This morning, Dave Weigel tweeted “Unpopular/overreaching GOP governors in OH, WI, FL — good or bad for GOP’s prez ticket?”. That really got me thinking about the upcoming general elections. The first actual poll of Ohio Governor John Kasich was released this morning. In it they find his approval rating at a dismal 40%, with […]
The Republican Party is totally broken and this could lead to a huge divide in the party that will be so much fun to watch. The stimulus bill is causing this divide. While congressional GOP is fighting it, the Republican governors are pushing for it. As matter of fact the governors pushing for it is […]
I can’t believe I am here defending Frank Luntz, but this is just ridiculous: The chief pollster for John McCain’s presidential campaign offered a candid diagnosis of how his candidate was done in, on occasion reserving harsh words for fellow Republicans. Bill McInturff, speaking at a National Journal breakfast on Thursday, said the political environment […]
And I can’t believe I am saying that, but he appears to actually have seen what happened on Election Day and is now calling out the GOP on it: If Republicans and conservatives don’t come to grips with what’s happened — and can’t develop an economic agenda moving forward that seems to incorporate lessons learned […]