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Christine O'Donnell's Defenders Adopt the Left's Tactics
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWhen did class warfare, populism, and playing the victim card become conservative? I must have missed the memo, but somewhere along the way, many grassroots conservatives must have decided the name of the game is "Just win, baby!" Case in point: As Delaware's tight GOP primary race has heated up, it has become clear that many Christine O'Donnell apologists are utilizing the very tactics of the left to go after her critics (many of whom are solid conservatives). For example, when it was pointed out that O'Donnell sued the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), a respected conservative ...
Christine O'Donnell Leads Mike Castle (but Can She Win in November?)
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyA new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows Delaware Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell leading moderate Rep. Mike Castle by 47 percent to 44 percent. That lead is within the survey's margin of error. However, PPP also Tweeted that general election numbers it will release later show Democrat Chris Coons "clocking O'Donnell." They also note that Coons is closer to Castle than he has previously been. Despite O'Donnell's narrow primary lead, the electability question still plagues her. A recent column by The Washington Examiner's Mark Hemingway illustrates her problem. Hemingway ...
Bloggers Matthew Yglesias and John Hawkins Prove Politics Is Broken
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyPolitical bloggers have the job of reporting on -- and analyzing -- politics, but they are also becoming a sad reflection of our bitter and broken political system. On Friday, two blog stories came to light that serve to illustrate the decline of domestic political bonhomie. To be sure, we will not be talking about either of these stories a month from now. Still, they provide a snapshot of the current state of political discourse. On the conservative side, RightWingNews' John Hawkins asked several conservative bloggers to help compile a list of "The 25 Worst Figures in American History." ...
Romney's Secret 'Push'?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIt is no secret that the issue of religion is a touchy one for Mitt Romney. Many pixels have been posted, and ink spilled as to whether or not the Mormon candidate should deliver a JFK-like speech to directly address the role faith may play if he is elected president. So when the news broke that coordinated telephone calls, known as "push polling," were being made to Iowa voters disparaging Romney and his Mormon faith, the outcry was textbook outrage:"Whatever campaign is engaging in this type of awful religious bigotry as a line of political attack, it is repulsive and, to but it bluntly, ...
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