Clinton 2008

A "Founding Father Of Conservatism" Praises Ron Paul, Creates 'Ultimate Ron Paul' Website

Washington Post | Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Rep. Ron Paul continues to trail his opponents in national polls. He's yet to finish in the top three of any state contests. (He placed fourth in the ...

Ron Paul Beats Rudy Giuliani (Again)

New York Times | Michael Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The bad news for Rudolph W. Giuliani Tuesday night in Michigan was that Representative Ron Paul of Texas appears to have beaten him handily again, jus...

McCain, Lieberman Partnership Giving Both Parties A Bad Headache

The Hill | Manu Raju | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


John McCain's rising presidential campaign is provoking fresh questions for Republicans and Democrats alike about the role Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn....

Nevada Judge Threatens To Stop Democratic Debate If Kucinich Isn't Included

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A Nevada judge said Monday that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included in Tuesday's candidates' debate in Nevada. Senior ...

California NAACP President Endorses Hillary Clinton

The Hill | Klaus Marre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


As the issue of race dominates the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Monday received the en...

McCain, Romney Turn Up The Heat On Bitter Rivalry In Michigan

Reuters | Andrew Stern | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain turned up the heat on their bitter rivalry on Monday, trading charges over the economy and abortion on the ev...

Founder Of BET Slams Obama In South Carolina

New York Times | Katharine Q. Seelye | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Robert L. Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, who is campaigning today in South Carolina with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, just...

Obama Proposes $75 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan

Reuters | Adam Tanner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Amid growing worries about a worsening of the U.S. economy, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama proposed a $75 billion economic stimulus pl...

Hillary Clinton Defends 2002 Iraq War Vote On Meet The Press

MSNBC | Domenico Montanaro | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


This morning on Meet the Press, Hillary Clinton defended her 2002 vote for the Iraq war resolution, saying that she "thought it was a vote to put insp...

Huckabee Seeks Another "Colbert Bump"

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


After his triumph in Iowa and third-place finish in New Hampshire, Mike Huckabee showed up Wednesday night for another Colbert bump. An earlier bump ...

Obama Raises $700K In Clinton's Backyard

ABC News | Sunlen Miller | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama held a New York City fundraiser on Sen. Hillary Clinton's turf Wednesday night, that organizers said raised $700,000 for the Democra...

John McCain Leads Romney In New Michigan Poll

Teagan Goddard | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Political Wire got an advance look at a new Strategic Vision poll in Michigan done over the weekend which shows Sen. John McCain leading with 29% supp...

John Kerry Endorses Barack Obama

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama has won the presidential endorsement of Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' 2004 nominee who lost to George W. Bush. Kerry, a senator from ...

Obama: Clinton Took Liberties With My Statements

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama accused Bill Clinton of twisting some of his early remarks on the Iraq war in a speech the former president gave the night before the New...

Thomas B. Edsall

How New Hampshire Upended The Democratic Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Manchester, NH -- The conventional wisdom today about the results of the New Hampshire Democratic primary does not take into account the complexity of...

Romney Campaign Pulls All TV Ads In South Carolina, Florida

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has decided to pull his advertising from South Carolina and Florida, in a sign of trouble for a campaign...

Obama Campaign Rakes In the Dough After Iowa

The Hill | Klaus Marre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) presidential campaign is raising contributions at the rate of $1 million a day so far this year, campaign manager David P...

The Weekly Standard's Latest Dewey Moment

Salon | Glenn Greenwald | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Here's the cover for this week's issue of The Weekly Standard, excitingly available on newsstands now. Here, once again, we encounter the renowned ju...

Barack Obama: "We're Ready For The Rough And Tumble"

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama talked of introducing some Chicago smackdown to his politics of hope Wednesday, seeking a rebound after Hillary Rodham Clinton grasped v...

Obama Campaign Co-Chair Questions Hillary's Tears

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Tears are now officially an issue in Campaign 2008. Obama's national campaign co-chair, Jesse Jackson, Jr., just went on MSNBC and appeared to qu...

Woman Who Made Clinton Cry Voted For Obama

ABC News | KATE SNOW and JENNIFER PARKER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The woman whose empathetic question -- "how do you do it?" -- sparked uncharacteristic emotion Monday from Sen. Hillary Clinton ended up voting for Se...

Woman Who Made Clinton Cry Voted For Obama

Political Radar | Kate Snow and Jennifer Parker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The woman whose empathetic question -- "how do you do it?" -- sparked uncharacteristic emotion Monday from Sen. Hillary Clinton ended up voting for Se...

Michigan Represents Romney's Last Stand

Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Michigan will be Mitt Romney's last stand; his advisers are cautiously optimistic. They know McCain has a built-in advantage because independents won'...

See How The New Hampshire Polls Got It Wrong

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Rasmussen New Hampshire Primary (January 5-7 ) Obama 37 Clinton 30 Edwards 19 Richardson 8 McCain 32 Romney 31 Huckabee 10 Giuliani 8 Paul 8 See fu...

Watch: Clinton, Obama Make The Rounds On Morning TV

InsideCable | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made the rounds of the cable news networks this morning. Both appeared on FNC's Fox and Friends and CNN's Am...