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Thursday, Jan 28
John McCain on Obama's Address
KING: Joining us now is Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona. He was, of course, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee. Senator, what did you -- did you like anything in tonight's speech? SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: Well, I appreciate the president's call for bipartisanship. I appreci...
Hayworth Robo-Calling In Arizona
Hi, this is JD Hayworth calling. If you share my opinion that John McCain has admirably served our country but that 28 years in Washington is just too long, then I want you to know that I will soon be announcing my candidacy for the United States Senate. Arizona's Republicans deserve a choice a...
Crist: A "DeMint Republican"?
For the record, Crist also called himself a "a pro-life, pro-gun, pro-family conservative Republican with common sense." Asked for a reaction, a spokesman for DeMint passed along the senator's thoughts: "I'm a Marco Rubio Republican."
Wednesday, Jan 27
State of the Political Landscape
• In 2008, John McCain won 49 congressional districts where a Democrat was elected to the House; one such Democrat, Parker Griffith, recently switched to the Republican Party. Barack Obama won 34 districts that elected a Republican.
Monday, Jan 25
The Flash Candidate
Some years ago, I was having lunch with John McCain in the Senate dining room when a new senator stopped by to say hello. He was John Edwards. His smile was capacious. He exuded happiness. He was articulate and friendly, and when he left, he got a behind-his-back endorsement from McCain: Keep yo...
Sunday, Jan 24
Why I Regret Voting For President Obama
I am a registered Independent. I voted for Barack Obama. And for that, I am sorry. I'm not sorry for you. I'm sorry for me. Because I voted for Obama for me, not for you. I voted for hope and change and all the intangibles that Obama was peddling in the wake of the financial crisis, Sarah Palin, Sept. 11 a...
Friday, Jan 22
John McCain on Campaign Finance
BLITZER: Senator McCain is joining us now from Capitol Hill. Senator, what's your reaction to this decision by the Supreme Court? MCCAIN: Well, I was obviously disappointed. The -- and it is very complex, 116-page decision and we haven't gotten through all of it. And it leaves a lot of questi...
AZ Sen Poll: McCain Opens Primary Lead
Hayworth has not entered the race yet, but been publicly flirting with it for some time. Meanwhile, McCain's camp announced this week that his former running mate, Sarah Palin, will campaign for him in late March. Favorable Ratings McCain 74 / 23 Hayworth 58 / 25 Simcox 28 / 23
Who Won and Lost In The Supreme Court Decision
Freedom won today in the Supreme Court," said House GOP Conference Chairman Mike Pence, who's considering a run for Senate in Indiana. "In 2003, the Supreme Court unwisely supported the oppressive restrictions on free speech that were part of the 2002 campaign finance law. At the time, I w...
Thursday, Jan 21
David Axelrod, Howard Dean & Rep. McCarthy
CHRIS MATTHEWS: We begin with the stunning victory by Republican Scott Brown up in Massachusetts. We‘re joined right now by White House senior aide David Axelrod. David, why don‘t you-it‘s a big day in American politics. Let‘s take a look at what the Republicans are saying right now about wh...
Friday, Jan 15
Arkansas Democrat Snyder Retiring
Snyder, first elected in 1996, never won re-election with less than 58 percent. In 2008 he was not even challenged by a Republican, while John McCain won 54 percent in the district to President Obama's 44 percent -- an increase from 2004, when George W. Bush won by just a 51-48 margin.
Wednesday, Jan 13
Is Health Care Reform A Sure Thing?
Let's assume that the new bill will lack Stupak language on abortion - a reasonable one, I think. That would lose them Joseph Cao, the sole Republican supporter. Bart Stupak claims that he has 10 to 12 Democrats who would walk away then, too.
Tuesday, Jan 12
The Real Barack Obama
What's noteworthy about President Obama is that his campaign acknowledged this bad habit, then earnestly pledged that he would be so very different. The sounds and images of his campaign - from the chants of "Yes We Can" to the stage for his convention address to the artwork - suggested tha...
Thursday, Jan 7
McCain Re-election Ad: Obama Waging "Extreme Left Crusade"
Sen. John McCain, facing a potential primary challenge in his bid for a new term, is launching two new radio ads today that call him "Arizona's last line of defense." In one ad, McCain himself accuses President Obama of waging an "extreme left wing crusade to bankrupt America." "I stand in his...
Tuesday, Dec 29
California Rep. Radanovich (R) Retiring
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions remains confident the seat will stay in GOP hands. John McCain won California's 19th District with just 52 percent, down significantly from George W. Bush's 61 percent take in 2004. However, 2008 was a strong year for De...
Tuesday, Dec 22
On the Parker Griffith Switch
Media pundits have been quick to focus on how the Republican Party has become too conservative for moderate Northeastern Republicans, leaving people like Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins as outliers and making it difficult for the GOP to win seats in Connecticut, New Hampshire, or upst...
Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala.) To Switch Parties
Although Alabama's 5th District has voted Republican in every presidential contest since 1980, it has never elected a Republican to Congress. It covers the entire northern border of the state and includes Huntsville. Griffith succeeded nine-term Rep. Bud Cramer (D) after just a 3-point...
Saturday, Dec 19
Senators McCain, Conrad, & Klobuchar on "Fox News Sunday"
WALLACE: I'm Chris Wallace, and this is "FOX News Sunday." It's the Sunday before Christmas, but all through the Senate health care reform awaits to be finished. Can Republicans block the legislation? We'll ask their point man, Senator John McCain . Can Democrats hold on to the magic 60 vote...
Health Care Bill Is Political Suicide - RealClearPolitics
Health Care Bill Is Political Suicide blog) which went modestly for George W. Bush before going strongly for John McCain. Snyder has been a relatively loyal foot soldier for Obama, voting for the ... and more »
Friday, Dec 4
Tanner's District May Not Be Bellwether GOP Hoped For
Democrat Harold Ford Jr. won the district in his unsuccessful 2006 Senate race, and Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander lost it in his first election to the Senate in 2002. John McCain won 56 percent of the district's vote last year, while Tanner ran unopposed. At the state government level, 14 of...
Tuesday, Mar 31
The President Blames Republicans for Partisan Blame Game
The answer is the Obama administration. We saw it in the President's first prime time press conference, which occurred in between the two stimulus votes. During that presser, Obama frequently mischaracterized the Republican position.
Monday, Mar 30
Public Financing Is Dead
In an interview with the Washington Times, John McCain made the following point: Sen. John McCain, an architect of sweeping campaign-finance reform who got walloped by a presidential candidate armed with more than $750 million, predicts that no one will... In an interview with the Washing...
Tuesday, Jan 20
Inauguration Notebook
As the program began, those within earshot of me cheered almost exclusively for the Democrats, especially Ted Kennedy, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and, of course, the Obamas. Oprah Winfrey and Colin Powell were lauded as well. Joe Lieberman was booed; John McCain got a mixed reaction but a s...
Monday, Jan 19
Strategy Memo: Bush's Last Day
Good Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Washington is flooded with people right now with just 27 more hours until Barack Obama is sworn in as president. And for John McCain and the Arizona Cardinals, just 13 days until Super Bowl XLIII! The latest forecast has the temperature between 25 and 30 degree...
Saturday, Jan 3
Familiar Faces Missing in the Senate
I also liked Hagel's sense of humor. On one visit to his office, which was directly across the hall from that of John McCain, a fellow maverick he much admired, Hagel told me that Senate Republican leader "Trent Lott has machine guns at both ends of the corridor if John and I try to break out."
Thursday, Dec 18
Opinion: Cinderella vs. the Barracuda
But, when John McCain picked her to be his running mate, the full fury of the liberal establishment -- and sizable swaths of the conservative establishment, some of whom dubbed her a "cancer" on the GOP -- came down on her with a vengeance usually reserved for Klansmen and pedophiles. Don't...
Saturday, Nov 8
Yob Making RNC Calls
Yob was first elected to the RNC in 1989 and served as state chair or co-chair for most recent Republican presidential nominees in Michigan, including President Bush and John McCain. On the RNC, Yob served as vice chairman for the Midwest. He decided not to run for national committeeman aga...
Tuesday, Nov 4
As the Rich Get Poorer
WASHINGTON -- For years, we've debated rising economic inequality. On one side, liberals denounce it as unjust. Redistribute wealth to the poor and middle class, they say. On the other, conservatives minimize its importance. What matters most is overall economic growth, they retort. Well...
