In the Arena

The Debate

Oy. I have no idea who won the piss-fight between Clinton and Obama…although I suspect that it did neither of them much good. Edwards did well to remain above the fray–when he went after the others, it was as an equal opportunity opponent, usually on matters of substance. So good for him. My personal focus [...]

Romney’s Deft Touch with the Common Man

Excellent embed and all-round team player Shushannah Walshe files this report: Jacksonville, FL Governor Romney paid tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. when speaking to a group of employees at Gate Petroleum today and then shook hands and posed for photos with African-American families at a parade. The presidential hopeful met a friendly crowd at [...]

Obama’s Hall Pass

Also today Obama began running national ads on CNN and MSNBC, a buy that includes Florida. The Clinton campaign held an outraged conference call with reporters saying this violated the pledge not to campaign in Florida. “This calls into question whether or not Senator Obama meant the pledge when he signed it or if losing [...]

Hillary Giving Up on the Palmetto State?

Hilary will skip South Carolina most of the week, according to this nice scoop from the New York Observer, in order to campaign in California, Arizona, New Mexico, New Jersey and New York, all February 5th states. The campaign isn’t totally abandoning the South Carolina, apparently Bill and Chelsea will be here tomorrow. But, clearly, [...]

Even When He’s Not Trying….

His critics say Rudy Giuliani has just one message, which is to remind voters incessantly of 9/11 and his role on that horrible day. Which brings us to the latest missive from Rudy’s campaign, this notice of a union endorsement….. International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 911 Endorses Giuliani for President Daytona Beach, FL – [...]