With Rudy Giuliani slated to bow out of the race and Mike Huckabee limping badly, McCain and Romney are almost certain to engage each other more sharply than they did in last week’s rather tepid GOP forum in Boca Raton, Fla.
The stakes are especially high for Romney. The former Massachusetts governor lost to McCain in [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 30, 2008
Republican Debate Tonight
January 27, 2008
McCain’s Mother Instructs Base to Hold Their Nose
Hold Your Nose And . . .
Just in case you haven’t seen the actual transcript from the C-SPAN Steve Scully interview with 95-year-old Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain:
Steve Scully: This is a political question in terms of how he gets the nomination, but just from what you have seen, how much support do you [...]
January 26, 2008
Republican Delegate Polling Results Update 1-26-2008
Predicted results: McCain 13 states, 698 delegates; Huckabee 10 states, 582 delegates; Giuliani 10 states, 450 delegates; Romney 8 states, 249 delegates.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008
January 26, 2008
Schwarzkopf Endorses McCain
Retired Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf endorsed McCain this morning, saying in a statement: “Senator John McCain has served our country with honor in war and in peace. He has demonstrated the type of courageous leadership our country sorely needs at this time. For that reason, he has my complete support.”
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/01/schwarzkopf_end.html Foon Rhee 1-23-2008
January 23, 2008
Voters Not Interested In Third Party
Recent Gallop Poll:”The American public does not appear to believe it is important or necessary for an independent candidate outside of the traditional two major parties to step into the race in order to save the nation.”
More specifically:
* A startling 84% of respondents think there’s a candidate running who would make a “good president.”* Nearly [...]
January 22, 2008
Huckabee Needs Money
Mike Huckabee is asking his senior staff to keep working for him without pay, while lower level campaign staff are seeing their salaries cut dramatically or eliminated altogether. But many of those being asked to take the cut are refusing, and walking away, leaving the campaign with holes to fill.
“The money simply hasn’t come in [...]
January 22, 2008
Thompson Says Goodbye
“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people.”
http://race42008.com/2008/01/22/thompsons-statement/ Matt C 1-22-2008
January 21, 2008
Nader Contemplating Another Run For President
“What I’m deciding on right now is whether we can get enough volunteers, enough financial resources to overcome the huge ballot access obstacles, which you don’t experience here in Canada, but which are the worst in the Western world in the United States,” said Nader.
Critics say he siphoned away enough votes from then Democratic Vice [...]
January 21, 2008
Rick Santorum on John McCain
I served 12 years with him, six years…as one of the leaders of the Senate,” former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) told radio host Mark Levin on Jan. 10. “John McCain was not only against us, but leading the charge on the other side.”
He added, “There’s nothing worse than having a Democratic Congress and a Republican [...]
January 21, 2008
Delegate Count as of 1-21-2008
A simple majority of 1230 delegates is needed to secure the nomination from a total of 2458. The count so far is:
Romney – 3 states, 66 pledged delegates
McCain – 2 states, 38 pledged
Huckabee – 1 state, 26 pledged
Thompson – 0 states, 8 pledged
Ron Paul – 0 states, 6 pledged
Giuliani – 0 states, 1 pledged
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008 1-21-2008
