Monthly Archives: March 2012
Game Change? Alas, Not So Much
Amid much anticipation, and not a little controversy, the HBO docudrama Game Change aired last night. Based loosely on the book of the same name by journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, (full disclosure: I haven’t read the book), the … Continue reading
Should Newt Drop Out? Or Should Rick? Republican Dilemmas
On the heels of my post suggesting that Santorum and Gingrich must strike a deal, and soon, if either hopes to stop Mitt, the Rickster yesterday indicated publicly that he’s amenable to considering Gingrich as his vice presidential running mate. … Continue reading
Why Rick, Newt (and Ron) Stay In The Race
At the risk of oversimplification, there are two dominant views regarding what happened on SuperTuesday, and what it means for the rest of the Republican nomination fight. The prevailing (but not sole) media view is that Romney underperformed; although he … Continue reading
Live Blogging Super Tuesday
7:00 We open with bad news for Romney – CNN has not given him Vermont, which means he didn’t likely clear the 50% total, which means he doesn’t win a clean sweep of Vermont 17 delegates. Only Paul and Mitt … Continue reading
Why Not Tennessee?
Busy busy day today between teaching and media, so this will be an abbreviated post before tonight’s live blogging session. Let me start by reiterating a point that I made in an earlier post, and which has caused no little … Continue reading
