Atkinson's base is so narrow -- southern Oregon and perhaps the Christian right -- it's hard to see him being anything but a spoiler for the two heavyweights. |
It defeats the purpose of debates when the incumbent is unwilling to defend his record. |
It's not so much having a strategy, it's a question of making a mark in the sand: Here's what I believe in, and here's how I'm going to do it. |
The conventional wisdom is that you have to move further to the right with (Kevin) Mannix in the race for the nomination. |