GOP Drinking Its Bath Water By Robert D. Novak
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, at age 38 and having served less than five terms, did not leap over a dozen of his seniors to become ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee by bashing GOP leaders.
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May 19, 2008
May 19, 2008
Support for Clinton as Independent Candidate Not Surprising By Douglas Schoen
Hillary Clinton's support as an Independent candidate in a hypothetical 5-way Presidential race should not come as a surprise.
May 18, 2008
Obama: Wrong on Iran By Dick Morris
President Bush is absolutely right to criticize sharply direct negotiations with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Barack Obama’s embrace of the idea of direct negotiations is both naïve and dangerous and should be a big issue in the campaign.
May 17, 2008
Striking Out on Energy By Lawrence Kudlow
President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain went to bat on energy policy this week. And guess what? They both struck out.
May 17, 2008
An Unconventional 2008 Election Season By Michael Barone
What makes this presidential election different from all other presidential elections? And different from what we expected when the year began?
May 17, 2008
Hillary's Spending By Robert D. Novak
Agents for Sen. Hillary Clinton, trying desperately to keep alive her presidential campaign, are privately telling Democrats that she is so "tight" with a dollar that she would not continue her contest against Sen. Barack Obama if she did not have a chance to win.
May 16, 2008
NARAL's Choice By Susan Estrich
A few years ago, the National Abortion Rights Action League, as it was then called, or NARAL for short, changed its name to NARAL Pro-Choice America.
May 15, 2008
Obama's Next Challenge: Turning Primary Losses Into Electoral Votes By Rhodes Cook
As Barack Obama prepares to move from the primary to the general election phase of the 2008 presidential election, he faces a new challenge which combines both - to bring many of the states where he suffered primary losses this winter and spring into the Democratic column this fall.
May 15, 2008
Hillary Clinton as Independent Candidate for President? By Douglas Schoen
In a poll released by Rasmussen Reports yesterday, 29% of Democrats say that Hillary Clinton should run for president as an Independent, if she does not win the Democratic Party nomination.
May 15, 2008
This is Not Your Father's (Or Mother's) Democratic Party By Alan Abramowitz
Forget about soccer moms and NASCAR dads. The key voting bloc in 2008 is the white working class. According to the new conventional wisdom of American politics, the presidential candidate who can win the support of white working class voters will have the inside track on becoming the next president of the United States.
May 15, 2008
In Rehab: Sweet Things About Slowdown By Froma Harrop
The morning after overdoing it, some of us take pleasure in the cleansing process. The carrot juice goes down smoothly, and a simple walk feels virtuous. One vows to exert more self-control and give yoga another try.
May 15, 2008
Cindy McCain Flaunts Her Privilege By Joe Conason
Double standards are endemic in American journalism. But Cindy McCain, wife of the Republican presidential candidate, displayed poor taste in flaunting her family's special immunity from press scrutiny.
May 15, 2008
45 Years of Columns By Robert D. Novak
On May 15, 1963, the late Rowland Evans and I published our first column. That makes today (Thursday) the 45th anniversary (the first 30 years under the Evans & Novak byline) of the nation's longest-running current syndicated political column.
May 14, 2008
Is Hitler Funny? By Susan Estrich
When I got to one of my offices yesterday (I won't say which, lest you hold it against them, which I certainly don't), people were crowded around the computer, watching the latest video on YouTube. And laughing.
May 13, 2008
Obamites Pile on Clinton at Own Peril By Froma Harrop
Many in the Obama camp, having outfoxed the apparently not-so-formidable Clinton machine, can't seem to get the hang of winning gracefully.
May 12, 2008
McCain, Huckabee and the Evangelicals By Robert D. Novak
John McCain, who has spent the last two months trying to consolidate right-wing support as the Republican candidate for president, has a problem of disputed dimensions with a vital component of the conservative coalition: the evangelicals.
May 10, 2008
Rethinking the Iraq Critics By Michael Barone
In trying to understand news about the conflicts in Iraq, I work to keep in mind the difference between what we know now about decision making in World War II and what most Americans knew at the time.
May 10, 2008
Michelle Vetoes Hillary By Robert D. Novak
Close-in supporters of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign are convinced he never will offer the vice presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Clinton for one overriding reason: Michelle Obama.
May 9, 2008
For Superdelegates, Electability Isn’t Enough By Scott Rasmussen
According to press reports, Senator Hillary Clinton sincerely believes she is more electable than Barack Obama.
May 9, 2008
Cindy McCain--Playing Nice By Susan Estrich
"We'd rather not win than to have to do that," Cindy McCain told Ann Curry of the "Today" show, in response to a question about negative campaigning. "That's not worth winning for. This is about being a leader and a person that can be a good example for our children, and a good role model.
