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Monthly Archives: October 2002
As Trunk likes to say,
As Trunk likes to say, we are consumers as well as producers of this site. Today, I’m mainly a consumer, and I’m learning a great deal about recent Minnesota political history. I had no idea that things Jewish could prove decisive in Minnesota elections. What percentage of the Minnesota vote is Jewish? How did Rudy do with Jewish voters in elections before and after the letters? What did non-Jews in »
More on Walter Mondale and
More on Walter Mondale and the Wellstone Succession: Rocket Man, as always, your memory is perfect, and the story does not get much less painful through the lapse of time. As to the need for a Democratic president for Lillehaug to become a judge…I invite Deacon to weigh in. Now that the Mondale succession to Senator Wellstone’s candidacy is a done deal, I want to weigh in briefly on Mondale’s »
This photo of a typically
This photo of a typically angry, smug-looking anti-war protester marching in front of a “Books Not Bombs” poster reminded me of one of the saddest stories I’ve ever read. Shortly after the liberation of Afghanistan, the Washington Post ran an article about a man who was arrested by the »
Consider yourself recognized, Trunk. You
Consider yourself recognized, Trunk. You called it first. You’re right about Lillehaug too; but before he can be a judge they’ve got to get a Democratic president. The Trunk’s comments on Paul Wellstone’s funeral arrangements are not merely personal. The Trunk was no doubt recalling how Wellstone got his big break in politics. When Wellstone received the Democratic nomination to challenge Senator Rudy Boschwitz in 1990, he was relatively unknown. »
The Star Tribune’s big page-one
The Star Tribune’s big page-one story this morning is Eric Black’s “Mondale close to yes.” Will somebody please recognize me for reading the tea leaves correctly as early as Friday at 6:15 p.m.? Rocket Man should note the key role played by his acquaintance David Lillehaug, originally of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the deliberations here. I have the sense that David might be willing to make himself available should »
Mark Steyn on the theme
Mark Steyn on the theme sounded by Rocket Man the other day — the failure of the media and of law enforcement to contemplate that the sniper might “be named Mohammad rather than Bud” and the apparent failure to contemplate the possible implications once he turned out to be named Mohammad. Steyn concludes that “given the performance of the FBI, the Immigration Service and other federal agencies, it may be »
Fox News is reporting that
Fox News is reporting that Mondale is on board to run; Tom Daschle is in St. Paul and, along with Wellstone’s two sons, has been lobbying Mondale hard. Fox News says, however, that the official announcement may not come until Wednesday. »
It’s not okay to write
It’s not okay to write unguardedly about Senator Wellstone yet, so I will simply say that I was interested to see where Senator Wellstone’s funeral would take place. The Star Tribune has what are to me two interesting stories today about the funeral arrangements. The first is credited to the AP and alludes to some of the diplomacy involved here, “Two faiths might make Wellstone burial tricky.” This story quotes »
It’s so important that the
It’s so important that the Democrats retain control of the Senate that the New York Times has its two biggest political reporters assigned to help the Democrats think through the Wellstone succession issue. In this morning’s Sunday Times, Adam (“big-time”–Vice President Cheney) Clymer and Adam (“small-time”–Big Trunk) Nagourney have “Mondale associates say he is likely to agree to pursue senate seat.” »
Rocket Man, I agree that
Rocket Man, I agree that Wellstone was wrong about virtually everything and that this is the most publicly-relevant test of him as a politician. I certainly would voted against him if I lived in Minnesota and would llikely have devoted time and money to the campaigns of those who ran against him. However, from what I could tell (and not having followed him that closely I may be wrong), Wellstone »
Speaking of geriatric former Senators
Speaking of geriatric former Senators who have been thrust onto the comeback trail, the latest New York Times poll shows Frank Lautenberg leading Doug Forrester by a margin of 48 percent to 36 percent. According to the poll, Lautenberg has picked up the overwhelming majority of voters who were undecided when Torricelli was in the race, but who have now made up their minds. Moreover, many voters still do not »
There are many excellent blogs;
There are many excellent blogs; here is one called Carthaginian Peace. Scroll down a little and note the photos of the anti-anti-war protesters in Washington, many of whom are Iraqis who long for their country to be free. Deacon, you are probably right about the Maryland race, and this is shaping up as a bad year for the Republicans in governorships generally. But it is striking that Townsend can’t do »
Here in Maryland, I had
Here in Maryland, I had expected Kathleen Kennedy Townsend to open a lead over her Republican gubernatorial opponent Bob Ehrlich following her fiercely negative campaigning. It hasn’t happened. This report from the Washington Post shows that the two are dead even in the latest poll, each with 47 percent. Under these circumstances, the Post seems clearly correct in stating that the outcome will depend on “turnout.” With whites favoring Ehrlich »
I’m not really qualified to
I’m not really qualified to opine on how Mondale will do in Minnesota, but it strikes me that Mondale gets basically every vote Wellstone would have gotten plus the votes of those who would have voted against Wellstone because he broke his “only two-terms” promise. Trunk, I enjoyed the account of your meeting with Wellstone. It doesn’t surprise me that he created a warm feeling. I’ve heard he was very »
Our friends at Real Clear
Our friends at Real Clear Politics are convinced that Mondale wins going away; the Trunk seems to agree. Maybe, but I’m not so sure. Mondale has been out of public life for eighteen years and is not very well known to a whole generation of voters. I agree he’ll carry the geriatric set, but Wellstone would have done that too. A lot depends on how much Wellstone’s negative ads have »
Sunday’s Star Tribune strongly suggests
Sunday’s Star Tribune strongly suggests that Walter Mondale will replace Paul Wellstone as the Democratic candidate for Senator Wellstone’s seat. The triple-bylined story is “Speculation builds that Mondale will be on ballot.” The coronation is on November 5. »
I met Senator Wellstone only
I met Senator Wellstone only one time, but it was memorable to me. It was the day after the Jewish new year three or four years ago. We had just had my family over for the holiday, including Alan Einisman. Alan is the brother of a cousin-in-law and had worked as an aide to the senator in Washington. (This should be just the right connection to get my cousin booked »
