The Texas Blue: News
Bloomberg's Own Supporters Tired Of Bloomberg
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 3:00pm
The Draft Bloomberg gang has issued an ultimatum to Mike Bloomberg, telling him that he's got ten days to get in the race, or else. Or else what, I'm not sure. Maybe the Draft Bloomberg MP's will come for him. Anyways, details here.
The Grand Old Piffle
By Josh Matlock
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 1:30pm
The Republican presidential primary has been nothing short of watching a rudderless boat race with no wind to fill the sails. All the Republican candidates have been going nowhere fast. Senator McCain just happened to get there first sparking quite a revolt among many conservatives causing the party to devolve into a repository of rancor and self-loathing.
Huckabee's Chances
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 11:00am
Now that Romney's out, what are Huckabee's chances of slowing McCain down? No chance in the long run, but pretty good in the short term.
Fox News Is Very Sad About Everything
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 10:15am
First they wanted Giuliani and didn't get him. Then they thought Mitt might work out but he withdrew. Now Fox News has done away with all pretense and started just saying that John McCain is a Democrat. I wonder if working at Fox News feels like a fake job.
News Digest, 2/8/08: A Mittmentous Decision
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 9:27am
Yesterday was a surprising day. Whereas it was assumed that McCain had the nomination locked up, he became the presumptive nominee yesterday when Mitt Romney snuffed out his own campaign (and his dignity) on stage at CPAC.
On The Record: Melvin Willms
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 5:57pm
For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Melvin Willms, the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate in District 9.
Huckabee Soldiers On
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 5:03pm
Via CNN's Political Ticker, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee says that he is staying in the race to win it.
Texas Conservatives Uncertain About McCain
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 3:44pm
On the same day that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney suspends his campaign, the Dallas Morning News runs a piece about Texas conservatives and their disenchantment with Republican front runner Senator John McCain.
An Insight to GOP Message
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 1:32pm
From Greg Sargent: Mitt Romney says that staying in the race would have helped Senator Clinton or Senator Obama win, and by extension would have "...been a part of aiding a surrender to terror." I wonder if he cooked up this equation of a Democratic White House with a surrender to al-Qaeda by himself. What a sad tactic.
Romney Out
Thu, 02/07/2008 - 11:35am
MSNBC reports that Romney "will suspend" his presidential campaign. More as this develops. If you want something fun to speculate about, consider what this means for Huckabee's performance in Texas.