Iowa
Clinton's 'Right-Hand Woman' Takes Charge In Iowa
Wall Street Journal | MONICA LANGLEY | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics
With snow and sleet pounding her hotel window, campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle dialed in to an early-morning strategy debate a few weeks ago among ...
With One Week Till Iowa, Huckabee Heads To Miami
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics
With a scant eight days to go until the Iowa caucus, presidential campaigns are going full-throttle following a brief Christmas reprieve. As such, alm...
Will the Real Mike Huckabee Please Stand Up?
Lester Feder | Posted 12.23.2007 | Politics
By subtly shifting his rhetoric, Huckabee can make his hard-right audience hear what they are looking for without jeopardize the friendly image he has carefully constructed.
John McCain, Barack Obama Rising In New Hampshire
Boston Globe | Scott Helman | Posted 12.23.2007 | Politics
Senator John McCain of Arizona, whose bid for the Republican presidential nomination was all but dead this summer, has made a dramatic recovery in the...
Obama, Edwards Throw Final Punches Before Christmas Ceasefire
Politico.com | Ben Smith and Lisa Lerer | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards traded unexpectedly bitter attacks Saturday over plans by a group linked to Edw...
IA: Special Interest Groups Jump Into Race
Campaign Diaries | Campaign Diaries | Posted 12.22.2007 | Home
With a little more than 2 weeks to go before Iowa votes, there is not much more the campaigns can do to move numbers but ground game, organizing and g...
The Huckabee Revolution: Evangelicals At The GOP Gate
HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics
Mike Huckabee's insurrectionist presidential campaign is defying the determination of the Republican establishment to restrict the selection of the pa...
Huckabee: We Treat Inmates At Guantanamo Bay 'Too Nice'
Think Progress | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics
During a campaign stop in Iowa today, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee commented on the conditions at the military detention center in Guantanam...
Huckabee Faces A Rush Limbaugh Barrage
HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics
Before today, radio host Rush Limbaugh has -- in his own words -- "studiously avoided" attacking presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. That silence en...
Primary 2008, Part II -- The Republicans: In Search of a Front Runner
John Zogby | Posted 12.21.2007 | Home
Ron Paul is going to do better than anyone expects. Look to Paul to climb into the double-digits in Iowa. Why? He's different, he stands out. He's his own brand.
Primary 2008, Part I -- Democrats: When Inevitability Isn't So...Inevitable
John Zogby | Posted 12.21.2007 | Home
Not likely to bring her Iowa numbers up, Hillary has tried to go negative at Obama to bring his numbers down. It seems to be backfiring on her.
Poll: Iowa GOP Race Between Huckabee And Romney
MSNBC News | Mark Murray | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics
The latest Washington Post/ABC poll among Iowa Republicans narrows the race to just two people: Huckabee and Romney. Huck leads, 35-27%, with no other...
Memo to the Mainstream Media: Stop Worshiping at the Failed Cult of Free Trade
Scott Paul | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics
Any candidate who casts a critical eye on our trade policy and calls for change is not a protectionist. It's time that the media elites wake up and discover that accountability is a good thing.
Democrats Need John Edwards to be Their Mike Huckabee: Part 2
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics
Edwards can rally the American people against rich and powerful corporate interests and use the bully pulpit to force Congress to vote in the general interest and not for the special interests.
Top Democratic Candidates In Dead Heat In Iowa
CNN | Paul Steinhauser | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics
Just two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates appear to be in a dead heat in the Hawkeye State, according to a new C...
Three Traditions on Display in Iowa and New Hampshire
Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics
What kind of party should Democrats be? Each of the three traditions -- populism, anti-politics, and pragmatic liberalism -- is represented by one of the major contenders.
Countdown to the Iowa Caucuses V -- What We Talk About When We Talk About Hillary Clinton
Marie Wilson | Posted 12.19.2007 | Home
It's not about party or ideology, it's about gender.
Democrats Need John Edwards to be Their Mike Huckabee: Part 1
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics
To nominate Clinton is to is play Russian roulette with the presidency and to risk losing key House and Senate races in red and purple states. Obama's candidacy is a bit more unpredictable.
Bill Clinton Is Right About the Campaign Coverage
Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.19.2007 | Media
I'm almost nostalgic for the days when the press paid too much attention to campaign consultants since at least those dispatches had some substance to them.
Romney Struggles to Hold Iowa: Will His Early Investment Pay Off?
Chase Martyn | Posted 12.18.2007 | Home
This story is a collaborative effort between Iowa Independent and HuffPost's OffTheBus. As part of our investigation, OffTheBus members spoke with mor...
Presidential Politics: Prose/Poetry?
Jamie Stiehm | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics
Iowa and New Hampshire will be canaries in the mines, indicating whether the nation is in the mood for prose or poetry.
Republicans Stunned by Penniless Wisecracking Two-bit Preacher
Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics
Mike Huckabee's not-so-improbable rise has stunned the Republican establishment and has his rivals exhibiting completely aberrant behavior.
Huckabee's Christmas Ad, Ron Paul Fires Back
HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics
Mike Huckabee is bringing his Christmas cheer, and his Baptist minister roots, to Iowans this election season. His recent ad, "What Really Matters," ...
Predictions For 2008
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics
A reader recently took me to task for an article I wrote a month ago -- "What Will Be The Big Issue A Year And A Day From Now?" His complaint was tha...
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The New York Times' Kit Seelye is backing up NBC's Andrea Mitchell, who reported on...
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Truthdig | Bill Boyarsky | Posted 12.26.2007 | Home