Rudy tells Floridians to vote before election day. Dodd's is the campaign that keeps on taking. Hillary calls for a contest to name Bill after she moves into the White House.
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Vote now and avoid buyer's remorse! In his race to beat the Mitt, Huck, and Fred campaign buses heading south from Michigan, Giuliani wants to lock in as many Florida votes as possible by urging supporters to cast mail-in ballots for him now. "I'd just get it over with and vote now," he told Republicans in New Smyrna Beach. He stopped short of suggesting they, "vote early and often," but you get the idea.
It depends on what the meaning of "home" is: In yesterday's email Chris Dodd asked donors to dig deep for him once more--this time to help him pay off his campaign debts. "I've spent the past days with my wife and family, unwinding after a grueling process that changed the debate at home and abroad--that is our legacy from the campaign." We suspect the debate at home with his wife and family probably changed from, "Should we move to Iowa?" to "How are we going to pay the bills for creating my legacy?"
Fred's latest hit on Mitt: Fred is using the dreaded "L" word to describe Romney's latter day political conversion to the right in saying of himself, "Where I stand doesn't depend on where I'm standing." And we were beginning to think Fred preferred the sofa.
Will slam dunks be renamed "Mitt Romneys"? In Craig Romney's blog yesterday we learn: "I was watching the Celtics highlights last night in my hotel room in Petoskey, MI when I heard the latest catch-phrase used to describe a Kevin Garnett dunk: 'Mitt Romney!'" The dunk occurred at about the time the Michigan primary results were beginning to crawl across the bottoms of TV screens, so it's unclear whether that cry was for the slam dunk or just from a Mitt supporter sportscaster celebrating. Take a look and decide for yourself.
Fred compares Reagan Coalition with Founders: Still searching for his mojo in South Carolina, Thompson told an audience, "Saying the Reagan Coalition is dead is like saying the Constitution is dead." Considering what Bush has done to the Bill of Rights in recent years, Fred may be right.
We were having a martial arts match when a primary broke out: Mike Huckabee campaigned yesterday at Clemson University with his new best friends, Chuck Norris and former wrestling champ Ric Flair. With friends like these, President Huck wouldn't need Secret Service protection. That's one way to reduce government spending.
Hillary's "name that spouse" contest: In her recent interview with model Tyra Banks, Hillary said in her dreams she'd like to be on the show "America's Top Model," but thinks she'd be more competitive on "Dancing with the Stars." But the contest she's promoting these days is what to call her husband after she's elected president. Some of the names suggested have been First Mate and First Laddie. "But we need ideas. I'll just keep calling him Bill," Clinton said. If she does dance her way all the way to the White House, will we begin to see headlines like, "President sends Mr. Bill on Mideast Peace Mission"?
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