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Will Republicans Party Like It's 1994? Or Democrats Like It's 1964?
By Andrea Stone - Politics DailyNow that the primary season has come to its shocking finale and the general election has begun, political observers may be wondering what year this is. For Republicans, whose voting legions have surpassed Democrats in numbers and enthusiasm this year, 2010 is shaping up as a repeat of 1994. That was the year of the so-called Republican Revolution, when the party's Contract With America helped end 40 years of Democratic control of Congress. For Democrats, who dismiss such analogies, the year to keep an eye on is 1982. That's when another new president, Ronald Reagan, entered his first ...
Donald 'Buz' Lukens, Ex-Ohio Lawmaker Derailed by Scandal, Dead at 79
By Tom Diemer - Politics Daily"Buz" Lukens had a thing about timing. He was prescient as an early supporter of the presidential aspirations of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, but he was way off when he launched his own campaign for governor of Ohio in 1970. And he ruined his political comeback and disgraced himself when he was convicted of paying a 16-year-girl for sex in 1989. Former Rep. Donald E. "Buz" Lukens died of cancer Saturday in a Dallas nursing home. He was 79. Say this for him -- he was a genuine political character. Charismatic, with "Hollywood looks" as the New York Times put it, Lukens was a ...
McCain Can't Wait to Debate
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyAfter last night's stinker of a speech, John McCain is realizing he's certainly not going to win the election on the strength of his rhetoric. He wants to engage his opponent one on one (though in these days of HD he could be risking a dangerous Kennedy/Nixon type contrast). Today McCain called for more debates or joint forums this fall. McCain adviser Mark McKinnon floated the prospect last month of the two candidates campaigning in the same states together and holding joint forums without a moderator. Obama said at the time that he would be open to such a prospect.That could be interesting. ...
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