UPDATE: Tony Fabrizio Checks In

The Republican pollster responds to some of the questions and observations our commenters had regarding yesterday’s post, which dealt with his survey of the GOP electorate. His most striking finding was that the party has made a dramatic shift to the right over the past decade, and taken a far stronger interest in social issues [...]

Daily Jumble: Jeri Thompson-Free Edition

Just a quick run through the RSS feed… • Biden, McCain, Tommy Thompson and Obama all line up to sit with Stewart this month. Pop quiz: Who’s had more of the contenders on more often this cycle, Stewart or Russert? Whose interviews revealed more? [AP/WTOP] • Among likely Iowa caucus-goers, 53% of Dems are “very [...]

In the Arena

Ancient Politics

The Republican debate yesterday featured one clearly pre-cooked zinger aimed at Barack Obama by Mitt Romney: “I mean, in one week he went from saying he’s going to sit down, you know, for tea, with our enemies, but then he’s going to bomb our allies,” Romney said. “He’s gone from Jane Fonda to Dr. Strangelove [...]