“I think what it is is do not depend on the president to get you over the line. Do not depend on the fundraising, on the turnout operation, the president's own popularity, because it's not going to work.” ThinkingPresidentLinesDependsOperationsPopularityGoing To WorkFundraising Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“Don't rely on the president to win you the race. You can have the president help you. Use the popularity that he has. That may get you an ear into some of these voters, but he isn't going to close the deal.” MayHelpingUseWinningPresidentDealsRaceEarsRelyVotersPopularity Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“It's not just that Miers has zero judicial experience. It's that she's so transparently a crony/"diversity" pick while so many other vastly more qualified and impressive candidates went to waste. If this is President Bush's bright idea to buck up his sagging popularity--among conservatives as well as the nation at large--one wonders whom he would have picked in rosier times. Shudder.” IfsWellsIdeasNationsPresidentWonderWasteDiversityPicksCandidatesZeroPopularityImpressiveQualifiedPresident BushBucksJudicialCroniesSaggingBright Ideas Author:Michelle Malkin