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Monday, April 21, 2008
Ex-Fox figure Tony Snow heads to CNN
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you want evidence of CNN’s use of the 2008 primary season to chart its resurgence in the cable TV news wars, look no further than today’s announcement that the Atlanta-based network has hired former White House spokesman Tony Snow as a “political contributor.”
Prior to his stint in the Bush administration, which ended last September, Snow was a dominant personality for Fox News. We could tell you about Snow’s background, but it’d be more fun for you to get it from the Fox web site. The info is not likely to be there long.
The official word from CNN/U.S. includes a comment from president Jon Klein:
“In the White House, Tony brought a remarkably human touch to the discussion of public policy, which he will continue to do as part of the….”
Wait for it. You know it’s coming.
“Best Political Team on Television.”
This has nothing to do with Tony Snow, but at some point you have to wonder if the Best Political Team on Television has also become America’s favorite college drinking game.
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Would an African-American surge be enough for Obama to take Georgia? Probably not
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Josh Goodman at Governing magazine has taken those February presidential primary numbers I tossed at you last week, and crunched them with the November vote in mind.
Even working in the impact of a Libertarian candidacy by Bob Barr, Goodman can’t see Barack Obama taking Georgia from John McCain:
”As a relatively uneducated guess, let’s say that the white vote goes McCain 65%, Obama 20%, Barr 15%, Obama still gets 90% of the black vote with Barr getting 1% and the new breakdown for the others is 45-45%, with Barr getting 10%. The result: McCain, 47.6%, Obama, 41.8%, Barr, 10.7%. That’s closer, but not close enough to truly be in play.
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Suddenly, a Democratic primary fight for John Barrow
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Savannah was buzzing this weekend with the news that state Sen. Regina Thomas, a Democrat, would forego her place in the Legislature in order to take a July primary crack at U.S. Rep. John Barrow.
Here’s the Savannah Morning News article.
“This is not about John Barrow,” she said, “but about what I can do for the people of the 12th Congressional District. I like John, but I think I can do a better job.”
Heretofore, Barrow had been having an easier time than U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, the other white Georgia Democrat perennially challenged by Republicans.
But an internal Democratic challenge will make Barrow spend at least some of the $1.3 million he’s got stored up for a general election fight — a boon to the Republican who faces him November.
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