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o n t H e P R o W l the Remnant As House Republicans continue to discuss possible shake-ups in their leadership after the November elections, one name to look for is Michigan Rep....
...labor- and George Soros-backed groups to go after Democratic House members who had supported such initiatives as the wiretapping of terrorist overseas phone calls and immunity for phone companies that enabled such activities, funding for the war in Iraq, and pro-free trade legislation...
...If Mitt were interested in running, and if he ran on the policies he ran on when he won the governor’s race in Massachusetts, he’d be a shoo-in out here,” says one Orange County, California-based political consultant...
...Hillary Clinton vice presidential nomination, but they are quietly looking at how talk of a Justice Hillary Clinton would play with voters...
...Mitt Romney recently purchased property in Southern California...
...There has also been talk that Clinton might make a run at Senate Majority Leader, if she returns to the Senate this fall, but, say Clinton aides, what has become clear is that she’ll find very little support among her colleagues for such a move...
...It’s not like they didn’t see where this thing was going...
...Some Republicans and conservatives are looking for opportunities to start up 527s for this election cycle modeled on the “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth...
...In a meeting in late May, Pelosi and her political advisers signed off on plans for several of the deep-pocketed, J u l y / a u g u s t 2 0 0 8 t H e a M e R I c a n s P e c t a t o R 1 5 Within a week of Pelosi’s signslow boats Chris Carney target Sen...
...In some states more Democrats voted in this primary than voted for John Kerry in the 2004 general election, and we’re talking about pivotal states for this cycle, like Indiana...
...Barack Obama aren’t sure they want to encourage continued talk of a Sen...
...When you look at what Hillary and Obama have done in terms of getting out their party’s vote, registering new voters, it’s just amazing,” says one Republican pollster not tied to the McCain campaign...
...There is also talk that if Sebelius doesn’t end up in a cabinet slot she might run for the Senate...
...He’s under the radar compared to [Eric] Cantor and [Patrick] McHenry, but he’s part of the group of younger, more vocal leadership that we’ll need as backbenchers,” says a House colleague of McCotter...
...Brownback, after taking a beating back home for focusing more on his presidential aspirations than votes important to his constituents, has been making amends with his supporters and has been reaching out to a number of different Kansas-based groups to ensure he is in good standing with them should he run...
...Another concern: the slow pace of “Victory” offices being opened around the country, intended for GOP voter registration and local campaign organization...
...These guys aren’t part of the team,” says an aide in Pelosi’s leadership office...
...Finally, there’s seeming lack of concern among McCain’s senior staff at putting together an aggressive “get out the vote” program...
...Thad McCotter, who is currently the fourth-ranking leader in the Republican caucus and chairs the Republican House Policy Committee...
...the new terminator Republicans in California took note that former Massachusetts Gov...
...Barbara Boxer for her seat...
...It’s a better job than veep, and it would solidify her place in history the way few other jobs can,” says one surrogate, a member of the House or Representatives...
...By early June, no offices had been fully opened in Ohio or Pennsylvania, two states McCain has said he believes he can win in November...
...There is concern not only about McCain’s campaign fortunes, but about what that kind of Democrat turnout could mean for Republicans in down-ballot races...
...Everyone assumes that McCain is going to take federal Dead Dogs House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is allowing MoveOn.org and other farleft organizations to target so-called “Blue Dog” Democrats in the 2008 election cycle...
...1 4 t H e a M e R I c a n s P e c t a t o R J u l y / a u g u s t 2 0 0 8 courting Disaster Senior advisers to Sen...
...Arnold Schwarzenegger is term-limited in 2010, and there are rumors that the Governator might be interested in challenging Sen...
...And if they lose, then so be it...
...Henry Waxman’s committee is that he and his investigative staff are holding back on any damaging materials related to their multiple investigations of the Bush White House until after the August recess and the party conventions, which will conclude in early September...
...Barack Obama...
...But those who have been seeking funding haven’t found many big donor types willing to put up the cash for entities that would not getting their act together There remains ongoing concern about the McCain campaign’s organizational structure and whether it can get up to speed in time for the Republican convention and the push to the November election...
...of Pennsylvania...
...october surprises Word out of Rep...
...Sebelius, meanwhile, isn’t just going to focus on helping Democrats win in Kansas...
...McCotter, who has built a reputation as a policy-focused and independent (read: not necessarily in lockstep with Minority Leader John Boehner) thinker, has been pushing the Policy Committee’s “American Empowerment Agenda,” which is closer to the 1980s Reagan agenda than other policy plans being developed up on Capitol Hill in the face of what many expect to be severe losses in the November elections...
...It’s all about creating a narrative of party corruption...
...They should have been more in tune with the Democratic agenda...
...Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, is term-limited and is already being talked up as a potential Obama cabinet member, perhaps as Agriculture Secretary...
...Current Gov...
...They all seem to be waiting for the November elections to be over, and then they can focus their money on rebuilding the movement and the party...
...That’s what we’re shooting for, and we have the material to back it up,” says the aide...
...Waxman has at least five different investigations ongoing related to the Executive Branch, and he intends to release reports and leak information in a way that will not only embarrass the White House, but also allow media outlets to lump other Republican candidates into the mix, says a House Government Reform Committee staffer...
...brownback Is back Look for Sen...
...Sam Brownback to announce that he is considering a run for Kansas governor in 2010...
...o n t H e P R o W l the Remnant As House Republicans continue to discuss possible shake-ups in their leadership after the November elections, one name to look for is Michigan Rep...
...As well, Romney has utilized several fundraising specialists with ties to big-pocket donors in the Los Angeles area...
...o n t H e P R o W l matching funds, so you have donors who have not maxed out, who aren’t interested in donating more to McCain,” says another fundraiser...
...I think from an ideas perspective he’s closer to Newt than the other guys, but he’s got a sense of humor and a slightly askew view of things that will be appealing to younger conservatives and libertarians, and that’s the group we really need to tap into...
...Conservative dollars simply aren’t there for this election cycle,” says one longtime Washington political consultant, who has made the rounds with hat in hand...
...One of Pelosi’s targets: Rep...
...Regardless, the GOP gubernatorial slot will be up for grabs...
...Fundraisers say they are not getting the kind of response they were expecting from longtime givers who they believed would rally to McCain’s aid against what one fundraiser termed “a radical like Obama...
...off, MoveOn was already running radio and local TV ads in some Democrat-controlled congressional districts...
...Some Obama surrogates began floating the Supreme Court idea in private meetings in late May...
...The Democratic National Committee intends to deploy her often to Ohio, her home state (where her father, John Gilligan, was once governor...
...Gov...
Vol. 41 • July 2008 • No. 6
