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TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Illinois AG: Let Voters Pick
New Senator

McCain scolds GOP for Blago flap; Granholm, Romney clash on autos

Dec 14, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Blago and bailouts were the talk of today's talk shows. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan told Meet the Press that voters should elect Barack Obama’s Senate replacement in a special election, while the state’s lieutenant governor said legislation would allow him to appoint a caretaker until a special... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Detroit • corruption • Illinois • Jennifer Granholm • governor • Meet the Press • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Face the Nation • This Week

OPINION

'Unsexiest' Men Alive: Post-Election Edition


Dec 10, 08 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The Boston Phoenix drew up its  “Unsexiest Men” list in March, but the election season produced some new contenders, while others earned a reprieve.
  • John Edwards: The perennial Dem also-ran wasn't on the first list, but his very public dalliance earns him a spot after a recount
... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • John Edwards • Mike Huckabee • list • Bill Maher • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • Joe Wurzelbacher • unsexiest man • Boston Phoenix

GLOSSIES

 No More Mr. Nice Huck 

Republican Huckabee takes on new post-election life

Nov 25, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The post-election, book-peddling Mike Huckabee is folksy and affable as ever, but he's no longer pulling his punches when it comes to his party's run at the presidency: If he’d been the nominee, the election “would’ve been very different,” Huckabee tells Lauren Collins in the ... More »

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Mitt Romney • Mike Huckabee • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

 Palin Will Stump 
 in Ga. Runoff 

GOP turns to popular VP candidate to help Chambliss, stave off Dem supermajority

Nov 25, 08 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin will lend her star power to Saxby Chambliss in his Senate runoff battle against Democrat Jim Martin, Politico reports. Palin will appear with Chambliss at rallies across Georgia the day before the Dec. 2 runoff, capping a GOP full-court press that has seen Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Senate • GOP • Georgia • runoff election • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

OPINION

Hey, Mitt, Your Naked Opportunism Is Showing

Flip-flop on Detroit shows McCain was right not to pick Romney as running mate

Nov 20, 08 3:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney is speaking sideways when he talks about Detroit these days, Joan Vennochi writes in the Boston Globe. The man who promised he would “not rest until Michigan is back” in the Republican primary is now urging bankruptcy for Detroit automakers. “If the auto industry could reinvent... More »

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Mitt Romney • Chrysler • bankruptcy • General Motors • Detroit • Ford • auto industry • bailout

OPINION

 Romney: Let Detroit Go Bust 

Bankruptcy, not bailout, will save the American motor industry

Nov 19, 08 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - If you want to maintain an automotive industry in the US, writes Mitt Romney, giving the Big Three a bailout is the last thing you should do. In an op-ed for the New York Times, the former Massachusetts governor (and Michigan native) says that GM, Chrysler, and Ford need a... More »

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Mitt Romney • Chrysler • bankruptcy • General Motors • Detroit • Ford • auto industry • bailout

analysis

Romney Already Looks
Like a Candidate for 2012


Nov 13, 08 7:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt in 2012? Romney's stock is on the rise in the party, writes Alexander Mooney for CNN, and the former Massachusetts governor is showing all the signs that he's antsy to run again. For starters, he's currently schmoozing with the conservative elite on a Caribbean cruise, the same venue that... More »

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2012 Campaign Gets Under Way

Huckabee, Jindal among possible GOP candidates hitting trail
in Iowa, elsewhere

Nov 10, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Likely candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are playing it cool, but their feet tell a different story, Jonathan Martin writes for Politico. Mike Huckabee, for example, says 2012 is “way too far away” to think about, but his book tour has lots of stops in Iowa and... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Charlie Crist • Bobby Jindal • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

 Election 
 Predictors 
 Who Got 
 It Wrong 

Many pundits ruled out Obama victory early

Nov 6, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - With the election over, what's more fun than calling out all those whose predictions were off—way off. Der Spiegel lists some highlights:
  • "He cannot win, Bill. He cannot win." Hillary Clinton, on Barack Obama
  • "We'll win Florida." Rudy Giuliani
  • "Virginians are really getting
... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Ann Coulter • presidential campaign • Rush Limbaugh • Election Day • predictions • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • George Allen • Hugh Hewitt

ANALYSIS

GOP Plays What-If Game With Lieberman, Romney, Ridge

Picking Palin locked in base, but others might've drawn voters McCain really needs

Oct 27, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Given the damage Sarah Palin has done to John McCain’s chances, Steve Kornacki, in the New York Observer, joins Republicans in wondering about the also-rans. Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman, and Mitt Romney were unpalatable, either personally to the candidate or politically to the party. The first two would have... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Joseph Lieberman • vice presidential candidate • Tom Ridge

ANALYSIS

 Mac Misleads 
 in Obama Sex-Ed Ad 

Legislation Republican is criticizing meant to protect kindergartners from pedophiles

Sep 10, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s new campaign ad accusing Barack Obama of voting to teach kindergarten kids the explicit details of sex, is “deliberately misleading,” Margaret Talev notes for McClatchy. While in the Illinois legislature, Obama voted in favor “age-appropriate” sex ed—which for young kids would primarily consist... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Illinois • negative campaigning • campaign advertising • Election 2008

Romney Blasts
Liberal Washington


Sep 3, 08 8:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney, once a top contender for each of the top spots on the Republican ticket, took to the stage tonight to shore up John McCain's conservative credentials and hammer home the point that "liberals don't have a clue," CNN reports. "We need change all right, change... More »

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‘Kindred Spirit’ Palin Wowed McCain Right From Start

'Maverick’ was always top pick: Mac camp

Aug 31, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was a strong contender to be John McCain's running mate all along, his campaign has revealed. Looking to diffuse speculation that Palin was a hasty, last-minute choice, aides told the Washington Post that she was high on McCain’s list since their first meeting in February.... More »

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ANALYSIS

Party's Not Over for Romney

What's in his future? Maybe a Cabinet post, Utah state office, or 2012 White House run

Aug 30, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney won’t share a ticket with John McCain, but the former Massachusetts governor’s political future is still rosy, the Boston Herald reports. “He’s a very viable candidate,” one expert said, whether for a Cabinet post in a McCain administration—Treasury or Commerce, perhaps—... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Cabinet • GOP • Utah • vice presidential sweepstakes • Sarah Palin • national office

 Pawlenty, Romney Said Out; Odds Rise for Alaska's Palin

Rumor says Alaska gov. Palin is the one

Aug 29, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been told he won’t be John McCain’s running mate, MSNBC reports. The governor told listeners to his radio show that “I'm not going to be” at the nominating rally planned for today in Ohio. “I plan to be at the state... More »

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McCain Says He Hasn't Made VP Choice Yet

Will travel with Romney and Ridge

Aug 28, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - John McCain has yet to decide on a running mate, the Republican told a Pittsburgh radio station today. The presidential nominee-in-waiting was expected to name his vice presidential pick later this week, in the hopes of curbing Barack Obama's convention bounce. McCain and his running mate then are expected to... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes • Tom Ridge • Wilford Brimley

McCain Picks Running Mate, But He's Not Telling Yet

 Pair heads for debut rally Friday

Aug 27, 08 10:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has picked his running mate, but he's not telling just yet, Politico reports. McCain will reportedly inform his vice-presidential pick tomorrow, then unveil his choice to the nation on Friday. The two are then expected to campaign in battleground states this weekend, ahead of the GOP convention on... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rush Limbaugh • Mike Huckabee • Joe Lieberman • Tim Pawlenty • running mate

ANALYSIS

Biden Complicates
McCain's Veep Calculus

Dem's strengths expose key gaps in armor of Republican's rumored short-listers

Aug 27, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden presents a problem for John McCain, Jeanne Cummings notes on Politico. “McCain knows Biden well," says one Republican insider. "He knows how good he is as a knife fighter." Stacked up against Biden, all of the rumored GOP short-listers reveal potentially fatal flaws:  ... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Joe Lieberman • Tim Pawlenty • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate

 Romney Rips Biden

McCain's potential running mate gets back in the spotlight

Aug 27, 08 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Behaving more and more like John MCain's still-unnamed running mate, Mitt Romney yesterday tore into Joe Biden, reports the Washington Post. “His record being wrong on foreign policy is as long as his years in foreign policy,” zinged Romney. When asked if he was ready to debate Biden,... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Democratic National Convention • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

Democrats Take Aim at Romney

Critics, increasing fire, could see former
Mass. governor as
VP front-runner

Aug 26, 08 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the way Democrats are acting, they might believe Mitt Romney is the front-runner to become John McCain’s running mate, Alexander Burns writes in Politico. Denver is abuzz with attacks on the former Massachusetts governor: Barack Obama’s campaign manager called Romney a “job-killing machine,” and Deval... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • David Plouffe • Barack Obama supporters • Deval Patrick • vice presidential sweepstakes

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