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Big Mac Back From the Brink
Big Mac Back From the Brink
Jan 9, 2008 3:44 AM CST

Big Mac Back From the Brink

Wheels are back on the 'Straight Talk Express'

(Newser) - After his national operation was dismantled last summer for lack of funds, John McCain's aides thought New Hampshire would be just a trip down memory lane before results drove the final nail in his campaign's coffin. Instead, the Arizona senator now finds himself arguably the GOP frontrunner after his big...

McCain Beats Romney in NH
McCain Beats Romney in NH
Jan 8, 2008 7:24 PM CST

McCain Beats Romney in NH

Huckabee takes 3rd; Giuliani 4th

(Newser) - The retooled Straight Talk Express pulled through for John McCain once again today, and the Arizona senator rebounded from second in the polls to repeat his 2000 victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary, numerous sources project. With 97% of precincts reporting, WMUR showed McCain drawing 38% of the vote,...

Superstitious McCain Knocks on ... Newsroom

Elsewhere on the trail, Giuliani, Obama tangle with hecklers

(Newser) - Even as New Hampshire voters queued up, John McCain cut the intensity by relying on some stabilizing superstition. Known to carry a lucky penny, a feather, a compass, and a pouch of sacred stones, the senator—both insurgent candidate and establishment figure—visited the Union Leader offices today, repeating the...

GOP: 'To-Do List' v. 'Warrior'
GOP: 'To-Do List' v. 'Warrior'
OPINION
Jan 8, 2008 12:47 PM CST

GOP: 'To-Do List' v. 'Warrior'

Today's Romney-McCain showdown broken down in simple terms

(Newser) - The top contenders in today’s GOP primary are fundamentally different, and the contest's deep themes—John McCain as warrior, Mitt Romney as technocrat—were prominent in the closing arguments, Byron York writes in the National Review. Romney appeared with a 15-section to-do list as McCain vowed to follow Osama...

Obama Has 91% Chance in NH: Oddsmakers

Online traders jump on post-Iowa bandwagon; McCain has 86% shot

(Newser) - Online traders give Barack Obama a 91% chance of capturing New Hampshire, a huge jump from the odds on him before his victory in Iowa, reports Bloomberg. Hillary Clinton has just an 8.7% chance, down from 60% before Iowa. "I am genuinely surprised at the groundswell of support...

Youth Vote Could Shake Election
Youth Vote Could Shake Election
Jan 8, 2008 9:56 AM CST

Youth Vote Could Shake Election

Obama's 'like catnip' for the under-30 crowd

(Newser) - The notoriously unreliable youth vote looks ready to shake the 2008 election, or at the very least New Hampshire, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama drew an astounding 57% of young Iowa caucus-goers, and hopes to pull similar numbers in New Hampshire. His unlikely mirror is John McCain, who...

'Mac Is Back' in Granite State
'Mac Is Back' in Granite State
Jan 8, 2008 8:19 AM CST

'Mac Is Back' in Granite State

McCain finds new political life, hopes to rock NH like it's 2000

(Newser) - John McCain is back in New Hampshire, dispensing straight talk and cajoling his press corps “base” like it was still 2000. But this time he’s not playing Maverick—he just wants to be the least objectionable candidate, Politico reports. “People may not agree with every stand I...

Romney on Attack in NH GOP Debate
Romney on Attack in NH GOP Debate
Jan 6, 2008 7:53 PM CST

Romney on Attack in NH GOP Debate

Sudden underdog targets Huckabee, McCain on taxes, immigration

(Newser) - "You make up facts faster than you talk, and that's saying something,'' Mitt Romney told Mike Huckabee in a heated Fox News debate tonight, attacking the surging Huckabee on his tax policies in Arkansas and his populist assault on corporate earnings. Romney was less defensive than last night,...

Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead
Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead
Jan 6, 2008 7:16 PM CST

Obama Takes 13-Point NH Lead

McCain holds slim lead over Romney, Huckabee jumps to 3rd

(Newser) - Barack Obama stung Hillary Clinton with a shocking double-digit lead in New Hampshire today, according to two polls. One put him ahead by 13 points. Obama leads Clinton 41% to 28% in a USA Today survey, and 39% to 29% according to CNN, both a far cry from yesterday's tie....

Obama, Clinton Dead Even in NH, Poll Finds

McCain, buoyed by Iowa, leads Romney among GOP pack

(Newser) - Buoyed by the Iowa caucuses, Barack Obama picked up three points to claim a third of Democratic support in New Hampshire, and move into a tie with Hillary Clinton at 33%. John Edwards also benefited from Iowa in the latest CNN poll, moving up three points to 20%, while Bill...

Candidates Home In on NH Independents

Critical 45% bloc favors McCain, Obama; but many still undecided

(Newser) - As the battle for New Hampshire looms, would-be presidents are largely abandoning partisan rhetoric to court the state’s independents, who comprise 45% of the voting base there. The New York Times explores the far-reaching implications in this contest of unaffiliated voters, whose decisions will likely come right down to...

Candidates Retool Themes on the Fly in NH

They quickly apply lessons of Iowa on the trail

(Newser) - Presidential candidates were madly shuffling their messages and tactics in New Hampshire today, applying lessons from Iowa and adjusting to NH’s sensibilities, the New York Times reports. Mitt Romney recast himself as a change candidate, while avoiding former go-to issues such as abortion and gay rights. Hillary Clinton threw...

Clinton, McCain Leads Slipping in NH Poll

Races tighten ahead of tonight's debates, Tuesday's primary

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's and John McCain's slim New Hampshire leads grew even slimmer in the latest poll, Reuters reports. McCain leads Romney 32% to 30%, within the margin of error in the Reuters/Zogby poll out today. Clinton leads Obama 32% to 28%, and pollsters expect that margin to shrink as Obama...

Tax Issues Loom Over Campaign
Tax Issues Loom Over Campaign
Jan 5, 2008 9:44 AM CST

Tax Issues Loom Over Campaign

Candidates offer differing views on 'fair tax,' extending Bush cuts

(Newser) - With President Bush’s tax cuts set to expire in 2010, tax reform could become a key issue in this year’s presidential race, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Most Republican candidates favor extending the cuts, though Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul support eliminating income tax altogether. The Democratic candidates...

What's Brewing in NH?
What's
Brewing
in NH?
OPINION
Jan 4, 2008 10:42 PM CST

What's Brewing in NH?

A look at some key factors shaping the nation's first primary

(Newser) - With the Iowa caucuses behind us, the New Republic pivots to New Hampshire. The second state to vote will do so Tuesday. What’s in play:
  • Independents. They make up 40% of the electorate and can vote for either party. Barack Obama and John McCain tend to poll well in
...

As NH Blitz Begins, So Do Attack Ads

Outside groups rev up negative flyers, phone calls

(Newser) - Round two looks nastier already. As the presidential candidates swarm New Hampshire, a more aggressive wave of attack ads—from outside groups and the candidates themselves—is evident, the Washington Post reports. Labor and teacher unions, along with anti-tax and pro-life groups, have spent $4 million in recent months on...

GOP Poll Picture in NH Looks Fuzzy
GOP Poll Picture in NH Looks Fuzzy
Jan 4, 2008 5:05 PM CST

GOP Poll Picture in NH Looks Fuzzy

One poll has race trending McCain; the other motions toward Mitt

(Newser) - Two new polls out of New Hampshire show GOP surges 4 days ahead of the primary—but in opposite directions. In Suffolk University figures, Mitt Romney leads John McCain by four points, an eight-point shift toward Romney in 2 days’ time, the Boston Herald reports. But American Research Group puts...

Romney: New Hampshire or Bust
Romney: New Hampshire or Bust
Jan 4, 2008 9:45 AM CST

Romney: New Hampshire or Bust

Iowa 2d place leaves Romney scrambling

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has been left scrambling to find a way to restore momentum to his presidential campaign in the wake of a costly, humiliating defeat in Iowa, Time reports. Mike Huckabee's legions of evangelical Christians disrupted what Ana Marie Cox calls his "carefully calibrated strategy to conduct the political...

McCain's Fourth Place a 'Victory'
McCain's Fourth Place
a 'Victory'
Jan 4, 2008 3:42 AM CST

McCain's Fourth Place a 'Victory'

Strong Iowa finish puts him in position to win NH

(Newser) - Caucus night was a triumph for presidential hopeful John McCain, even though he placed fourth, a sliver behind Fred Thompson. McCain had no money to run ads in the state and had been written off as done for months. But his respectable finish in Iowa, coupled with Mitt Romney's trouncing,...

Huckabee Wins Iowa Easily Over Romney
Huckabee Wins Iowa
Easily Over Romney
UPDATED
Jan 4, 2008 2:50 AM CST

Huckabee Wins Iowa Easily Over Romney

Strong support from evangelicals gives him a quick victory

(Newser) - Mike Huckabee won yesterday's Iowa caucuses thanks to a surge of support from evangelical voters. The former Arkansas governor and Baptist preacher defeated second-place finisher Mitt Romney with relative ease, despite being outspent 4 to 1, the New York Times notes. Fred Thompson held a slim lead over John McCain...

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