…and says he’s a bad debater, but should that matter all that much?: A primary fight is: Who could win? Who should win? Two different questions. I think he could win. Should win is up to him…Perry apologists do him … Continue reading →
Bill Kristol writes that the Weekly Standard’s reaction to last night’s Republican debate, and the mail he’s received about it, is “Yikes!” And that’s not a good “yikes,” it’s a dismayed “yikes”. As a commenter on another blog wrote, Sarah … Continue reading →
I’ve got an article at PJ about all of the above.
Continue reading →The day after the special election to replace Rep. Weiner was won by the Republican Turner over the Democrat Weprin, a few things are clear: (1) A district that is ordinarily 3-1 Democrat went strongly for a Republican candidate, giving … Continue reading →
…here. The race is a close one. Republicans have framed this as a referendum on Obama, and although the Democratic candidate Welpin would ordinarily be highly favored to win, polls have shown him falling behind. Israel is a particular issue … Continue reading →
…from the GOP field. For now, anyway. I maintain that most of the public still doesn’t know Perry very well. The already-interminable-seeming 2012 campaign season has barely begun. But it seems that the real race will remain between Perry and … Continue reading →
Well, Obama finally kept the promise he’s been making for years and focused like a laser on jobs—at least, in his speech last night to Congress and the nation. Reaction varies. There’s commenter “West” from this blog: I’ll Summarize ”“ … Continue reading →
Does Perry have a chance in the New Hampshire primaries? He certainly seems to think so. But of course, candidates have to talk a good game. But Perry is way behind Romney in New Hampshire right now. New Hampshire tends … Continue reading →
The most interesting thing to me in this article about a recent NBC/WallStJournal poll isn’t Obama’s approval rating, which is low but still surprisingly high at 44%. What drew my attention instead was this: While Perry appears to be the … Continue reading →
Bicker, bicker, bicker. Obama’s speech vs. the Republican candidates’ debates: doesn’t this sort of thing seem rather juvenile? And in fact, doesn’t the entire tenor of DC seem to have grown not only more nasty but more junior high? Is … Continue reading →
The gist of the Politico article that asks that question seems to be that Perry’s certainly not dumb about politics and about campaigning. That may end up mattering. Funny thing, that’s exactly what Obama wasn’t dumb about. Otherwise, Perry’s positioned … Continue reading →
Those of us old enough to remember when JFK was running for office (I was just a wee slip of a girl, myself) can recall the furor about his Catholicism. Kennedy’s allegiance was to the Vatican! was the cry. He … Continue reading →