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GOP’s Race Problem Doesn’t Always Include Debates
November 8, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
A shot was recently fired across the GOP’s bow about the cancellation of the scheduled Nov. 4 presidential debate co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute and Fox News, and you can bet more shots will be fired over the next few months.
Writing less than a week…
It’s Still Clinton & Romney in New Saint Anselm Survey
October 25, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
A new poll conducted by SRBI Research of New York City for the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College shows New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton holding a commanding 21-point lead in the state’s Democratic primary and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with a smaller, but still…
Edwards, Clinton and Questions About Their Electability in ’08
October 18, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
For weeks now, the campaign of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) has been hammering away about New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s greatest alleged vulnerability: her electability. It’s a good strategy, at least in theory, since Democratic voters will not nominate someone for president who they think will lose…
Say What? Obama’s Word Games
October 17, 2007 · 10:44 AM EDT
In at least one way, “incumbency” is like being pregnant. You can’t be “a little pregnant,” and you can’t be partially an incumbent.
But that pesky fact hasn’t gotten in the way of Sen. Barack Obama, or his campaign, and their awkward attempts to label Hillary Clinton as…
Say What? Obama’s Word Games
October 17, 2007 · 10:44 AM EDT
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Stuart RothenbergIn at least one way, “incumbency” is like being pregnant. You can’t be “a little pregnant,” and you can’t be partially an incumbent.
But that pesky fact hasn’t gotten in the way of Sen. Barack Obama, or his campaign, and their…
Biden and Dodd: Still Looking for Their Opening
October 4, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
As the World Series approaches, two U.S. Senators, Connecticut’s Chris Dodd and Delaware’s Joseph Biden, find themselves roughly in the same place that they were at the beginning of spring training: second-tier hopefuls for the Democratic presidential nomination regarded by journalists and most Democrats as mere long shots.
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Nationwide Listening Tour for Clinton?
October 2, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
While all the presidential candidates are talking about change, next spring might be just the right time for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) to dust off an old strategy to demonstrate a fresh approach.
Burdened with high personal negatives from the outset, Clinton may have an opportunity to…
Where the Presidential Nomination Races Are ... and Where to Look
September 24, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
By Stuart Rothenberg
More than three months before the crucial Iowa caucuses, there are good reasons for treating national surveys with great skepticism and for placing greater weight on the candidates’ standing and strength in Iowa and New Hampshire.
First, the candidates actually…
Where the Presidential Nomination Races Are … and Where to Look
September 24, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
More than three months before the crucial Iowa caucuses, there are good reasons for treating national surveys with great skepticism and for placing greater weight on the candidates’ standing and strength in Iowa and New Hampshire.
First, the candidates actually have been campaigning for months in those two states —…
Golden State Ballot Measure Is Only a Long Shot for GOP
September 17, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
Political operatives from both sides of the aisle are buzzing about a GOP-inspired ballot measure in California that, if passed, would divvy up the state’s Electoral College votes by Congressional district, with only two electoral votes going to the winner of the statewide popular vote.
If it passes,…
