The 2008 presidential race ultimately turned not on the war in Iraq (as many of us thought it would 18 months ago) but on the dramatic crisis in the nation’s financial industry. So it isn’t surprising that the health of the nation’s economy — an economy plagued by rising unemployment, the specter of large corporate […]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took another opportunity Sunday to attack the unpopularity of President George W. Bush, despite his own mediocre polling numbers. “I really do believe that President Bush is the worst president we’ve ever had,” Reid said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The Majority Leader is consistent, as he said […]
This is our final bit of nostalgia for now, a letter from October 2002 from Obama to us following our initial September 13, 2002 meeting. Again, this meeting was for his 2004 race. Thanks for walking down memory lane with us. If we didn’t think it was an auto-pen, we might hawk it on eBay […]
Here is a campaign prospectus from Barack Obama’s 2004 U.S. Senate run. This was from our September 26, 2003 meeting with Obama, but we first met with him on September 13, 2002. That was almost two months before the 2002 election and he was already focused on 2004. Publish at Scribd or explore others: Campaigns […]
We’re cleaning out our files after another cycle, and stumbled upon some old Obama campaign literature. And by old, of course we mean going back to 2002. So over the next few days, we’ll post some of it for you all to take a look at. Here is a flier from the 2004 Senate primary […]
The following are past races covered in the print edition of The Rothenberg Political Report. Back issues are not sold individually and are not available online. Subscriptions are available via credit card on the website or by check. All subscriptions are delivered via regular U.S. mail. December 18, 2009, Vol. 32, No. 262010 House Overview […]
We hope that you’ve enjoyed our coverage this year and appreciate your readership. We know you can’t fathom life without the Rothenberg Political Report, but for the next week or so, you’ll have to make due. We’ll be back next year and ready to jump into 2010. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Stu and […]
Retired Lt. Col. Allen West (R) lost his recent challenge to Rep. Ron Klein (D) in Florida’s 22nd district, but his campaign continues. West announced his 2010 candidacy this week. Despite being heavily outspent and neglected by the national and state Republican parties, West lost to Klein by 10 points, 55 percent to 45 percent, […]
The December 19, 2008 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. This is our final edition of the year. Our first issue next year will be the 2010 Senate Outlook. Happy Holidays! Normally, the print edition comes out every two weeks. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive […]