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McCain Edges Romney in Florida

Victory gives him big boost heading into Super Tuesday

Jan 29, 08 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain scored a hard-fought victory over Mitt Romney in Florida tonight to establish himself as the Republican front-runner a week ahead of Super Tuesday, Politico reports. McCain got 36% of the vote to Romney's 31%. Rudy Giuliani, who staked his campaign on a win here, managed just 15% and... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • Mike Huckabee • Florida primary

3rd Place Would Finish Rudy

Campaign chairman concedes it's now or never for momentum

Jan 29, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A poor showing in today's Florida primary could scuttle Rudy Giuliani’s campaign, his chairman admitted yesterday. "If he is second or first, he certainly has momentum. But if he finishes third, it's going to be hard to get momentum,” Houston lawyer Pat Oxford told the Dallas Morning ... More »

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Florida • Mitt Romney • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • Election 2008

Green Group Blasts Media
for Backing Off

Of 3K questions to candidates, 6 were about climate change

Jan 28, 08 2:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Prime-time journalists have asked this year’s presidential candidates 2,975 questions, just six of which mentioned climate change, according to one conservation group’s tally. That puts global warming just ahead of UFOs (mentioned three times) in frequency, Salon reports. “We’ve gone through the longest primary in... More »

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climate change • media • global warming • presidential primaries • Election 2008

Wrangle for Delegates
Takes Over Primary Race

District-by-district battle awaits on road  to national conventions

Jan 28, 08 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Candidates are taking a much closer look than they used to at the arcane art of winning delegates, not states, in this year’s presidential primaries, reports the New York Times. For the first time in 20 years, the headline-grabbing early races haven’t determined the national outcome, and candidates... More »

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presidential primaries • delegates • Election 2008

'08 Prez Campaigns Going Broke

Early spending saps all coffers ... except Romney's

Jan 19, 08 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite record fund-raising, top presidential hopefuls in both parties have blown almost all of their cash, the New York Times reports. Efforts to knock out opponents early have cost candidates at least $320 million, or 80% of what they have raised. With Super Tuesday fast approaching, “there is... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • Mike Huckabee • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

UPDATED

Obama Wins Iowa; Edwards 2nd, Clinton Close 3rd

With 100% of Democratic precincts reporting, Edwards just ahead of Clinton

Jan 4, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Riding a record turnout of young, independent and new voters, Barack Obama decisively won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa last night, with John Edwards narrowly edging out Hillary Clinton for second. With all Democratic precincts reporting, Obama, aiming to be the first black president of the United States, prevailed with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Bill Richardson • Iowa • presidential primaries • Dennis Kucinich • Chris Dodd • Iowa caucus • Democratic presidential primaries

Deadlock Shuts Down Election Commission

Spat over nominees means no campaign funds after Jan 1

Dec 22, 07 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A standoff in Congress will force the agency that doles out federal campaign dollars and polices political spending to go dark on New Year's Eve—just in time for the start of the primaries, the Washington Post reports. The Federal Election Commission needs four votes from its six members to... More »

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Congress • campaign finance • presidential primaries • campaign funds • FEC • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

Obama Draws Dead Even in NH

But four of ten say they may change their minds

Dec 21, 07 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are dead even in New Hampshire, according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll. The two are tied at 32%, with John Edwards a distant third at 18% and no other Democratic candidates in double digits. Like Clinton, Republican Mitt Romney has seen his... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • New Hampshire • presidential primaries • poll • New Hampshire primary • Election 2008

OPINION

'08 Campaign Calendar Is a Mess: Rove

Crowded primaries
make campaigning impossible, distort race

Dec 20, 07 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - The 2008 election cycle is a ridiculous mess, writes Karl Rove in today's Wall Street Journal. Though the primary campaign began earlier than ever, it will be decided in an unprecedented whirlwind, with 32 states being determined between Jan. 3 and Feb. 5. No candidate can effectively campaign in... More »

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Karl Rove • presidential primaries • primary leapfrogging • Iowa caucus • New Hampshire primary • Election 2008

OPINION

Big O Is Outshining Senator O

Talk show maven dominates on campaign trail, Newsweek's Fineman says

Dec 9, 07 10:19 PM CST
(Newser) - “It’s Obama time!” Oprah Winfrey roared today before thousands of supporters at a campaign rally in South Carolina, but the Queen of Talk is upstaging the presidential hopeful, Newsweek’s Howard Fineman says. After remarks from Michelle Obama, Big O eloquently championed Obama’s cause, suggesting that... More »

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Barack Obama • South Carolina • presidential primaries • Oprah Winfrey • female voters • African-American voters • Election 2008

New Hampshire Primary Jan. 8 Earliest Ever

State moves up its
date to stay ahead
of several others

Nov 21, 07 7:11 PM CST
(Newser) - New Hampshire today set its primary for January 8, the earliest in state history. New Hampshire always stages the first primary in the nation, and it had to start even earlier this year because several other states moved up their dates to gain influence, the AP reports. New Hampshire will... More »

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New Hampshire • presidential primaries • Michigan • Election 2008

Hillary Vulnerable in National Poll

Democratic frontrunner in dead heat with Giuliani

Nov 8, 07 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Americans want a Democratic president, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows—but they're not as sure they want it to be Hillary Clinton. Though respondents favored a Democrat to replace President Bush, 50% to 35%, Clinton runs in a dead heat with Republican frontrunner Rudy Giuliani. “I... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Edwards • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • poll • Election 2008

Hizzoner's
Still Eyeing
an '08 Run

Won’t decide until March; what would
a $1B run look like?

Nov 5, 07 7:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Mayor Mike has been quiet on the presidential front lately, but don't think the billionaire former Wall Streeter is quite resigned to the sidelines yet. Bloomberg will wait until the Democratic and Republican nominees are settled, after Texas’ primary in March, his top adviser tells Newsweek in a cover story... More »

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Texas • New York City • New York • presidential primaries • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • centrist • Election 2008

Romney Rules Iowa Poll; Clinton and Obama Tied

Edwards falls off;
Huckabee climbs

Oct 29, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney continues to build a massive lead in Iowa, where his only vulnerability seems to comes from the Christian conservative dash to Mike Huckabee; Romney is up 8.4% since August to a total of 36.2% in a University of Iowa poll out today, while Huckabee has spiked... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gender • John Edwards • Iowa • presidential primaries • Mike Huckabee • poll

Iowa Dems to Join GOP for Early Caucus

Latest ‘first in the nation’ move should
be okayed Sunday

Oct 25, 07 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dems will likely okay a January 3 date for Iowa caucuses and help the state stay ahead of New Hampshire in the rush for earliest caucus. Iowa Democratic Chairman Scott Brennan has already endorsed the date. "It was a recommendation that was not come to lightly," said a... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iowa • New Hampshire • presidential primaries • caucus • primary leapfrogging • Democratic Party

Would-Be First Ladies Candid in First Forum

Bill Clinton a no-show

Oct 24, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five spouses of presidential candidates met yesterday for a surprisingly candid exchange about their experiences on the campaign trail and their potential roles in the White House. Bill Clinton and Judith Giuliani both opted out, prompting host Maria Shriver, a former journalist and California's first lady, to joke that “... More »

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Elizabeth Edwards • Michelle Obama • presidential primaries • Jeri Thompson • Ann Romney • Cindy McCain • first lady • Maria Shriver • Election 2008 • election

Primary Leapfroggers Will Lose Half of Delegates: GOP

RNC vows to penalize 5 states

Oct 23, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five state delegations will lose half their votes if they hold their primaries, as currently scheduled, before the official start date of February 5, the RNC ruled yesterday. The party’s national chairman said the penalty shouldn’t come as a surprise, because the 2008 rules were adopted at the... More »

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Florida • Iowa • RNC • South Carolina • presidential primaries • Nevada • primary leapfrogging

Rudy, McCain Swinging at Mitt

Oct 15, 07 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The gloves are off in the Republican presidential race, with the McCain and Giuliani campaigns forming a tacit alliance to take down Mitt Romney, the Politico observes. McCain said today that, unlike Romney, “I’m not going to con you,” while Giuliani ruthlessly derided Romney for saying a... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • presidential primaries • Republican Party • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

Clinton Up by 21 Points in NH

Key nomination state also prefers Romney over Giuliani, poll says

Oct 14, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary's up by 21 points over Obama in New Hampshire, a new poll says, and Mitt's got a 6% edge on Giuliani. More than half of state Dems say Hillary has the best shot at beating a Republican in 2008, but roles reverse on the GOP side: "While Mitt... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New Hampshire • presidential primaries • poll • Democratic presidential primaries

NH Pol Toys With Dec. Primary

Granite State election head won't rule out moving up poll

Oct 12, 07 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - With upstarts Florida and Michigan threatening to crowd New Hampshire's sacred kickoff primary, the Granite State's secretary of state is shaking campaigns by dangling a December 2007 polling date. Endowed with god-like election powers, Bill Gardner can do whatever he needs in order to make sure candidates pay his tiny... More »

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New Hampshire • presidential primaries • Bill Gardner • Election 2008

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