Elections Blog

Some very interesting results from a post-election poll by Newsweek:
Just about everyone believes the Republicans lost the 2006 midterms more than the Democrats won it. Presented with a list of factors that may have contributed to the Democrats’ success, 85 percent of Americans said the “major reason” was disapproval of the administration’s handling of [...]

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Could I resist blogging about a Christopher Hitchens piece in the Wall Street Journal focusing on John Kerry’s latest humiliation? No, I most certainly could not:
Regrettable though it might be for the United States military to become an untouchable “third rail” in American politics, there can be little sympathy for someone who keeps on brushing [...]

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And they’re off…
The 2008 political season is already underway and it appears that Senator John Kerry is eyeing another run for the Presidency. The Boston Globe’s Brian Mooney has written a substantial article outlining Kerry’s current activities in addition to some of the obstacles that he’s up against should he jump in the race.
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Hillary’s presidential campaign seems to be in real danger of running out of steam, and that’s bad news for Democrats, as, if the primaries were held today, the number one candidate would appear to be the not-ready-for-prime-time (and horrible campaigner) John Edwards:
Today’s Iowa Poll of the 2008 race for president in the Hawkeye state ought [...]

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…thank God I don’t know the question:
Sen. John Kerry didn’t contest the results at the time, but now that he’s considering another run for the White House, he’s alleging election improprieties by the Ohio Republican who oversaw the deciding vote in 2004.
An e-mail will be sent to 100,000 Democratic donors Tuesday asking them to support [...]

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In John Kerry’s world, there is no room for dissent on Iraq, thus making him the political equivalent of Kos and Jane Hamsher.  Just listen to the arrogant lightweight, who famously chewed out an aide for not bringing his favorite brush during the 2004 campaign, disparage Joe Lieberman, a man who is still the senior Democratic [...]

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George Will and Richard Posner seem to think so. First, Will:
The London plot against civil aviation confirmed a theme of an illuminating new book, Lawrence Wright’s “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.’’ The theme is that better law enforcement, which probably could have prevented 9/11, is central to combating terrorism. [...]

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The Boston Globe did a story on Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and his quest towards the 2008 Democratic nomination. Take a read and leave a comment.
I’d love to know what people think about Sen. Kerry’s actions and statements over the past couple months regarding Iraq, his plan for a phased troop withdrawal over the [...]

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An Iowa Poll conducted for The Des Moines Register shows former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) leading the pack amongst likely Iowa caucus voters. Yes, this is an early poll, but if you’re Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, this is not good news. Only 10% of likely caucus participants say that if the caucuses were held today, [...]

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