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Excerpts of Romney's Speech on Faith
Posted: 06 Dec 2007 05:20 AM CST
Here they are, sent out this morning by the campaign - as prepared for delivery: "There are some who may feel that religion is not a matter to be seriously considered in the context of the weighty...


Marist NH Poll
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 05:00 PM CST
Marist's new poll in New Hampshire shows Clinton's lead (of likely Democratic voters) in New Hampshire about even from last month, after dropping between October and November. The poll also shows...


IA Poll: Huckabee, Obama on Top
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 04:44 PM CST
Strategic Vision is out with a new poll in Iowa (Nov 30 - Dec 2, 600 Dem LV, 600 GOP LV, MoE +/-4.5%). On the Democratic side, Obama's seen a 7-point swing in his favor versus the last SV poll...


ABC/Wash Post NH Poll
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 04:07 PM CST
This morning we got the Republican numbers in New Hampshire from ABC News/Washington Post, now we have them on the Dems: Clinton 35 Obama 29 Edwards 17 Richardson 10 Here's the lede from the press...


Obama-Oprah Rally Moves to Larger Digs
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 03:43 PM CST
Faced with overwhelming demand, the Obama campaign announced today that it will be moving Sunday's rally with Oprah Winfrey in Columbia, S.C., from the 18,000-seat Colonial Center to the 80,000-seat...


Clark Stumps for Hillary
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 02:24 PM CST
Say hello to Hillary's vice presidential pick latest surrogate, General Wes Clark, who is stumping for Clinton in central and eastern Iowa and also stars in a new ad debuting today: Notice that first...


Hillary Calls For Subprime Rate Freeze
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 02:16 PM CST
Addressing the NASDAQ today, Hillary Clinton said that Wall Street has played a "significant role" in the housing foreclosure crisis and called for voluntary steps to address the growing problem....


Grassley Calls Iowa
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 12:35 PM CST
For what it's worth, Sen. Charles Grassley, speaking to the Des Moines Register, thinks Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will win Iowa: He said Hillary Clinton could possibly finish in third place,...


When Will Clinton's Campaign Dump The Mysterious Dirt?
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 11:01 AM CST
Rich Lowry echoes Major Garrett in saying that it's likely one of the reasons Clinton is hitting Obama so hard in Iowa now is that "she can afford to have Edwards win there in a way she can't with...


New Hampshire NEA to Endorse Huckabee
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 10:50 AM CST
Proof that not all endorsements are welcome, First Read is reporting that the New Hampshire NEA has decided to endorse Mike Huckabee. "This is the first time the state affiliate has picked a...


IA and NH poll
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 10:44 AM CST
Zogby has a new poll in IA showing Romney's 16-point Nov. 7 lead over Huckabee shrinking to just 1 point. Hillary's 3-point November lead over Obama did not change. Republicans Romney 26 Huckabee 25...


Giuliani: 'One Hour'
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 09:19 AM CST
Airing in New Hampshire and Boston, here's Rudy's new ad: Some background provided by the campaign on the ad. More videos in the Vlog....


A Method to Clinton's Negative Madness?
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 08:40 AM CST
David Corn, Jay Cost, and others have posted recent analyses questioning the ferocity of Hillary Clinton's negative campaigning against Barack Obama. They may all be right, with the caveat that there...


The Daily 2008
Posted: 05 Dec 2007 08:39 AM CST
Hoist one and cheer, for on this day in 1933 Prohibition was repealed. On to today's top election stories: "Clinton Rivals Hammer Her Iran Vote During Iowa Radio Debate" (Dan Balz and Anne E....