Nevada Primary

The Glorious Future that American Unions Walked Away From

Ian Welsh | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics


Ian Welsh

If labor had taken a strong stand and put their own best interests first instead of triangulating and currying political favor, the strongest pro-labor candidate -- John Edwards -- would be in the lead today.

No More Mr. Nice Guy: Obama Mocks Hillary In Stand Up Routine

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics


LAS VEGAS — The White House campaign has brought a new act to Vegas. Democrat Barack Obama tried to use humor to cut down rival Hillary Rodham ...

Dems Set To Debate Tonight In Nevada

Las Vegas Review-Journal | Molly Ball | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics


If Nevada's last Democratic presidential debate was a Vegas boxing match, tonight's is an Old West duel. Three candidates remain in serious contentio...

Sam Stein

Pro-Obama Flier Urges Republicans To Switch Parties To Block Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics


A campaign flier created by a precinct captain for Sen. Barack Obama urges Nevada Republicans and independents to switch party affiliations "for a day...

Obama Campaign Rakes In the Dough After Iowa

The Hill | Klaus Marre | Posted 01.09.2008 | 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 01.09.2008 | 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...

Obama Campaign Co-Chair Questions Hillary's Tears

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 01.09.2008 | 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

Political Radar | Kate Snow and Jennifer Parker | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


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

Did Edwards Slip Help Clinton In New Hampshire?

Political Wire | Stuart Rothenberg | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


While some will suggest that Sen. Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire victory can be traced to her emotional comments shortly before the primary, and othe...

What's Your New Hampshire Prediction?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 01.08.2008 | Home


Jane Hamsher

New Hampshire does have a special fondness for the Clintons, but whether their affection for the "comeback kid" will accrue to Hillary is unknown.

Why the Iowa and New Hampshire Primaries Matter (at Least For Democrats)

Paul Finkelman | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics


Paul Finkelman

The demographics of these states - their swing vote character - is precisely why Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada ought to be the first primary states. They have narrowly gone Democratic or Republican for the last twenty years.

Nevadans Not Gung-ho Over Early Caucus

RGJ.com | Anjeanette Damon | Posted 11.26.2007 | Home


In the latest RGJ poll, we asked 600 likely Nevada voters how likely they were to attend their party's caucus. Nearly 40 percent said they may not or will not attend.

News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

Columnist Robert (No Facts) Novak says Clinton campaign has "scandalous" information about Barack Obama but decides not to use it. Obama had an affair with Valerie Plame?

There Are No Certainties in Politics

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics


Sasha Abramsky

With no clear giant-amid-dwarves, it's likely the first several caucuses and primaries will winnow down the field but produce no clear-cut winner.

Obama vs. Clinton: What All These Crazy Numbers Mean

Donnie Fowler | Posted 10.01.2007 | Politics


Donnie Fowler

Clinton's got the poll numbers. Obama's got the most donors. Clinton's got the best news articles. Obama's got the biggest rally crowds. How are we s'posed to figure this out?