http://www.inlander.com/spokane/articles.sec-108-1-trail-mix.html Super PACs, campaign slogans, and the Missouri primary]]> Ever since the Evergreen State scrapped its presidential primaries, we’ve wondered whether our little old caucus would even matter. Ha! Oddly enough, it’s mattered more than ever. Four years ago, Barack Obama’s insurgent campaign was just starting to make gains on the Hillary Clinton machine. His Washington caucus win was a turning point.]]> Remember when the Republicans�€™ plan was to pound Barack Obama on the economy? Well, that was all fine until somebody started waving a big raw chunk of moralizing meat, and like Pavlov�€™s dog, Rick SantoRum was powerless to resist. So forget all that economy talk, the Great American Culture Wars are back!.]]> If you were an early adopter of Barack Obama in 2008, you might have purchased a limited-edition print from his website that�euro;�s worth 10 times what you paid. So if you want a keepsake, or just want to show your true colors, do what the Founding Fathers would have wanted: Go shopping!.]]> Are You Ready For Some Socialism? With another Super Bowl in the books, it’s worth remembering that pro football is America’s favorite sport. So it’s a little ironic that the NFL]]> No Knock-Out Yet Mitt Romney’s dream scenario was to win three or four of the first primaries and KO all comers before February. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way. While Romney st]]> But it gets petty too, as FOX News has reported that Florida delegates will get the worst seats, the farthest hotel accommodations and the fewest guest passes to the Republican National Convention this summer. And the convention is being held in Tampa!.]]> �euro;�The last time I saw Rick Romney was �euro;� at a 35-year high school reunion in downtown Spokane [in 2007] �euro;� Our classmate talked briefly about cousin Mitt, [but] �euro;� instead of any chatter about the race, I remember Rick Romney, who lives in the San Diego...]]> �euro;�This is a once-in-a-generation political humor crisis,�euro;� Dickerson wrote Sunday. �euro;�Every campaign since 1968 has had at least one candidate who could make audiences smile. In 2008, Gov. Mike Huckabee and [John] McCain could have qualified for Last Comic Standing.]]> History seems to agree, as no Iowa Republican caucus winner has won a contested primary in New Hampshire in the modern era. That was definitely the case in 2008, when Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucus but came in third in New Hampshire and started to fade.]]> Well, it�euro;�s that time again �euro;” time to pick a president. So as we did back in 2008, we�euro;�re dusting off the old �euro;�Trail Mix�euro;� header and offering up our compendium of all things campaigney between now and next November..]]>