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Jim Geraghty: Fishing for compliments with Rudy’s campaign
- So after every debate, campaigns send out press releases collecting all the praise that they get from various commentators. Within 10 minutes of the conclusion, reporters on the campaign beat can expect, “EXPERTS AGREE: CANDIDATE JONES WON DECISIVELY,” blah, blah, blah. On a good day, campaigns are quoting network analysts, talking heads, party bigfoots. On a bad day, they’re citing praise from folks the average Joe has never heard of. (Sometimes campaigns cite my reaction, so I’ll let you decide which category I fit in.)
Jim Geraghty: On skipping beautiful downtown Ames
- So it looks like the Ames straw poll will turn into a Romney rally. I realize skipping Ames isn’t the same as skipping Iowa entirely, but I can’t help but wonder if this will give Romney a leg up for participating in one of the big early political events in the state.
Jim Geraghty: Hillary Clinton, leatherneck?
- Look, Hillary’s attempt to join the Marines was used as an illustrative example of the senator’s enthusiasm for the use of military force in the New Republic. I remembered the original skepticism when she said this back in 1994 and wondered if there had ever been any source for this story other than Hillary because, A) let’s face it, the tale seems kind of contrary to the image of her as a war opponent and counterculture figure from her youth; and B) the timing is extraordinarily odd, to say the least.
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