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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
- Obama Gets Personal With Voters
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 08 1:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Seeking to shake criticism that he’s nothing more than a talented orator, Barack Obama has spent the week meeting voters face-to-face, the New York Times reports. His massive primary-campaign rallies were energizing, but also “isolating,” said his chief strategist. So instead the presumptive Democratic nominee has hosted round-table discussions, toured a hospital, school, and retirement home, and met privately with a family. More »
- McCain's War Views Echo '74 Thesis
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 08 9:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - “A man’s ability to perform credibly as a prisoner of war” is founded on “a strong belief in his nation’s foreign policy,” John McCain wrote in a 1974 essay that shows the seeds of the candidate's views on public support for war. The New York Times takes a look at the essay, which was written during his time at the National War College—a time McCain says was key in the development of his views on Iraq, . More »
- Bolting Clinton Fans? It's a GOP Myth
  
  New York Times | Jun 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's aggressive courtship of Hillary Clinton's female supporters shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. "The fictional scenario of mobs of crazed women defecting to Mr. McCain" rather than Barack Obama fits right in with the "new bogus narrative" that ignores a plethora of statistics, which Rich runs down. More »
- NRA Targets Obama, but Does Anyone Care?
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 14, 08 3:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The NRA is aiming both barrels at Barack Obama, but the gun rights group is no longer a formidable GOP weapon, the LA Times reports. Congress hasn’t passed gun control laws in 14 years, and Democrats are terrified to touch the issue, scarred from old campaigns. In other words, the NRA has won—and is a victim of its own success. More »
- High Court's Gitmo Ruling Raises Election Issue
  
  New York Times | Jun 14, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Supreme Court's ruling on Guantanamo detainees may put the court in the election spotlight for the first time in decades, Linda Greenhouse writes in the New York Times . The dramatic language of Antonin Scalia's dissent could be a signpost for conservatives worried about the court's course; because of the one-vote margin, liberals are just as concerned. More »
- Candidates Spar Over Debate Schedule
  
  New York Times | Jun 13, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Camp Obama and Camp McCain are jousting over debates, with both candidates, New York Times blogger Michael Falcone jokes, appearing to feel “a little rejected.” Obama has suggested five forums: three traditional debates and two town halls, one on the economy and another on foreign policy. A rep said he was “disappointed” that McCain hasn’t agreed and would rather “contrive a political issue.” More »
- Don't Be So Happy to See Bush Go, Europe
  
  Times (UK) | Jun 13, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush might be touring Europe to yawns and boos, but its citizens and pundits alike will miss their favorite political punching bag when he’s gone, Gerard Baker writes in the Times of London. “They'll miss, first, having a villain in the White House,” Baker explains. “It's a really convenient excuse to avoid doing anything yourself on pressing global concerns.” More »
- McCain Decries Supreme Court Gitmo Decision
  
  Time | Jun 13, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain waited a day to react to the Supreme Court's decision on Guantanamo prisoners and came out swinging, calling yesterday’s ruling “one of the worst decisions in the history of the country.” His strong language makes it clear that this will be an election issue, Time reports. More »
- Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)
  
  Washington Post | Jun 13, 08 1:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The GOP's best case-scenario sees the party losing only three Senate seats this fall. Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza runs down the races most likely to flip a vote: Mississippi: Trent Lott replacement Roger Wicker has never been elected statewide, and Barack Obama's coattails should draw in the large black population. Minnesota: Al Franken remains promising, but he's no sure thing, thanks to back taxes and Playboy bylines. More »
- 'The Time Has Come' for Sam Nunn as VP
  
  New Republic | Jun 13, 08 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The timing is finally right for Sam Nunn to be installed on a Democratic presidential ticket, Michael Crowley asserts in the New Republic . The former senator from Georgia—bandied about as a potential VP in ’88, ’92, 2000 and 2004—is “tailor-made for the veepstakes,” Crowley writes, because he's got a big resume and a small ego. This year, he's the perfect choice. More »
- Electorate Number-Crunching Gives Edge to Obama
  
  Washington Post | Jun 13, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With a smaller piece of a bigger pie, Barack Obama holds a 6-point lead over John McCain even though he enjoys less support in his own party than John Kerry did in 2004. A “sharp shift in partisan loyalties” is coming into focus and "could prove the defining fact in November," E. J. Dionne Jr. writes in the Washington Post. More »
- Obama Shifts DNC Power to Chicago
  
  Politico | Jun 13, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Democratic National Committee is moving its field operations to Chicago as part of Barack Obama's strategy to centralize the party and streamline efforts for the general election. The move has been welcomed publicly by the DNC, even though it clearly shifts power from Washington to Obama's unassuming headquarters in the Windy City, Politico notes. Chicago hasn't had such national political focus since the 1968 convention. More »
- Iraq Could Win the Election —for McCain
  
  Washington Post | Jun 13, 08 10:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Conventional wisdom has it that supporting the Iraq war is a major weakness for John McCain, but conventional wisdom is wrong, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. In his victory speech, Barack Obama said it was “time for Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future,” but as the Basra and Mosul offenses proved, that’s already happening, he writes, spelling out a list of recent successes. More »
- Calif.'s First Couple Girds for Campaign
  
  New York Times | Jun 13, 08 8:10 AM CDT