Now, the pile-on is beginning once again and Bush is being held up as the idiot who is "crying [...]
And [...]
Dear McCain Supporter,This morning, I flew to Iowa to join and endorse my friend, John McCain, for President of the United States. John McCain is a true American hero and I'm proud to stand with him today. [...]
I try to browse and read through [...]
Should anyone be allowed on a ballot? Sure. If they meet certain qualifications. I think the Republicans' price tag was a little high, but a committee of party leaders deciding who can and cannot be placed on a ballot? That's not [...]
Are the candidates trying to tell us something or [...]
Fred Thompson's plunge into the presidential pool -- more belly-flop than swan dive -- was the strangest product launch since that of New Coke in 1985. Then the question was: Is this product necessary? A similar question stumped Thompson the day he plunged.Sean Hannity, who is no Torquemada conducting [...]
CNN is reporting that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said:
Iran wants "peace and friendship for all," the country's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday while also saying Israel "cannot continue its life."
Uhhhh.... huh?
Greenville:http://greenvillenew...
Spartanburg:http://goupstate.com...
Like any [...]
Yeah, for him an every other Republican trying to get elected president.
I hope that wasn't a typo and the headline writer doesn't mean Don Regan, though he was the lead spokesman for Reaganomics.
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Not that any of this matters, but with Thompson running around South Carolina announcing his candidacy, it appears we might have a front-runner finally.
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When another Clinton donor turns out to be a fugitive from the law, it's not quite painted that way.
Clinton Donor Under [...]
John McCain's campaign has sent two e-mails out this past week -- one from his wife, one from his mother -- promoting the Senator's birthday.
The first thing many people [...]
Can the GOP Make a Comeback?
The recipe for Republicans is to stop acting like, well, Republicans--that is, Republicans of recent vintage.BY FRED BARNES
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDTIt's not particularly visible [...]
He also said Republicans might not settle on a nominee until they convene in Minnesota in September 2008.'You could actually have a convention that was interesting,' the Kansas senator said.
The parties don't like convention fights anymore. My convention history [...]
Democrats chose Bill Richardson with Joe Biden coming in second. Republicans chose Huckabee with Romney a distant second.
That is pretty close to what this community has been saying for the past 8 months on these candidates, so it didn't surprise [...]
For the Democrats, it was John Edwards, with Barack Obama a close second. For Republicans it was Fred Thompson, with John McCain and Mitt Romney tied at a distant second.
The poll was taken [...]
Thompson has edged out Giuliani in South Carolina now, despite having no official campaign or much of anything else for that matter.
I haven't checked old polls, but it looks like Obama is catching Hillary here in the ol Palmetto State, too. Hillary [...]
Consider this - there are two houses (stop me if you have already heard the story which is absolutely true). "House [...]
Late last night, he made it official after a disappointing showing in the Ames vote-buying frenzy.
In other news early this morning, Karl Rove said he would resign from the Bush Administration. It might not be [...]
BREAKING NEWS: New Hampshire is expected to announce that its 2012 Republican primary will be held a week after the 2008 general election.
There is one good thing that can [...]
None of the candidates appeared to make any major "bluncers" the media said, but are "blunders" missteps with the gay community or the country at large.
It's a Democratic constituency, like the AFL-CIO (or the NRA to Republicans).
But the forum [...]
I'm speechless.
I can appreciate her candid comment... as unpopular as it may be. The funny thing is everyone hates lobbyists, but I'll bet you employ one. Member of [...]
High on the list of superpowers a campaign might wish for would be the ability to manipulate opinion surveys, and on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, Republican presidential contenders will get to live that dream through the Iowa straw poll.The event, a tradition in election [...]
China threatens 'nuclear option' of dollar sales
http://www.telegraph...
The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding [...]
That's what Brad Warthen says over at The State. The revelation was on his blog yesterday. Drudge picked it up today.
See what you think? Warthen makes a convincing argument, but the same things could be said about any of these candidates, I'd bet.
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But the collective neutrality only goes so far. Even if most bloggers decide to sit out the primary, there is little doubt that they will be back with a [...]
And once again, Mike Huckabee is scoring [...]
Today's installment is with Kucinich, which is a grand waste of column inches, but the magazine has also interviewed Barack Obama and John [...]
The bad news (as always) is for McCain, who saw his support tumble from 23 percent in June to 10 percent in July.
Obama is ahead if Clinton for the first time, that I've seen. That could be a major turning point for him. Then again, he [...]
The Politico's Jonathan Martin reports on the numbers http://www.politico....
So far Thompson is showing $3.46 million raised from 9,167 donors. Considering he has yet to formally announce and is still officially just "testing the [...]
1) Katon Dawson told Dan Hoover that the GOP is getting close to setting a date for the primary, finally: http://news.greenvil...
And each party might have problems heading into next year:
2) Congressman Clyburn said a positive report on the war by [...]
... straw polls are still going on ...
the funny thing is, nobody seems to be reporting them, thank goodness.
SC Hotline has a press release announcing that Fred Thompson won the Georgetown County straw poll. He beat Ron Paul, who was in second place.
Does [...]
And the lack of poll numbers.
He is certainly taking the gloves off. The Politico reported this morning on Obama's comments to the Time Warner CEO Doug Parsons:
?The more serious parts of the Q&A were off the record, but a [...]
But that's nationwide. Sure Hizzoner is polling strong in many of the early primary states, but it's the individual state-by-state polls that are a little more important at [...]
If more of the "old guard" from the national campaign resigns, it could be good, if new blood can bring in a new direction.
We shall see. On the face of it, it just signals [...]
The United Nations, created by the U.S., largely funded by the U.S., and one of the greatest foreign policy innovations ever by the U.S., has veered out of control. [...]
Especially when you're dealing with a regime that will report this:
Iranian news agencies this week reported the capture of 14 squirrels equipped with espionage systems along the border. (Equipped [...]
Oops.
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Mitt Romney was in Spartanburg yesterday and, according to Dan Hoover of The Greenville News:
At stake next year, he said, is whether the nation will remain the land of opportunity, because "our Democratic friends don't see the same level of inspiration. They [...]
B.J. does a good job articulating the McCain campaign's new position. B.J. is a great guy and is good at what he [...]
Belabor the Point
Democrats find one government office they want to cut back. It's the one that exposes union corruption.The new Democratic Congress has finally found a government agency whose budget It wants to cut: an obscure Labor Department [...]
Contemplating a Run for Office Can Complicate Television RerunsBy Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray
Everyone knows summer television is lousy. Repeats dominate the airwaves as the networks gear up for the fall.
But, this summer, the rerun season carries [...]
That's one bright spot for the senator in a month of terrible, awful, horrible, no-good news. He [...]
http://www.nytimes.c... (registration required)
I'll put the first few paragraphs in the "There's More" section.
Is this a real populism? [...]
Who's next? Many of these "minor" candidates stick it out under the hope of "steering the [...]
And Time magazine is reporting about "How McCain Lost Control of his Campaign"
http://www.time.com/...
The dark days are getting darker for the campaign, and some national blogs, which just a few days ago were predicting he would [...]
The firefighters union has posted a website in what the Wall Street Journal called and effort to "Swift Boat" Giuliani -- in reference to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that tarred John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
Their website: [...]
The Indelicate Question
http://www.pollster....
I haven't seen anything similar on the Democrat side, but then again, none of the major contenders are in as much trouble.
The more I [...]
Each candidate has some baggage and [...]
Lady Bird Johnson passed away a short time ago. She was the oldest living first lady, and outlived her husband by more than 30 years.
Dallas Morning News: http://www.dallasnew...
Austin American-Statesman: http://www.statesman...
This isn't strictly about SC'08, but it's presidential and it's big news.
Pray for the Johnson family [...]
And I noticed this comment from The Chaser yesterday:
McCain does enjoy numerous endorsements in South Carolina, but with the recent troubles experienced by the campaign many of those individuals endorsing McCain will likely start trying to find a winner because at the end of the [...]
It is clearly an unscientific poll, but SCHotline is still the 800 pound gorilla of SC Online political news... with people from all persuasions reading it frequently.
Survey Presidential Politics
Jul 10, 2007 1:46:28 PM1. IF [...]
Jonathan Martin blogged on that this morning over at The Politico, after Hizzoner's campaign hired a campaign director in NORTH DAKOTA before hiring one here.
The exact quote is: "That Rudy's campaign has hired a North Dakota director before hiring one in South Carolina [...]
I'll be the first one here to say that things that happen to a candidate's family should have little to nothing to [...]
I'm going to throw our Democrat readers a little raw meat to chew on today... assuming any of you are reading this today and aren't spending time with your families like I hope you all are.
During 2003 and 2004, there [...]
Keep the family in your prayers this week. They will need all the support they can get. This is a true tragedy, and, as Chip wrote yesterday, it really puts things in perspective.
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As many here in SC know, Austin Whetsell, son of long time political and direct mail consultant Walter Whetsell, was caught up in a rip tide on Sunday [...]
Newt Gingrich is telling Republican insiders that his decision in September on whether to run for president in 2008 depends on the progress of Fred Thompson's imminent candidacy.If Thompson runs a vigorous and effective campaign, Gingrich says [...]
Behind in Money Race, McCain Reshapes Campaign
http://www.nytimes.c...
The Senator raised just $11.2 million in the second quarter and reported an "abysmal $2 million cash on hand."
Giuliani and Romney haven't posted numbers yet, according to the story.
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Obama Campaign Raises $32.5 Million
http://www.nytimes.c...
UPDATE: As I think about this more, it shows Obama will be in the [...]
Does this get John McCain off the hook? I'm personally convinced this bill is one of the main reasons his campaign has struggled with conservatives of late. He [...]
Where are George W. Bush's big fundraisers?
BusinessWeek magazine wrote a short but interesting piece on this in its June 4 issue. It counted 964 Bush Pioneers/Rangers and showed that 669 haven't gotten involved yet. Rangers raised $100,000. [...]
Gov. Riley is a big pickup for Sen. Clinton, and probably one of the biggest Democratic endorsements in South Carolina, in my [...]
