CPAC - Jim Gilmore
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore came by to shake hands and I managed to talk to him one-on-one for a few minutes. His term preceded my having moved back to Virginia in 2002, so I mostly knew him from his time as RNC Chair and a few appearances on the Sunday shows. He was quite impressive. What ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 2, 2007 13:48
Republican Candidates Almost Invisible on the Web
Via Kevin Drum, I see that Micah Sifry has done some comparative analysis and found that the Republicans mentioned as leading contenders for the 2008 presidential race are "almost invisible on the web." To give you just one example, if you add up all the friends all the Republican candidates have on their MySpace pages, and compare it to all the ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 26, 2007 14:30
People Who Won’t Get Elected President
While good pundits, especially those with multiple degrees in political science, are supposed to qualify all predictions about elections nearly two years into the future with some sort of disclaimer, I will eschew that convention and predict that the following people will not be elected president in 2008 or thereafter: Dennis Kucinich Christopher Dodd Ron Paul Mike Huckabee Sam Brownback Tommy Thompson Chuck Hagel Duncan Hunter Tom Tancredo Jim ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on January 12, 2007 10:02
Jim Gilmore Explores 2008 Bid
Add Jim Gilmore to the 2008 White House spelunking society. James S. Gilmore III, a former Virginia governor and chairman of the Republican National Committee, announced today that he would form a committee to explore a presidential bid in 2008, saying the Republican field lacked a “committed conservative” capable of making a credible campaign for the White House. “A void exists,” Mr. ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on December 20, 2006 09:16
