Pullen the trigger on Steele

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In an earlier post I reported the speculation among Republican Party insiders that nominal RNC Chairman Michael Steele would not survive if Jim Tedisco lost the special congressional election in NY-20. "If Tedisco loses," the ex-staffers said, “Steele is done.” Then came yesterday's bombshell announcement by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) that he … Read more

Minnesota Voters to Sore Loser Coleman: “Concede”

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: h/t politicalbase.com Voters Tell Coleman To Concede Two new Minnesota polls reveal that its state's voters want former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) to concede his narrow loss to Al Franken (D), believe the election was fully fair, don't approve of his continued legal appeals, and want to be fully represented in the … Read more

The Republican shrinkage problem

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: No, I am not referring to a classic episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza gets caught with his swimsuit down. From Chris Cillizza's The Fix blog The Republican Shrinkage Problem: The new Washington Post/ABC news poll has all sorts of intriguing numbers in it but when you are looking for clues as … Read more