"no politician in memory has conducted a more brilliant pre-presidential campaign, if that is what she is about, than the lady who calls herself "the Mama Grizzly."
“no politician in memory has conducted a more brilliant pre-presidential campaign,”
And this assessment is from a man who worked for both Reagan and Nixon, two excellent politicians, who each won 49 state landslides. He also observed at close quarters JFK, another gifted politician of the 20th Century.
He doesn’t quite get it right in Iowa. Branstad is as conservative as VanderPlaats. And while he may be right that Romney’s staff and Branstad’s staff are “wired” (his sister Bay is a Romneybot), Branstad cannot deliver Iowa to Mitt. But Vanderplaats (who is for Huck) could have been of great assistance to him in the Iowa Caucuses had he been elected governor. If VDP were governor, and Huck eked out a win, it might make the nomination struggle more protracted.
Buchanan also notes the defeats she has pasted on Newt and Cheney (and Huck) in the endorsement wars. This shows she is taking on the Establishment on ground of her choosing and defeating them every time.