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December 03, 2007
Random Campaign News
A few links, many from Hot Air - hey, they've got the best campaign coverage right now.
Hillary Clinton scrapes the bottom of the barrel. If I ever run for office, I fully expect one of my poems - "The Spooky Pumpkin" - to be used against me.
Liberal groups are going negative against Clinton.
Huckabee continues to climb the polls, but there may be bad news on the horizon. Plus, being a front-runner has its shortcomings. People are actually starting to question his record as governor. Imagine that.
Mitt Romney is going to give a speech on Mormonism. My guess is that the speech will be a "we're more alike than we are different" sort of thing, aimed at evangelical voters. David Frum says "most Americans" consider Mormon beliefs "blatantly false." I think he's overstating his case. I would say that of most evangelicals, perhaps, but I would wager when most people think of Mormon faith, they think of sickly sweet television commercials and a choir singing the “Hallelujah chorus.” Or maybe the Osmonds.
Anti-abortion groups are split between Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson. The lackadaisical Thompson campaign has been one of the biggest surprises for me this election. I wanted to support him, but he's given me little reason to do so. In fact, I find myself growing increasingly irritated with Thompson supporters who keep saying his very low-key campaign is part of his overall plan. I have the feeling they'll even say that when he gives his concession speech.
Posted by slublog at December 3, 2007 07:17 PM
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If you could average the energy of the Ron Paul campaign and the Fred Thompson campaign, both candidates would be much stronger.
Posted by: geoff at December 4, 2007 01:12 AM
Right said, geoff.
Know how to find the Ron Paul supporter in any room? He'll tell you.
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at December 5, 2007 03:44 PM