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February 22, 2012 5:42 PM Day’s End and Night Watch

By Ed Kilgore

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Here are some assorted items that eluded blogging today:

* PPP poll shows Obama running even with Romney, and ahead of Santorum, Gingrich and Paul, in AZ general election trial heat.

* Bachmann to move to safer district after new MN congressional map places her in same district with Democrat Betty McCollum.

* The power of mockery: SNL skit may have played role in McDonnell retreat on VA ultrasound bill.

* Buddy Roemer drops out of GOP race (long after dropping out of sight); says he’ll run for nomination of barely-breathing Reform Party.

* IAEA negotiators leave Iran without deal on nuclear program.

All eyes will be on tonight’s 8:00-9:30 (EST) GOP candidate debate in AZ, sponsored by CNN. I may offer a post during or after the debate if things get weird; otherwise I’ll have a full report tomorrow morning.

Selah.

Ed Kilgore is a contributing writer to the Washington Monthly. He is is managing editor for The Democratic Strategist, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, and a Special Correspondent for The New Republic.
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Comments

  • gab on February 22, 2012 6:05 PM:

    I assume "all eyes" is being used sarcastically?

  • Kathryn on February 22, 2012 6:49 PM:

    Not so fast on McDonnell retreat, just saw Del. Vivian Watts (D. Fairfax), my neighborhood delegate, on Rev. Al Sharpton and all is not well with compromise. Apparently McDonnell cobbled together his own bill, minus the transvaginal part, which is a mess and was presented to them for an immediate vote. They had ten minutes to look at it before the vote. So it's a phony compromise, poorly written and confused. McDonnell's statement claims no one will be forced to have the intrusive ultrasound and I hope that is the case, but aside from that, bring on the lawyers. Women will still be required to have an ultrasound even if they are experiencing a miscarriage.

  • Cal Gal on February 22, 2012 11:43 PM:

    Sitting down seemed to make a big difference in tonight's debate. Lot's of substantive differences exposed. An excellent discussion of earmarks and why calling for them to be eliminate is bunkum.

    I don't agree with any of them (although I may have one or two policy agreements with Paul) but I thought this debate was one that would really help me make up my mind if I were an Arizona Republicon.

  • robert mcclellan on February 23, 2012 10:36 AM:

    Minnesota has this odd (to me) law where you can live anywhere in the state and represent any district in the state, are there any other states like that?

  • justsomeguy on February 23, 2012 2:08 PM:

    whats buddy roemer, hobbits?