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  • January 2008

    • Huckabee Aims to Strike Balance

      New York Times  |  Jan 19, 08 9:39 AM CST

      Huckabee Aims to Strike Balance

      (Newser) - As he looks beyond South Carolina, Mike Huckabee strives to balance his evangelicalism with a more secular image, hoping to win support across the spectrum, the New York Times reports. Though a Christian vote even bigger than Iowa's could carry him in today's primary, the ex-preacher will soon face voters less interested in conservative Christian ideas. More »

    • Black Dem Voters Like Obama by 28%

      CNN  |  Jan 18, 08 11:26 PM CST

      Black Dem Voters Like Obama by 28%

      (Newser) - Black Democrats are now backing Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton by 28% after he won in Iowa and took a close second in New Hampshire, according to a new national poll. "Now they believe" he can win the presidency, a CNN analyst said. But both hopefuls lost ground among all registered Democrats after their ugly race row, Clinton dropping 7% to 42%, and Obama slipping 3% to 33%. John Edwards jumped 5% to 17%. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • poll  • South Carolina primary  • African-American voters

    • Huckabee Bids for SC Bounce

      CBS  |  Jan 18, 08 5:35 PM CST

      Huckabee Bids for SC Bounce

      (Newser) - With Mike Huckabee drawing attention in South Carolina for remarks about the Confederate flag and gay marriage, new polls have the former Arkansas governor drawing even with—or ahead of—John McCain ahead of tomorrow's Republican presidential primary. Huckabee stood up yesterday for the right of sons of the South to display the flag, which McCain called "a racist symbol." More »

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      John McCain  • Mike Huckabee  • poll  • gay marriage  • South Carolina primary  • Southerners

    • McCain, Clinton Lead Polls on Eve of Votes

      Reuters  |  Jan 18, 08 2:50 PM CST

      McCain, Clinton Lead Polls on Eve of Votes

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton and John McCain lead their fields 1 day before important contests in Nevada and South Carolina, Reuters reports. In Nevada, a Reuters/Zogby poll puts Clinton up 42% to 37% over Barack Obama, with John Edwards at 12%. In South Carolina, the poll has John McCain at 29%, ahead of Mike Huckabee at 22% and Mitt Romney at 15%. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • Nevada  • caucus

    • National Effort Straining Huck

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 17, 08 12:45 PM CST

      National Effort Straining Huck

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee's campaign is still in post-Iowa shock, trying to figure how it can run nationally with a miniature war chest and paltry organization. The GOP candidate has no offices in any of the 21 states that vote Feb. 5—save in hometown Little Rock—and his third-place finish in Michigan was managed by a 28-year-old recruited less than a week before the vote. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • presidential campaign  • Iowa caucus  • Super Tuesday  • evangelicals  • Michigan primary

    • McCain Leads in 2 SC Polls

      State (Columbia, SC)  |  Jan 17, 08 10:10 AM CST

      McCain Leads in 2 SC Polls

      (Newser) - John McCain leads the pack in the GOP race for South Carolina, two new polls show, with Mike Huckabee in second place, the State reports. A Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll updated today gives McCain 29% of voters to Huckabee's 22%; Fred Thompson follows with 14% and Mitt Romney 12%. Clemson University also finds 29% preferring McCain, while Huckabee pulls 22%. Fred Thompson ties Romney for third place at 13%. More »

    • Romney Rolls Into SC

      New York Times  |  Jan 16, 08 7:12 PM CST

      Romney Rolls Into SC

      (Newser) - Mitt Romney rolled into South Carolina today, hoping to cash in on the momentum from his win in Michigan but positioning himself as the underdog in Saturday's primary. "It would be an enormous surprise if he was unable to win here," he said of John McCain. Romney vowed to "fight for every job we have in this country," continuing the theme of economic recovery that served him well in his native state. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Republicans  • Mike Huckabee  • Fred Thompson  • South Carolina

    • Romney Wins Michigan Primary

      MSNBC  |  Jan 15, 08 8:06 PM CST

      Romney Wins Michigan Primary

      (Newser) - Native son Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary tonight, salvaging his campaign and scrambling the Republican race anew, MSNBC reports. With 99% of returns in, Romney had 39% of the vote, John McCain 30%, and Mike Huckabee 16%. Ron Paul finished a distant fourth, but he had nearly as many votes as Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani combined. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Republicans  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • Fred Thompson  • Michigan  • Michigan primary

    • Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.

      Salon  |  Jan 14, 08 2:39 PM CST

      Rivals Catch Giuliani in Fla.

      (Newser) - The strategy that had Rudy Giuliani waiting until the Jan. 29 Florida primary to make a grand entrance—and then running away with the race—is looking pretty rocky, says Salon blogger Tim Grieve. The New Yorker is now in a virtual four-Republican tie in Florida, says a Quinnipiac poll. Giuliani has 20% of the vote to John McCain’s 22%, Mitt Romney’s 19%, and Mike Huckabee’s 19% More »

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      John McCain  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • Florida primary

    • In SC Primary, It's Values vs. Defense Voters

      Politico  |  Jan 14, 08 12:45 PM CST

      In SC Primary, It's Values vs. Defense Voters

      (Newser) - The pastor and the POW have exposed a deep divide in the South Carolina GOP, reports Politico, with the national security faithful on one side and diehard social conservatives on the other. Ahead of this weekend’s primary, Mike Huckabee is traveling to churches and John McCain is dispatching teams of veterans on a tour; the two have been trading the frontrunner position. More »

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      John McCain  • Mike Huckabee  • veterans  • South Carolina primary  • national security

    • McCain Holds Narrow Edge in Mich.

      Reuters  |  Jan 14, 08 7:57 AM CST

      McCain Holds Narrow Edge in Mich.

      (Newser) - John McCain holds a slim lead over Mitt Romney going into tomorrow’s primary in Michigan, according to the latest Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll. The Arizona senator leads Romney 27% to 24%, within the poll’s margin of error. “It’s very close, and it’s been very close every day that we’ve polled,” says pollster John Zogby. Mike Huckabee holds third with 15%; everyone else is in single digits. More »

    • Romney Leads McCain in Michigan: Poll

      Politico  |  Jan 13, 08 6:30 AM CST