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Mature Republicans in Miami don't know quite what to say: A surprising moment occurred late this afternoon in a press roundtable featuring Govs.
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GOP luminaries squirm when asked about Sarah Palin's qualifications

From the LA Times blog: So, then came the follow-up question: Would you have been comfortable with Palin serving as president?After an enormously pregnant but pro-life pause, [former eBay CEO Meg Whitman] responded that Palin was a “very fast study, incredibly enthusiastic.
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Smarter Than Palin

Jindal turned down the opportunity even to be vetted as McCain’s VP pick, saying he did not want to leave his current job as Louisiana governor after only one year: While the official reason that Jindal took his name out.
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Bigot journalism in denial: TX, OK papers don't report Obama's election win

These bigots who control the newspapers in Terrell, TX and Sapulpa, OK represent the apex of sore loserdom, the height of Republican denial, and the sorry state of journalism in two small towns.
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Does Obama's Statement Help Or Hurt Lieberman?

Greg Sargent at TPM Election Central looks at the issue of whether Obama's statements about Lieberman help or hurt Traitor Joe: The move is all but certain to take the steam out of any efforts to dislodge Lieberman from the committee, and hence to diminish his influence in some way in return for his support for McCain, his suggestion that Obama put troops in danger, and his claim that Obama hasn't always put the country first.
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McCain Re-Emerges

J-Mart thinks Palin's strutting around helps McCain: The Palin obsession -- which she has fed by going on a media tour and returning to the Lower 48 for the RGA meeting -- obscures the mistakes McCain made in his own.
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Your Guide to the Coming Republican Civil War

Many of you have heard reports about the coming Republican Civil War, which I will henceforth be referred to as THE WAR TO END ALL REPUBLICANS ("WEAR," for short)

But most of this has been discussed merely as a split between the camps of John Sidney McCain and Sarah Louise Heath Palin, specifically focusing on matters of the approach to the campaign.
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52% of evangelicals who voted for McCain think Obama is or was a Muslim

These people are idiots. And they're an embarrassment to Christians. Why do evangelical Republicans always have to show the world the uneducated, bigoted, and downright goofy side of Christianity? These are the people the Mormons have made their bed with? Nice choice.
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News: Mars, Brokeback Opera, Arson, Louis Vuitton, Mormons

Michelangelo Signorile talks to a Mormon from Texas who donated to 'Yes on 8'. This is what we're up against.
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A More Christianist GOP

Steve Waldman delivers the news: Evangelicals made up an even bigger part of the McCain vote than the Bush vote.
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Dodd tries to blame Obama in effort to save Lieberman

Talk about sleazy.Democratic Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), who until only moments ago the Netroots used to think of as their hero (how quickly things change), just came out and defended Joe Lieberman.
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Republican Attack Gay Obama Supporters

Two gay men joining an impromptu rally celebrating the election of Barack Obama as our next president were attacking by an angry McCain supporter in Washington, DC.
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Why McCain did Better Among Gays

If Andrew Sullivan were not so obsessed with Sarah Palin and actually took the time to understand gay people outside the left-wing circles he now frequents, he might have something intelligent to say about why gays were the only demographic where McCain did significantly better than did George W.
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Joe the Hottie

I can't even begin to express how happy I am we've heard the last of Joe the Plumber, Joe Six-Pack and Joe the Biden.
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Math Matters

Since Wednesday, people have been tossing around the number "70%". That's apparenly now being taken as gospel, that 70% of African Americans supported Prop 8.
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After Defeat, GOP Can Look To Two Shining Stars

There is no way to sugar coat it. Republican candidates went down in flames on election night. Fortunately for Republicans, there are already two clear leaders who have immerged to lead the party during the 111th Congress, one is a fresh but familiar face and the other will be a newcomer.
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McCain Increased Gay Vote Margin for GOP

Here’s some bright news for Republicans…. McCain brought in more gay votes than President Bush.
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Could Michael Goldfarb Have Been Wrong?

A reader writes: Don't underestimate the impact Emanuel's background is having on some people. Within hours of announcing the pick, a friend of mine--a well-educated Jewish professional who voted for McCain because of concerns about Rev.
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Did Lehman Kill McCain? Ctd

A reader writes: I completely agree with your larger point, but your reference to the Couric interview is off.
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McCain Blames Loss On Whore Of Wasilla

I know, I know, I didn't blog about the election at all! That's because I'm still bitter CNN didn't turn me into a hologram.
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