Connecticut is seeing a surge in voter registration, particularly among young people, and many independents are switching their registration status, with many more choosing to register as Democrats as opposed to Republicans (13,000 to 4,000)
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With many prominent conservatives in open revolt over his likely nomination, John McCain needs Hillary Clinton to get the Democratic nomination to win back conservative voters. Howard Fineman just made this point on MSNBC, even mentioning that McCain staffers have acknowledged this to him.
Many of us have been saything this for months. Hillary Clinton is the only person that can unite a Republican Party that is breaking apart.
Another Republican endorses Barack Obama in an eloquent op-ed peice in the Washington Post.
I am not alone in worrying that my generation will fail to do what my grandfather’s did so well: Leave America a better, stronger place than the one it found.
Given the magnitude of these issues and the cost of addressing them, our next president must be able to bring about a sense of national unity and change. As we no longer have the financial resources to address all these problems comprehensively and simultaneously, setting priorities will be essential. With hard work, much can be done.
The biggest barrier to rolling up our sleeves and preparing for a better future is our own apathy, fear or immobility. We have been living in a zero-sum political environment where all heads have been lowered to avert being lopped off by angry, noisy extremists. I am convinced that Barack Obama is the one presidential candidate today who can encourage ordinary Americans to stand straight again; he is a man who can salve our national wounds and both inspire and pursue genuine bipartisan cooperation. Just as important, Obama can assure the world and Americans that this great nation’s impulses are still free, open, fair and broad-minded.
No measures to avert the serious, looming consequences can be taken without this sense of renewal. Uncommon political courage will be required. Yet this courage can be summoned only if something profoundly different transpires. Putting America first — ahead of our own selfish interests — must be our national priority if we are to retain our capacity to lead.
I’m not sure it matters much who wins in Florida. The polls are fairly close, and the final results will probably be close as well.
Unless either one wins by a big margin, the GOP race should come down to a battle between these two candidates going forward. Joe Scarborough just reported that many Huckabee supporters are going for Romney because they don’t want to help McCain, and many war hawks are breaking from Giuliani to back McCain.
McCain probably needs a win more, but I think it will settle down to a battle between the two of them. Romney has more money, so he can weather a close loss better than McCain.
As I’ve been saying for weeks, McCain gives the GOP the best chance to win, but it’s also understandable why many Republicans can’t bring themselves to support him. Romney is a flake, but he’s a talented flake. He keeps changing his message and his positions, but the adjustments keep making him more acceptable to conservatives and primary voters. It’s actually funny listening to him talk about the three pillors of the Reagan coalition – economic conservatives, social conservatives and foreign policy hawks. He panders to each group as much as possible, regardless of anything he said in the past.
McCain looked pretty bad on Meet the Press on Sunday. He was basically caught in a lie about why he supported the tax cuts, and that is a deal breaker for many conservatives.
The fight on the Democratic side has been brutal, but the GOP fight is getting ugly as well. Both sides will have some challenges uniting their respective parties at their conventions.
Mitt Romney has been ridiculed for his willingness to say anything to get elected. He’s been mocked for his blow-dried appearance and demeanor, being called a game show host, used car salesman, etc. It’s been fun watching him continuously tweak his message as voters express their preferences. After Obama’s win in Iowa all we heard from Romney was the need for “change.”
Now we’re learning that much of what he says might not even be his own thoughts and words. Romney apparantly relies upon a Jack Bauer-type ear-piece to get prompts from his staff during appearances. Many are also speculating that he used such a device during the most recent GOP debate.
Democrats should be praying that he gets the nomination over John McCain. It will be so much fun to run against this guy.
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