[normy]

Fred Barnes has really become a moron. Kristol is the only one on the panel last night that made sense. Fred was still pushing McCain but Kristol mentioned the fact that everyone who won in the past 3 races had a specific reason. Iowa rewarded Huckabee because he had good organization of evangelicals and he competed in the Ames straw poll which many skipped.

McCain won NH because he is a kinda favorite son who regained momentum by beating Bush there in 2000.

Romney won Michigan because he campaigned hard and has strong ties.

Kristol then mentioned Fred and his recent uptick in the polls. He thought Fred could win because SC is more conservative and Fred has been working hard there.

I think the main thing is all these news organizations don't get out much. They party together, discuss politics together and have no idea whats going on in the real world outside NY or Washington.

[samtheman]

You’re whole post is right-on, especially the first sentence. Fred Barnes really IS a moron.

[johnny7]

Fred Barnes has really become a moron.

He's been working at it for the last four years by dissing talk-radio and the conservative blogs. His Dole/Kemp Republicanism can go straight to hell as far as I'm concerned.

[Mogollon]

McCain won NH because he is a kinda favorite son who regained momentum by beating Bush there in 2000.

McCain won in New Hampshire because democRAT crossover voters, and liberal independants voted for him. Thankfully, there are a lot of primaries coming up that don't allow cross-over voting.

[Miss Didi]

Fred Barnes has become laughable—last week he firmly said that Huck won the SC Debates.