There is some encouragement for both Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani here. You can see the powerpoint slides yourself here; I have a few observations. First, the attendees at this event were overwhelmingly college-age or just older than college-age, and… Continue Reading
Mitt “4% behind a guy who isn’t even running” Romney today said of Rudy Giuliani, “He is pro-choice, he is pro-gay marriage, and anti-gun,” which is about one-third correct. This is a desperate ploy for support amongst social conservatives, but… Continue Reading
Former Senator Rick Santorum, the darling of social conservatives these days, has said that he’s willing to endorse Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney or anyone else running for President over McCain because… “I don’t agree with him on hardly any… Continue Reading
For some reason I can’t find the story anywhere else but the New York Sun. But it’s a good read — Rudy Giuliani is trying to recast the Republican Party into the “Party of Freedom.” Here’s The Theme, articulated to… Continue Reading
This time, the victim is Mitt Romney, and the leaked internal memo took the form of a 77-page powerpoint presentation concerning the former Massachusetts Governor’s vulnerabilities. Most prominent among them is his record of flip-flopping on social issues, which have… Continue Reading
I’ve been talking about Rudy Giuliani’s pitch to conservatives for some time now. The conundrum is how to reconcile a pro-choice, pro-gay-rights, pro-gun-control municipal leader to a religious right that has formed the backbone of the footsoldiers and mid- to… Continue Reading
The first dropout of the Presidential race has happened already. Tom Vilsack, the former Governor of Iowa, is dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination for President. Official duration of candidacy: November 30, 2006 – February 23, 2007… Continue Reading
Thanks to Ovaloffice2008.com, it’s very clear that by February 5, 2008, the Presidential primaries will be effectively over. On that day, it’s very likely that Alabama (23), Arkansas (32), Arizona (16), California (1), Florida (4), Illinois (5), Missouri (18), North… Continue Reading
An interesting survey found via Instapundit: Given a choice between Presidential candidates from the following set of minority groups, which do you think fared best, and which fared worse: Catholics,* Mormons, atheists, people over the age of 72,† Latinos, Blacks,… Continue Reading
And it was promising to get so interesting. But when RedState starts turning on you, that’s a sign that maybe the steak has been cooked all the way through. Not keeping the crowds at home happy is a big problem… Continue Reading