Rethinking Palin’s General Election Prospects

By: Curt Levey (Diary)  |  September 20th at 01:35 PM  | 

The conventional wisdom has been that, while Sarah Palin will be a leading contender for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination if she wants it, her chances in the general election would be less rosy because she is reportedly viewed unfavorably by most independents.  That’s persuasive logic if you don’t think about it too much. But today’s Rasmussen poll makes me realize that the relevant question | Read More »

Supreme Court Pick Shadowed by Reid’s Admission

By: Curt Levey (Diary)  |  May 13th at 10:23 AM  | 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid admitted yesterday that he doesn’t have the 60 votes necessary to confirm Dawn Johnsen as head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, because at least a few Democrats will vote against her. That should give President Obama pause as he considers his first Supreme Court nomination – all the more so because a President’s selection of judicial nominees | Read More »