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How Badly Will McCain's Collapse Hurt Down Ballot Republicans?
DownWithTyranny! — It isn't even clear if it'll be a landslide or not and Republicans are already picking over the bones trying to figure out who to blame. There are still dozens of congressional seats hanging in the balance and the GOP still looking like they have a chance to save seats for far right extremists like Vern Buchanan (FL-13), Brian Bilbray (CA-50), Sam Graves (R-MO), Thelma Drake (VA-02), John Culberson (TX-07)... maybe even Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21) and Dean Heller (NV-02). And then there's the anticipation of the one sure victory they know they will have when right-wing extremist Tom Rooney beats moderate Republican Tom Mahoney (FL-16) and ...

Matt Lewis: Would Obama's 'Competent' Campaign Lead to Competent Governing?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — [image] When contemplating Dwight Eisenhower's presidential victory, Harry Truman said, "He'll sit here, and hell say, Do this! Do that! And nothing will happen. Poor Ike -- it wont be a bit like the Army. Hell find it very frustrating." Campaigns are a bit similar to the military, in that they are essentially dictatorships. You tell people what to do, and they do it -- or else . The people who work for you are not elected themselves, and, as such, have little choice but to follow -- or get out of the way. Governing is different. I used to believe that a well-run campaign was a good predictor of a competent, well-run administration. I no longer ...