Chris Cillizza
Did SCOTUS Hearings End The GOP Primary?
We’re talking a whole lot less about the Republican primaries than we were a week or two ago, which my former colleague Chris Cillizza attributes to the endorsements of Mitt Romney by Marco Rubio and others, which Chris suggests have effectively ended the GOP race: READ MORE >>
No Organized Political Party
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee emails this: From: Ryan RudominerSent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:17 PMSubject: Winners and Losers from the Mass. Senate special - Washington Post's Chris Cillizza From: Chris Cillizza To: Chris Cillizza READ MORE >>
Hold Off On Those Climate Bill Obituaries....
Chavez's Friend in Massachusetts
Huntsman, Interrupted
Salt Lake City, Utah Jon Huntsman Jr. wants to know if I'm in the mood for Mexican food for lunch. "I know a great place we can go downtown," the Utah governor says as we pile into the back seat of his black, tinted Suburban. (He goes there all the time, three of his aides separately assure me.) We drive south from Capitol Hill, passing the enormous Mormon temple in the center of town. The car finally turns into a Sears parking lot on the other side of the city, across the street from a pornography store that offers to "BUY AND SELL USED ADULT MAGAZINES AND DVDS." READ MORE >>
Will The Scotus Fight Knock The Economy Off Page 1?
Tough to say, but this might be a sign the administration expects it to. According to Chris Cillizza, the much-respected Stephanie Cutter, currently Tim Geithner's top communications aide, is moving from Treasury to the White House to help oversee the as-yet unnamed nominee's confirmation. Per Cillizza: READ MORE >>
Is Bobby Jindal Really "the Republican Obama"?
With the Republicans’ presidential hopes for 2008 now all but dashed, a few upstarts in the party are—surprise—positioning themselves for future runs. Last week, Chris Cillizza flagged the appearance of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in a television spot for John Kennedy, the Republican challenger to Senator Mary Landrieu. READ MORE >>
Or Maybe Huckabee Is A Republican's Worst Nightmare
On the WaPo politics blog, Chris Cillizza is asking whether Huckabee is the Democrats' worst nightmare: What if he can tie up the socially conservative, evangelical base while still appealing to independents with his authenticity and his economic populism? In Cillizza's estimation, "[t]here are clearly lines of attack available to Democrats if Huckabee becomes the nominee. READ MORE >>
The Superbowl Of Primary Debates
Primetime: [Katharine Q. Seelye, The New York Times]: “CNN’s Republican YouTube debate last night attracted 4.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched debate of this presidential primary season and breaking all records for any primary debate on cable television in cable history.” READ MORE >>
