Daily Kos: "We're not going to win Idaho next time, on any platform. But we can start chipping away. A 'Western platform' is the future of the Democratic Party, and one that I embrace to my very core -- fiscal and personal responsibility, rugged individualism, freedom to live one's life without government intrusion into the doctor's office or the bedroom. The intersection of libertarianism, good government, and economic populism."
Western Democrat: "Imagine that, a screaming (literally) liberal plays well in the West. How does that work? The beltway GOP can't figure it out out. But, Dan Popkey of the Idaho Statesmen Journal puts it well: 'Howard Dean gets Idaho's independent values.'"
Stygius: "Tom Tancredo hypothesizes on bombing Mecca."
Mt. Virtus: "When you're a United States Congressman, you have to take special care what sort of public pronouncements you make, as they are taken to have much greater weight and significance than utterances from your average 'shock jock.' Not best known for his great tact, Colorado's own Congressman Tom Tancredo crossed a line while recently on a radio talk show...Unlike Durbin, Tancredo holds no leadership position on Capitol Hill. Unlike Durbin's party, the GOP should have no problem giving out a reprimand to one of its own for such a knuckleheaded statement. Although I respect Tancredo greatly for his integrity and frequently agree with him on the issues, this is a no-brainer: he needs to make a serious, full, and unwavering apology."
5280 Weblog: "Tancredo sees line, crosses it."
Political Wire: "'South Carolina is becoming a popular destination for Republicans considering a presidential bid in 2008,' the Charlotte Observer reports. 'The reason? It'll be the site of the first Southern primary that year.'"
Political Wire: "Sen. Russ Feingold's (D-WI) travel schedule 'is moving into high gear, even as he plays down the possibility of running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008,' the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports. In recent weeks, the senator has traveled to Pennsylvania and Tennessee and 'earlier this year he made speeches and met with political activists in Alabama and Florida.'"
Oval Office 2008: "Although remaining coy about his own presidential ambitions, Virginia Democratic Governor Mark Warner appeared to outline the beginnings of a national agenda at a recent speech to the National Press Club."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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