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Clinton
Beats Back
'Uncommitted'

68% of blacks picked no one over Hillary, bad news for fight in South

Jan 16, 08 3:10 AM CST
(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... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democrats • primary • Michigan • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic presidential primaries

Longest Election Season May End in a Flash

Candidates could be decided in Iowa, N.H., analysts say

Nov 30, 07 8:09 PM CST
(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—... More »

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primary • New Hamshire • Iowa caucus • Election 2008

Rudy, Mitt Mix It Up in NH

Giuliani, Romney get serious about pivotal primary state

Oct 6, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Mitt Romney • Rudy Giuliani • New Hampshire • primary • Republican candidate • presidential election

Thompson Closing in
 on Giuliani

New candidate in
 dead heat with GOP
 front runner: CNN poll

Sep 12, 07 2:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just five days into his official run for the presidency, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has moved within a percentage point of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in a CNN popularity poll. Thompson won the support of  27% of registered Republicans, while Giuliani garnered 28%. With a 5-point... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • primary • GOP • poll • CNN • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

Michigan to Shift Primary
to Jan. 15

Move forces New Hampshire earlier;
Iowa mulls December

Aug 18, 07 9:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michigan is about to move its 2008 presidential primary to January 15th, sources inside the state Democratic and Republican parties tell MSNBC. A bill shifting the date will go before the state senate next week. The move will provoke other early states to move to earlier—as early as December—... More »

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Democrats • Republican • presidential campaign • primary • Michigan • Carl Levin • Michigan primary • Election 2008

South Carolina Prompts Primary Chaos

SC to jump to January, pushing primary schedule as early as December

Aug 9, 07 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Carolina's Republican Party is about to shift its primary to January 19, triggering a chain reaction of primary rescheduling that is infuriating candidates and campaign managers, the Washington Post reports. The New Hampshire primary will likely be rescheduled for early January and the Iowa caucuses as early as December.... More »

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Florida • Republican • New Hampshire • South Carolina • primary • GOP • Election 2008 • presidential election

Senators Pitch Regional Primary Days

Plan would prevent current race to the
top of the calendar

Jul 31, 07 3:15 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

NH Voters Like What They See of Clinton

Post-debate numbers show senator surging ahead in Granite State

Jun 12, 07 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the race for New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton has shot ahead of her Democratic opponents, opening a 14-point lead over Barack Obama since the June 3 debate. With the primary 7 months away, Clinton is overwhelmingly considered the strongest leader, thumping a list of rivals that includes Al Gore. And... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • New Hampshire • primary • Election 2008

Alaska and Georgia Move Up Primaries

15 states now voting
on Feb. 5; 5 more expected to switch

May 30, 07 8:15 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Florida Throws Off Nomination Race for Dems

Early vote violates party rules, could lead to exclusion of major candidates

May 20, 07 1:43 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Florida • primary • voting • Election 2008 • election

Florida Moves Primary To January 29

Rescheduling sets off race for first place

May 4, 07 10:34 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Florida • Republican • primary • political party • Democrat • voting • Florida primary • Election 2008 • election

Barack Trumps Hillary in Battle for Primary Cash

It's nearly even after Round One, and Obama's made some unexpected friends

Apr 16, 07 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack topped Hill in the primary fundraising race, figures released yesterday showed, and New York mag knows why: Obama has not only won over some key Clinton-family loyalists, but culled a new generation of fortysomething donors with ample assets and Rolodexes to match. The result is Obama's $24.8 million... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • presidential campaign • primary • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

GOP Lags In Campaign Cash

Democrats top Republican donors
for the first time
in 30 years

Apr 5, 07 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic presidential hopefuls have outperformed their GOP rivals at raising primary cash for the first time since 1976. In the first quarter the score was $79 mil to $51 mil, which seems portentous: Bob Dole's campaign manager confesses to the Times that the Dems "seem to have a lot... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Democrats • Republican • politics • presidential campaign • primary • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

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