All Posts Tagged With: "election 2008"
California Voters’ Foul Mood Runs Deep And Wide
Capitol Journal
George Skelton
The current attitude of California voters can be summed up like this: A pox on politicians of both parties.
There’s one exception: Barack Obama, according to a new poll by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.
In the statewide survey released today, 61% of likely voters hold a favorable opinion of the front-runner for [...]
Don’t Forget - There are Three Candidates Running For President
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Obama: Don’t Assume I’ll Take VP Slot
The San Fransisco Examiner
By Charles Babington, AP
Democrat Barack Obama has ridiculed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton’s running mate this fall. Speaking in Mississippi on Monday, the Illinois senator said voters should not think they can get both candidates on the ticket by nominating Clinton as president and assuming he will accept the vice [...]
Believe the Hype
This Primary Season May Tear Apart the Democratic Party
SCBlackPress
by Danielle
Ever since the run up to the South Carolina primary I have heard a growing number of friends and family who support Obama declare that they will not vote for Sen. Clinton in the general election if she becomes the Democratic nominee.
(1) After her lost in [...]
Delegate Count - Real Clear Politics - 09 March 2008
Real Clear Politics Delegate Count Summary
Delegate Count
(2,025 Needed to Win)
State
Date
Delegates
Obama
Clinton
Total
-
1588
1465
Super Delegates
-
795
210
242
Pledged Delegates
-
2654
1378
1223
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Delegate Count
(1,191 Needed to Win)
State
Date
Delegates
McCain
Romney
Huckabee
Paul
Total
-
1260
272
270
14
Unpledged RNC
-
0
129
1
5
-
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Legitimizing The Nominee - Democrat
Legitimizing The Nominee
Talk Left
By Big Tent Democrat
For all the wailing and moaning from NBC, especially Punchline Olbermann, host of the Obama News Hour, and some of the Left blogs about Hillary Clinton staying in the race, one has to wonder what they think of Barack Obama’s failure to win either Ohio or Texas. The desperate [...]
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Could Spanish-Only Voters Put Hillary Over the Top in Texas?
NationalReviewOnline
Actually, instead of thanking Republicans, if Hillary Clinton wins Texas tonight, she may say “muchas gracias” to Hispanics in Texas who didn’t bother to respond to pollsters who asked questions in English.
Erick Erickson notes:
A friend of mine who is a very reputable pollster tells me that in California the major media polling firms did not [...]
John McCain’s Catch-22
Pajamas Media
By John Hawkins
It’s not easy being John McCain these days. The self-styled “maverick” faces a classic Catch-22, which he will have to somehow resolve if he wants to be elected president.
As we conservatives see it, McCain has gotten this far in his political career by kicking us in the teeth for the amusement of [...]
Delegate Count - Real Clear Politics - 23 Feb 2008
Real Clear Politics 23 Feb 2008
Democrats
Obama
Clinton
Total Delegates
1374
1275
Pledged Delegates
1193
1034
Popular Vote
10,300,410
9,375,213
Popular Vote (w/FL)
10,876,624
10,246,199
National RCP Average
44.6%
43.0%
Ohio
42.0%
50.0%
Texas
46.0%
48.8%
Republicans
McCain
Huckabee
Total Delegates
976
245
National RCP Average
51.9%
28.9%
Texas
48.8%
36.8%
General Election
Democrats
Republicans
Obama vs. McCain
Obama 47.7
McCain 42.2
Clinton vs. McCain
Clinton 43.2
McCain 47.7
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Teamsters Union to Endorse Barack Obama
Unions and Election 2008
San Francisco Examiner
Sen. Barack Obama is slated to pick up the endorsement of the powerful Teamsters, the second major union endorsement for the Democratic front-runner in a week, union officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Obama will meet with Teamster President James P. Hoffa in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. The endorsement [...]
