Archive for August, 2011

  • Ames Iowa Straw Poll

    Ames Iowa Straw Poll

    The first serious indicator of who has the stuff to carry a campaign all the way to November 2012 is today in Ames, Iowa.  The Iowa Straw Poll has only chosen the correct winner in one of the last five polls, but this little exercise is anything but futile.  The Straw Poll generally culls the [...]

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  • A Tea Party Downgrade?

    A Tea Party Downgrade?

    David Axelrod, Obama’s current re-election campaign strategist and former senior advisor, appeared on CBS’ “Face The Nation” yesterday and said, “If we had defaulted on our debt, the consequences would have been dramatic and lasting.  It was the wrong thing to do to push the country to that point. It was something that should never [...]

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