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| Name: | Taegan Goddard's Political Wire |
| Description: | Political news, polls and buzz |
| Site URL: | http://politicalwire.com/ |
| Category: | /News/Politics/ |
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| Syndic8 ID: | 848 |
| Language: | en |
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25 most recent entries:
Having Technical Problems... Will Resume Posting Soon (Jul 16 2008 15:58 GMT)
PPP Poll: McCain Holds Small Lead in South Carolina (Jul 15 2008 21:58 GMT)
A new Public Policy Polling survey in South Carolina finds Sen. John McCain leading Sen. Barack Obama, 45% to 39%, with Libertarian Bob Barr getting 5%.Key findings: "The demographics fueling Obama's ability to stay within striking range are the same ones that allowed him to win a dominant victory in the state's Democratic primary.
Clinton Asks to Keep Campaign Donations (Jul 15 2008 21:53 GMT)
Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign "is sending out letters to donors asking permission to roll a $2,300 contribution to Clinton's 2008 general election coffers to her 2012 senate election fund instead of offering a refund," the New York Observer reports.
Quote of the Day (Jul 15 2008 18:23 GMT)
"I'm 62, I'm having trouble remembering things." -- President Bush, at a news conference earlier today, in comments not helpful to 71 year old John McCain.
More Americans Positive About Iraq (Jul 15 2008 18:19 GMT)
A new CBS News poll "shows that while Americans have been pessimistic about the direction of the country in general and the state of the economy in particular, they are increasingly positive about the way things are going in Iraq." "Just seven percent say the war in Iraq is going very well but 45 percent now say it is going at least somewhat well. This marks the most positive assessment of the war since January, 2006, and a 10 point upswing since just last month. But 51 percent say the war is going at least somewhat badly. In June, just 35 percent said the war was going somewhat well while 62 percent said it was going badly.
Rangel in Trouble? (Jul 15 2008 18:14 GMT)
The Washington Post has good advice for any politician: "Try not to make the front page of two major papers over two separate sets of ethical questions in the same week."Unfortunately, House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) isn't listening. "On Friday, he was on the front page of the New York Times in a story about his occupying four rent-controlled apartments in Harlem, three for his residence and one for a campaign office. Today, he was on the front page of the Washington Post for having solicited contributions from interests with business before his committee for a foundation named after him.
Quinnipiac: Obama Opens Lead Nationally (Jul 15 2008 16:23 GMT)
"With commanding leads among women and young voters and near unanimous support from black voters," Sen. Barack Obama has a 50% to 41% lead over Sen. John McCain, according to a new Quinnipiac poll of likely voters released today. Independent voters split 44% to 44%. McCain has a slight 47% to 44% edge among men voters and a larger 49% to 42% lead among white voters.
Obama Consistent on Iraq (Jul 15 2008 05:56 GMT)
With Sen. Barack Obama scheduled to make a major speech on Iraq today -- and some accusing him of flip-flopping in recent days on his commitments to bring troops home if elected president -- Politifact finds the Illinois senator has not wavered in his statements throughout the campaign.
Ventura Declines Bid (Jul 15 2008 05:50 GMT)
Despite recent hints that he would run for U.S. Senate as an independent, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said he would not make the race, according to The Hill.Said Ventura:
Udall Maintains Lead in Colorado Senate Race (Jul 15 2008 05:07 GMT)
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Colorado shows Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) leading Bob Schaffer (R) by 9 points, 47% to 38%. After a year of polling that showed a very close race, this is the fourth poll in a row that has shown Udall with at least a 9 point lead.
Pawlenty Not Being Vetted (Jul 15 2008 05:05 GMT)
Minnesota's Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) -- "rumored to be high on John McCain's short list for vice president -- says he hasn't been asked for 'any documents' by the campaign of the presumed Republican nominee," according to the Wall Street Journal.
Iraq War Not Hurting McCain (Jul 15 2008 01:21 GMT)
"Despite broad, longstanding dissatisfaction with the war, just 50% of Americans prefer Obama's plan to withdraw most U.S. forces within 16 months of taking office. Essentially as many, 49%, side with McCain's position -- setting no timetable and letting events dictate when troops are withdrawn," according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll."McCain's competitiveness on Iraq runs counter to broader views on the war, which more closely align with Obama's.
PPP Poll: Obama Slightly Ahead in Colorado (Jul 14 2008 20:06 GMT)
A new Public Policy Polling survey shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain, 47% to 43%, mainly on the strength of the Hispanic vote. The state has a small black population, and McCain leads 46% to 45% among white voters. Obama's 58% to 34% lead among the state's growing Hispanic population gives him the advantage overall.
McCain Adopts Clinton's Strategy (Jul 14 2008 19:08 GMT)
John Heilemann says Sen. John McCain campaign seems to be using Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign playbook."In presidential races, personnel and mechanics matter, but only on the margins. Yet in ways large and small, strategic and tactical, temperamental and attitudinal, the McCain campaign strikes me as having been cut from the same cloth as Hillary Clinton's.
Obama Gets Serious in Iowa (Jul 14 2008 18:59 GMT)
Sen. Barack Obama "is off to a more aggressive campaign in Iowa" than Sen. John McCain, "despite the Republican having clinched the nomination three months earlier than his rival," the Des Moines Register reports."Obama has 15 campaign offices open and staffed in Iowa, while McCain is still plotting where to locate about half as many.""Though Obama campaign officials declined to disclose their hiring plans, they said its safe to say their 2-to-1 edge in local headquarters is a sign Obama's staff will outnumber McCain's team, which could reach 20 by this fall.
Clinton Backers Still Want Convention Vote (Jul 14 2008 08:04 GMT)
CQ Politics: "There are Clinton supporters clinging to the hope that if her name is placed in nomination and the roll call of the states is conducted, she might -- still win."
Sanford Flubs Question on McCain Economics (Jul 14 2008 07:47 GMT)
We can probably scratch South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) from Sen. John McCain's vice presidential prospect short list. On CNN, he was asked to explain the differences between McCain's economic plan and the Bush administration, a moment Nico Pitney calls the "most painful clip" from Sunday morning television.BLITZER:
Quote of the Day (Jul 14 2008 07:43 GMT)
"I don't have any line that I have in my mind. If it happened, I'd know it when I saw it."-- Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), quoted by the New York Times, explaining what would have to happen for him to become a Republican. Off the record at least, Democrats say they are preparing to kick Lieberman out of the Democratic caucus.
Obama Campaign Slams Magazine Cover (Jul 14 2008 07:36 GMT)
Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is condemning as "tasteless and offensive" a New Yorker magazine cover "that depicts Obama in a turban, fist-bumping his gun-slinging wife. An American flag burns in their fireplace," according to Politico. Said a spokesman:
Who Killed Chandra Levy? (Jul 14 2008 06:44 GMT)
The Washington Post spent a year trying to find out why the murder of congressional intern Chandra Levy remains unsolved.
Not That Negative (Jul 13 2008 21:18 GMT)
CQ Politics notes that Brown University political scientist Darrell West "set out to determine just how negative the primaries were -- as compared with the nine previous White House races since 1972. As it turns out... they weren't as negative as one might imagine."
Quote of the Day (Jul 13 2008 21:09 GMT)
"I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself. I don't expect to be a great communicator, I don't expect to set up my own blog, but I am becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need... I don't e-mail, I've never felt the particular need to e-mail."-- Sen. John McCain, in an interview with the New York Times, once again raising an important question.
Democrats Prepare to Boot Lieberman Out of Caucus (Jul 13 2008 20:56 GMT)
"Despite assurances to the contrary from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democratic insiders are certain that Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) will be kicked out of the party's caucus next year and lose his Senate chairmanship if he addresses the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., as planned," Robert Novak reports."After his 2006 election, the Senate Democratic leadership agreed to give Lieberman the Homeland Security Committee chairmanship if he provided the decisive vote to make the Democrats a 51-49 Senate majority.
McCain Tosses Gramm (Jul 13 2008 20:39 GMT)
Time reports that Sen. John McCain has cut ties with former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) and that he is no longer getting economic advice from him.
The Pragmatic Pol (Jul 13 2008 20:34 GMT)
In a must-read piece, Ryan Lizza takes a look at the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's political rise and notes that "perhaps the greatest misconception about Barack Obama is that he is some sort of anti-establishment revolutionary. Rather, every stage of his political career has been marked by an eagerness to accommodate himself to existing institutions rather than tear them down or replace them." Obama "campaigns on reforming a broken political process, yet he has always played politics by the rules as they exist, not as he would like them to exist. He runs as an outsider, but he has succeeded by mastering the inside game."
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