Personally, I’d love it if he did, although I’m not crazy about Tom Ridge for other reasons, particularly including his association with the incumbent Administration and his embrace of the pro-bureaucracy Homeland Security Act. Still, I’m pro-choice and I think… Continue Reading
I’m not saying wimps can’t win Presidential elections. They have. George Bush the Elder was thought of as a wimp. And Jimmy Carter, I mean, really, have we had a bigger wimp in office since Franklin Pierce? But I can’t… Continue Reading
Not a lot of people have paid attention to the question of the use of popular music in political campaigns. I wrote a law review article about it. My analysis favored the artist; I tried to attack the issue from… Continue Reading
According to Karl Rove, who knows a thing or two about reading the electoral map, there are four states that will be really contested and which can make a difference, comparing 2004 to 2008. The states are Colorado, Michigan, Ohio,… Continue Reading
The change in description for Proposition 8 has been upheld by not one but two courts. Both a Superior Court in Sacramento County and the third DCA have agreed that it was properly within the Attorney General’s discretion to change… Continue Reading
Unfortunately, this sort of thing is almost inevitably going to happen again. It’s not clear whether this guy wanted to kill Obama based solely on race or whether he was simply a whackadoodle since he apparently also wanted to off… Continue Reading
It’s not real. But it’s not all that hard to imagine that it is.
In 2000, the entire Presidential election depended on a few hundred votes in Florida. In 2004, the only battlefield of any significance was in Ohio, which was decided by a 2% margin. This year, it’s looking more and more like… Continue Reading
It’s a strange thing when Republicans are openly and aggressively lobbying for offshore oil drilling. Not that they were ever opposed to it; it’s just that in the political environment I’ve been used to for my entire adult life, Republicans… Continue Reading
For the past month or so, John McCain has been struggling to get noticed by, well, pretty much anyone. He’s found a way to touch a nerve, though — the “celebrity” ad that his campaign put together and is running… Continue Reading