Election Night HQ

Time’s Ana Marie Cox, writing on Swampland, made the following observations in light of the most recent Gallup poll.  Here are Cox’s observations:

the latest Gallup poll on “confidence” in the presidential field:
We all know who the front-runners are, right? I’m pretty sure they’re Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani. So explain to me why, when asked specifically about leadership skills, Americans […]

Here is the text of the latest fundraising e-mail from Senator McCain’s campaign, which The Tower’s publisher received at 2:53 PM, Tuesday, July 31.  In a subsequent post, The Tower will publish a news analysis of the e-mail’s text and messages.
 

One prior note - this e-mail is sent out under the Senator’s signature, which […]

Hat tip to the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza.  On “The Fix”, he analyzes a highly intriguing story from CNN’s Political Ticker.   The gist of CNN’s report is that Sam Brownback has decided to place his own GOTV organization, in the service of Senator McCain.  (So perhaps McCain has caught a windfall of political good luck.)   Here’s an excerpt - […]

The National Journal offers the following argument - namely, that Senator McCain should significantly contest Iowa.  It also shares its opinion that McCain ranks #4 among GOP candidates.  The text of its analysis:

4.   John McCain 
He seems happy and contented when he’s in New Hampshire and testy everywhere else.  His stubborn 16% in national polls is […]

Boston Globe columnist Joan Vernocchi covered Senator McCain’s appearance in Derry, NH on Thursday, July 26.  On Sunday, July 29, she offered a fair and balanced appraisal of McCain’s campaign stop in Derry in particular, as well as the state of the McCain campaign in general.  Her column was titled “For McCain, a test of skills”:

Joan […]