2008 election

At a luncheon at the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s headquarters near Capitol Hill (organized by the Heritage Foundation), I asked Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) if there was a Republican game plan ready when the Minnesota Supreme Court makes its ruling in the contested 2008 Minnesota Senate race — if, as many expect, it decides that [...]

Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee chairman and current Democratic contender for governor of Virginia, tried to pay off Ralph Nader, to keep the consumer activist from running in swing states during the 2004 presidential election, The Washington Post reports.
“Terry McAuliffe is slipperier than an eel in olive oil,” Nader said in an interview.
He said [...]

Minnesota GOP Sen. Norm Coleman — who’s busy juggling a contentious election recount and allegations that a wealthy supporter tried to funnel him $100,000 in campaign cash through his wife’s employer — has hired a defense attorney to help with the latter. Oh, and so did his wife.

Forget partisan camaraderie.
In the wake of Sen. Ted Stevens’ conviction yesterday on charges of failing to report corporate gifts, Sen. John McCain, the GOP presidential hopeful, has a terse message for his colleague of 22 years: See ya!

LEESBURG, Va. — I’m on the idling Palin press bus, getting ready to head out on a swing through the state and then on to Pennsylvania tonight.
Sitting here with this group of journalists, print and television, I’m reminded of an interesting moment last night in Asheville, N.C.
Palin met a raucous crowd — I estimated [...]

TWI Exclusive: From a pizza box to your screen, here are the attacks McCain plans to deliver against Obama at tonight’s debate.

For much of its 50-year statehood, Alaska’s leadership was tainted by corruption. But Sarah Palin’s win as reform governor suggested a new political maturity. A report now reveals that she violated a state ethics law. Is there something in the political climate here?

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Should Gov. Sarah Palin be nervous about Steve Branchflower’s Troopergate report?
I just spoke with an Anchorage lawyer who has known Branchflower for about 20 years. The lawyer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described Branchflower as “one of the most disciplined people I’ve ever encountered.”
Branchflower served as an assistant district [...]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Even when Gov. Sarah Palin had few facts, she could still win over a crowd.

Amount of time it took the McCain campaign to use its supposedly apolitical stunt for political gain: Zero seconds.
This is from the McCain campaign statement announcing the resumption of campaign activities — or, at least, whatever activities actually stopped: