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campaign trail stories: 45 news summaries

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 Obama Shifts
 Blue-Collar Strategy 

Visits church, b-ball court amid town-hall stumping

Apr 28, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moving to beef up his appeal to blue-collar voters in Indiana, Barack Obama is changing the tone of his campaign there, trading big rallies for more intimate town-hall sessions; the weekend included stops at a Methodist church and a basketball court, the New York Times reports. “I’ve got... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign trail • town hall meeting • blue-collar vote • working-class vote • campaign tactics

Bill Resumes Central Role
in Hillary's Campaign

Despite his critics, he seems to helping her regain momentum

Apr 26, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite controversial remarks on more than one occasion, Bill Clinton has moved to the forefront of his wife’s campaign, the Wall Street Journal reports. In what some insiders call the “Billification” of Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, the ex-President is pushing for sharper attacks on Barack Obama amid... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • campaign trail • campaign staff • Pennsylvania primary • Election 2008 • campaign tactics • North Carolina primary

 Ron Paul Can't Stop Stumping 

GOP hopeful can't 'turn off' enthusiasm

Apr 26, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ron Paul conceded the GOP nomination months ago, but the Texas representative, buoyed by fervent followers, is still out on the stump, looking to the future. “There is no way I could turn it off," he tells Politico. "I went up to Penn State and had 1,... More »

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John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Ron Paul • Republican candidate • campaign trail

 Chelsea
 Faces
 Campaign's
 Rough Side 

Tough questions start flying around youngest Clinton

Apr 18, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Until recently, the campaign trail has been a generally hospitable place for Chelsea Clinton. She never talks to reporters, and her rallies generally attract fawning Clinton supporters lobbing softball questions. But as the race heats up, the questions are becoming more pointed, as is the scrutiny, the Los Angeles ... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Chelsea Clinton • campaign trail

 Romney, McCain Join Forces 

Mitt stumps for Mac in Utah, dodges VP query

Mar 28, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and Mitt Romney buried the hatchet and hit the campaign trail together in Utah yesterday. Romney thumped McCain 90% to 5% in the state's Republican primary, but he's now stumping and fundraising for his former rival in a week-long trip through the West, AP reports. "We are... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Salt Lake City • Utah • campaign fundraising • campaign trail

Obama Takes
a Break in the Virgin Islands

Family fun in the sun
at St. Thomas
beach resort

Mar 25, 08 4:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is taking a breather from the grueling campaign trail in the US Virgin Islands, AP reports. The candidate and his family flew Sunday to St. Thomas, where tourists spotted them at a beach resort. Obama has been spending his downtime golfing rather than politicking, although he was greeted... More »

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Barack Obama • Caribbean • campaign trail • Virgin Islands

 Campaigns Hit
 the Road; the
 Road Hits
 Back 

Weddings, funerals, Democratic staffers' personal lives fall by the wayside

Mar 17, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forty-two states have voted, and the Democratic Party isn't much closer to having a presidential nominee than it was on New Year's Day. Election fatigue is walloping campaign workers who planned to pack up on Super Tuesday and are still working 6 weeks later. “People are being held hostage... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign trail • Democratic presidential primaries • fatigue • campaign staff • John Davis

OPINION

Rove: Here's How to Beat Obama

Bush pal advises Clinton, McCain in
WSJ op-ed

Mar 6, 08 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The presidential race has seen Hillary Clinton and John McCain repeatedly rise from the dead. But with a long way to go for these “Lazarus” hopefuls, how can they beat out Barack Obama? Karl Rove offers some advice in the Wall Street Journal: Clinton, he says, should keep hitting... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Karl Rove • campaign trail • Election 2008 • inexperience

Stumping Hazardous to Health

Stress of political races can cause overeating, premature aging

Feb 28, 08 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Even the presidential candidates who miss out on the White House will feel the effects of their campaigns for years to come. The mad dash to the Oval Office—speeches all day, deadline pressures, cross-country tours—puts tremendous stress on the body. Forbes takes on the low points:
  1. Sleep
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • sleep • health • Mike Huckabee • diet • list • Ron Paul • air travel • campaign trail • fatigue • Election 2008 • health risks

McCain's Daughter Blogs About Trail Life, Not Politics

Meghan, 23, prefers candid snapshots of the grind over policy statements

Feb 23, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Potential first daughter Meghan McCain has been blogging about life on the campaign trail, focusing on Henry Kissinger’s shoes and iTunes playlists rather then the finer points of policy, the Los Angeles Times reports. Candidates’ children are often deployed to humanize their parents—in carefully choreographed ways—but... More »

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John McCain • presidential primaries • blog • campaign trail • McCain 2008 • first families • Election 2008 • Meghan McCain

Can Huckabee Bowl Over Wisc.?

Candidate won't knuckle under, campaigns harder than McCain

Feb 18, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite a chorus of calls for him to give up his campaign, Mike Huckabee is hitting the trail even harder than John McCain in Wisconsin, where he faces an uphill battle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. And although McCain leads in the delegate count, Huckabee is getting a warm welcome... More »

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John McCain • Wisconsin • conservative • Mike Huckabee • Cayman Islands • Republican nomination • campaign trail • delegate count

'70s Rocker to Mike: Hands Off My Song, Dude

'More Than a Feeling' writer finds Huckabee less than appealing

Feb 16, 08 8:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The founder of '70s rock band Boston is sick of Mike Huckabee using his hit song "More Than a Feeling" without permission, the AP reports. "By using my song, and my band's name Boston, you have taken something of mine and used it to promote ideas to which... More »

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Mike Huckabee • song • rock bands • campaign trail • rallies • rock music

Huckabee Flies South for the Weekend

Candidate detours to Caribbean to give paid speech, pay the bills

Feb 15, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee vows to stay in the presidential race, but a man has got to make a living, too. Huckabee is leaving wintry Wisconsin today for the Cayman Islands, where he will give a paid speech tomorrow, Newsweek reports. The only candidate without a government paycheck or personal fortune, Huckabee... More »

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campaign finance • Mike Huckabee • Caribbean • Cayman Islands • campaign trail

Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

Election fever produces plenty of hook-ups—and even a few marriages

Feb 14, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Looking for love on this Valentine's Day? Maybe you should join a presidential campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the trail drawing energized, like-minded activists, traditionally tame vote-first states are earning new slogans like “what happens in Iowa stays in Iowa.” Indeed, staffers are finding love in... More »

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John Edwards • Iowa • Al Gore • John Kerry • George HW Bush • Richard Gephardt • James Carville • romance • campaign trail • Valentine's Day • Mary Matalin • Des Moines • campaign romance

Obama's Style Shift Working for Voters

Dem buttons shirt,
dons necktie to
convey authority

Feb 2, 08 7:28 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s no wardrobe malfunction: Barack Obama has ditched his trademark casual look for buttoned-up Washington style, Politico reports. As Hillary Clinton carped about his lack of experience, the Illinois senator began donning suits and ties. Aides shrug off the switch, saying it was prompted by weather, but political consultants... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • campaign trail • wardrobe • neckties • guayabera

Candidates Are Stumping Like It's November

Republicans head south, Clinton west; Obama's in 3 states

Feb 2, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Hopefuls from both parties are stumping today as if the election were in 3 days instead of Super Tuesday, the New York Times reports. GOP candidates are swinging through the South while Clinton heads west and Obama jumps from state to state. “This is the most consequential election in... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Super Tuesday • Idaho • campaign trail • Gordon Hinckley • Election 2008

'Hill Force One' Takes Off

Sudden drops in polls make for bumpy rides, 'flight attendant'
Clinton warns press 

Jan 17, 08 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton played flight attendant yesterday as she inaugurated her new campaign jet,   dubbed "Hill Force One." The candidate traded up to a chartered Boeing 737 from a small jet, and had a little fun with the press corps on board. "I am going to... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Boeing • press • campaign trail

OPINION

Candidate Paul: Awkward But Authentic

Carlson takes the measure of the Libertarian Republican

Dec 26, 07 4:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul speaks tonelessly about such drab subjects as the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve, but people like him anyway, writes Tucker Carlson in the New Republic, perhaps because they see “authenticity.” The no-longer-bow-tied pundit returns from the campaign trail sure about one thing:... More »

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Ron Paul • libertarian • Tucker Carlson • campaign trail • constitutionality • Election 2008

Candidates Battling Down to Wire as Iowa
Race Nears

No more Mister Nice Hopefuls in tight contest

Dec 26, 07 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic and Republican candidates are racing down to the wire neck-and-neck-and-neck as Iowa prepares for the nation's first presidential contest in just eight days. It's expected to be one of the closest races in US history, the Los Angeles Times reports. "If you can find a three-headed coin, flip... More »

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Democrats • Iowa • Republican • campaign trail • Iowa caucus • Election 2008

Giuliani, Feeling 'Great,' Back in the Game

But recovering from flu may be easier than battling slide in polls

Dec 22, 07 6:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani, out of the hospital and without his comfortable double-digit lead in the polls, is back on the campaign trail but planning to take it a little easier for a few days, the New York Times reports. "I feel great," he told reporters on his way to... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican • New Hampshire • Republican candidate • campaign trail • Election 2008

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