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Archive for February 2008

February 29th, 2008

Financial Friday: January Spending

I realize I’m a bit behind on discussing the January numbers, considering tomorrow is the 1st of March. The numbers are still very interesting, though, and give us an idea about how February went, although candidates haven’t disclosed their February fundraising or spending yet and the FEC hasn’t gone through that information to release it, […]

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February 28th, 2008

The Size of the House

With all the usual hype about the presidential election, it’s easy to forget about one of the most under-reported dilemmas in American politics: the size of the House of Representatives.
It’s a simple matter of population. The original House consisted of 106 members, who together represented a national population of about 3.5 million. That’s a ratio […]

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February 27th, 2008

John McCain and the Money: Ongoing Public Financing Issues

Remember those bad old days when John McCain was broke and barely holding on? You know, the middle of 2007? Well, during his little financial crisis, McCain signed up for public financing in order to stay afloat. It came in handy — John McCain looks like the anointed Republican nominee despite some lingering policy issues […]

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February 26th, 2008

Guest Post: The Ohio Debate

This guest post comes to us courtesy of Brian Layman, who is one of 8 bloggers covering tonight’s debate live! NBC and WKYC-Cleveland are hosting Senators Clinton and Obama at Cleveland State University.

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February 26th, 2008

Obamamania Hits Texas

Hillary Clinton’s lead in Texas has all but evaporated. A barrage of new polls indicates a virtual tie, or even a slight Obama advantage, in a state that Clinton had planned to carry without much difficulty.
Here are the numbers from the latest polls (all of likely voters):
ABC News/Washington Post -     Clinton 48% / Obama […]

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February 25th, 2008

Lawrence Lessig withdraws from Congressional race

Last week, we discussed the nascent Lessig for Congress campaign. Today, Lawrence Lessig announced that he would not complete the campaign, instead choosing to focus on a long-term strategy to improve Congress. His withdrawal speech is honestly one of the classiest I have seen in a long time.

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February 25th, 2008

A PR Professional’s Opinion on Hillary’s Tactics

It’s easy to talk about how, if we were the candidates, we’d run the campaign differently. We’d do this, appear there, that sort of thing. But for most of the eligible voters in the U.S., it’s pure conjecture. We’re not all experts in conducting what are essentially the largest public relations campaigns that the country […]

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February 23rd, 2008

Georgia v. Tennessee - The Latest Interstate Rivalry

As reported in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and a host of local newspapers in the affected areas, the state of Georgia has recently claimed that it rightfully owns a piece of the Tennessee River currently controlled by Tennessee. As you might imagine, the state of Tennessee begs to differ. Fueled by a […]

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February 22nd, 2008

Financial Profile Friday: Mike Huckabee

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This is our last Financial Profile Friday of a single candidate for the primaries. We’ve covered everybody else in the race, although we’ll continue to touch base with how campaigns are spending money. As the primaries draw […]

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February 22nd, 2008

Diplomatic Recognition for Kosovo

With the US presidential season in full swing and the recent political events in Cuba and Pakistan, Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. The US has long supported this move, and earlier this week, the US was one of the first countries to officially recognize the independent state of Kosovo. So how did that happen? […]

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