The Buzz

It’s a new day at the Obama campaign, with the ongoing scare centering around Jeremiah Wright’s public meltdown and trashing of Barack providing a tense backdrop. Both the candidate and his camp are trying to move on with the fight against Hillary and prepare for general election strategies to thwart McCain and his fresh case […]

McCain tackles health care

Let’s hop that he handles it better than his major flip-flop on economic policy and stimulus…
The McCain campaign has two events centered around health care on the agenda today: A new TV ad on health care policy and an address by McCain in the PB country of Tampa, FL.
The speech was at 10 AM at […]

Is Edwards on the ropes or on the rise?

It’s been an up and down week (Okay…mostly down.) for the Edwards campaign. Starting with his vitriolic bluster about being “unwilling to talk” of supporting Hillary as the Dem nominee last week in Iowa, JRE has been the victim of unfair labels (“Edwards…has tantrum…”) and self-inflicted controversies that should never have been pursued (see: not […]

The Buzz

Romney’s unbearable gaffe at Tuesday’s debate - when he talked about “going to my lawyers” before attacking Iran - continues to haunt his campaign. It’s a growing problem on two fronts. First off, it’s giving uber-rival Giuliani ammo to go after Mitt as someone who would be a “weak” POTUS, in contrast to Rudy’s hawkish […]

Hillary’s new ad

Besides the brazen use of 9/11 footage at Ground Zero, Hillary’s new health care ad for Iowa and New Hampshire is pretty standard. It’s clearly aimed as a reaction to Bush’s S-CHIP veto by noting that Hillary has “…stood up for universal health care when almost no one else would, and kept standing until six million kids […]

S-CHIP: GOP’s worst nightmare

Pres. Bush’s veto of the S-CHIP kids health insurance bill pleased the base of the Republicans, but will it really hurt the party in the long run? Okay, why even ask that question? It’s a bundle of joy for Dems ready to pounce on flailing conservatives across the country. That job is easier now that […]

9/26 New Hampshire Democratic debate: Liveblog

9:00- Welcome to another debate liveblog from PoliticalBuzz.com We will be giving you instant analysis of the Dems as they square off in New Hampshire at Dartmouth College. Should be fun…
9:01 - Whoa…Russert starts off ASAP with no introductions, just a first question on Iraq. Obama gets it first, he doesn’t waste time in differentiating […]

Hillarycare gets unveiled

A speech in Iowa rolled out Hillary Clinton’s latest version of health care reform, retooled to better serve her ‘08 campaign and to place her solidly in the middle of the various plans of the candidates of each side in the race. Nothing that will bring instant ridicule or make a lasting impression. It’s conservative […]