It's probably a good thing as he may wish to use his $$$ for something else someday. The Politico Mitt Romney hasn't extended his television presence into next week in South Carolina and Florida, an aide confirms. Romney has been on TV for months in both states, owning the airwaves long before his GOP rivals purchased their first spots. But his multimillion-dollar … [Read more...] about Romney Moves to Cash-Conservation Mode
Kenya’s Odinga Rejects Negotiations on Conflict
As Kenya continues to be plagued by violence, opposition leader Riala Odinga has rejected incumbent president Mwai Kibaki's calls for negotiations. According to the New York Times, Mr. Odinga declined an invitation to meet with the president this Friday, saying that the negotiations would merely be "public relations gimmickry" meant to "deflect attention from and undermine" … [Read more...] about Kenya’s Odinga Rejects Negotiations on Conflict
Bush Throws Support Behind Turkey’s EU Bid
President Bush, speaking yesterday: I strongly believe that Europe will benefit when Turkey is a member of the European Union. I view Turkey as a bridge between Europe and the Islamic world, a constructive bridge. And so I believe it's in the interests of peace that Turkey be admitted into the EU.... I think Turkey sets a fantastic example for nations around the world to … [Read more...] about Bush Throws Support Behind Turkey’s EU Bid
Comeback Kid
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It’s Time For Ron Paul to Go Bye-Bye
It's been a tough few days for Ron Paul, libertarian wetdream and exception to the Republican rule, who has done only one thing well since announcing his candidacy -- raising buckets of money on the Internet. First, everyone's favorite GOP oddball – that is except within the Republican Party itself – tanked in the Iowa caucus, finishing a distant fifth and besting only Mr. … [Read more...] about It’s Time For Ron Paul to Go Bye-Bye
Race & Reading Between the Lines
My blogging buddy Will Bunch raises a creepy question this morning: Did the Bradley Effect play a role in Hillary Clinton's strong showing against Barack Obama in New Hampshire? The Bradley Effect is the name that pundits give to a disturbing trend first noticed in elections in the 1980s where white voters told pollsters they supported a black candidate and then voted for a … [Read more...] about Race & Reading Between the Lines
Now What?
My prediction perfection in Iowa ended in New Hampshire. It was nice while it lasted, comparable I assume (on a much smaller scale) to the sensation of being ranked #1 in the just-concluded college football season. On the bright side -- if misery does, in fact, love company -- I am blessed this morning with many confused and humbled "friends." And like those friends, my … [Read more...] about Now What?
Tears in New Hampshire: Ed Muskie and Hillary Clinton
Going into the 1972 campaign to become the Democratic Party's nominee for president, the acknowledged Dem frontrunner was Maine's senator, Edmund Muskie. Muskie had wowed the country four years before as Hubert Humphrey's vice presidential running mate with his soft-spoken eloquence. But it wasn't to be. First, came defeat for Muskie in the Iowa caucuses. Anti-Vietnam War … [Read more...] about Tears in New Hampshire: Ed Muskie and Hillary Clinton
Rumors of Clinton’s Death Greatly Exaggerated; McCain Rises From Ashes
Long story short, the 25 days until Super Tuesday are shaping up to be a make-or-break period for a presidential candidate who had arrogantly campaigned as Ms. Inevitable and had to scramble to reinvent herself, and another candidate whose astounding momentum suffered a glancing blow -- if not hit a granite wall -- in New Hampshire yesterday and cannot reinvent … [Read more...] about Rumors of Clinton’s Death Greatly Exaggerated; McCain Rises From Ashes
Clinton And McCain New Hampshire Wins: Tales Of Two Comebacks
The political pundits, political operatives and political scientists will be analyzing the New Hampshire primary results for days but there is one thing that won't be in dispute: the victories of Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton and Republican Senator John McCain are the tales of two comebacks. (Be sure to read our co-blogger The Talking Dog's excellent take on all the … [Read more...] about Clinton And McCain New Hampshire Wins: Tales Of Two Comebacks
Polling, Schmolling: Biggest News Not Hillary NH: But Seduction of Major Pundits/ Newsmen by Polls
It’s not stunning that Hillary won New Hampshire. What is stunning is the gullibility of the press and pundits following corporate polls that were as off as Roseanne singing the Star Spangled Banner on the baseball diamond. After Iowa too many pollsters leaned out of their windows like old Mrs. Goldberg gossiping, calling out that the funeral dirge was playing for Senator … [Read more...] about Polling, Schmolling: Biggest News Not Hillary NH: But Seduction of Major Pundits/ Newsmen by Polls
Hillary’s New Voice? Let’s Hear It.
Hillary’s just finished her victory speech, and I have now picked myself off the spot on the floor where I fell when she began her speech with the comment, “I listened to you and in the process I found my own voice”. Did she really just tell me that she has been campaigning all this time to become the leader of the free world, without having found her voice? Why … [Read more...] about Hillary’s New Voice? Let’s Hear It.
Comeback Codgers
Yes! What a night for AARP! Two of its members, seventy-one year old John McCain, who as late as a few weeks ago, was written off as (politically) dead, and sixty-year old Hillary Clinton, who just yesterday was believed to be crushed to death under Omnibus Obama... have both emerged to win their respective parties' primary in New Hampshire. On the Democratic side of the … [Read more...] about Comeback Codgers
One Gauge of Foreign Interest in Our US Presidential Race
I am now reading a live chat/analysis (from earlier this evening) on the Washington Post's website. In addition to the many questions and comments from US citizens, we have them from: Copenhagen, Denmark Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Bogor, Indonesia Caborca, Mexico Sydney, Australia Montreal, Canada Hong Kong Darwin, Australia Brisbane, Australia London, England Tokyo, … [Read more...] about One Gauge of Foreign Interest in Our US Presidential Race
Clinton Wins in New Hampshire: Egg on My Face…for Now
I thought that Barack Obama would beat Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire today...and handily. That wasn't to be. Why? Apparently, female voters went for Clinton in a big way today. But the reason for that isn't manifestly obvious to me. My wife went to dinner tonight with two other women, all college educated baby boomers. My wife, for one, is ready to vote for a Democratic … [Read more...] about Clinton Wins in New Hampshire: Egg on My Face…for Now
Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary
In the end, polls leading up to the New Hampshire primary vote showing a double-digit lead for Democratic Senator Barack Obama were wrong -- and Senator Hillary Clinton scored an upset victory -- once again tossing the (new) conventional wisdom out the window and creating a new political dynamic. And so the stage is set for a battle royal -- one likely to go the … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary
Did Independents Voting For McCain Hurt Obama And Help Clinton?
The political nail-biter continues in New Hampshire, where primary votes so far show New York Senator Hillary Clinton holding a slim but persistent lead against Senator Barack Obama, whose victory in the Iowa caucuses last week led to an explosion of Obama-mania in not just the media -- but in pre-New Hampshire opinion polls as well. Part of the pre-vote conventional wisdom … [Read more...] about Did Independents Voting For McCain Hurt Obama And Help Clinton?
TDL Primary Blogging
I wrote three relatively brief posts so far on the New Hampshire primaries, which I didn't put up over here. Wasn't Obama supposed to have a bounce or something? Then why is he locked in a dogfight with Hillary Clinton (and losing it)? Meanwhile, aside from pulling for Obama, I'm rooting for Ron Paul to beat Rudy Giuliani for fourth place on sheer humiliation … [Read more...] about TDL Primary Blogging
Climate Change Should Be In The Primaries
Climate change has slipped off the radar of both Democrats and Republicans as they enter the Primaries and election year 2008. Al Gore’s tirade against Bush may have delighted delegates at last December’s Climate Conference in Bali, Indonesia, but had little concrete impact on the politics of the US elections. How we treat Mother Earth, on whose health all of us depend for … [Read more...] about Climate Change Should Be In The Primaries
BUSHarraf Responsible for Extremism in Pakistan
In a brief departure from its coverage of the U.S. elections, Watching America is featuring a story from El Salvador about the rise of extremism in Pakistan, relating it firmly to U.S. support of the Musharraf regime. The president Musharraf appears at the moment to feel secure, at least in the strict political sense, since as we have seen, another attack on his life … [Read more...] about BUSHarraf Responsible for Extremism in Pakistan