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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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June 2008
- McCain Tackles the Serious Questions...
  
  St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minn.) | Jun 22, 08 7:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Who says McCain isn't hip? Turns out he listens to Usher and "laughs out loud" when he watches The Office , reveals Bob Sansevere in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Eschewing details like the candidate's veep choice, Sansevere asks the tough questions—like about his favorite comic strips (he liked Tarzan and Dick Tracy ), pet peeves (turns out McCain can't stand being stranded on an airport tarmac, either), and whether he could beat Barack Obama in a bowl-off. More »
- Barr Could Be the Ralph Nader of 2008: GOP
  
  Associated Press | Jun 22, 08 6:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A former ally has Republicans sweating the possibility that he could siphon votes away from John McCain, the AP says. Bob Barr, an outspoken ex-GOP congressman and Libertarian Party presidential nominee, is now trying to get on the ballot in 20 states in time for November. “Bob could be the Ralph Nader of 2008,” warned a Republican consultant. More »
- Brokaw to Replace Russert
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jun 22, 08 2:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - NBC has anointed Tom Brokaw as Tim Russert's heir on "Meet the Press" through the 2008 election, the network announced today. "I feel right at home," said Brokaw, who has appeared on the public affairs show since the Watergate days. But Brian Williams—who took over NBC's Nightly News when Brokaw stepped down in 2004—was at the helm today, and he wasn't up to snuff, writes the Swamp's Jon Crewdson. More »
- 30% in US Admit to Being Racist
  
  Washington Post | Jun 22, 08 10:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Three in 10 Americans admit to being racist, and more than half say US race relations are bad—but that's better than ratings in the 1990s. White and black views diverge more today, with 6 in 10 blacks calling race relations not good, and 53% of whites saying they're positive, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. More »
- Wife's Beer Co. Could Be Big Headache for McCain
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 22, 08 7:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cindy McCain's role as chairwoman of one of the nation’s largest beer wholesalers could turn into a thorny conflict-of-interest problem if John McCain wins the White House, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mrs. McCain's Hensley & Co.—one of its executives is John McCain's son, Andrew—takes an active role in lobbying against alcohol-related legislation. While her husband has long recused himself from such issues as a senator, he wouldn't be able to easily do so as president. More »
- Obama Campaign Fixes Gender Balance
  
  Politico | Jun 21, 08 3:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign has been getting more women on board at high levels, Politico reports. Female activists welcome the new hires, while campaign insiders say the "boy's club" image that dogged Obama's campaign during the primaries was never correct. Among the biggest names are Patti Solis Doyle, former campaign manager for Hillary Clinton, and Stephanie Cutter, who worked with John Kerry. More »
- 'Redneck' Lawmaker Gives Obama Unlikely Boost
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 21, 08 2:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jim Webb, Virginia’s firebrand junior senator, is becoming Barack Obama’s wing man for courting pro-military and national defense voters. A respected war veteran and best-selling novelist, he is also among the more colorful candidates for Barack Obama's VP slot. But the politician who calls himself a "redneck" does have his liabilities, the Wall Street Journal notes. More »
- McCain, Obama Raise $21M Each
  
  MSNBC | Jun 21, 08 12:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain nearly matched Barack Obama’s fundraising intake last month, granting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee “a level of parity that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago,” MSNBC says. McCain scored $21.5 million while Obama, whose fundraising slumped to its lowest levels of the year, pulled in $21.9 million. More »
- Obama Grabs 15-Point Lead Over McCain: Poll
  
  Newsweek | Jun 20, 08 8:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Breaking out of a tight race, Barack Obama registered a 51% to 36% lead over John McCain in the newest Newsweek nationwide poll, released today. Obama's bounce, expected after Hillary Clinton conceded him the Democratic nomination, comes courtesy of younger voters, who prefer him by 66% to 27%. Among registered voters age 40 and up, the two hopefuls are in a statistical dead heat. More »
- McCain Misfires by Targeting Prosecutions
  
  New Republic | Jun 20, 08 6:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Terrorism may be the one issue on which John McCain out-polls his presidential rival, Jonathan Chait writes in the New Republic , yet he has faltered by slamming Obama's call to prosecute terrorists. None other than 9/11 hawk Rudy Giuliani wanted prosecutions too—and other options, like guns and bombs, don't always work. Would anyone want an anti-terror air strike in downtown New York? More »
- MoveOn Axes Big-Money Fundraising Arm
  
  Talking Points Memo | Jun 20, 08 3:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One day after Barack Obama became the first candidate since Watergate to reject general election public financing, a prominent liberal grassroots group has disbanded its 527 operation. "We, like Senator Obama, believe that this election can be won by ordinary Americans giving small donations,” MoveOn said in a statement. This cuts MoveOn off from labor, foundation and big-donor money, Talking Points Memo reports. More »
- 'Swift Boating' Fears for Obama May Be Premature
  
  Politico | Jun 20, 08 1:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Democrats fretting over a reprise of the swift boating that marked the 2004 campaign may be hearing false alarms, Politico reports. Third-party organizations, aka 527 groups, have thus far been unable to drum up enough opposition to Barack Obama to fund an offensive. It's early yet, but antagonists like T. Boone Pickens and Freedom's Watch are on the sidelines. More »
- Forget the Small-Donor Myth: Big Money Still Rules
  
  Washington Post | Jun 20, 08 12:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama often talks about how much money he’s raised from small donors, even describing it as “a parallel public financing system.” But while Obama has indeed raised record sums from little guys, big donors have kept pace , writes Jay Mandle of the Washington Post, predicting that when the dust settles, their 2008 role will have increased, rather than decreased. Through March, he notes, Obama's small-donor percentage was actually smaller than John Kerry's. More »
- Bloomberg Defends Obama Before Jewish Audience
  
  Associated Press | Jun 20, 08 11:45 AM CDT