I just spoke to a McCain campaign official about the subject of my SwampCast: Why is he bothering with Iowa when he has such scarce resources — shouldn’t he be spending every single minute and dime in New Hampshire? (Until recently, this was the strategy favored by his top advisers.) The official told me that [...]

For those of you breathless for my exploration of the differences btw the Hillary and Obama plans, you might need to take a breath. I’m still looking through HRC’s proposals. The most interesting thing I’ve seen so far is that, just going by what he released today, Obama emphasizes savings, education, and provisions that would [...]

He’s doing better, but what’s the method behind the man? I wonder about that in this SwampCast. (The tick up in evangelical support I mention is discussed here.)

Another gem from our White House Photo Blog, this time a shot by Brooks Kraft from last night’s social dinner for French President Nicolas Sarkozy:

Today’s award goes to Bill Steiner, director of strategy at the Republican National Committee. In a “memo” to RNC Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan (that’s how it’s addressed!) about the 2007 off-year elections, Steiner argues, without apparent irony, that the results bode well for Republicans in the 2008 races. Here’s Steiner’s lead: In 2005, the [...]

This one inside the New York Times: WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 — The inspector general of the Department of Education has said he will examine whether federal money was inappropriately used by three states to buy educational products from a company owned by Neil Bush, the president’s brother. If the company sounds familiar, it may be [...]

I’ll say this for Obama’s economic plan roll out today: It doesn’t have the tortured syntax and metaphor pile-up of Hillary’s “Re-Building the Road to the Middle Class Bus Tour.” He went with the more traditional notion of “Reclaiming the American Dream.” His speech this morning looks to be a more eloquent vision than hers [...]