Michael Scherer

Michael Scherer is the Washington Bureau Chief for TIME.

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McCain’s Conversation Changer: A Misleading Low Blow

McCain wants the Florida primary to be an election about national security, his best issue. But until Saturday, the contest was humming along as an election more about the economy, Mitt Romney’s best issue. So McCain went on the attack Saturday, lashing out at Romney by accusing him of having once wanted to set a deadline for withdrawing …

Electronic Voting Machine Problems in Myrtle Beach

Widespread electronic voting machines problems hit South Carolina’s seaside towns Saturday, causing election officials to enlist sheriff’s deputies to rush additional paper ballots to polling places, according to Horry County Republican Party officials.

The officials said they were confident that nearly every person who wanted to vote …

Mike Huckabee’s Flag Flap

As on most topics, Mike Huckabee can speak eloquently and movingly about the bedrock principle of racial equality. It usually comes up in his stump when he is talking about abortion, about how every life is equal, even those in the womb. He will compare this idea to the lesson America, and the south, learned during the Civil Rights …

The GOP Field in Mid-Campaign Review

Mitt Romney: He would not be a contender without being much richer than everyone else.

Rudy Giuliani: He would not be a contender without having led New York in the weeks after September 11, 2001, a fact that still defines him six years later.

John McCain: He would not be a contender without having forgiven George W. Bush after the …

Something’s Happening Here, What It Is Ain’t Exactly Clear

1. Push polls are flooding South Carolina. I spoke to one woman this morning, a Democrat, who got a call praising Mike Huckabee’s pro-life record, before turning on John McCain’s record. She hung up the phone before it got very far. I spoke to another man, a Republican, who got a call from an Arizona call firm, telling him to vote. He …

Huckabee’s Talk of “God’s Standards”

One of the big questions about Mike Huckabee’s campaign is whether his brand of religion-inspired leadership will be accepted outside the evangelical base of the Republican Party. There are lots of examples of his rhetorical style that are bound to alienate Democrats (which is not that big a deal for him) and independents (which is a …

The State of the Race in GOP SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a five-day hiatus in South Carolina, the Mitt Romney campaign has repurchased television spots here for Tuesday and Wednesday, with the option of extending the ads through the election. Romney also has planned a four-event swing through the state Wednesday. Warren Tompkins, Romney’s consultant in the state, says …

Mike Huckabee’s Ongoing Ministry

By tradition and expertise, presidential candidates tend to avoid offering advice on the best way through the gates of heaven. But Mike Huckabee is more than just a political candidate. He is also a Southern Baptist pastor, and his presidential campaign has not stopped him from ministering to primary state voters as he travels the …

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