In which the McCain campaign is scrutinized.
Do you remember the billionaire Robert Johnson, the guy who brought up Barack Obama’s drug use at a Clinton rally on Sunday? Do you remember how he called anyone who accused him of saying what he said “irresponsible and incorrect”? Do you remember how Hillary Clinton said at Tuesday’s debate that Johnson had admitted his [...]
Just got the traveling press schedule for the Romnibus, and he’s leaving South Carolina today….never to return. He’ll be competing in Nevada instead, mostly likely to get another gold, though again in a sport that no one cares about. Curling, maybe. Meanwhile, Huck and McCain are duking it out there in an increasingly nasty way [...]
The always excellent Fred Kaplan has this to say about LtC John Nagl’s depature.
Every candidate in the presidential race is promising it. But what does “change” really mean to voters? Gallup asked them, in a poll out today, and found some interesting answers. The most significant one is that “change” is not a gauzy concept to voters, but rather, a to-do list: First and foremost, it is clear [...]
In this week’s magazine, occasional Swampland Intern Michael Duffy and I look at the growing role of the economy as an issue in the presidential race, and why this downturn presents a particularly difficult challenge for the contenders. (The print magazine also has a charticle, put together by Jeninne Lee-St. John, that outlines some of [...]
