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Sunday, May 25 2008, 08:25 PM A dark diagnosis reaffirmed a commitment The fifth in a series of occasional articles examining the 2008 candidates for president. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - On the cold Boston afternoon following the 2004 election, vice presidential candidate John Edwards took center stage at Faneuil Hall. With his wi 55 News Stories, 18 Liberal Blogs, 13 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment

The Carpetbagger Report Mccain Afraid To Be Seen With Buddy Almost immediately after securing the Republican presidential nomination in March, John McCain visited the White House for a get-together with the man he hopes to replace. Thanking Bush for his endorsement, McCain was effusive with praise for the presiden

Think Progress Bob Barr Wins Libertarian Party Nomination. The Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Georgia Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate. “I certainly have no intention of being a spoiler,” he said today. As Dana Milbank recently reported, Barr does note hide his disd

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Barr Gets Libertarian Nod The Libertarian Party picked former Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA) to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting, the AP reports.Said Barr: 'I'm a competitor and I'm in this to win. I do not view the role of the Libertarian Party to be a spoiler an

Daily Kos Midday Open Thread Things that make no sense: The host committee for the Democratic National Convention is having trouble with fundraising, while the Republican National Convention fundraising is going just fine. Of course some big Democratic donors will be holding out bec

Informed Comment Lotta: Take Obama Out Liz Trotta, a veteran journalist who helped pioneer a place for women at the front as war correspondents, was being interviewed on Fox News on Sunday by Eric Shawn, when she commented on Hillary's Clinton's reference to RFK's assassination:' 'And now we

Wonkette Wahhhhhhhh: Inexplicably, Website Editors ... [lanny Davis] WAHHHHHHHH: Inexplicably, website editors continue to give 'Solomonic' Lanny Davis space to write. He now has an article on the Huffington Post called 'Four Things the Obama Campaign Couldn't Resist Doing To Anger Clinton Supporters.' In case you are worr

MyDD Veep Lynn Sweet of The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that the Obama campaign sees some urgency in the timing of picking a VP. Speaking to reporters on his campaign plane flying from San Juan, PR to Chicago on Saturday, likely Democratic presidential nominee S

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American Street It?s Official After Six Ballots Bob Barr is the Libertarian Party candidate for president. And John McCain is wee-wee-ing in his Depends right now.

Some Guy With a Website by August J. Pollak - xoverboard.com "her Chances" Latest comic - click here! I tapped a popular nerve two weeks ago when I pointed out that Hillary Clinton has been the victim of incredible and unfair misogyny in this campaign, and there is nothing she can do or has done that will counter that, or just

legitgov Poor Ticket Sales, Expected Protests Scuttle Bush-mccain Fundraiser At Phoenix Convention Center A Tuesday fundraiser headlined by President [sic] Bush for U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is being moved out of the Phoenix Convention Center. Sources familiar with the situation said the Bush-McCain event was not selling enough tickets to

The Carpetbagger Report If Reagan Democrats Existed, They?re Gone For Good We’ve been hearing for about a generation now about “Reagan Democrats” — white, working-class voters who voted Republican in the 1980s, and who pundits believe Democrats have to get back if they hope to be competitive on the nation

The Carpetbagger Report For Gop, Panic ?is In The Wind? Six months out, those who feel confident about how the presidential campaign is going to play out are probably kidding themselves. There are too many variables, and the race will take too many twists and turns. Nevertheless, the Republican establishment i

feminist blogs Gallup: Hillary Beats Mccain; Obama Doesn?t Gallup Poll Daily tracking from May 20-24 finds Hillary Clinton maintaining a significant 49% to 44% lead over John McCain when registered voters are asked about their preferences for the fall general election, while McCain has a slight 47% to 45% advanta

Pensito Review Bush Third Term Fundraiser: More Protesters Than Donors Expected So Organizers Scale Back George Bush has said that after he leaves office, his first order of business will be to give a series of speeches in order “to replenish the ol’ coffers. I don’t know what my dad gets — it’s more than 50-75 [thousand dollar

Oliver Willis Please, Go Away And Take Your Husband And Your Campaign Hacks With You Please, just fade away. You lost. You got close, but you lost. All you are doing now is embarrassing yourself and hurting the party and the country in the process. First, Bill Clinton further descends into conspiracy land, doing his best Oliver Stone. Fo

Daily Kos John Mccain & The Reform Institute There’s an old Irish proverb that seems to have been written especially for John McCain: 'If you get a reputation as an early riser, you can sleep till noon.' How else can you explain the perception that he is a straight talker, a moder

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Outside The Beltway | OTB Cult Of The Presidency George Will decries the romanticization of the presidency. Barack Obama recently said, “I believe in our ability to perfect this nation.” Clearly there is something the candidate of “change” will not change?the pattern of extravag

FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog John Mccain Attacks Obama Over Iraq War Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 26, 2008, in Albuquerque. In an interview today with the Associated Press, Senator and presumptive GOP nominee for President rips into

PoliPundit.com Bob Barr Wins Libertarian Party Nomination After 6 ballots, former Congressman and former Republican Bob Barr won the nomination as the Libertarian Party's Presidential candidate at the annual National Convention in Denver this afternoon. Going into the 6th and final ballot, Barr was trailing Dr.

memeorandum Fec Computers Can't Handle Obama Jackpot (kenneth P. Vogel/the Politico) Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico: FEC computers can't handle Obama jackpot — The record-shattering fundraising by Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has reshaped the financing of presidential elections a

Ace of Spades HQ Dnc Fundraiser Troubles Though the Democratic presidential candidates are breaking records, the DNC is struggling to raise money this year and the lack ensures that Democrats will do what they do best: blame each other. DNC supporters say several factors have contributed to...

memeorandum Previously: - Awaiting The Sixth Ballot Totals ... (robert Stacy Mccain/american Spectator) Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator: PREVIOUSLY: — Awaiting the sixth ballot totals, but the suspense is over and everyone knows the result: Barr will be the Libertarian presidential candidate for 2008, likely with Root as his run

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run Live From The Lp Convention: Nominating Speeches And The 2008 Candidate As I walked onto the floor, one delegate ran up to me to gloat. "Did you know that C-Span's got the only cameras here?" he asked. "What about Bob Barr's media frenzy, huh? If he's getting so much attention, where's all the media?""

The Politicker Mccain's Memorial Day Pitch Here's John McCain Memorial Day spot on immigration. In what should be a preview of the unorthodox general election strategy he'll employ against a most unorthodox Democratic candidate, it's an appeal to Hispanic voters and liberal-minded independents.

memeorandum Election 2008: Kentucky Presidential Election (rasmussen Reports) Rasmussen Reports: Election 2008: Kentucky Presidential Election — Kentucky: McCain 57% Obama 32% — In Kentucky, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows John McCain leading Barack Obama by twenty-five perce

memeorandum Bill Clinton Has 'never Seen A Candidate Treated So Disrespectfully ... (michael James/political Radar) Michael James / Political Radar: Bill Clinton Has ‘Never Seen a Candidate Treated So Disrespectfully Just for Running’ — ABC News' Sarah Amos reports: Former President Bill Clinton in South Dakota today delivered a harsh cri

memeorandum Libertarians Pick Bob Barr To Run For President (aaron Gould Sheinin/atlanta Journal ...) Aaron Gould Sheinin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Libertarians pick Bob Barr to run for president — Candidate from Georgia says he's not trying to be GOP ‘spoiler’ — Denver — Georgia's Bob Barr won

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Reason Magazine - Hit & Run Live From The Way Home From The Lp Convention: We're Gonna Be Friends On the way out of the Denver convention, defeated candidate and Massachusetts party chair George Phillies pulled me aside to express how worried he was about the Barr/Root ticket. "This is a train wreck," he said. "My delegation is majority