Joshua Roman is a veteran of numerous state and federal campaigns. He is an attorney and a writer residing in Washington, DC.

Blog Entries by Joshua Roman

Kentucky Senate Campaign Mixes Race And Oil

Posted August 13, 2008 | 12:00 AM (EST)


Earlier this month Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell squared off with Democrat Bruce Lunsford at the 128th Fancy Farm picnic in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, not far from the western edge of the state. The Fancy Farm picnic is traditionally the site of raucous political debate and this year was no...

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McCain-Rice 2008: 'To Torture or Not to Torture' Ticket

Posted April 10, 2008 | 12:49 AM (EST)


New reports demonstrate that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played a pivotal role in the approval of "enhanced interrogation techniques," which are, by any definition but the Administration's, torture. This comes shortly after reports of Rice spending the last few weeks aggressively seeking to become Senator John McCain's...

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A Tale of Two Endorsements: Lee Hamilton and Evan Bayh

Posted April 2, 2008 | 03:48 PM (EST)


Lee Hamilton is a true statesman. His endorsement of Senator Obama should carry great weight in the national dialog about who would be the most capable President and Commander in Chief. Hillary Clinton's chief Hoosier surrogate is perennial Vice Presidential hopeful Evan Bayh. With the Indiana primary...

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Putting The Dream Ticket To Bed

3 Comments | Posted March 24, 2008 | 11:25 AM (EST)


The next ten primaries will be a most uncivil war. The Hillary Clinton Industrial Complex will not be restrained by intellectual honesty, logic, or basic decency. But even a scorched earth campaign faces pressures to appear conciliatory. With Hillary Clinton gaining ground in national polls and...

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