Showing posts with label st. paul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label st. paul. Show all posts
Sep 4, 2008
Schizophrenia or metamorphosis?
Can a house divided stand together? Can you simultaneously unleash the attack dogs, reignite the culture wars with your VP pick and move beyond partisan rancor? Only time will tell.
Sep 3, 2008
Score one for the city side
As a city reporter for nearly eight years, I feel some pride in the fact that the national media has to turn to local newspaper archives to round out their vetting of Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. If you think experience, standards and depth drop in importance the smaller the circulation, here's a perfect example of why you're wrong.
As a city reporter for nearly eight years, I feel some pride in the fact that the national media has to turn to local newspaper archives to round out their vetting of Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. If you think experience, standards and depth drop in importance the smaller the circulation, here's a perfect example of why you're wrong.
"Political bullshit"
Republican strategists Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan give NBC political analyst Chuck Todd their honest assessment of the Palin pick - but only after the cameras have turned off.
Republican strategists Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan give NBC political analyst Chuck Todd their honest assessment of the Palin pick - but only after the cameras have turned off.
Palin-drone*
The Republican push-back against the media for reporting critical stories about Sarah Palin has reached a fever pitch, with charges of outright sexism preceding claims that news of Bristol Palin's pregnancy makes Sarah Palin appear authentic to voters.
I'm sure the ramped up virulence plays well with the base but it also threatens to fundamentally alter the relationship John McCain has with the press - something we're already seeing happen.
As I said before, Palin could throw McCain off his game. Her mere selection has introduced a set of polarizing cultural issues into the campaign that McCain has generally tried to avoid. These issues, and the all-out assault on the media, will keep the base fired up for sure; but, as David Brooks asked on today's show: Why is McCain having to fire up the base this late in the campaign? Shouldn't he be consolidating his base and reaching out to independents and soft Democrats? I know Joe Lieberman tried to help with that last night, but does anyone think that worked - especially coming after Fred Thomson?
*Boil it all down to this: Ask yourself why Palin has electrified the Republican base and then ask whether they will remain electrified once the focus returns to John McCain?
The Republican push-back against the media for reporting critical stories about Sarah Palin has reached a fever pitch, with charges of outright sexism preceding claims that news of Bristol Palin's pregnancy makes Sarah Palin appear authentic to voters.
I'm sure the ramped up virulence plays well with the base but it also threatens to fundamentally alter the relationship John McCain has with the press - something we're already seeing happen.
As I said before, Palin could throw McCain off his game. Her mere selection has introduced a set of polarizing cultural issues into the campaign that McCain has generally tried to avoid. These issues, and the all-out assault on the media, will keep the base fired up for sure; but, as David Brooks asked on today's show: Why is McCain having to fire up the base this late in the campaign? Shouldn't he be consolidating his base and reaching out to independents and soft Democrats? I know Joe Lieberman tried to help with that last night, but does anyone think that worked - especially coming after Fred Thomson?
*Boil it all down to this: Ask yourself why Palin has electrified the Republican base and then ask whether they will remain electrified once the focus returns to John McCain?
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