Over the last year, I have talked to hundreds of voters, Republican, Democrat and independent, at dozens of rallies in nearly as many cities. More than any specific issue or ideological slant, there is one thing that I heard over and over again. The American people want a president they can trust, someone who will [...]

I don’t think it was a very good night for McCain. His attack on Romney for supporting “timetables” to end the war is the same sort of political crap as Bill and Hillary Clinton’s attempt to make it seem as if Barack Obama liked Reagan’s ideas better than the Democratic Party’s–it a political word game, [...]

Missed the first five minutes. Quick summary: candidates sitting, McCain’s feet not quite touching the floor. Romney’s backdrop is a setting sun. Metaphor much? Huckabee wants you to know he won’t lay you off. 8:06 PM McCain’s pronunciation of economic terms not his strong suit. 8:10 PM Romney calls McCain “a good Republican.” Except when [...]

There’s all sort of good news wrapped up in John McCain’s Florida victory: 1. The right-wing talkosphere got hammered. I listened to Rush Limbaugh as I chased Clintons around South Carolina last Friday and it was non-stop–I mean, wall-to-wall–McCain bashing. It’s always wonderful to listen to El Rushbo when he’s desperate (you just want to [...]

With John McCain now the true front-runner for the GOP nomination, it will soon be time to start testing the theory that, if nominated, he would stand a good chance of winning in November, despite all the negative trends for his party in this election cycle. Rasmussen’s latest head-to-head numbers show McCain jumping to beyond-the-MOE [...]