Comments on: Adventures of Failed Presidential Campaigns http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/ Holding Our Noses So You Don't Have To Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:35:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TC http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-15595 TC Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:55:13 +0000 http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/#comment-15595 McCain is crash landing and Thompson is yet to take off. Dobson has said good things about Romney but, as we all know, evangelicals are split on whether they can support a Mormon and Dobson doesn't want to support Romney and lose some of his evangelical muster unless he sees it as his only chance to have some pull in the White House. Dobson is hoping someone with Thompson's polling numbers and Romney's financial power will jump into the race -- not going to happen. If that doesn't happen, he will continue to softly back Romney. If Giuliani gets the nod, Dobson and many of his friends will stay home in November 2008. Despite what I wrote above, my sources in Clinton's camp tell me that they are more afraid of Giuliani than anyone else on either side of the aisle -- he's a fighter who has appeal on her turf and she doesn't want to have to put up a fight for California, New York, New Jersey, etc. November '08 is still far enough away that its anybody's election. Oh yes, what about Nader? Bloomberg? Oprah anyone? McCain is crash landing and Thompson is yet to take off.

Dobson has said good things about Romney but, as we all know, evangelicals are split on whether they can support a Mormon and Dobson doesn’t want to support Romney and lose some of his evangelical muster unless he sees it as his only chance to have some pull in the White House. Dobson is hoping someone with Thompson’s polling numbers and Romney’s financial power will jump into the race — not going to happen. If that doesn’t happen, he will continue to softly back Romney. If Giuliani gets the nod, Dobson and many of his friends will stay home in November 2008.

Despite what I wrote above, my sources in Clinton’s camp tell me that they are more afraid of Giuliani than anyone else on either side of the aisle — he’s a fighter who has appeal on her turf and she doesn’t want to have to put up a fight for California, New York, New Jersey, etc. November ‘08 is still far enough away that its anybody’s election. Oh yes, what about Nader? Bloomberg? Oprah anyone?

]]> By: Pumpkinhead » McCain’s Empty Bank Account http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-15540 Pumpkinhead » McCain’s Empty Bank Account Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:06:31 +0000 http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/#comment-15540 [...] to calculate his exact campaign viability. However, a Washington Times article (pumpkin tip to The Right’s Field) provides a bleak picture: “The campaign has raised only $3.7 million to date for the [...] [...] to calculate his exact campaign viability. However, a Washington Times article (pumpkin tip to The Right’s Field) provides a bleak picture: “The campaign has raised only $3.7 million to date for the [...]

]]> By: JSG http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-15529 JSG Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:14:21 +0000 http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/#comment-15529 I blame the gay sweaters. We all know McCain does. I blame the gay sweaters. We all know McCain does.

]]> By: The Sleep Thief http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/comment-page-1/#comment-15528 The Sleep Thief Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:12:31 +0000 http://rightsfield.com/2007/09/20/adventures-of-failed-presidential-campaigns/#comment-15528 Is Dobson playing some strategy here -- like trying to push Gingrich into the race, or, I don't know, start a Draft Virgil Goode movement -- or is he just ornery and impatient like so many Republicans looking at the field? He already said he won't vote for Rudy or McCain, and I can't imagine Romney fires his jets. Pardon me for stating the obvious, but James Dobson at home on election day is a bit of a problem for the GOP. Is Dobson playing some strategy here — like trying to push Gingrich into the race, or, I don’t know, start a Draft Virgil Goode movement — or is he just ornery and impatient like so many Republicans looking at the field? He already said he won’t vote for Rudy or McCain, and I can’t imagine Romney fires his jets. Pardon me for stating the obvious, but James Dobson at home on election day is a bit of a problem for the GOP.

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