Archives: Posts From September 2007
Giuliani Catches Romney in Granite State
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 27 Sep 2007 at 1:04 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Mitt Romney's lead in New Hampshire is history. According to the latest CNN poll of the Granite State, Rudy Giuliani has pulled even with the former Massachusetts governor, with 24% of the New Hampshire Republican vote — one point shy of Mr. Romney's 25% ...
Q-Poll: Giuliani v. Clinton a Dead Heat in Garden State
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 26 Sep 2007 at 10:34 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Often, people question whether Rudy Giuliani would really put New Jersey in play as the GOP nominee. While I think it's clear he wouldn't put New York into play in any serious way (that's going to Hillary Clinton), polls out of the Garden State have ...
How Many Bill Clinton Covers Does Conde Nast Plan?
By Josh Gerstein | Tue, 25 Sep 2007 at 12:24 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Our colleague Ben Smith at the Politico has an interesting piece up about some maneuvering between GQ, Senator Clinton's campaign, and President Clinton's office.
The Politico reports that aides to the Clintons allegedly threatened to withdraw ...
Does Gingrich Consider the Fred Thompson Run a Flop?
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 24 Sep 2007 at 12:55 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Newt Gingrich had previously said he wouldn't get in the race if Fred Thompson did and made a good showing. I'd call achieving second place (or perhaps even co-frontrunner) status immediately a pretty good showing. But, apparently, Newt Gingrich still ...
Giuliani Versus the First Amendment?
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 21 Sep 2007 at 12:31 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: What on earth does this mean?:
"[MoveOn.org] passed a line that we should not allow an American political organizations to pass," he said. "We are at war right now, whether some people want to recognize it or not." Is he saying a political group should ...
Thompson for Men, Giuliani for Women
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 21 Sep 2007 at 12:26 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Buzz notes something I've been seeing in the data on Fred Thompson: He has a gender gap with women.
In the latest Insider Advantage poll in Florida: "Republican men back Thompson over Giuliani 31% to 23%, while Republican women back Giuliani over ...
The Lesbian Question
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 21 Sep 2007 at 12:21 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Hillary Clinton gets asked it.
And she answers: "People say a lot of things about me, so I really don't pay any attention to it. It's not true, but it is something that I have no control over. People will say what they want to say." ...
Romney's Lead
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 21 Sep 2007 at 12:19 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: RCP makes the case that Mitt Romney's early state leads (in IA and NH) are less than stable.
If true, that's some bad news for Mr. Romney, as the early states are the only place he's gained any traction at all. ...
Dobson: No on Fred Thompson
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 20 Sep 2007 at 1:56 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Evangelical leader James Dobson seems not to be terribly enthused about the Fred Thompson for president campaign:
"Isn't Thompson the candidate who is opposed to a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage, believes there should be 50 different ...
McCain Death Watch: 'He's done for' Edition
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 20 Sep 2007 at 1:29 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Washington Times reports:
"The campaign has raised only $3.7 million to date for the quarter," a longtime, influential friend of the Arizona Republican told The Washington Times.
"The hope was to reach $4.5 million, about a third of what was raised ...
New Reuters/Zogby Poll: Giuliani and McCain Up; Romney Down
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 19 Sep 2007 at 12:38 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Here's the latest Zogby poll (change since last poll in July in parentheses):
Giuliani: 26% (+5 ) Thompson: 24% (+2) McCain: 13% (+4) Romney: 7% (-4)
That Romney Iowa bounce sure was short-lived. And, again, a poll finds Messrs. Giuliani and Thompson ...
Political Video of the Day: Thompson on Health Care, From the Campaign Bus
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 19 Sep 2007 at 12:28 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Choice to Democrats is like a cross to vampires. So says Fred Thompson in this Web video responding to HillaryCare:
Note all the ear tugging and chin scratching — a bit odd. Also, Mr. Thompson talks about expanding "choice" as the solution to our ...
New Giuliani Advisors
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 19 Sep 2007 at 12:25 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Former Thatcher advisors and a senior editor of National Review join Team Rudy. ...
Huckabee Wins Values Voter Straw Poll
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 3:02 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Big Four GOP candidates skipped the Values Voter debate last night, leaving Mike Huckabee to clean up, according to a release from the organization today:
"While many very good candidates attended the event, Governor Mike Huckabee was the clear ...
Thompson Committed to Debate That's Not Happening
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 2:56 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Jonathan Martin notes — via an alert reader — that the slate of debates Fred Thompson's campaign committed to recently included one debate that was canceled a while ago.
There will be no October 14 debate hosted by ABC in New Hampshire. That leaves the ...
Edwards Camp Attacks Hillary Over Fundraiser
By Josh Gerstein | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 1:30 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The gloves are starting to come off in the Democratic presidential race.
Senator Clinton is facing an unusually harsh and direct attack from the camp of John Edwards over a fund-raiser she is holding today at which at least ten members of Congress are ...
Giuliani on the Radio: 'Nightmare'
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 12:09 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Giuliani campaign takes another step forward in its strategy of running against Hillary Clinton and the left, as opposed to running against the people he's currently supposed to be running against in the GOP primary:
The ad, titled "Nightmare," ...
Political Video of the Day: Clinton Banks on 1993
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 11:48 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Hillary Clinton goes up with an ad about her 1993 health care plan (with which she "changed our way of thinking when she introduced universal health care to America") in Iowa and New Hampshire:
The ad's script is below the fold...HILLARY FOR ...
Gallup: McCain Recovers; Romney Fades
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 11:05 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Here's the latest from Gallup:
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani continues to lead the national race for the Republican presidential nomination, although his support has faded to one of its lowest readings of the year. Former Tennessee senator ...
Values Voters Debate
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 1:17 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Big Four GOP candidates skipped the Values Voter debate tonight in Florida. The St. Petersburg Times Buzz blog has a roundup of the ribbing taken by Messrs. Giuliani, Romney, McCain, and Thompson.
Mitt Romney seems to have taken it on the chin the ...
The GOP and Latinos
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 18 Sep 2007 at 12:46 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Republicans continue to shoot themselves in the feet with Hispanic voters:
[Immigration] appears to be the root cause of a Hispanic migration from the GOP. In 2004, Bush got about 40 percent of that bloc—a high that largely resulted from an intense ...
Another Republican Retirement...
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 at 5:08 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: ...another Democratic pick-up opportunity.
The general-election picture is rough. The down-ticket picture is rougher. ...
Political Video of the Day: Romney on HillaryCare
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 at 4:45 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Mitt Romney responds to Hillary Clinton's health-care proposal:
One might notice the ironic location of Mr. Romney's talk: in front of the Rudolph W. Giuliani Trauma Center at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, still under construction.
One might ...
Fred Thompson Debates
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 at 4:28 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Thompson campaign announces a debate schedule for October:
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Bill Lacy, Campaign Manager DATE: September 17, 2007 RE: Thompson Campaign October Debate Schedule The Thompson for President campaign plans to attend the ...
Giuliani to NRA Meeting
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 at 1:28 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Rudy Giuliani will address an NRA crowd down in D.C. Friday. Also attending on the Republican side: Fred Thompson, John McCain, and Mike Huckabee. Mitt Romney and Duncan Hunter will appear via videotape. On the Democratic side, just one appearance, via ...
More Conservative Pundit Hostility for Fred Thompson
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 at 11:56 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: This time from Dick Morris:
Now that Thompson has finally declared his candidacy, albeit on the Jay Leno show, many are pinning their hopes on him as a later-day Ronald Reagan.
But he's no Ronald Reagan and he's never going to be viable. Here's why: ...
Thompson's Schedule
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 16 Sep 2007 at 5:53 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: A few minutes ago, Fred Thompson's campaign released a schedule for the next week:
Monday - Fundraising in Knoxville, Tennessee Tuesday - Fundraising and Local Media in Florida, Press Avail with Florida Governor Charlie Crist
Wednesday & Thursday - ...
Life Imitates the Onion
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 16 Sep 2007 at 12:09 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: As sent in by Sun Albany correspondent Jacob Gershman:
"Rudy Giuliani's spokeswoman, Maria Comella, dismissed the Clinton campaign's response to their web ad, in which a Clinton spokesman argued that Giuliani's attack was the lashing out of a desperate ...
ARG: Giuliani and Thompson Tied
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 at 11:44 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The latest ARG poll has Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson tied nationally (change since August in parentheses):
Giuliani: 24% (-3) Thompson: 23% (+7) McCain: 14% (+1) Romney: 9% (-7)
While Fred Thompson cuts into Rudy Giuliani (and reduces him to ...
The Big Tent
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 at 4:50 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Republican candidates turn down PBS debate at historically black college. ...
Political Video of the Day II: Giuliani vs. Clinton
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 at 4:44 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Giuliani campaign keeps up its strategy of running against Hillary Clinton — as opposed to, say, his opponents in the GOP primary: ...
Political Video of the Day: Thompson Kicks Off in Jacksonville
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 at 4:38 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: From yesterday's swing through Florida, Fred Thompson makes his first Sunshine State stump speech in Jacksonville: ...
Another GOP Senate Seat Gone
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 14 Sep 2007 at 10:39 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: OK, not quite yet, but 2008 is shaping up to be rough: Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen will be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008, the New Hampshire Union Leader has learned. ... sources say Shaheen has decided to seek the seat held by Republican John E. ...
Bush's Iraq Speech
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 9:18 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Here's the president's speech on Iraq. Mitt Romney responded before the speech was over:
"President Bush understands that our most crucial objective in Iraq is to make sure it does not become a safe haven for al-Qaeda and Jihadist terrorists. But that's ...
Fred Thompson Camp on Schiavo: 'no role for the federal government to play'
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 5:41 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: I asked for the Thompson campaign to clarify the former senator's comments earlier on the Terri Schiavo case:
Thompson spokesman Jeff Sadosky offered this: "While he believes in the sanctity of life, he also believes that it was a decision for the ...
Fred Thompson on Schiavo: 'I don't remember the details of it'
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 4:17 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The St. Petersburg Times gets this out of Fred Thompson on the Terri Schiavo case:
Did he support intervention in the Schiavo case? "Local matters generally speaking should be left to the locals. I think Congress has got an awful lot to keep up with... ...
The Betray-Us Treatment
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 4:00 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Rudy Giuliani asks the New York Times for the Betray-Us rate to take out an ad attacking Hillary Clinton.
A little silly, but good politics. A Drudge headline. A lot of conservative blog pick up. Continues with the theme that he's the one to take on ...
Political Video of the Day II: Don't Mark Warner
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 3:37 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Republicans are pretty worried about Mark Warner... The NRSC already has a Web ad attacking him for raising taxes (and a Web site: Don'tMarkWarner.com): ...
Thompson on NCLB
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 1:01 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: This morning, as at many events, Fred Thompson was asked about education. And, as before, Mr. Thompson attacked No Child Left Behind:
"We've been spending increasing amounts of federal money for decades, with increasing rules, increasing mandates, ...
Fred Thompson: Mr. Sunshine State
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 11:15 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Fred Thompson just had his Sunshine State debut in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Despite the broader organizational problems I mentioned in my column this morning, the crowd turnout was good (150-200) and enthusiastic. It was also hot as hell (in this ...
Political Video of the Day: Mark Warner for Senate
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 10:38 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Mark Warner is running for Senate in Virginia. Rep. Tom Davis and former Gov. Jim Gilmore are potential Republican contenders for the competitive Senate seat. Mr. Warner made his plans known in this video sent to supporters and posted on a new campaign ...
Speaking of Fred Thompson...
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 12:44 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: While we're on the subject of Fred Thompson (OK, we have been for two weeks, but a new candidate is news), here are a few more items:
* On the eve of Mr. Thompson's Sunshine State debut in Jacksonville, I take a look at why a couple of big players just ...
Ouch
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 12:37 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: George Will is good at the takedown. Many of you might remember when Mr. Will single-handedly prevented Harriet Miers from being confirmed to the Supreme Court (I exaggerate only a little). Now Mr. Will is asking: "Is a Fred Thompson Campaign Necessary?" ...
Q-Poll: No Thompson Bounce in Florida
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 12 Sep 2007 at 8:28 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: I've mentioned before the importance of Florida to the GOP primary season... Well, the latest Q-Poll tells us that Fred Thompson's announcement caused no bounce in the state. In fact, quite the opposite (change from August listed in parentheses): ...
WaPo: 'McCain Death Watch' Death Watch
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 11 Sep 2007 at 10:53 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Here's the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll (change since July in parentheses):
Giuliani: 26% (-8) Thompson: 18% (+4) McCain: 18% (+2) Romney: 9%(+1)
Nice boost for Fred Thompson. Big slip for Rudy Giuliani (though, in line with where he's been in ...
Thompson Doesn't Heart Huckabee
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 11 Sep 2007 at 11:23 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Fred Thompson campaign turns down Mike Huckabee's offer of a Lincoln-Douglas style debate. ...
Candidates Commemorate 9/11
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 11 Sep 2007 at 10:19 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Today, all the presidential candidates face the delicate task of commemorating 9/11 without appearing to try to exploit it. Below the fold is a roundup of their official statements... McLean, VA-Fred Thompson issued the following statement to commemorate ...
Thompson Strikes Gold
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 at 11:55 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: It turns out snubbing New Hampshire to go on TV from Los Angeles works really well ... in California.
Fred Thompson sees a big jump in the Golden State, according to Survey USA:
Giuliani: 28% Thompson: 26% McCain: 18% Romney: 14%
Survey USA, however, ...
Fred in Florida
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 at 5:53 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Fred Thompson sets dates and places for his Florida tour (my thoughts on Florida as the likely decider of the GOP primary are here): Thursday, September 13: Jacksonville
Friday, September 14: Miami and Cape Coral
Saturday, September 15: Lakeland and ...
PhoneyFred.org
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 at 4:56 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: I link to this site not to endorse it, but merely to point out its existence: PhoneyFred.org. It is (obviously) an anti-Fred Thompson site, and it looks professionally done, pointing to one of Mr. Thompson's GOP rivals or even the DNC.
Here is the Whois ...
Burlgled
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 at 4:25 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Maybe Rudy Giuliani should go after Mitt Romney for Boston's crime problem. ...
Gallup: McCain, Giuliani, and Thompson Up; Romney Down
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 at 12:59 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: A Gallup poll taken Friday and Saturday, after Fred Thompson's announcement, shows a very modest bump for the former Tennessee senator. Meanwhile, John McCain shows the biggest improvement, and Mitt Romney shows the biggest dip (change from August 13-16 ...
Political Video of the Day: Fred Thompson in Council Bluffs, Iowa
By Ryan Sager | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 at 9:42 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: For your enjoyment, I've got one full Fred Thompson stump speech. After a rough morning campaign kickoff in Des Moines, Mr. Thompson had a better evening at Council Bluffs. This video is the full stump speech plus a Q&A session: ...
Thompson's Awkward Marriage
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 9 Sep 2007 at 2:32 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: From my latest column, on the second day of the Fred Thompson announcement tour, on the new constitutional amendment he has proposed regarding gay marriage:
One of the most striking aspects of Fred Thompson's message in the run-up to his official ...
'McCain Death Watch' Death Watch: McCain Memo Edition
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 9 Sep 2007 at 2:27 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Marc Ambinder looks at an internal John McCain memo outlining a "comeback" strategy for this fall.
The highlights include a 'No Surrender" tour, based on "owning" the surge, some policy pronouncements, and some talk about faith.
It also includes this ...
Thompson and Giuliani
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 9 Sep 2007 at 2:22 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Fred Thompson's work for the Libyans may make it tougher for him to criticize Rudy Giuliani's work for Venezuela.
Still, the other candidates (and the Democrats) can take shots at both of them for their many private clients. ...
Mel Martinez's Tough Sell
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 9 Sep 2007 at 1:46 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The St. Petersburg Times's "Buzz" blog notes RNC chairman Mel Martinez's tough sell: From the Washington Post today: "I was hoping that there would be good participation in the Univision forum," Martinez said. "It's a very busy primary calendar, and ...
Interior West Watch: Nevada Democrats Gain Advantage
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 9 Sep 2007 at 1:34 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Over the last two years, I may have written a few times about the emerging "purple mountains" — that is, the interior West becoming a political battleground as it becomes less solidly Republican and more open to Democratic advances.
There are a number ...
Thoughts on Fred Thompson, After Two Days on the Bus
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 7 Sep 2007 at 9:38 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Having spent a bit of time on Fred Thompson's rocky first day on the campaign trail here, and having criticized his evolving stance on gay marriage here, I wanted to offer a few broader, less focused (I mean that in a good way) thoughts after two days on ...
Political Video of the Day: Fred Thompson's New Gay Marriage Amendment
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 7 Sep 2007 at 2:52 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Here's the video of Fred Thompson proposing an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting state judges from requiring their states to recognize gay marriages:
An account of his remarks on the issue is printed below the fold... Mr. Thompson took on ...
Fred Thompson Proposes Marriage Amendment to Restrain Judges
By Ryan Sager | Fri, 7 Sep 2007 at 11:49 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Speaking in Sioux City, Iowa, moments ago, Fred Thompson endorsed an amendment to the Constitution that would prevent state judges from altering the definition of marriage without the direction of their states' legislatures.
Mr. Thompson has been under ...
Thompson's First Campaign Event: Unimpressive
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 4:11 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: I just attended Fred Thompson's first campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa. The quick take: This is a whimper of a start.
I'm writing from the filing center that the Thompson campaign has set up in the Polk County Convention Complex, and the verdict from ...
Club for Growth: Quite Positive on Fred Thompson
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 12:33 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Club for Growth, which previously had given Rudy Giuliani its highest praise in a series of white papers on the GOP presidential candidates, seems to have taken a shine to Fred Thompson in its latest effort:
"Fred Thompson's eight-year record is ...
For All You Goldwater Fans Out There
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 12:19 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Just a quick note to all you Barry Goldwater fans out there:
HBO's excellent documentary, "Mr. Conservative," put together by Barry's granddaughter, CC Goldwater, is out on DVD.
It's a great film, and maybe it puts the current crop of Republican ...
Colorado Moves to February 5
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 12:14 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Colorado is moving its caucus date to Super Duper Tuesday, February 5.
That's possibly more good news for Rudy Giuliani, who was leading by 15 points (35%-20%) over Fred Thompson in the latest ARG poll in that state. The poll, though, was taken in July. ...
Freddie Thompson
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 12:09 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Man, the LA Times has drawn blood.
Will Thompson's opponents start calling him "Freddie"?
(via TGPW) ...
S.C. Poll: Thompson-Giuliani Dead Heat
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 11:56 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Clemson University Palmetto Poll finds Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani in a dead heat:
Thompson: 19% Giuliani: 18% McCain: 15% Romney: 11% On name ID, it's Giuliani (99%), McCain (97%), Romney (87%), Thompson (83%). The preference number is pretty ...
Political Video of 11:30 p.m. Last Night: Highlights From Thompson on Leno
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 11:41 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: OK, last video for at least a little while. Fred Thompson on Leno: ...
Political Video of 12:01 a.m. Today: Fred Thompson's Announcement
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 11:07 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: The official one from Fred08.com, not the Leno one (below the fold is the full transcript of the webcast, as provided by the Thompson campaign):
Transcript:
"My friends, I come to you today to tell you that I intend to run for President. I feel ...
Political Video of Last Night: Giuliani Plays for the McCain Endorsement
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 10:58 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: If John McCain drops out early in the GOP primary — either before Iowa or after a loss in New Hampshire — Rudy Giuliani definitely wants to be the one to pick up the endorsement. This has to be the 89th time we've heard him say this: ...
Fred08.com Is Up
By Ryan Sager | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 at 12:25 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Fred08.com is up. I'll count it as a good sign for Fred Thompson that I can't seem to get on it — presumably some serious traffic from Leno and the Fox News ad.
The Sun's Russell Berman has the story on the debate here.
I missed the debate tonight, on ...
Corleone Consigliere Endorses Giuliani
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 at 5:52 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: This just in from the Giuliani campaign: Academy Award-Winning Actor Robert Duvall Supports Rudy Giuliani New York City – The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee today announced that veteran actor and director Robert Duvall, along with his wife Luciana, ...
Fred Thompson's Three Problems on the Right
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 at 12:21 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Ahead of Fred Thompson's announcement tonight on Leno and shortly after midnight via Internet, a few rather nasty problems with the right are popping up:
1) The Arlington Group: As Jim Geraghty reports here, Mr. Thompson seems to be having trouble with ...
Political Video of the Day II: Romney's 'Energy'
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 at 11:29 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Mitt Romney has launched a new TV ad, "Energy." No, it has nothing to do with energy policy. It has everything to do with promoting the campaign theme of Mr. Romney's "energy," as opposed to Fred Thompson's lethargy (the script is below the fold): ...
Political Video of the Day: Thompson's First Ad
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 at 11:22 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: You read the script last night, now see the ad (to air tonight during the GOP Fox News debate): ...
Fred Thompson's Ad Script
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 at 2:31 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: According to the Washington Post, this is the script for the ad Fred Thompson will run tonight during the Republican debate on Fox News:
The script of the ad, titled "Debate"
FDT: I'm Fred Thompson and I approve this message. On the next President's ...
LP on the Air
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 at 1:26 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: I'm supposed to be on the air this morning (Wednesday), on the Brian Lehrer radio show.
I'm told the segment will be from roughly 10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m., and it will be about the Republican debate on Fox News tonight and Fred Thompson's entry into the ...
Political Video of the Day: Giuliani's Mistakes
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 at 12:11 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Leftist director Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed," "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price") puts out a short hit video on Rudy Giuliani: ...
Tuesday Night Revolving Door Blogging
By Ryan Sager | Wed, 5 Sep 2007 | Permalink
Excerpt: Jim Mills, formerly of Fox News and recently of the Fred Thompson press shop, is apparently out. To quote Jennifer Rubin over at the American Spectator blog, it's gotten to the point where I'm just not entering these folks into my Treo anymore. Maybe new ...
Three New Straw Polls
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 4 Sep 2007 at 10:55 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Rudy Giuliani wins a California straw poll.
Fred Thompson wins a Minnesota straw poll.
Duncan Hunter wins a Texas straw poll.
And straw polls remain ... pretty much worthless. ...
Thompson Ad Info
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 4 Sep 2007 at 4:42 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Here's a tiny bit more info on the first ads the newly minted Fred Thompson campaign will airing, from the campaign: Friends of Fred Thompson Committee today announces that it plans to air a 30-second television commercial entitled "Debate" tomorrow ...
FEC: Blogs Are Free Speech
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 4 Sep 2007 at 4:24 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: In a just world, this wouldn't even be a headline: Federal Election Commission announces political blogs can say what they want without fear of fines or jail time. The FEC is resolving two complaints against DailyKos.com, saying that political blogs are ...
More Thompson Staff
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 4 Sep 2007 at 11:47 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Karen Hanretty has joined the Fred Thompson campaign as deputy communications director. Ms. Hanretty was press secretary to Arnold Schwarzenegger's special-election campaign for governor. ...
Change vs. Experience
By Ryan Sager | Tue, 4 Sep 2007 at 11:02 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Democratic primary voters say they value a candidate who will bring change to Washington a lot more than they value experience, according to a new Gallup analysis.
Nonetheless, they still seem to be voting for the experience candidate (Hillary Clinton) ...
Political Video of the Weekend: Matalin on New Hampshire vs. Leno
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 at 4:39 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Mary Matalin explains why Leno is more important than New Hampshire to the Fred Thompson campaign: ...
Diageo/Hotline Poll
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 at 1:23 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Here are the results of the Diageo/Hotline poll (PDF) that the Fred Thompson campaign is touting this weekend (the change from the last poll in July in parentheses):
Giuliani: 27% (+7) Thompson: 17% (-2) Romney: 15% (+7) McCain: 12% (-5) Huckabee: 4% ...
Thompson's Party Crashing
By Ryan Sager | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 at 12:12 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Yes, it's Labor Day Weekend. But before I head out for some utterly non-politics-related, county-fair action, a few notes on the weekend's political news. Senator Craig is gone, so I'll just leave that be. But there are a few items of note on the Fred ...
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