Brutus was Right
By: Aaron Gardner (Diary) | May 10th at 03:30 PM |
I can scarcely contemplate a greater calamity that could befall this country, than be loaded with a debt exceeding their ability ever to discharge. If this be a just remark, it is unwise and improvident to vest in the general government a power to borrow at discretion, without any limitation or restriction. Brutus, Anti-Federalist We have been moving steadily towards this calamity since the dawn of the Progressive Era. The object | Read More »
Marco Rubio Pulls in $3.6 Million Last Quarter
By: Aaron Gardner (Diary) | April 7th at 12:16 PM |
Earlier today I got a text informing me of Marco Rubio’s stellar fundraising last quarter. The Rubio campaign managed to pull in $3.6 Million, which, as the Palm Beach Post notes, is a huge amount. a huge amount: it doubles his collections from the fourth quarter of 2009, surpasses the $2 million his U.S. Senate rival, Gov. Charlie Crist collected in the final months of | Read More »
DOOMWatch Another Poll with Brown Leading
By: Aaron Gardner (Diary) | January 15th at 12:00 PM |
h/t Steven Foley A Virginia polling firm [Crosstarget] has conducted a poll for the guys over at Pajamas Media, and the results are stunning. I know, I said the same thing last night, well this one is more stunning. Brown Leads by 15%which is well outside the margin of error of +/- 3.19%. Follow me for the details…
DOOM WATCH – ‘It’s a Brown-out’
By: Aaron Gardner (Diary) | January 14th at 11:25 PM |
Those were the words of the director of Suffolk’s Political Research Center, David Paleologos. In a new local poll in Boston, Scott Brown is now leading 50% to 46%*. What we are witnessing here it the transformation of a state from solid blue to purple**. The numbers in the Herald article are stunning. Scott Brown has captivated the people of Massachusetts with his “happy warrior” | Read More »
Massachusetts DOOM WATCH Open Thread
By: Aaron Gardner (Diary) | January 14th at 03:50 PM |
h/t: Jim Geraghty And if that parody ad didn’t bring a smile to your face, maybe this will. Coakley’s internal polling is showing her with only a 2 point lead, which, as Moe pointed out to me, means she is losing. Good Times. Aaron B. Gardner
A Choice Not An Echo
By: Aaron Gardner (Diary) | December 8th at 03:30 PM |
In my lifetime the greatest electoral achievements made by the Republican party were made possible by offering a choice rather than an echo. The Reagan Revolution and the ’94 Republican take over of the House were both examples of this. Once again in 2010 we will be given the option of offering a choice rather than an echo in Senate and Congressional races around the | Read More »