I initially wanted to write a post about Gary Herbert, the Governor of Utah — by some measures, he’s the most popular Governor in America. Problem is, he’s a Republican, and Utah is a pretty red state — obviously it went… Continue Reading
You do see people go from the “business / we solve problems” part of the world to the “politics / we talk about problems and periodically solve them” part of the world, although increasingly it feels like there are a… Continue Reading
Breathless 2016 discussion time! Chris Christie: goose may be cooked. Marco Rubio: possibly his time? Mike Huckabee: lurking. Bobby Jindal: always lurking. All of them: would wake up on Election Day already in a huge hole to whoever the Democratic nominee is. And all of… Continue Reading
The conservatives-getting-challenges-from-the-Tea-Party motif continues — we’ve seen it in Texas, in PA we’ve seen an unpopular Governor become a Tea Party ally, and on the Amazon show Betas we’ve seen it depicted hilariously — with Ted Stevenot challenging John Kasich in a… Continue Reading
This Tom Corbett situation in PA is endlessly interesting. Basic facts: he’s the Governor. He’s a Republican. He’s insanely unpopular in his own state. He actually just had the worst poll numbers in Franklin and Marshall state polling history, and GOP… Continue Reading
Mike Michaud, a Congressman running for Governor of Maine in 2014, came out as gay over the weekend. (The title of the post was “Yes, I’m gay. Now let’s get our state back on track.”) Michaud is potentially winning the race — which,… Continue Reading