Some who call Edwards a hypocrite assume that a multimillionaire trial lawyer can't be an authentic advocate for the poor and working people. That's nonsense. You don't need to be blind... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Surprises more likely than ever in this election

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 14, 2007 · Comments (4)

The lack of incumbents on the ballot, the War in Iraq, the front-loaded schedule, and the unusual mix of backgrounds among the candidates make this cycle's primaries and general election subject to change without notice, Bill Kristol opines in Time: Lesson: the improbable sometimes happens. And what's true in sports... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (4 votes cast)

Who can stop Hillary?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 13, 2007 · Comments (6)

The Democratic nomination was supposed to be very competitive, but it hasn't turned out that way, at least in the polls. Hillary Clinton has established a formidable national lead, and cannot be said to be behind in any of the early voting states, raising the "inevitability" question. Roger Simon of... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

George Will fillets Fred

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 13, 2007 · Comments (4)

Welcome to the campaign, Fred Thompson! George Will rolls out the red carpet and puts out the "company china" as he compares Thompson to "New Coke" at Real Clear Politics: Thompson said he had advocated McCain-Feingold to prevent, among other things, corporations and labor unions from "giving large sums of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Kos calls out Hillary and Obama on Iraq

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 8, 2007 · Comments (7)

He's checked their websites, and apparently they don't take his phone calls. Kos wonders about the frontrunners: So where are the two "front runner" candidates on Iraq? Have they conquered their fear and actually said something of substance regarding the pre-emptive capitulation bill? Well, there's certainly nothing at Obama's blog,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

State of the Race: Democrats

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 6, 2007 · Comments (3)

Looking at the Democratic field, several thoughts come immediately to mind: Hillary Clinton ~ This is hers to lose at this point. In national polls, she is at or over the "tipping point" of 40% support, supposedly the level at which the frontrunner in a multi-candidate race becomes virtually unbeatable.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

State of the Race: Republicans

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 5, 2007 · Comments (8)

With Labor Day already in the rear-view mirror, it's time to assess the state of the presidential nomination campaigns in both parties. This is a unique cycle, the first time since 1928 that no incumbent President or Vice President is on the ballot in either party (no, 1952 doesn't count:... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Warner retirement could give Virginia seat to Dems

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 29, 2007 · Comments (4)

UPDATE 30 August 1:06 p.m.: Warner's office is saying he will have an announcement on his plans at 2 p.m. tomorrow on the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, in the shadow of Jefferson's statue, according to Jonathan Martin at The Politico. Sure sounds like he is... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Prayers for a fellow blogger

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 28, 2007 · Comments (3)

We've often depended upon The Florida Masochist for news and tips on developments in the Sunshine State. A registered Democrat, Bill also skewers the ridiculous of all political stripes with his "Knucklehead of the Day" feature, so his blog is always worth a read. Last week he underwent surgical tests.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (6 votes cast)

Edwards' political obituary

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 22, 2007 · Comments (9)

RIP, John Edwards' political ambitions, respectfully compiled by Rich Lowry at NRO: When he hit other candidates for taking donations from Rupert Murdoch's media holdings, wasn't it inevitable that it would turn out he had taken $800,000 from Murdoch's HarperCollins for a coffee-table book? Or when he attacked subprime lenders... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (8 votes cast)

One brief shining moment: the left before The Fall

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 6, 2007

Rich Lowry reviews Jim Piereson's Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: The real John F. Kennedy wasn't the paladin of liberal purity of myth. He was friends with Joseph McCarthy. In his 1952 campaign for Senate and his 1960 presidential campaign, he got to the right of his Republican opponents on... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

A withdrawal timetable - for candidates

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: July 21, 2007

With multiple-candidate contests in both parties, it is only a matter of time before the realities of raising money and failure to gain traction take hold and winnow the field a bit. National Journal's John Mercurio takes a shot here. Read his entire analysis at the link above. To summarize,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

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