Huckabee said as President he would sign a bill to outlaw smoking nationwide in public places, and said he would also support a smoking ban in any indoor area where people work.
http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?f=00&g=47687e48-11d6-4f4a-80fa-6bb4b36db5de&p=News_Politics&t=m5 8-28-2007
Filed under Huckabee
Gallup Poll reports that among the four Republican frontrunners only Giuliani and McCain have high name recognition at 91% and 87% respectively. Romney has 64% recognition and undeclared Thompson has 56% recognition. But only 46% of Republicans know all four candidates well enough to rate them. This leaves room for significant fluctuation in the leaderboard. http://politicalwire.com/archives/2007/08/24/name_recognition.html 8-24-2007
Filed under Fred Thompson, Giuliani, MCCain, Romney
Fred Thompson could be at the University of New Hampshire on Sept. 5 but more likely will come to the Morgan State University debate in Baltimore on Sept. 27.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2007/08/19/thompsons_first_debate_will_be_key.html 8-19-2007
Filed under Fred Thompson
Democratic strategists tell us that with Florida tilting more Republican and Ohio going the other way, it is states like Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico that will be the battlegrounds in 2008. Among the reasons, say Dems: a growing Hispanic population that leans left and independent voters angry with a fat and pushy federal government. “We’ve got a lot more places to play in 2008 than Florida and Ohio,” says a party strategist.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2007/8/26/forget-florida-as-dems-look-west.html Paul Bedard 8-26-2007
Filed under Uncategorized
A new name has entered conversations among Democrats contemplating a running mate for Sen. Hillary Clinton if she is nominated for president: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.
Strickland, age 66, easily won election as governor after five terms in Congress. He evokes interest for a Clinton ticket as a moderate liberal who has a clean record and comes from a closely contested swing state that decided the 2004 presidential election.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=22096 Robert Novak 8-25-2007
Filed under Uncategorized
Michigan (Aug 8-13) Thompson 22%, Giuliani 19%, McCain 16%, Newt 15%, Romney 12%
Nevada (Aug 16) Romney 28%, Giuliani 18%, Fred Thompson 18%, McCain 8%, Newt 4%, Huckabee 3%, Undecided 18%
Giuliani 18 states, 1101 delegates, Fred Thompson 5 states 384 delegates, McCain 5 states 183 delegates, Romney 6 states 228 delegates, Brownback 1 state 39 delegates, Huckabee 1 state 34 delegates.
Romney’s new radio ad set to air in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“Immigration laws don’t work if they’re ignored,” the ad’s announcer states. “That’s the problem with cities like Newark, San Francisco and New York City that adopt sanctuary policies. Sanctuary cities become magnets that encourage illegal immigration and undermine secure borders.”
“Legal immigration is great,” Romney himself says in the ad. “But illegal immigration, that we’ve got to end. And amnesty is not the way to do it.”
He also advocates in the ad cutting back on federal funds to cities that adopt sanctuary policies.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/21/romney-targets-illegal-immigration-giuliani-in-radio-ad/ Alexander Mooney 8-21-2007
Filed under Romney
Calling terrorism “a global threat” to the United States, Thompson pointed out that he thought the United States was at a crossroads and told the veterans “it’s time that we had a frank discussion in this country at the highest levels with both parties as to what it’s going to take and the unity we’re going to need” to battle terror.
Thompson also faulted those calling for a troop withdrawal from Iraq, saying it would hurt the overall fight against terrorism.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/21/thompson-time-for-a-frank-discussion-about-fighting-terrorism/ Martina Stewart 8-21-2007
Filed under Fred Thompson
Governor Romney’s economic record contains a mixture of pro-growth accomplishments and some troublesome positions that beg to be explained,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. His record on taxes, spending, and entitlement reform is flawed, it is, on balance, encouraging. His record on trade, school choice, regulations and tort reform show a strong respect for the power of market solutions. At the same time, Governor Romney’s statements are at odds with his gubernatorial record and his campaign rhetoric.
Romney’s strident opposition to the flat tax; his refusal to endorse the Bush tax cuts in 2003; his support for various minor tax hikes; and his once-radically bad views on campaign finance reform all cast doubt on his commitment to limited-government, pro-growth policies. His landmark steps in the healthcare arena also exhibit a mixture of desirable pro-free market efforts combined with a regrettable willingness to embrace massive new regulations.
“While Governor Romney still needs to explain some of his past positions,” Mr. Toomey continued, “given his overall record as governor and the strong pro-growth positions he has taken on the campaign trail, we are reasonably optimistic that, as President, Mitt Romney would generally advocate a pro-growth agenda.”
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/08/mitt_romneys_record_on_economi.php 8-21-2007
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