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Latest Articles: (s)Elections
Limbaugh's Worried About NH
Post Date: 2008-01-07 15:50:20 by aristeides
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Limbaugh's Worried About NH Posted by Mike Tennant at January 7, 2008 12:08 PM He spent much of the first hour of his show today discounting the importance of the New Hampshire primaries as well as (truthfully) describing McCain and Huckabee as liberals. You see, since independents can vote in NH, and since NH has become very liberal as a result of the flight of liberals from Massachusetts, the results of the NH primary will be skewed so much that a genuine conservative couldn't possibly win. Therefore, we should ignore the results of the NH primary. In fact, says Limbaugh, a real conservative wouldn't be banking on NH, as McCain is, but on South Carolina. This ought to tell ...
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas to endorse John McCain (TODAY)
Post Date: 2008-01-07 15:27:44 by aristeides
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Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas to endorse John McCain January 6, 2008 HANOVER, N.H.—Vermont's Republican Gov. Jim Douglas is going to endorse the presidential candidacy of Arizona Sen. John McCain. more stories like thisOn Sunday, Douglas spokesman Jason Gibbs confirmed a report in the Valley News of Lebanon, N.H., that said Douglas would announce his support of McCain at an event on Monday in Hanover. During his five years as governor of Vermont, Douglas has taken a moderate position and promoted fiscal conservativism. Douglas is planning to speak on Monday at a campaign rally at noon at the Hopkins Center on the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover.
Attacking Obama From The Right ("HE CAN'T BE WORSE THAN BUSH")
Post Date: 2008-01-07 15:21:12 by aristeides
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Attacking Obama From The Right I gagged when I read Bill Kristol warning of Obama's "nanny-state" impulses. This from a Bush-supporter! I'm sorry but Kristol has no standing to defend a conservatism he largely ignored or trashed while he was close to the levers of power under Bush and Rove. Bruce Bartlett gets it right: I think the standard answer to every objection to Obama by Republicans should be this: He can’t be worse than Bush. From a conservative perspective, on spending, debt, big government, regulation, which Democrat could be worse?
How to Rig an Election: Disgraced Ex-GOP Consultant Allen Raymond Reveals His Dirty Tricks as Party's 'Fall Guy'
Post Date: 2008-01-07 10:09:04 by Peppa
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What does it take to win the New Hampshire primary — dirty tricks or retail politics? Stick to good old-fashioned politicking, says disgraced former GOP consultant Allen Raymond. "Retail politics and authenticity," he tells ABCNEWS.com. "Up in New Hampshire, they have great expectations of what you need to do as a candidate and you have to do it." Raymond should know. After all, he's the one who ran an illegal scheme to make hundreds of calls to jam the phone lines of the state's Democrats on Election Day in 2002. The former consultant, who served three months in jail last year, tells his story and reveals secrets of the trade in his new book, "How to ...
Martin LeFevre: Deconstructing the Obamanon
Post Date: 2008-01-07 00:00:15 by Horse
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There’s a lot of talk about hope going around after Barack Obama’s win in Iowa. If Obama wins in New Hampshire on Tuesday, he said, “I’ll be the next president of the United States.” Hillary, standing next to a devastated Bill, warned voters not to build up “false hopes” by choosing an inexperienced candidate. Having studied Derrida in grad school, the only thing I remember about it is how no one understands deconstruction. Despite, or because of that fact, a lot of people throw the word around. Nevertheless, at the risk of being clear, let’s deconstruct hope. To understand why Americans are so infatuated with a blank message of hope, one has to ...
Barack Moves Into Lead; McCain Holds Onto Top Spot
Post Date: 2008-01-06 23:25:38 by DeaconBenjamin
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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The latest WMUR/CNN tracking poll shows that Barack Obama has moved into a significant lead over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Polls: Tracking Poll Jan 5-6 The poll, taken on Jan. 5 and 6, shows Obama leading Clinton, 39 to 29 percent. John Edwards has slipped to 16 percent from 20 percent, followed by Bill Richardson at 7 percent and Dennis Kucinich at 2 percent. The poll has a margin of error of 5 percent. On the Republican side, John McCain has maintained his 6-point lead over Mitt Romney, 32 to 26 percent. Iowa winner Mike Huckabee has climbed slightly to 14 percent from 11 percent, followed by Rudy Giuliani at 11 percent, Ron Paul at 10 percent, and ...
Bloomberg 'Campaign' Could Start Tomorrow
Post Date: 2008-01-06 18:34:18 by Brian S
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Sunday January 06, 2008, 7:03 AM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- He hasn't done a day of formal campaigning and isn't running in any of the presidential primaries. But thanks to his vast wealth, Mayor Michael Bloomberg could easily jump-start an independent White House bid at the drop of a hat and could surprise the world by taking the oath of office come next January. At least that's what his supporters will tell you. Never mind that no independent candidate has ever won the White House, or that America has never elected a Jewish president. Remember how we all raised our eyebrows when Bloomberg ran for mayor in 2001? (Of course, he was a registered Republican then.) The alert level ...
Why I Believe Bush Must Go -- Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse
Post Date: 2008-01-06 18:24:56 by richard9151
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06/01/08 "Washington Post" -- -- As we enter the eighth year of the Bush-Cheney administration, I have belatedly and painfully concluded that the only honorable course for me is to urge the impeachment of the president and the vice president. After the 1972 presidential election, I stood clear of calls to impeach President Richard M. Nixon for his misconduct during the campaign. I thought that my joining the impeachment effort would be seen as an expression of personal vengeance toward the president who had defeated me. Today I have made a different choice. Of course, there seems to be little bipartisan support for impeachment. The political scene is marked by narrow and ...
Huckabee tax plan raises eyebrows in U.S.
Post Date: 2008-01-06 15:44:50 by richard9151
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080106/pl_nm/usa_politics_huckabee_taxes_dc_2;_ylt=Au_rOIP5iB1PRpwJC64_6EcE1vAI Sun Jan 6, 11:50 AM ET MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's plan to eliminate all income taxes and replace them with a flat consumption tax has the support of martial arts guru Chuck Norris but few economic analysts. The former Arkansas governor's victory in the Iowa caucus, which kicked off the presidential nomination process for the November 2008 White House race, will bring his policy proposals under closer scrutiny as the candidates do battle in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. Much of the focus has been on the ...
Pre-Iowa Israel Factor: ranking the presidential candidates
Post Date: 2008-01-06 12:47:43 by Zoroaster
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Pre-Iowa Israel Factor: Knowing Clinton, wanting Clinton Asked which presidential candidates became more relevant as the year progressed, three panelists mentioned McCain and three mentioned Obama. Giuliani and Biden were the other two candidates mentioned.
Republican Rudy Giuliani
The former New York mayor returned a $10 million donation from a Saudi prince after 9/11 following his comments on Israel. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 8.75 Democrat Hillary Clinton
The Senator for New York and former First Lady supports moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. LAST MONTH'S SCORE: 7.375 Independent Michael Bloomberg
Backed Israel in the war; said it 'continues to ...
Election 2008: New Hampshire Republican Primary
Post Date: 2008-01-06 12:14:05 by Ada
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New Hampshire: McCain 32% Romney 30% Sunday, January 06, 2008 The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in New Hampshire shows John McCain earning 32% of the vote while Mitt Romney attracts 30%. The survey was conducted on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. All interviews were conducted after the Iowa caucuses and before last night’s debate. Rasmussen Reports will continue to poll in New Hampshire each day until the Primary and report results on a two-day rolling average basis. The current poll shows Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul each earning 11% of the vote with Rudy Giuliani close behind at 9%. Fred Thompson earns 4%, some other candidate attracts 2%, and 3% are not sure. ...
Vintage Jesse Ventura on display in new book
Post Date: 2008-01-06 10:22:50 by angle
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MINNEAPOLIS - Former Gov. Jesse Ventura may prefer Mexico to Minnesota these days, but his ex-constituents will still recognize his style if they pick up his upcoming book, "Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!" Ventura uses the book — part personal memoir, part political rant — to rail against organized religion and the media, detail his brushes with celebrities and suggest that he should be viewed as a possible presidential candidate. "Is it worth it to put my family and me out there, to take on a force that most of the American people are willing to go along with?" Ventura writes in the book, due in stores in April. "The government is supposed ...
ABC Debate 1-5-08 Complete
Post Date: 2008-01-06 09:50:03 by buckeye
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I DUNNO WHAT TO NAME IT, BUT ITS ABOUT RON PAUL!!
Post Date: 2008-01-05 23:10:10 by rowdee
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This is a bit of a read, but oh so very, very good....I have put some paragraphs in just to break it up for ease of reading. Besides 4um, I participate on some horse & horse racing forums. Imagine my surprise on a visit last night to the racing forum to find an “Off Topic” thread regarding Dr. Ron Paul. Naturally, I had to read that one! There were comments on this thread about Ron Paul, 'radical ideas' and suggestions that he was thin on details etc....nothing horrid, but much ill-informed or deliberate misstating of facts. There was even a comment that he was ill-prepared for Meet the (de)Pressed. When it got down to the 'idjuts can't do anything on their ...
Romney Wins the Wyoming Caucuses
Post Date: 2008-01-05 22:10:32 by _______
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CASPER, Wyo. (Jan. 5) - Mitt Romney captured his first win of the Republican presidential race, gaining most of Wyoming's delegates at stake in GOP caucuses on Saturday. The former Massachusetts governor won six of the first eight delegates to be selected. Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one apiece, meaning no other candidate could beat Romney. Caucuses were still being held to decide all 12 delegates at stake. The win was a boost for Romney, coming two days after his loss to Mike Huckabee in the Iowa caucuses and three days before the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire. Those two states have attracted most of the political ...
Live Thread - The New Hampshire ABC News Debates - 2 Parties, 1 Night [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-01-05 19:00:15 by Brian S
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Pop the corn and spike the punch. Let the fun begin. The GOP is up first.
Horton Hears a Who in Iowa: Kitsch and the Caucuses
Post Date: 2008-01-05 18:13:46 by robin
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Horton Hears a Who in Iowa: Kitsch and the Caucuses
Chris Floyd , Empire Burlesque
January 4, 2008
As readers here know, I often link to Scott Horton over at Harper's. He is very insightful and informative on certain issues, especially the corruption of the American justice system. So it gives me no pleasure whatsoever to say that his post about the Iowa caucuses is without doubt the least insightful thing he has ever written. And I draw attention to it only because it represents so perfectly the kind of self-deluding mythological mindset that afflicts so much of American political discourse. It is hard to understand how someone who is able to discern so ...
Clinton Operation Runs Aground Against Obama Movement in Milford
Post Date: 2008-01-05 17:57:55 by DeaconBenjamin
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MILFORD, N.H. — In politics there are operations and movements. There is an operation in every campaign and the best one always wins. Unless it comes up against a movement. Operations understand the fundamentals of a campaign and execute them with awe-inspiring precision — everything from the candidate’s message and TV ads, to voter identification and mobilization, to interest group wooing and massaging, to on-site bunting and balloons. In a national campaign this is a massive undertaking. Getting all these fundamentals right signals important attributes about a future president: discipline, organization, vision and diligence — they always have and always will. ...
Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll - GOP (NH-Ron Paul 14%: 3rd Place)
Post Date: 2008-01-05 17:51:29 by _______
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New Hampshire: McCain 31% Romney 26% Saturday, January 05, 2008 The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in New Hampshire shows John McCain leading Mitt Romney by five percentage points. It’s McCain 31% Romney 26%. The survey was conducted Friday night, the night following the Iowa caucuses. As noted yesterday on Rasmussen Reports, McCain was one of the big winners on Thursday in Iowa. The current poll is a reversal from a pre-Christmas survey when Romney had a slight advantage. Ron Paul earns 14% of the vote and Mike Huckabee gets 11% as the only other candidates in double digits. Rudy Giuliani attracts 8% of the vote, Fred Thompson 5%, some other candidate 2%, and ...
Rasmussen poll: Obama soars to a 10-point lead(Hillary has fallen well behind)
Post Date: 2008-01-05 13:36:37 by scrapper2
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A major national pollster says that Hillary Clinton has fallen well behind in New Hampshire after her third-place finish in Iowa. Rasmussen Reports, in a telephone survey of 510 likely Democratic voters on Friday, found 37 percent backing Barack Obama, 27 percent for Clinton, 19 percent for John Edwards and 8 percent for Bill Richardson. Rasmussen projects that 40 percent of the Democratic ballots will be cast by independents, not registered party members. The poll's admitted margin of error is 4.5 percent. In Rasmussen's last New Hampshire polling, before Christmas, Clinton led Obama by 3 percent.
Poster Comment:More and more I'm thinking it's going to be an ...
NH GOP Drops Sponsorship of FOX Debate
Post Date: 2008-01-05 12:54:50 by who knows what evil
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NH GOP drops sponsorship of FOX debate Email|Link By James Pindell January 5, 2008 11:26 AM The New Hampshire Republican Party dropped their affiliation with a Republican debate sponsored by Fox News tomorrow night because they have limited the number of candidates that can participate. “The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary serves a national purpose by giving all candidates an equal opportunity on a level playing field," said Republican chair Fergus Cullen. "Only in New Hampshire do lesser known, lesser funded underdogs have a fighting chance to establish themselves as national figures." The Fox debate is excluding Texas Congressman Ron Paul even though he ...
Wyoming's GOP Caucuses Held TODAY!!! (how are the GOPs doing?)
Post Date: 2008-01-05 11:29:40 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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Is anyone aware of this? I didn't turn on the news today, only heard some talk on C-Span as I was waking up. Is there any coverage?
Atrocity-Linked U.S. Officials Advising Democratic, GOP Presidential Frontrunners:
Post Date: 2008-01-04 23:35:13 by richard9151
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Independent journalist Allan Nairn and American Conservative correspondent Kelley Beaucar Vlahos discuss a little-addressed facet of the 2008 campaign: many of the top advisers to leading presidential candidates are ex-U.S. officials involved in atrocities around the world Democracy Now! - 01/03/08 CLICK PLAY TO LISTEN Real Video Stream Real Audio Stream MP3 Download AMY GOODMAN: Presidential candidates are scrambling to win last-minute support in Iowa ahead of tonight’s caucus. Thousands of reporters have also descended on Iowa this week, covering everything from Mike Huckabee’s haircut to John Edwards’s rally with singer John Mellencamp. But little attention has ...
Michigan strategy already shaping up as candidates head to NH
Post Date: 2008-01-04 17:36:52 by angle
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LANSING — Michigan is shaping up as a make-or-break state for Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and John McCain as the three gear up to fiercely compete in the state’s Jan. 15 Republican presidential primary. The focus shifts to Michigan next Wednesday, the day after the New Hampshire primary. Huckabee beat Romney by nine points in Thursday’s Iowa caucuses, making New Hampshire increasingly critical for Romney, who had based his campaign strategy on winning Iowa and New Hampshire. But the former Massachusetts governor also may need to win his native state of Michigan if he’s to remain viable, especially if he doesn’t win New Hampshire. A Romney stumble could doom his ...
Bev Harris on Iowa Caucus (Black Box Voting)
Post Date: 2008-01-04 14:40:08 by Original_Intent
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Excerpt From Bev Harris' Observations during the Iowa Caucus: I literally laughed out loud at the magic show the Republicans are putting on. "We will be very transparent and report in live time on our Web site." "Well not the details, precincts will come after the totals are announced " (think about this folks: You can't GET the totals without the precinct results. They're doing it out of order) And then: "Oh gee the web site isn't posting any results after all" And then: "Hello we are the networks and with 40% in we are projecting [note subtle misuse of language] "Huckabee won Iowa" [Correct language would say "we are ...
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