Useful post-primary analysis from Arnold Steinberg at NRO. The worry is that he mainly shows how Riordan lost rather than how Simon won. Some Republicans see another Reagan. I’ll refrain from commenting. But campaigns serve a purpose in that they help show the weakness of a candidate and therefore his potential weakness in office. Riordan clearly failed the test – and the voters’ judgment should be respected. Whether Simon can now rally is another matter entirely. Still, the warning signs are there. Davis picked the GOP candidate. The turnout was pathetic. Simon’s politics have little majority appeal. I smell political suicide. But Simon deserves the benefit of the doubt – for now.
PODHORETZ ONLINE: Norman Podoretz’s recent AEI lecture predicting a new Vietnam-like domestic struggle over the war on terror is now online. Thanks to FrontPage magazine for pointing it out. I’m more sanguine than the Pod. But the speech is unsettling nonetheless.
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