The Election Is Officially Over
Chuck Norris has endorsed Mike Huckabee. I think a Huckabee/Norris ticket would give a roundhouse kick to Clinton’s chances in 2008… In all seriousness, Huckabee has done very well in this campaign....
View ArticleThompson’s Gets Immigration Right
Fred Thompson has unveiled his immigration policy today, and many conservatives will find it to their liking. The immigration issue is what is sinking the McCain campaign, and by staking a firm...
View ArticleRudy’s Honesty Is The Best Policy
Daniel Henninger takes a look at whether the religious right can support a Giuliani candidacy. Last week, Mayor Giuliani gave a frank but powerful speech to the Values Voters Summit, one in which he...
View ArticleThe Narrow Appeal Of Mike Huckabee
Byron Hill takes a look at why “values voters” love Mike Huckabee. He did do an amazing job at the Values Voters Summit, but ultimately the reason why Huckabee won’t win the nomination is because his...
View ArticleA Second Look At McCain
E.J. Dionne notes that John McCain is still standing, despite his campaign being seen as largely moribund. He asks if some aren’t giving McCain a second look as the rest of the field fails to show a...
View ArticleIs Thompson Over?
Power Line notes that Fred Thompson is losing ground in polling in key primary states: I think there are several reasons why Thompson’s campaign has not, so far, taken off as some expected. Thompson is...
View ArticleIs McCain The Dark Horse?
The latest Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll has some good news for Sen. John McCain, as it places him second in the GOP field, albeit far behind Rudy Giuliani. McCain also appears to be the Republican...
View ArticleLott Out
Sen. Trent Lott is stepping down at the end of the year. This is probably good news for the GOP at large. What the Republican Party so desperately needs is a break from the status quo. Sen. Lott, for...
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What He Said
Erick Erikson gives us a look into his thought process in endorsing Fred Thompson. I’ve been wary of making it official who I’m supporting here, but rather than pretend to be neutral I’d rather come...
View ArticleRecipe For Disaster
John Fund takes a look at why the GOP lost Dennis Hastert’s former House seat. The Republican Party is going to face an uphill battle this fall to begin with—and the ham-handed way in which this...
View ArticleBush’s Legacy
Tomorrow, George W. Bush rides off into history. The left is breathing a sigh of relief, their Emmanuel Goldstein is gone (although soon they will find another). Bush leaves an unpopular President—but...
View ArticleWhat Steele Means
Marc Ambinder has a perceptive take on the election of Michael Steele, the first black Chairman of the Republican Party: Did Republicans choose Steele as a token? Some RNC members will think so, as...
View ArticleAll The Things I Missed…
I’ve been outside the world of politics for the past year, and what a year it has been! When I started my job, Obama’s approval ratings were still sky-high, and the Tea Party movement was just getting...
View ArticleWhy The Republicans Will Take The House In November
I am making a (not so bold) prediction: the Republican Party will take back the House in November. The days of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will end next year. Back in April, FiveThirtyEight, a...
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Pundit Fight: Cost Versus Silver
Over at The New York Times, political polling wizard Nate Silver argues that the generic ballot may be overstating Republican gains. At The Weekly Standard, political polling wizard Jay Cost says that...
View ArticleA Wave, Or A Tsunami?
The inestimable Michael Barone, the dean of American politics, predicts that this election cycle could be a repeat of ’94…1894: For months, people have been asking me if this year looks like ’94. My...
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