Just this past week-end, on both the Chris Matthews show and on the Timmy Russert show, the idea of a third party challenge to
Rudy being nominated gain more credence. One of the panelists mentioned a rumor that had Michael Bloomberg, while not running himself, possibly financing a third party challenge against Rudy (apparently, Bloomberg can’t stand Rudy). In their discussion of this topic, they all agreed that any conservative third party challenge to Rudy’s nomination would, in their words, be “a disaster” for the Republican Party!

The Politics1.com website talks about either (or both) Ron Paul or Tom Tancredo giving a third party run a try if/when they drop out of the Republican campaign, Paul on the Libertarian Party ticket again and Tancredo on the Constitution Party ticket.

Now this might be a story worth keeping an eye on!

Also, it’s strange that he admits to being ‘out of the loop’ in the Senate. Last man to know about a critical vote? He doesn’t even know how Congress works but he wants to move on to White House.

Yeah, I watched Stephanopolous this morning. I think those guys just walk in off the street and start talking. Donaldson says “Hill is sitting on her lead.” He means she isn’t making silly negative attacks so he can have something to gossip about on the talk shows.

Steph did show the actual video though. People saw an ultra-leftist bellowing at Hillary. That can only help.

BTW, that Cokie Roberts statement has me scratching me head. Hillary’s been getting lots of negative press. Where has she been? Oh, never mind, I know the answer to that, lol.

We hope Joe Biden and the other senators ask Obama why he did not know or chose to ignore the vote on the Revolutionary Guards, preferring to continue campaigning. BTW, Obama has a private plane and the trip from NH to Washington, D.C. is not that long. Assuming Obama is not lying, which Biden seems to be politely saying, why didn’t he make it back to Washington when the debate on the resolution started? There was plenty of time.

“Hillary Clinton, to me what’s interesting, she has had SUCH a spate of positive stories, it’s GOTTA turn. It’s a combination of the fact that the press starts to get nervous that everybody has anointed her already, and said that she’s doing such a good job, and her opponents of both parties, because the Republicans are going after her too, start to say jeepers, we better get in there and do some real damage.”

Everybody should watch the video of this. Her “such a spate” quote was accompanied by a HUGE eye roll, and she stated the “her opponents of both parties” “better get in there and do some real damage” with such wide-eyed GLEE. The women simply CANNOT STAND IT that Senator Clinton is leading against her opponents of BOTH parties. She just about had a COW.

http://www.campaigndiaries.com/2007/10/presidential-diary-edwards.html

Nevada stays red
Nevada ended up featuring a very close race in 2004, with George Bush coming out with a narrow victory. With Democrats looking at the West for new electoral votes, they see Nevada as one of their most promising states. But a new Mason-Dixon poll suggests that Clinton would have a very difficult time being competitive in the state:

Clinton would lose all three of her match-ups, never exceeding 44% — even against Mitt Romney! She loses 51-44 against Rudy Giuliani, 50-44 against Fred Thompson, and 49-43 against Mitt Romney.
Mason-Dixon did not poll other Democrats in general election races.
In her primary race, Clinton leads with 39%, with Obama at 21%, John Edwards at 9%, and Bill Richardson, who hails from a neighboring state, at 8%.
Among Republicans, Giuliani has the lead at 28%, followed by Thompson at 23%, and Romney at 17%. An ARG poll taken a few days ago had Romney and Giuliani in a statistical tie, 31% to 30%.
We are not used to seeing Clinton be not at all competitive in a state, as Republicans are usually in an awful situation in most state poll. So this has to be confirmed by other polls.
posted by Taniel at 12:57 PM