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...political ramifications of Ariz. Sen. John S. McCain's courageous condemnation of the religious right's "self-appointed leaders" last Monday in Virginia are still unclear. As was to be expected, Texas Gov. George W. Bush enjoyed the support of Virginia's rank-and-file Republicans and religious conservatives to win all of the state's 56 delegates. But the true test of McCain's move to the middle will be next week's "Super Tuesday" primaries, when 13 states and 613 GOP delegates will be up for grabs. Granted, McCain's remarks may have alienated conservative Republican voters...
According to Ralph Reed, one of Gov. Bush's advisors and a former executive director of the Christian Coalition, Bush's strategy has been to "follow the classic Reagan model. Begin with core conservative voters. Move from there to rank-and-file Republicans. Then move to independents. Then move out to conservative Democrats." McCain has turned this approach on its head. His victories in New Hampshire and Michigan have been bolstered by the support of moderate Republicans, independents and Democrats...
...comparison to other Class Day predecessors over the past five years--former U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson (R-Wy.), former Mass. Gov. William F. Weld '66, Quincy Jones, Tom Brokaw and Hank Aaron--O'Brien is a significantly younger and less traditional choice...
Although the only Reform Party candidate to be elected to a major political office is Minn. Gov. Jesse Ventura, a solid economic focus and a refreshing lack of politicking in the Party has forced the two traditional parties to refocus on the fundamentals of politics...
Previous Pizza and Politics events have hosted political figures including Gov. Jesse Ventura and actor and onetime presidential prospect Warren Beatty...