The Daily Troika: Obamania Edition
Jeff Zeleny's good-bye article for the Chicago Tribune plays off Obama's 08 demurrals. (Not denials -- demurrals.) The Register coverage is all excitement/08, excitement/08, excitement/ 08.
Still not sure what Ex-VA Gov. Mark Warner was thinking: " Mark Warner, the former Virginia governor, who is also testing the waters for a presidential campaign, made brief remarks at the start of the event, although he was barely audible from the back of the crowd amid the frenzy over Mr. Obama."
We know ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be in New Hampshire for several events on October 12. One of them will be the first "First in the Nation Forum" sponsored by VictoryNH, a conservative group. Giuliani will speak, ostensibly, on why NH deserves its special place on the primary calendar. We also know that other events are planned, but we're not quite sure what they are -- yet.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) held his ground in NH this weekend over the status of detainee interrogations. A New Hampshire Union Leader editorial thinks he's fighting "the wrong war." The tireless Steve Kornacki notes that ex-NH Supreme Court judge Chuck Douglas is aboard Team McCain.
Meanwhile, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) participated in several events this weekend. He pledged fidelity to NH's first in the nation status and kibbitzed with donors. Here's an interesting story he told about Joe Lieberman, per a source: " Dodd told a group of NH Dems a story of how he was trying to reach Lieberman by cell phone during the week before the primary and he never returned his calls. Dodd said the he was trying to reach Lieberman to prep him for the fact he wouldn't support an indie bid. Dodd also said Lieberman never told him anything about the indie plans"
Also: Sen. Evan Bayh, in a speech to UAW members in IA, calls for tarriffs on Chinese goods. Also: John Kerry and a Beer Bong.
