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  • January 2008

    • How the Super Tuesday States Screwed Up

      Slate  |  Jan 24, 08 7:09 PM CST

      How the Super Tuesday States Screwed Up

      (Newser) - The states that rushed to hold their primaries as soon into 2008 as possible are probably regretting it right about now, writes Slate’s Jeff Greenfield. It turns out that early momentum hasn't been generated, and Super Tuesday might not decide anything. That would give the straggling late states enough influence to land a campaign promise “worth its weight in ethanol.” More »

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      Super Tuesday  • primary  • primary leapfrogging

    • Super Tuesday May Be Super Confused

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Jan 21, 08 7:01 PM CST

      Super Tuesday May Be Super Confused

      (Newser) - Some 70 million voters in 24 states will make their presidential primary picks in two weeks, but pundits doubt whether Super Tuesday will resolve 2008's muddled race in either party, McClatchy Newspapers report. "No one has ever seen anything like this," said one Bush-Cheney adviser. A political science professor conceded: "We're in uncharted territory." More »

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      election  • Democratic Party  • Republican Party  • Super Tuesday  • delegates  • primary  • caucus  • US states

    • Calif. GOP Alienates Independents

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 21, 08 1:54 PM CST

      Calif. GOP Alienates Independents

      (Newser) - The California GOP decided last year to bar independent voters from its presidential primary, and the decision may cost the party dearly, the LA Times reports. Independents are welcome to vote in the Democratic primary—and once they've voted for a party in a primary, they usually stick to it in the general election, experts say. More »

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      California  • primary  • voters  • independents

    • McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

      State (Columbia, SC)  |  Jan 19, 08 9:13 PM CST

      McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

      (Newser) - John McCain reclaimed the ever-elusive momentum in the GOP race tonight with a narrow victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, the State reports. McCain got 33% of the vote to Huckabee's 30%. Fred Thompson, for whom South Carolina was a make-or-break state, finished a distant third (16%), just ahead of Mitt Romney (15%). The former Massachusetts governor won the Nevada caucuses earlier in the day. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Republicans  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • Fred Thompson  • South Carolina  • Ron Paul  • primary

    • Clinton Beats Back 'Uncommitted'

      CNN  |  Jan 16, 08 3:10 AM CST

      Clinton Beats Back 'Uncommitted'

      (Newser) - Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton beat off a challenge in yesterday's Michigan primary from a new tough contender—the "uncommitted" choice that 40% of voters checked off to the 55% who voted for the New York senator. Blacks and young voters favored "uncommitted," which is largely viewed as a vote for Barack Obama or John Edwards. Neither candidate ran in the state and supporters of both urged voters to choose uncommitted. More »

  • November 2007

    • Longest Election Season May End in a Flash

      Reuters  |  Nov 30, 07 8:09 PM CST

      Longest Election Season May End in a Flash

      (Newser) - The primary season that kicked off a record-long two years before Election Day could wrap up in a record-short five days of voting, Reuters reports. Under the right scenarios, Iowa’s Jan. 3 caucus and New Hampshire’s Jan. 8 primary could yield nominees on both sides of the aisle—10 months before the election, analysts say. More »

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      Election 2008  • Iowa caucus  • primary

  • October 2007

    • Rudy, Mitt Mix It Up in NH

      New York Times  |  Oct 6, 07 4:00 PM CDT

      Rudy, Mitt Mix It Up in NH

      (Newser) - GOP presidential frontrunners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney have been stumping hard in New Hampshire in advance of the primary, desperately trying to highlight their differences. Romney is blasting Giuliani's record as mayor of New York City and claims he backs unlimited government spending. Giuliani, capitalizing on his renown in the aftermath of the 9/11 disaster, repeatedly returns to the need to combat terrorism. More »

  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Senators Pitch Regional Primary Days

      The Hill  |  Jul 31, 07 3:15 PM CDT

      Senators Pitch Regional Primary Days

      (Newser) - Three senators—a Democrat, an Independent and a Republican—have proposed a radical reinvention of the now-hopelessly-congested presidential primary system. To avoid states racing to the top of the calendar, it would establish four regions, each assigned its own voting day. Drafted by Amy Klobuchar, Joe Lieberman, and Lamar Alexander, the legislation would be in effect for the 2012 elections, the Hill reports. More »

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      presidential primaries  • primary  • Joe Lieberman  • senator  • Lamar Alexander  • Amy Klobuchar

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Alaska and Georgia Move Up Primaries

      Associated Press  |  May 30, 07 8:15 AM CDT

      Alaska and Georgia Move Up Primaries

      (Newser) - Georgia and Alaska have moved their presidential primaries up to February 5, making a total of 15 states that will vote that day. Five more states are also close to making a switch. "We're going to be on Feb. 5, along with what appears to be over half the country," says the Alaska Republican chairman, with modest overstatement. More »

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      Election 2008  • Georgia  • Alaska  • presidential primaries  • primary  • nomination

    • Florida Throws Off Nomination Race for Dems

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 20, 07 1:43 PM CDT

      Florida Throws Off Nomination Race for Dems

      (Newser) - Florida, home of the hanging chad and the butterfly ballot, is causing election-related panic once again, reports The LA Times . Florida Republicans pushed the state's primaries up to January 29, a week earlier than recently changed Democratic rules allow. If the rules aren't amended, delegates for major candidates may actually be barred from the convention. More »

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      Election 2008  • Florida  • election  • primary  • voting

    • Florida Moves Primary To January 29

      Miami Herald  |  May 4, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      Florida Moves Primary To January 29

      (Newser) - The state's historic election difficulties notwithstanding, Florida's presidential primaries will be among the earliest in the nation. Yesterday's legislative approval of the January 29 date is already provoking other states into maneuvering for the first spot. Said the Massachusetts secretary of state: "The idea that this election could begin in 2007 may come true." More »

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      Election 2008  • Republicans  • Florida  •