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Feb27
Veepstakes: Sarah Palin

sarahpalin.jpgIn town auditioning for the Vice Presidential spot for the National Governor's Association Winter Meeting, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin sat down with the Fix and discussed her home state, her Party, and the future. The full interview is worth a watch.

Palin makes an intriguing candidate for the Vice Presidency of the United States.

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Feb26
McCain's General Election Message
FOX News reports from the Straight Talk Express:[John McCain] told reporters on Monday that if he can’t convince the American people that the U.S. is succeeding in Iraq, then come Election Day in November, “I’ll lose.” Immediately stepping back from... Continue Reading
Feb25
And the Vetting Begins...
As the Democratic primary gets tighter (according to Clinton camp spin), the Washington Post takes a closer look today at the rhetoric vs. record of both contenders in the race. The full piece is worth a read. They also include... Continue Reading
Feb20
Disgraceful
Joe Scarborough opines:... Continue Reading
Feb19
Politics of Plagiarism
The second coming of Joe Biden: Plagiarism sank one of Joe Biden's presidential campaigns, will it sink Obama's? Hat tip:Embed Producers ... Continue Reading
The Era of Cuban Capitalism
Fidel Castro, the infamous dictator of Cuba, announced today that he will resign as "President" of Cuba and hand the reigns to his younger brother Raul. A TIME article from 2006 when Fidel was briefly incapacitated sheds some light on... Continue Reading
Feb18
Veepstakes: Marsha Blackburn
As focus on the Republican side begins to turn to potential running mates for John McCain, we will begin looking weekly at potential candidates for the second spot outlining what they bring to the ticket; and their potential weaknesses.Marsha Blackburn... Continue Reading
Feb15
Romney Endorses McCain
Mitt Romney's final flip-flop: Hat tip:Volunteer Voters ... Continue Reading
Feb14
Looking Ahead
Daniel Henninger, a columnist at the Wall Street Journal, discusses Obama's message:  ... Continue Reading
Feb12
Chesapeake Tuesday: Make or Break Huckabee
The nation's capital heads to the polls today, and for Mike Huckabee it could be the final nail in the coffin for his campaign; or an unholy ressurection. Although John McCain appears to have the Republican nomination wrapped up, Huckabee... Continue Reading
Feb11
Poverty In America
Jeff Frankels has some interesting oberservations about the effects of welfare policies in the United States, particularly the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit:A woman called me out of the blue last week and told me her... Continue Reading
Feb 7
This Is What A Coronation Looks Like
Referencing Sir Edmund Burke early and often, John McCain took the stage at CPAC 2008 where he congratulated his opponents on a hard fought campaign, laid out his Presidential agenda, and talked about the things that he and conservatives have... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Previewing CPAC 2008
CPAC 2007 (via Web Candidate):... Continue Reading
Romney Drops Out: "Size Does Matter"
All the world's a stage, and Mitt Romney used his remarks to CPAC today to withdraw from the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.Romney stressed that his campaign won nearly as many states as John McCain, but that "size does... Continue Reading
Entering Front Runner Status
Per Jonathan Martin, John McCain's campaign will begin polling again:McCain, strolling back into the press section of his plane for an airborne chat with reporters midway between Phoenix and Washington, said they would go into the field in Virginia to... Continue Reading
Previewing CPAC 2008
The Conservative Political Action Conference begins its annual conference today in Washington, DC. Last year, all the declared candidates at the time spoke; except for John McCain. McCain enters the conference today looking to make friends. The demographic and makeup of... Continue Reading
Feb 6
New Conventional Wisdom
From McCain adviser Charlie Black, per First Read: "There are 963 left to be chosen, so Romney or Huckabee would have to have all of them -- all of them -- to get to 1,191. Now you can't do that because... Continue Reading
McCain Goes Up in the Beltway
Per Jonathan Martin, the McCain camp is going up on television on the DC and Virginia markets. (The DC market reaches into southern Maryland and northern Virginia.) They are putting three ads into rotation, including the negative against Romney:The other... Continue Reading
Delegate Count
Here is how the Republican delegate count currently stands following Tsunami Tuesday:McCain 775 Romney 284 Huckabee 205 Paul 16 *1,191 needed... Continue Reading
California Goes to McCain
John McCain won the popular vote in California last night 46.1% to 26.8% over Mitt Romney. However, more impressive is that McCain won all but two of California's 53 Congressional district and walks away 164 of 170 total delegates.However, it... Continue Reading
Super Tuesday Breakdown
John McCain: CA, CT, DE, NY, NJ, IL  OK, MO, AZ  Mitt Romney: AK, CO, MT, ND, UT MA, MN  Mike Huckabee: AL, AR, GA, TN, WV The Biz Predictions: 17-4 (20-5 overall) ... Continue Reading
McCain To Campaign Overseas
UPDATE 11:27 AM EST: McCain just announced that he will not be travelling to Europe this weekend. John McCain will travel to London on Friday making a stop at 10 Downing Street where he will meet with Prime Minister Gordon... Continue Reading
Reflections on Tsunami Tuesday
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Feb 5
Favorite Son Politics
As the dust from the Tsunami begins to settle, one of the things that struck me is the 'Favorite Son' aspect that has emerged in both parties' primaries during the campaign season.Mike Huckabee was the first one to declare victory... Continue Reading
Huckabee Discusses Tsunami Tuesday
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Tsunami Tuesday Chat
Our friends at Mike's America have organized a nationwide chat for tonight. We will be discussing the returns as they come in. Feel free to drop on by!... Continue Reading
More on Super Tuesday
While I would disagree that their is an "alliance" between the two camps, both are playing to their candidates' strengths.Romney used his money to stay competitive buying ground organizations and television advertising in key states such as California and Colorado.... Continue Reading
Huckabee on Morning Joe
Palmetto Scoop has Mike Huckabee's Super Tuesday interview on Morning Joe: ... Continue Reading
Results from the Mountain State
West Virginia's 18 delegates have been awarded to Mike Huckabee. Jonathan Martin reports: McCain's supporters all went to Huck on the second ballot, giving him the win over Mitt, who had spent significant cash building up support and an organization... Continue Reading
UPDATE: The Biz Predictions
Here is our projected delegate count for Tsunami Tuesday:McCain: 481Romney: 288Huckabee: 253Paul: 16More Predictions...... Continue Reading
The Biz Predictions: Tsunami Tuesday
After tonight, voters in more than half of the states in the country will have cast their votes for the nominees of their respective Parties. This is the closest thing we will have to a national election for the primaries.... Continue Reading
Super Tuesday Showdown
As most of the nation goes to the polls today, the latest national poll has John McCain in a commanding position:(n=412) McCain 44% Romney 29% Huckabee 18%  Paul 6%Here is how the delegate count currently stands:McCain 97 Romney 92 Huckabee... Continue Reading
Ad War Heats Up
John McCain is up with a new ad on national cable attacking Mitt Romney: ... Continue Reading
Feb 4
New Conventional Wisdom
With the prospect of two sitting U.S. Senators being the nominees of their respective Parties Howard Fineman pens some new conventional wisdom:The candidates will have to run from WITHIN Congress, not AWAY from it, as they almost always do after... Continue Reading
Feb 1
McCain On the Tonight Show
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Glance at Financial Disclosures
Jonathan Martin reports on the outdated 4th Quarter financial disclosures:Mitt Romney contributed $18 million of his own money to his campaign in the fourth quarter, more than he had put in the first three quarters combined. Romney also raised $9... Continue Reading
Romney California Ad
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