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March 4th, 2008
Political mover NYC Rudy Guiliani may have failed miserably in his bid for the GOP nomination, but don’t count the former New York mayor out of a potential McCain administration. While it’s unlikely Guiliani would want to serve as McCain’s running mate, it’s likely that Guiliani could serve a key role in a McCain White House, should the Arizona senator prevail in November.
One likely post for Guiliani is the U.S. attorney general’s office; given his background as a prosecutor, that would make a lot of sense. And other potential posts have been mentioned as well, ranging from Secretary of State to Secretary of Homeland Security. Any of these three positions would be a good fit for a man of Rudy’s resume.
If McCain does win, he’d likely want to clean house and make a break from ties to the Bush Adminsitration, but even if he does, the GOP still has a strong bench of talent upon which McCain could call to fill out his cabinet without relying too heavily on holderovers from the Bush administration.
By Craig Hansen • Posted in
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March 4th, 2008
Hillary may be facing an uphill battle against Barack Obama, but at least on Super Tuesday II, Senator Rodham had the effects of a heavy dose of Alli on Senator Obama’s sprint toward inevitability.
Facing some genuine press criticism for the first time, Obama’s no longer getting a free pass by the media. And with a Rush Limbaugh-inspired crossover voting effort, Senator Rodham, as I write this, has already been declared the winner in Rhode Island and Ohio, and seems the likely winner in Texas.
While the Clinton campaign is unlikely to credit, or even acknowledge, Rush’s role in her reversal of fortune, there’s no doubt that the conservative talker had an influence in getting a large number of Texas GOPers to vote Democrat for a day in an attempt to extend the Obama-Rodham bloodbath.
Meanwhile, McCain quietly sewed up the GOP nomination, forcing Huckabee to drop out and endorse him; President Bush is expected to endorse McCain on Wednesday. With all last-shot challengers banquished, the Republican front runner can now save campaign funds and present a calm front on his side of the aisle as speculation turns not to primary results, but potential running mates and other “smooth sailing” concerns, including building a campaign war chest for the battle ahead.
The Dems, meanwhile, will continue having to spend big to make up their minds between Hillary and Obama.
By Craig Hansen • Posted in
Election 2008 •
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March 4th, 2008
It’s only 6:48 Eastern time as I write this, but online sources are already claiming that Barack Obama has won the state of Vermont, the first of four states to be decided tonight in mini-Tuesday, or as some are calling it, Super Tuesday II. That would extend to 13 the number of consecutive states won by Sen. Obama since Super Tuesday with Sen. Rodham’s campaign showing no signs of life heading into tonight.
Meanwhile, polls are scrambling to call the race a dead heat at the last minute, in the hope that Obama doesn’t carry all four states, take Hillary out of the running, and ensure that the news media’s heyday with the horserace for the Democratic nomination is over.
Others are also hoping to extend the Obama-Rodham feud. Radio host Rush Limbaugh has been actively urging Republicans in Texas to cross over to the Dem side for a day and keep Hillary’s campaign alive, with the goal of weakening the Dems by continuing the in-fighting.
Sound campaign strategy, and for now all that remains is to see if it works, or if Sen. Obama can start having his measurements taken for all those original movie posters that are going to be made, when the films are released about his underdog campaign victory over the Clinton machine.
Of course, if Obama loses to McCain in November, those Hollywood liberals will abandon him in nothing flat.
By Craig Hansen • Posted in
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