http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/01/05/hoping-for-the-worst-preparing-for-the-unthinkable/ REINVENTING THE S.C. SCENE Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:46:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/01/05/hoping-for-the-worst-preparing-for-the-unthinkable/comment-page-1/#comment-2249 Tompkins has completed Step 1 » The Palmetto Scoop Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:55:28 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/backup/?p=1215#comment-2249 [...] from political sleaziness when he admitted Friday to Bloomberg reporters that he was behind the ruthless attacks on John McCain in 2000. Some practitioners of the dark political arts defend these tactics. In 2004, Warren Tompkins, a [...] [...] from political sleaziness when he admitted Friday to Bloomberg reporters that he was behind the ruthless attacks on John McCain in 2000. Some practitioners of the dark political arts defend these tactics. In 2004, Warren Tompkins, a [...]

]]> http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/01/05/hoping-for-the-worst-preparing-for-the-unthinkable/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 SC’s sullied standoff » The Palmetto Scoop Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:20:21 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/backup/?p=1215#comment-2250 [...] the “dirt” seems to be “flying,” I still think the worst is yet to come. Indeed, even as McCain spoke on the bus, his campaign had already postmarked a nasty negative [...] [...] the “dirt” seems to be “flying,” I still think the worst is yet to come. Indeed, even as McCain spoke on the bus, his campaign had already postmarked a nasty negative [...]

]]> http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/01/05/hoping-for-the-worst-preparing-for-the-unthinkable/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 McCain camp preps for false negative attacks with “truth squad” » The Palmetto Scoop Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:42:15 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/backup/?p=1215#comment-2247 [...] this morning from Team McCain.  It appears they are taking preemptive measures to snuff out the impending barrage of false negative attacks that is about to come their way in South Carolina — especially if they win tonight in New [...] [...] this morning from Team McCain.  It appears they are taking preemptive measures to snuff out the impending barrage of false negative attacks that is about to come their way in South Carolina — especially if they win tonight in New [...]

]]> http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/01/05/hoping-for-the-worst-preparing-for-the-unthinkable/comment-page-1/#comment-2248 O-Timothy Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:01:15 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/backup/?p=1215#comment-2248 To say that Romney has "met his Waterloo" if McCain wins New Hampshire and that Mitt will have no alternative but to go virulent and nasty seems to me to be very premature. It's wildly speculative and really sort of foolish to make such a sweeping assertion based on what amounts to 2% of the primary process. Moreover, Iowa and NH are an initial 2% that aren't really representative of the vast majority of remaining conservative primary voters who have a huge part left to play in who wins and who loses the party nomination. Besides, we're dancing around the elephant in the room: McCain hasn't a chance to win the nomination. Period. Too old. Too many quirky, unnecessary and anti-conservative jogs to the left. Too much baggage. I don't deny that Mitt may go negative, and certainly he has hired people who can do it. But he has time. O-Tim To say that Romney has “met his Waterloo” if McCain wins New Hampshire and that Mitt will have no alternative but to go virulent and nasty seems to me to be very premature. It’s wildly speculative and really sort of foolish to make such a sweeping assertion based on what amounts to 2% of the primary process. Moreover, Iowa and NH are an initial 2% that aren’t really representative of the vast majority of remaining conservative primary voters who have a huge part left to play in who wins and who loses the party nomination. Besides, we’re dancing around the elephant in the room: McCain hasn’t a chance to win the nomination. Period. Too old. Too many quirky, unnecessary and anti-conservative jogs to the left. Too much baggage. I don’t deny that Mitt may go negative, and certainly he has hired people who can do it. But he has time. O-Tim

]]> http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/01/05/hoping-for-the-worst-preparing-for-the-unthinkable/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 They won’t have snow in SC… » The Palmetto Scoop Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:19:12 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/backup/?p=1215#comment-2251 [...] Hoping for the worst, preparing for the unthinkable [...] [...] Hoping for the worst, preparing for the unthinkable [...]

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