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Endorsements / Election Commentary

Scoppe: Who we are, and who the nation thinks we are

THE NATION LOOKS to South Carolina every four years to see what we have to say about the presidential race. I look to the presidential race to see what it says about South Carolina, and this year’s picture wasn’t particularly flattering.

Scoppe: On evolution and pragmatic flexibility

IN NEARLY 15 years of writing political endorsements, I’ve found two questions that do more than all the others combined to gauge how candidates measure up against our editorial board’s philosophy of pragmatic conservatism, with its heavy emphasis on actually solving problems rather than maintaining ideological purity. When he discussed his campaign with our board last week, Mitt Romney nailed one of them and did, well, not terribly on the other one.

Endorsements / Election Commentary

Editorial: Romney has capacity to build bridges

MITT ROMNEY was not our first choice for the Republican nomination for president of the United States, but he was one of two candidates who stood head and shoulders above the rest of the field as sensible, experienced grownups with a history of making things work rather than pursuing ideological fetishes.

Endorsements / Election Commentary

Scoppe: If you care who our next president is, vote Saturday

UPWARDS of half the people who cast ballots in the New Hampshire primary were independents. They mainly supported Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, which serves as a reminder that “independent” doesn’t always mean “political center,” but that’s beside the point. The point is this: Independents — or even Democrats, if they’re acting in good faith — don’t need to feel bad about voting in a Republican primary.