It may be too early — by about twenty-three hours — to start dissecting what exactly went wrong with the Rudy Giuliani campaign. How did he go from front-runner with an innovative and high-risk, high-reward strategy, to utterly irrelevant, in… Continue Reading
In preparation for this week’s poll here on Not A Potted Plant, I’ve readied some pictures of the spouses of the varioius Presidential candidates. Important stuff here: Ann Romney: Michelle Obama: Cindy McCain: Judith Giuliani: Janet Huckabee: Elizabeth Edwards: Bill… Continue Reading
Mike Huckabee has famously lost a bunch of weight. Good for him; I wish I had the kind of willpower he did to resist larger-than-necessary portions of tasty food. So you think he would praise, not criticize, Mitt Romeny for… Continue Reading
There are now no more sprites, pixies, leprechauns, elves, or dwarves left in the Presidential race. (According to The Wife, there is still one gnome.) The release of one Democratic delegate to “uncommitted” status will … not affect things at… Continue Reading
As expected, Fred Thompson has dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. He did it a day later than I thought he would. He never really seemed to be in the race,… Continue Reading
I spoke with my parents today, who have been travelling around Florida for the past couple of weeks. They have seen no political ads on television or heard any on the radio. TV is not much of a surprise; they’ve… Continue Reading
I heard a rumor yesterday that Fred Thompson was going to drop out of the race, after his disappointing showing in South Carolina. He has other things to do:
A bigger night for Republicans than Democrats. The Democrats’ primary in South Carolina is next week. The early results appear to have John McCain winning South Carolina despite a strong showing among the evangelical voters there for Mike Huckabee. It… Continue Reading
An interesting bit on a Democrat running for Senate in Oregon. His campaign T-shirts say “Hooked on Novick.” While his physical appearance is the most obvious thing about him, a forthright campaign platform is probably the most interesting thing. Oregon… Continue Reading
The Huckster would do well to remember the Eleventh Commandment.