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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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January 2008
- Pols Like to Reach Out and Annoy Someone
  
  USA Today | Jan 18, 08 4:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Americans tend to get popular right before they vote, with their phones ringing as many as 25 times on election eves. Nineteen states have tried to cut down on “robo-calls,” and five more are considering laws this year, when hundreds of millions of them may be placed, USA Today reports. But few states with the laws enforce them, for fear of infringing on free speech. More »
- Chelsea Hits Road on Mom's Behalf
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 18, 08 3:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Chelsea Clinton has put aside her quiet life as a Manhattan hedge-fund executive to hit the campaign trail solo in California and Nevada, hoping to bring her mother's message to young voters—the crucial demographic currently enamored of Barack Obama. Chelsea, 27, is pressing the flesh everywhere from sororities to farmer's markets, the LA Times reports. More »
- McCain, Clinton Lead Polls on Eve of Votes
  
  Reuters | Jan 18, 08 2:50 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Rove to GOP: Here's How to Top Dems in '08
  
  The Hill | Jan 17, 08 3:16 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove weighed in yesterday on Republican strategies for the 2008 election, with pointers on how to slam Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the Hill reports. President Bush's former guru took shots at Clinton's "$800 billion in new spending" less than halfway through the campaign, and her wish to repeal Bush tax cuts; Obama, he said, should be attacked for inexperience. More »
- Rudy Needs Florida to Take NY
  
  New York Times | Jan 17, 08 2:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's supporters predict a distant finish in Florida's Jan. 29 primary will cost him in Feb. 5 voting in strongholds New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. A strategy of focusing on Florida while ignoring early states has seen Giuliani plummet in Republican polls. "If he carries Florida, he carries New York," one former adviser told the New York Times , but "I wouldn't bet on it." More »
- Judge OKs Vegas Casino Caucuses
  
  Associated Press | Jan 17, 08 1:42 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A federal judge today dismissed an effort by Hillary Clinton supporters to block Saturday caucuses for Las Vegas Strip shift workers, reports the AP. The lawsuit claimed the at-large precincts created for the workplace caucuses gave those voters too many delegates. The decision is expected to benefit Barack Obama, who was endorsed by the union representing many of the shift workers. More »
- National Effort Straining Huck
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 17, 08 12:45 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- McCain Leads in 2 SC Polls
  
  State (Columbia, SC) | Jan 17, 08 10:10 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- 'Hill Force One' Takes Off
  
  CBS | Jan 17, 08 7:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton played flight attendant yesterday as she inaugurated her new campaign jet, dubbed "Hill Force One." The candidate traded up to a chartered Boeing 737 from a small jet, and had a little fun with the press corps on board. "I am going to switch off the 'Fasten Your Seat Belt' sign. However, I've learned that things can get awfully bumpy," she quipped into the mike. More »
- Latinos the Wild Card in Nevada
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Jan 17, 08 7:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hispanic voters could be key next November because they form a significant minority of eligible voters in states President Bush won by less than 5% four years ago—Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. Saturday's Nevada caucus is expected to offer important insight into how Hispanics will vote in November, reports the Christian Science Monitor . More »
- President Dobbs? Group Begins Its Push
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 16, 08 10:48 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With the Republican race in disarray—and many of the party's candidates too soft on immigration for its liking—a conservative group today began a campaign to draft Lou Dobbs as an independent candidate. The Americans for Legal Immigration PAC launched a website seeking support for the CNN host, a vocal advocate of cracking down on illegals, the Los Angeles Times reports . More »
- Romney Rolls Into SC
  
  New York Times | Jan 16, 08 7:12 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- How They See Obama Overseas
  
  New Republic | Jan 16, 08 3:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It’s not just Americans who are weighing in on Barack Obama’s candidacy: The New Republic ’s Antonio Vargas Llosa reads the tea leaves in overseas attitudes towards the potential first black president: The European left is relatively mum, showing “a quiet shame” that mainstream America—often mocked for its racial discrimination—has a more open-minded attitude than the often-socialist Continent. More »
- Kerry Deplores Nevada Lawsuit
  
  Talking Points Memo | Jan 16, 08 1:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - John Kerry came out swinging today against voter suppression, insisting on Talking Points Memo Cafe that all Democrats reject a lawsuit that would block special caucus sites for Las Vegas Strip workers. The Obama booster didn’t call out the Clinton campaign by name, but said “certain tactics make victory … hollow.” Kerry says the right to vote is “a matter of principle.” More »
- Yucca Nuclear Waste Plan Mushrooms in Nevada Race
  
  Bloomberg | Jan 16, 08 12:57 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Yucca Mountain’s future as a nuclear waste burial ground is central to US energy policy—but first, the site north of Las Vegas has a key role in Saturday's Nevada Democratic primary. Despite environmentalists’ newfound respect for nuclear fuel, candidates are required to pledge opposition to the 30-year-old plan, Bloomberg reports, which would store spent fuel in an extinct volcano. More »