Republican Primary

Sam Stein

McCain Donated To Schilling Charity After Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


One week after Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling "officially" endorsed Sen. John McCain for president, the Beantown hero received a softball of his own: ...

Sam Stein

Giuliani's Hawks Split Between McCain And Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Former New York City Rudy Giuliani has made up his mind as to whom, in the wake of his failed presidential bid, he will support for the Republican nom...

Huge Delay Expected In California Super Tuesday Voting Results

NBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


California voters are unlikely to know the results of Tuesday's presidential primary election until the next morning, a spokeswoman for the California...

Sam Stein

Reagan Worshipped At GOP Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate -- the last before the slate of primary elections on February 5th -- was held in the Ronald Reagan Pr...

Right-Wing Talk Radio Savaging McCain

Washinton Times | Donald Lambro | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Conservative talk radio is ganging up on presidential candidate John McCain, attacking him for joining Democrats to push liberal legislation and oppos...

Florida Voters Turn Out for Primary

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


TAMPA, Fla. — A close Republican presidential race and a proposal to lower property taxes brought out Florida voters in large numbers Tuesday. ...

GOP Candidates Not Advertising In February 5th States

The Page | Mark Halperin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Romneys, just like before Michigan, apparently want to see some results before spending more of the boys' inheritance. McCain and Giuliani have n...

Radio Talkers on the Line Against McCain

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


NEW YORK — John McCain heads into Tuesday's Florida primary facing resistance from not only his fellow candidates, but also from the leaders of ...

Sam Stein

Caught On Tape: Romney Accuses McCain Of Lying, Then Balks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Mitt Romney was caught on tape Sunday saying his GOP rival John McCain was "lying" about his position on the Iraq war, before quickly telling a report...

Sam Stein

McCain Warns: "There Will Be Other Wars"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The presidential candidate who sang "Bomb bomb Iran" is already looking towards the war after the war in Iraq. Sen. John McCain told a crowd of supp...

Liz Cheney To Back Mitt Romney

CNN's Political Ticker | Dana Bash | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Liz Cheney, Vice President Cheney's daughter, plans to endorse Mitt Romney for president, three Republican sources familiar with the discussions tell ...

Hillary Resists Urge To Kick Rudy When He's Down

NY Times' The Caucus | Patrick Healy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is 2 for 3 in Democratic nominating contest victories, while her fellow New Yorker and old nemesis, Rudolph W. Giuliani...

Florida Dems Expect Record Turnout Despite Loss of Delegates

The Post and Courier | Robert Behre | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


South Carolina Democrats have long felt confident that more than 300,000 voters will go to the polls Saturday, breaking their record turnout of 290,43...

GOPers All Pledge Allegiance To War In Iraq

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


During Thursday's Republican debate, moderator Tim Russert asked the candidates: Was the war in Iraq a good idea and has it been worth the blood and t...

Pro-Huckabee Push Polls Fly South To FL

Heidi Pickman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Heidi Pickman

First Iowa, then New Hampshire, Michigan and South Carolina, now Florida - the controversial phone calls known as push poll calls are making their way...

Analysis: Thompson Pulled Out Hours Before He Would Have Won LA Caucus

Election Central | Eric Kleefeld | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A very special event happened for the Fred Thompson campaign on Tuesday -- besides his official withdrawal from the race, of course. It turns out that...

Gulf War Gen. Schwarzkopf To Endorse McCain

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the heavily decorated Gulf War commander, will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday, a Republican source said. M...

Fred Thompson Wakes Up, Drops Out Of Race, Goes Back To Sleep

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


After finishing third in the South Carolina primary, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson opted not to continue campaigning. He announced h...

Sam Stein

Grover Norquist On Thompson's Failed Candidacy: It's The Taxes, Stupid

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Fred Thompson announced that he would be removing his name from the presidential race on Tuesday, following a campaign that witnessed more disappointm...

LA Times To Endorse Primary Candidates For First Time Since Nixon

Editor and Publisher | Joe Strupp | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


After 36 years of avoiding endorsements in presidential elections, the Los Angeles Times will begin supporting candidates in both the primaries and ge...

Fred Thompson Quits Presidential Race

AP | DAVID ESPO and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


NAPLES, Fla. — Republican Fred Thompson, the actor-politician who attracted more attention as a potential presidential candidate than as a real ...

Huckabee Trims Costs, Press Travel

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


ORLANDO, Fla. — Battling to stay competitive after his weekend loss in South Carolina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is taking new steps to...

Duncan Hunter Drops Out

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


SAN DIEGO — Rep. Duncan Hunter is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination after a poor showing in the Nevada caucus....

Record Nevada Turnout for Both Parties

AP | BRENDAN RILEY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


LAS VEGAS — Voters showed up in record numbers for Saturday's presidential caucuses in Nevada, surprising Democratic and Republican organizers w...

Sam Stein

Giuliani Finishes In Sixth Place -- For The Fourth Time In Five Primaries

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Rudy Giuliani has always held firm that he would win the Republican nomination by focusing his energies on the late-voting, highly populated primary s...