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GOP Co-Star: South Carolina's Sanford Wants It So Bad He's...Speechless

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.13.2008 | Home

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S.C. GOP Governor Mark Sanford wants the veep spot so bad he rushed unprepared onto the Sunday morning talk shows and made a mockery of McCain's non-plan for the economy.

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Faith, Hope, and the Courtship of South Carolina

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home

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McCain might be nine points ahead of Obama in South Carolina, but, unlike our progressive suitors in the past, Obama won't give us up without a fight.

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Education Voters

Ben Terris | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Young Voters, Education, Travel, Youth Vote, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Divide, Home News

Talking politics with young people across the country has meant talking about education. "What works," says one, "is retaining teachers and recruiting volunteers, people to push the kids hard at school."

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The Disintegration of John McCain

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Even still-enamored journalists cannot fail to notice that it would be difficult to find a candidate less suited for the times or the office than McCain right now.

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Interview With Political Science Professor Kenneth Janda

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Last Thanksgiving, I took a vacation from the blog and (while I was gone) I ran a series of speech transcripts from all eight of the Democratic candid...

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Bill Clinton: "They (Obama and company) Played the Race Card on Me"

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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Bill Clinton, on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, tried to rewrite campaign history and simultaneously to get a start on restoring his legacy.

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The Day Hillary Clinton Knew She Had Lost

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

That she has been able to stay in the race at all is a testament to the power of the Clinton name, the Dem's ludicrous electoral system, and her hold over a petrified media and the party's bureaucratic elite.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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When Losing is Winning

Dylan Loewe | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

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On the other side of an exceptional month for Obama, one thing has become clear: the loss in New Hampshire proved ironically valuable.

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Clinton Campaigning As She Would Govern

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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It is mind-boggling that the Clinton campaign could have failed to understand the importance of two key factors: the yearning for change, and the distaste for the street-fighting brutality that is the Clintons' trademark.

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Clinton Superdelegate Defects to Obama: "I'm Not That Important to Them"

Beverly Davis | Posted 02.14.2008 | Home

Asked if she had heard from the Clintons before or since she made her super delegate switchover, Samuels said, "I haven't heard from the Clintons and to be truthful, I guess I'm not that important to them. I'm only one of 13 SuperDelegates in New Jersey and I'm following my heart."

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Clinton Spinning Into Twilight Zone

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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The Clinton operation's dismissive attitude towards the states that she loses feels uncomfortably like a post-facto snub by the aggrieved party in a break up: "he's not really my type anyway."

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The Epic 2008 Election (So Far)

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

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Out of the frozen tundra of Iowa, out of the snowy mountains of Vermont, out of the brightly-lit casinos in the Nevada desert, out of the churches of ...

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My Primary Picks For Florida

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

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Ever onwards, into the fray, we return to the latest in a series of primary "picks" columns, this time heading down to Florida to examine the Republic...

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Obama's Stump Lines Echo Malcolm X

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

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Carrie Budoff Brown noticed a rather off-message echo in Obama's stump speech last week, and writes that Obama added to his stump speech in South Caro...

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Obama Says He'll Return More Money From Indicted Fundraiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama might be handing over a bit more campaign cash as he tries to distance himself from Tony Rezko, the indicted Illinois businessman an...

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Big Dawg Clinton: Use 'em or Lose 'em?

Marc Cooper | Posted 01.27.2008 | Home

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After Saturday's whuppin' in South Carolina, will the Hillary campaign finally snap the muzzle down on Bill? Or has Big Dawg strayed completely out of control?

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Young Voters Continue to Come Through For Obama

Joe Vogel | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics

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Young voters continue to show they will play a crucial role in determining the next President of the United States. They also continue to show that ...

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Obama's Victory & The Clintons' "Black Candidate" Strategy

Ari Melber | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics

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Voters who made their decision in the past three days, a period when President Clinton dominated media coverage by attacking Obama and stoking racial issues, broke for Obama by 30 points.

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Young Voters Help Obama Turn Palmetto Purple

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.26.2008 | Home

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Obama swept to victory in South Carolina, giving this once-red state a purple hue. Over 520,000 people voted tonight in the Democratic primary - walloping the turnout of last week's GOP primary.

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Clyburn: Voters "Recoiled" From Use Of Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics

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Speaking after Sen. Barack Obama's victory in South Carolina, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., all but credited the wide-margin of victory to a backlash ...

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South Carolina A Rout For Obama

AP | DAVID ESPO and CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign mo...

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Clintobama: In SC, the Candidate Merge in Substance and Style

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 01.26.2008 | Home

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In South Carolina, Hillary Clinton and Barack's Obama hit almost all the same themes and seemed to pitch their appeals particularly to the predominantly African-American crowds.

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Obama Wins in SC, Regaining Momentum

AP | DAVID ESPO and CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign mo...

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Candidates Gear Up For South Carolina Primary

New York Times | Julie Bosman | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, Obama South Carolina, South Carolina Primary, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, South Carolina, Politics News

As Democrats headed on Friday toward the finish line of their first primary in the South, the candidates spent the day trying to widen their appeal to...

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