This was a very effective night for the Republicans–strong speeches from Fred Thompson (where was that during the primary campaign?) and Joe Lieberman, who mischaracterized himself as a Democrat. Thompson gave an effective recounting of John McCain’s biography–did you know that he was a POW?–and some old-fashioned Republican red meat, criticizing Democrats for proposing tax [...]
I dunno about you, but I’m really enjoying our national introduction to the yeasty pork-and-moose stew that is Alaska politics. My current favorite Palin controversy is whether or not she attended the secessionist Alaska Independence Party’s 1994 convention. Alaska secessionists? Who knew! Several AIPs say Palin was a member of the organization and attended the [...]
Well, it’s official, even if it isn’t all that significant: Barack Obama’s poll ratings bounced moderately after his convention speech. This increases the likelihood that we’ll go into the main act of this campaign–the debates–with the candidates tied, since McCain will probably have a bounce of his own after his convention speech on Thursday…Unless, these [...]
These markets are notoriously conservative (apparently liberals only gamble with foreign policy, not markets!), but, still, worth following: It started this morning has been steadily rising. Explanation, from Intrade: Last Price: 12.7 What does this mean? 12.7 means the market predicts there is a 12.7% chance that [Sarah Palin withdraws her nomination] happens. If you [...]
• “Foreign Policy is an important part of the job of vice president. It means what you’re going to make foreigners do, especially in Iraq.” [Sarah Palin's Blog] UPDATE: YES, it is fake. It says so if you scroll down the page a bit: “This site is a work of satire and is not affiliated [...]
KT, with all due respect to the fact that Sally Quinn (and other pundit types) SHOULD ask those questions of a male candidate, don’t you think it’s hard to find much precedent that many people have? Except, of course, for Jay. As I’ve been saying lately, if you don’t want to vote for Sarah Palin, [...]
See update below. Not so much, apparently. On Sunday, the McCain campaign told the Washington Post this: “Nobody was vetted less or more than anyone in the final stages, and John had access to all that information and made the decision,” Davis said. “It’s really not much more complicated than that.” Today, in the New [...]
