by jpitney | Aug 8, 2023 | Elections
John LeBoutillier: A basic rule of political campaigns is that the candidate who is the subject of the campaign will usually lose. One always wants the focus of the campaign to be on the “other guy,” to make him or her the issue in the campaign. The Trump trial...
by jpitney | Aug 1, 2023 | Elections
Rachel Bade at Politico: Sen. TIM SCOTT is having a moment on the campaign trail. A new Fox Business Iowa poll is the latest survey showing the South Carolinian Republican gaining on RON DeSANTIS in early-voting states. Since launching his bid in May, Scott’s been on...
by jpitney | Jul 24, 2023 | Civility, Elections
Politico Playbook: In recent days, super PACs associated with DeSantis and NIKKI HALEY have singled out Scott for criticism. Operatives in multiple campaigns, we’re told, are beefing up their oppo files on the senator, and some briefed Playbook in recent days about...
by jpitney | Jul 23, 2023 | Civility, Elections, Republican, Republican Primaries
Harry Enten at CNN: Can the nice guy finish first? That’s the question a lot of analysts are asking about the Republican race for president, with headlines such as “Tim Scott is turning heads with donors and early-state voters” and “Tim Scott’s formidable charm meets...
by jpitney | Jun 15, 2023 | Elections, Public Service, Violence
Ayah Mahana at Politico reports on threats against poll workers: The threats — largely stemming from people who deny the result of the 2020 presidential election — are already causing poll workers and other election officials to resign in droves, according to Tonya...
by jpitney | Apr 29, 2023 | Elections, Nixon
Concerns about age and health are nothing new in presidential campaigns. In 1956, Adlai Stevenson crudely exploited President Eisenhower’s heart attack. He tried to frighten voters with the prospect that Vice President Nixon would soon succeed Ike. “And distasteful...
