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Quote of the Day

Monday, February 18th, 2008

No one is better prepared to lead our nation at these trying times than Sen. John McCain,” Bush said, standing alongside the Republican nominee-in-waiting in an airport hanger. “His character was forged in the crucible of war. His commitment to America is beyond any doubt. But most importantly, he has the right values and experience […]

McCain at CPAC

Friday, February 8th, 2008

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Part III

Post-Super Tuesday Analysis

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Democrats:
The winner of Tuesday’s Democratic contest was whoever won California – and that was Hillary. Hillary needed a big win to stop Obama’s momentum, and by essentially reaching a draw with Obama on Super Tuesday, California served as the tie-breaker to give Hillary the win. The next three Democratic contests take place Saturday, in Washington, […]

Romney suspends campaign

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Today, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney suspended his campaign in the interest “of our country and our party”.
As many pundits are saying, this effectively guarantees that John McCain will be the Republican nominee.

CRs on Super-Tuesday

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Ryan Bilodeau (Chairman, RI) and Jacob Ventura (E.D., MACR) enjoy themselves while attending a Romney Super-Tuesday watch party in Boston.
Contributing to a USA Today article on the Super-Tuesday results, Bilodeau was quoted as saying:
“Romney’s win there wouldn’t have surprised Ryan Bilodeau, 22, of Woonsocket, R.I., chairman of his state’s college Republicans club. As “Reagan babies, […]

Drudge reports raw vote totals

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

TOTAL VOTES CAST
Clinton: 50.2% (7,347,971)
Obama: 49.8% (7,294,851

Rough Super-Tuesday results

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

In Super-Tuesday states, McCain won 511 delegates, Romney won 176, and Huckabee won 147.
Overall, McCain leads with 613 delegates. Trailing McCain is Romney with 269. Huckabee registers third with 190 delegates.
It takes 1,191 to win the Republican nomination.
In Super-Tuesday states, Clinton earned 584 delegates to Obama’s 563.
Overall, Clinton now has 845 delegates while […]

A post Super-Tuesday observation…

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

From the Associated Press:
The [Romney] campaign has gone through repeated rebirths, with new themes and new campaign signs, new ads and new message strategies. Romney has tried to be the candidate of true fiscal, social and national security conservatism. He has tried to be the corporate executive candidate who understands the economy. He has tried […]

Mitt winning Maine

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

The Maine CRs report that..
Mitt Romney is the early leader in presidential preference voting by Maine Republicans as the first returns are being counted today from the party’s municipal caucuses.
Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, had 59% of the vote with 3% of the towns holding caucuses reporting. Ron Paul trailed with 19%, John McCain had […]

Giuliani’s final 90 seconds?

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Rudy Giuliani is running this 90-second ad in Florida.

If Giuliani comes in third or worse, will he drop out before February 5? I think he stays in. After all, it’s only one more week to “Tsunami Tuesday.” Then he can drop out.

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