The last time I wrote in Swampland that Mitt Romney was a nerd (and John McCain was the cool kid), the response from readers, not to mention Atrios, was fierce–well more than a 100 comments saying I was everything that is wrong with journalism.
Well, I did it again, in a Time.com story posted today, called “Can Romney’s Inner Geek Win …
Last week, the political arm of James Dobson’s Focus on the Family released an online video voter guide to help Christians sort through the “pro-family” records of the presidential candidates. The guide offers largely negative appraisals of Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mike Huckabee, and a far more glowing description of Mitt …
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 …
Yesterday, I wrote about the controversy caused by an online video voter guide that had been posted by the political arm of Focus on the Family. The commentary, which featured the opinions of Tony Perkins, who heads the Family Research Council, were notable for their harsh assessment of Mike Huckabee’s credentials as a fiscal and …
Christian right leaders are abuzz today because a new online candidate guide that has been posted by Focus on the Family Action, the political arm of Jim Dobson’s conservative Christian empire. The webpage offers edited excerpts of recent webcasts with the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins, explaining where the candidates stand on …
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 …
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 …
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 comments were …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …