Now that Fred Thompson has officially withdrawn his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination; we can take some time to seriously reflect on the impact his candidacy. While much of the focus on Thompson´s withdrawal has been looking forward with speculation, this week´s Friday Look will instead look backwards at the lessons and groundbreaking strategies that the Thompson campaign employed; even if he was not ultimately successful in his quest for the Presidency.
The successes of Mike Huckabee and Hillary Clinton in their respective primaries raises a question that is the subject of this week´s Friday Look: What is it about Arkansas?
Mike Huckabee´s political talent was honed on the pulpit. He began as a small town minister and aspiring telev...
Conventional wisdom told us that February 5th, also known as National Primary Day or Tsunami Tuesday, would give us the nominee. We would have three Presidents by February 5th, or more specifically, we’d have one President and two people acting and talking like a President. But luckily for President...
The Iowa Caucus has had an opposite effect than in previous years. Instead of winnowing the field, it has blown the race wide open. Five Republican candidates still have a conceivable path to the nomination, albeit some cases are stronger than others. With only 40 delegates out of the 1,191 needed t...
If there was ever any question as to how diverse the Republican Party is, this campaign season has answered it. The reason there are so many viable candidates in the Republican presidential primary this year is because each candidate hails from a different part of the Republican base. That Republica...
When the race for the Republican Presidential nomination began more than a year ago, Rudolph W. Giuliani entered as the front runner; not only for the nomination, but for the presidency. The hero of 9/11, he was leading in national polls and had an appeal that crossed party lines. He was in many way...