Category: Tommy Thompson

Hoppity Hop: Caucuses to Leapfrog out of the Spotlight? »

By Chase on Aug 8, 2007 in Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, David Yepsen, Dennis Kucinich, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Caucuses, Joe Biden, John Edwards, John McCain, Media, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, Rhetoric, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson | 1 Comment

The primacy of the Iowa Caucuses is Chet Culver’s top priority, but (1) should it be? And (2) does it matter what Culver’s priorities are?
On the first question: being chronologically first isn’t sufficient; and, taken to the extreme, it could be a bad thing. Idaho could decide to hold its primary tomorrow, and [...]

Wonkette Gets Straw Poll Right »

By Chase on Aug 8, 2007 in Ames Straw Poll, Fred Thompson, Iowa Caucuses, Media, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, Rhetoric, Ron Paul, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson | 1 Comment

Most media types don’t get the Ames Straw Poll in the least. They describe it as an election, as a test of candidate strength, as a predictor of how the Iowa Caucuses would turn out if they were held today, etc. Almost every detail you have heard about it on cable news is [...]

  • Chase MartynChase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the Iowa Independent.

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