Memo From Newt: Time for a New Contract

Newt Gingrich has been looking around, and he doesn’t like what he sees. In a toughly worded column this morning — posted on Human Events and emailed to supporters — Gingrich sets out a pretty grim scenario facing Republicans.

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Vote Baby, Vote

As you wait for polls to close in Indiana and North Carolina, why not ponder the side effects of this long, long Democratic primary contest?

While party leaders know an ugly floor fight at the convention in Denver is a thing to avoid, they’ve put a positive gloss on the More…

There Goes the Economist Vote

Economists from all over the political spectrum haven’t liked the gas-tax holiday idea since it landed in the middle of the presidential campaign last month. But Hillary Clinton’s ABC appearance on Sunday has provoked a whole new round of outrage.

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Candidates Aim for Middle Class

Sen. Barack Obama followed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to the podium Sunday night at a Democratic dinner in Indianapolis, but even before she spoke, he knew firsthand what she told the crowd. “I am no shrinking violet,” Clinton said, her voice hoarse from long More…

First Lady Fine Line

On the campaign trail in Indiana, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton likes to talk about Magnequench, a manufacturer of high-tech magnets used in precision-guided missiles, and how a Chinese company bought the Indiana business.

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Baton Rouge: Below the Radar

With all the excitement around Clinton and Obama in North Carolina and Indiana, we shouldn’t miss another big showdown.

A special election on Saturday will decide who takes over in Louisiana’s 6th congressional district, which includes most of Baton Rouge. (In keeping with More…

Damn the Economists, Full Speed Ahead

Hillary Clinton’s campaign was pressed Thursday about how Clinton can stand by the gas tax holiday that she and John McCain have proposed, despite a flood of criticism from economists and others — and apparent conflicts with her long-term economic and environmental plans.
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Cutting Ties With Obama’s Coattails

In my story about the down ballot argument, I mentioned the ads Republicans are running in two special elections that try to hurt Democratic candidates by linking them to Barack Obama — and then reminding voters of Obama’s ties to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
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The Down Ballot Argument

For months, Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign has insisted that Obama’s name at the top of the ticket in November would do more to help other Democratic candidates than Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s.

While Clinton (D-N.Y.) is a strongly polarizing figure with high negatives, the argument went, Obama’s More…

Waiting for Rev. Wright

If Barack Obama managed to change the conversation with his denunciation of Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., the question now is: what’s next?

With Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina the next big test for his campaign, Obama is quickly trying to refocus on economic issues. He More…