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Election 2008

Competition is hot for the highest office in the land. Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Just so long as it isn't George...

The most diverse crowd of presidential hopefuls ever hit the campaign trail for 2008. On the left, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton geared up for a close race; John Edwards rounded out the top three on the Democratic side, with Al Gore playing the role of potential spoiler. Months later, the charismatic-but-inexperienced junior senator emerged as the delegate winner. Meanwhile, on the right, the Reaganites held out hope for a definitive Fred Thompson run. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani became early favorites, only to bow out, with the others, in favor of John McCain.

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April 2008
- Revenge of the Geezers?
  
  New York Times | Apr 12, 08 1:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Once, Frank Lautenberg was a 58-year-old hopeful who implied that his opponent, at 72, was too old. Now, Lautenberg is running for re-election in New Jersey at the spry age of 84. “Age is not a factor,” he says. “The question is effectiveness.” But as John McCain seeks to become the oldest first-term president ever, age has become an issue, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times . More »
- Obama: 'Bitter' Words Were Ill-Chosen
  
  Associated Press | Apr 12, 08 1:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama acknowledged today that he’d chosen his words poorly when he said small-town working-class voters are “bitter” and “cling to guns and religion.” “I didn’t say it as well as I should have,” Obama said, but he insisted that working-class frustration is real. Hillary Clinton–who called the comments “elitist and out of touch”–and John McCain immediately pounced. More »
- Obama Slammed for Calling Small Towners 'Bitter'
  
  Reuters | Apr 12, 08 6:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is catching flak for comments made to an audience of wealthy Californians about small towners, Reuters reports. Talking about people in towns where jobs have vanished, the candidate said, "It's not surprising they then get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." More »
- Media Can't Agree on Superdelegate Count
  
  Politico | Apr 11, 08 6:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Media can't settle on a superdelegate count these days because many of the mucky-mucks refuse to name a candidate, Politico reports. Current figures all have Clinton leading Obama—and she needs the votes badly—but media estimates vary from 256-225 to 221-209. “This is an art rather than a science," the New York Times ’ political editor said. More »
- McCain Advisers Big on Loyalty, Dissension
  
  New Republic | Apr 11, 08 5:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s inner circle is a hotbed of animosity and infighting among his fiercely loyal advisers, Jason Zengerle writes in the New Republic . Years of Freudian feuding by John Weaver and Rick Davis created a team divided not only on personal lines, but also on philosophical ones, between a top-down campaign and a nimbler, decentralized effort. More »
- Obama Says McCain All Talk on CEO Pay
  
  Talking Points Memo | Apr 11, 08 4:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama grilled John McCain on CEO compensation today and continued laying into the public financing system for campaigns. He railed against execs who “make more in one day than their workers make in one year” and called for legislation requiring corporations to let shareholders set pay. He said McCain has “opted for continuing the do-nothing approach of the Bush years” on the issue, reports Talking Points Memo. More »
- Dean: 'Mitt Was the Candidate I Feared Most'
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 11, 08 3:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mitt Romney would have been a better GOP candidate than John McCain, Howard Dean told the press yesterday—with unlimited cash resources and a willingness to “say anything” to win. “I know him from New England,” the top Dem said, and he “was the candidate I feared the most.” Dean said the Republicans underestimated Mitt, the Wall Street Journal reports, even as he gave a preview of Dems' tacks for the general election. More »
- Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has been expected to do well in Philadelphia in this month's Pennsylvania primary, but a test of wills between his campaign and local party bosses might jeopardize his chances. The Philadelphia political scene has a long tradition of "street money"—payment to Democratic operatives who dispense $10, $20, and $50 bills to those who help get out the vote. But Obama's people won't pay up, writes the Los Angeles Times . More »
- Obama Has Big-Money Donors, Too
  
  Washington Post | Apr 11, 08 1:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has made much of his grass-roots fundraising, but he’s no stranger to big-money donors, the Washington Post reports. Seventy-nine bundlers—deep-pocketed backers who use their contacts to drum up even more cash—have wrangled up more than $200,000 each for the senator. Five billionaires are on the team, and donations of more than $200 account for roughly half of the $240 million that Obama’s raised so far. More »
- Clark: McCain Must Get Behind Update to GI Bill
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 10, 08 6:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is "casting doubt" on his "commitment to the newest generation of American heroes” by not throwing his support behind an extension of the GI Bill, Wesley Clark writes in the Los Angeles Times . A bipartisan overhaul would fix the bill that once guaranteed veterans a paid education—but now bankrolls less than half a student’s in-state tuition. More »
- McCain Swerves, Says Feds Should Guarantee Mortgages
  
  New York Times | Apr 10, 08 5:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain reversed his laissez-faire policy on the mortgage crisis today, saying government should indeed help subprime mortgage holders get guaranteed 30-year mortgages. “There is nothing more important than keeping alive the American dream to own your home,” the Republican said. McCain was criticized for his earlier stance that neither banks nor borrowers should be rewarded for acting irresponsibly. More »
- Mac's Tour Aims at Dem Strongholds
  
  Slate | Apr 10, 08 4:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is planning a tour to visit core Democratic constituencies—inner cities, Appalachia, the black South—in what John Dickerson, in Slate, sees not as a direct appeal for votes, but rather a campaign to beam his authenticity, via the media, to the country’s independents. A McCain advisor says informal settings will allow citizens to “praise, chastise and argue with him.” More »
- Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'
  
  Associated Press | Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace discrimination against gays and get federal benefits for couples in civil unions. More »
- Dems Launch $40M Assault on McCain
  
  Politico | Apr 10, 08 10:33 AM CDT