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11:15 AM Feb 25th: Health Care Summit. I’ve asked my students to watch an hour. I want to see whether their estimation of Congress goes up or down.
11:32 AM Feb 25th: At the summit, we just had the first-ever post-presidential-election “candidates debate”. There’s still no love lost between Obama & McCain.
9:33 AM Feb 27th: Dems get a break in IN SEN. Rep. Baron Hill won’t challenge Rep. Brad Ellsworth for D nod to replace Bayh. Tough race for Dems in any event.
9:37 AM Feb 27th: Real Q: What will GOP do? Ex-Sen.Coats is establishment choice but very flawed. Two other Rs, Hostettler & Stutzman, have upset potential.
8:59 PM Mar 1st: Harold Ford has sacrificed NY SEN candidacy so that Dems won’t be divided in fall. Um, no. Real reason: He was going to lose to Gillibrand.
9:03 PM Mar 1st: As I look at all 2010 Senate seats, Sen. K Gillibrand is by far the weakest incumbent who has little or no real primary or Nov opposition.
3:40 PM Mar 2nd: Circle May 18th in red–the day we’ll learn a lot about the mood of D activists. Primaries from the left for Sens.Lincoln(AR) & Specter(PA).
10:31 PM Mar 2nd: A salute to Governor-for-life Rick Perry (R-TX). After a 39% showing in ’06, opposed by the Bushes, written off as old hat, he wins big.
10:34 Mar 2nd: In a less GOP year it’d be easier to believe Bill White (D) could unhorse Perry in Nov. Could still be a race. But big early advantage: Rick
10:39 Mar 2nd: Fascinating to see whether Kay will actually resign the Senate seat. Will she really let Perry appoint HIS crony to HER seat? Masochism.
10:41 Mar 2nd: It’s also Texas Independence Day (#174). Given Rick Perry’s views on secession and his giant win, there’s a bit of irony on the anniversary.
10:44 Mar 2nd: No fear, the Republic endures. This is also the 133rd anniversary of Rutherford B. Hayes’ ‘theft’ of the Presidency. Sam Tilden really won.
10:46 Mar 2nd: Called “His Fraudulency”, Hayes got the White House in a corrupt deal just 2 days before 1877 inauguration. Tilden declined to march on DC.