Dispatches from the primary front — aka, there really WILL be blood

First, the Democrats. Can this be a real battle royale? For real? I’d be entertained. Two posts at Balloon Juice from John today — here and here, and don’t ignore the comments — plus Josh Marshall at TPM provide some thoughts on it all. I’m not as up for following the shenanigans as they are but I’ll just simply say that none of it surprises me and that I wouldn’t be surprised by any of it being true in the sense that everyone’s fighting dirty. I still think it’s likely the successful candidate will win the overall election, so hey.

Meantime, the GOP. Oh, the entertainment value. Two bits from today, out of many:

First, Newt Gingrich has some things to say, including:

Also, there has been some speculation that I have endorsed a Republican candidate or that I am supporting a particular candidate “behind the scenes.” Nothing can be further from the truth. The fact is that I have offered my advice to any candidate that wants it and have had personal conversations with several candidates on a number of issues. My goal is to help every candidate be the best they can be. I want the strongest possible field because ultimately that will lead to a stronger America.

Doubtless. So which Cabinet position is he jockeying for, you figure?

Meantime, Michigan’s Pete Hoekstra, a Romney man, is a little nervous these days:

In response to Huckabee’s line that Americans want to elect as president someone who looks like “the guy they work with, not the guy who laid them off,” Hoekstra insists “the right Republican response is that we shouldn’t be judging people based on what they look like. We should be judging people on whether they have the qualifications . . . the ability to get the job done. I’d like a guy who has the skills of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.” Hoekstra says he wants to elect a president who is “someone who knows how to create jobs. . . . Republicans know that if [Gates or Jobs] gets rich, it is good for Americans.” To suggest otherwise, in the populist tone Huckabee has, is “scary,” Hoekstra says: “Huckabee is scary for the Republican party.”

As someone who is on the verge of making Mr. Jobs a little richer via an iPhone purchase, I can’t say that patriotism via the GOP is driving my assessment of the current state of things. But thank you for trying, sir.

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One Response to “Dispatches from the primary front — aka, there really WILL be blood”

  1. Sam G Says:

    “Huckabee is scary for the Republican party.”

    x10..any Republican but him. But preferably none.


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