2008 Election

Obama Leads Big In NH

411 Mania | Ashish | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Barack Obama's Iowa momentum is translating to double digit leads in numerous polls of Granite State voters. ...

Sam Stein

Giuliani A Dud On The Campaign Trail

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


As his numbers remain low and stagnant in the New Hampshire polls, Rudy Giuliani's campaign stops have done little to revive his souring presidential ...

Obama: "The Other Day I Said, 'The Time For Come Has Changed,' ... And Everyone Clapped"

Daily Intelligencer | Chris Rovzar and Jessica Pressler | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Much-praised speaker Barack Obama was funny while stumping in Manchester, New Hampshire, this morning: "I've been campaigning a lot," he said. "And yo...

Hillary Clinton's Toxic New Hampshire Cloud

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Glenn Hurowitz

In a world where children need all the help they can get, we need someone who will stand up for them even when it's politically tough to do so, and Clinton just isn't meeting that standard.

Hillary Tears Up On The Campaign Trail

Wall Street Journal | Amy Chozick | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


UPDATE: Edward's knocks Clinton for getting emotional on the campaign trail: Edwards, speaking at a press availability in Laconia, New Hampshire, off...

Out Of Line: Change

Mort Gerberg | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Mort Gerberg

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Obama's Spare Change

Robin Gerber | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Robin Gerber

Would Obama be the best Community-Organizer-in-Chief? Maybe. But that's not enough to make him the right choice for president.

Obama Tells Dianne Sawyer: My Wife Gets Too Nervous To Watch Debates

ABC News | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama dismissed the latest attacks on his record by Hillary Clinton as distortions of his record and said his rival's tactics as she falls behi...

Clinton Tells Access Hollywood: I'm A Big Fan Of "Dancing With The Stars"

Access Hollywood | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


With only days to go before the New Hampshire primary, Senator Hillary Clinton sat down exclusively with Access Hollywood's Maria Menounos for a candi...

Republicans Court Voters, Democrats Silent on the Courts

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Cristóbal Joshua Alex

Why are the Dems silent on what may be the most important set of issues of our time, while the Republicans can't go five minutes without talking about judges and the courts?

Huckabee Delivers At NH Church: 'We Have Signed Up To Be Part Of God's Army, To Be Soldiers For Christ"

Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


A pastor from Texas was scheduled to deliver the sermon Sunday at a church here called the Crossing. But instead this small evangelical congregation ...

Loose Change

Bob Franken | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Bob Franken

Isn't it ironic that the "change" everyone demands would really reverse earlier changes?

Edwards Advisor: Hillary's Camp Is Broke

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Edwards senior adviser Joe Trippi has a theory about the Clinton campaign: He says that it's broke, or will be soon enough. "There's a good chance th...

Cindy McCain Likes A Leather Blazer

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.07.2008 | Media


There's been much ado about hot candidate wives (cough Elizabeth Kucinich tongue ring cough) but we're here to point out the highly under-noted Cind...

The Iowa Un-Caucus

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

Despite record-high voter participation in last week's Iowa caucuses, voter turnout in Iowa didn't break 17 percent. Watch the video to see who wasn't caucusing, and why.

Obama's CNN Polls Over Last Week

Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


With Tuesday's New Hampshire primary fast approaching, Sen. Barack Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the state, a CNN-...

Into The Lion's Den: Obama Planning High-Dollar NYC Fundraiser

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Where will Barack Obama go the day after New Hampshire? Right into the heart of Sen. Clinton's financial heartland, New York City. The campaign has ...

Reason: Paul Doesn't Care About 'Unions Or The Pickets'

Reason | David Weigel | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Well, the choice was sort of made for him, but 24-odd hours after being bounced from the Fox News five-man forum, Ron Paul will be appearing on the To...

Obama Security Detail Rivals President Bush

Washington Times | Joseph Curl | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Secret Service presence has increased for Sen. Barack Obama since his dramatic win in Iowa, amid fears over the safety of the man seeking to become Am...

Romney Dials Down Expectations Hard

Politico | Jonathan Martin and Jim VandeHei | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Mitt Romney, a dominant favorite in New Hampshire just weeks ago, said Sunday that a "close second" to Arizona Sen. John McCain would be a significant...

Nervous Hillary Takes "Unprecedented" Control Over Campaign

Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, slipping further behind her chief rival in the Democratic primary here, has taken direct control over her strategy and me...

Pudding 2008

August J. Pollak | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics


August J. Pollak

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Fox News' Snub of Paul Could Trigger New Hampshire 'Blowback'

Matt Simon | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home


Matt Simon

Ron Paul is sort of like a porcupine; a porcupine looks cuddly and cute, but if you try to step on one you're liable to wind up with a few holes in yo...

Mark Penn's Hyper-Speed Career Trainwreck

Daily Kos | Kagro X | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Where Is The Bounce? by Mark Penn, Chief Strategist 1/5/2008 5:13 PM Two polls that had the race within a few points before the Iowa caucuses have ...

Edwards Campaign Living in Leo Hindery's Corporate Glass House?

Barry Orton | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics


Barry Orton

Considering his track record, is Leo Hindery's economic advice any more useful than his standard operating procedure of "buy low, pump it full of 'stardust,' and then dump it?"