Election 2008

Is Virginia a Red State That Will Turn Blue?

The latest poll on Virginia from Rasmussen Reports shows John McCain leading both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, but he has lost ground over the last month to both of them. Virginia has long been a red state, but if the current trend continues, it... (more...)

Posted on May 14 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Bob Barr Announces Presidential Candidacy

Diving headfirst into the now wide open pool of candidates running for President in 2008, Libertarian Bob Barr from Georgia announced his presidential aspirations on Monday. After forming an exploratory committee just a month ago, Barr decided it was... (more...)

Posted on May 12 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Pickford

Michigan: McCain Leads Obama, Tied with Clinton

Michigan is one of the states that the DNC punished for moving up their primaries by not recognizing the primary and refusing to seat the delegates. The RNC took away half of the delegates. Hillary Clinton won the Michigan primary with 55% of the vote.... (more...)

Posted on May 12 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Cindy McCain Says Campaign Will not be Negative, but——

Cindy McCain has vivid memories of what negative campaigning did to her family back in the 2000 Presidential race and recently, in and interview on the Today Show, she stated that McCain would not employ any negative tactics in this campaign, no matter... (more...)

Posted on May 10 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Is Hillary Clinton Launching a Vice Presidential Campaign?

Since the final results came in late Tuesday night, Barack Obama has been declared the victor in the Democratic race for the nominee by most media outlets. The slow but steady shift in super delegates has begun to Barack Obama’s column, and there have... (more...)

Posted on May 9 2008 | 2 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

McCain Still not Getting Full Support in Primaries

The Republican primaries have their own story to tell. The Democrats are not the only ones with a bit of controversy. As in the Pennsylvania primary, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul have taken a good percentage of the vote in both North Carolina and Indiana. ... (more...)

Posted on May 8 2008 | 11 comments | Written by irishr

Obama and Clinton: The Day After North Carolina and Indiana

A day after Barack Obama did better than most thought he would in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, he picked up 4 super delegates and Hillary Clinton picked up 2. Clinton had canceled her appearances for today to have a meeting with as many... (more...)

Posted on May 8 2008 | 1 comment | Written by irishr

Want Real Change? Not In This Election…

We’ve all seen the headlines: “The Reverend Wright Controversy”; “Democrats coming on Fox News”; “Obama is an elitist and calls voters in PA “bitter”; “Many Superdelegates still undecided”; “Clinton... (more...)

Posted on May 7 2008 | 2 comments | Written by Shaun Pickford

Obama Nets 4 Delegates in Tuesday’s Contests

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton split the two Democratic primary contests this evening. Obama won in North Carolina by 15 percentage points and Indiana went to Clinton by the razor thin margin of 22,000 votes in a state where 1.2 million votes where... (more...)

Posted on May 7 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Ron Paul Keeps on Going, and Going and Going

Ron Paul is still in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, technically that is. With John McCain already having more than enough delegates to get the nomination, it would take something unprecedented for Paul to be the nominee, but yet... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 19 comments | Written by irishr

Looking Beyond North Carolina and Indiana

Today is D day in North Carolina and Indiana. I stick by my predictions of yesterday, even with the polls showing such wide differences. So now it is time to look ahead to the coming week. The latest polls out from Rasmussen Reports are on West Virginia,... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Presidential Politics in the YouTube Era

The recently launched television ad by the Democratic National Committee, which uses the “straight talking maverick’s” own words regarding a 100 year commitment of American troops in Iraq against him brings to light McCain’s vulnerability in this... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Prediction: North Carolina to Obama, Indiana to Clinton

In North Carolina, where he once led by as much as 11%, the latest polls show Barack Obama leading by 7 to 9%, with one poll actually showing Hillary Clinton leading by 1%. All things considered, Obama should win this one, but not by as large a margin... (more...)

Posted on May 5 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

McCain’s Looming Charlie Black Problem

Charlie Black is a senior advisor deep inside the McCain campaign. What kind of affiliations could be informing his advice to McCain? Let us take a brief look: Black has been a key player in the Washington scene for close to three decades, holding his... (more...)

Posted on May 5 2008 | 1 comment | Written by Shaun Booth

Rasmussen Oregon Poll: Obama with Good Lead, Many Still Undecided

The Oregon primary is the same day as the Kentucky Primary, May 20th. There are four primaries before this date and there has not been a poll taken in Oregon since early April. This latest poll from Rasmussen has some interesting findings, aside from... (more...)

Posted on May 4 2008 | 6 comments | Written by irishr
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