Wizbang Politics: January 2008 Archives

Is Obama the Most Liberal US Senator?

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (8)

The National Journal has a study out proclaiming that Barack Obama is the most liberal Senator we have: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was the most liberal senator in 2007, according to National Journal's 27th annual vote ratings. The insurgent presidential candidate shifted further to the left last year in the... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Obama Bags $32 Million in January

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 31, 2008

The money is pouring in to Obama's coffers as reported by the HuffPost: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in the single month of January, a whopping figure that has permitted the campaign to boost staff and extend advertising to states beyond the sweeping Feb. 5 contests, aides... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

More Republican House Members Retiring

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (2)

Representative Tom Davis (R-Va) announced he's throwing in the towel today according to Politico. This comes a couple of days after Representative Ron Lewis (R-Ky) dropped his re-election bid under some strange circumstances. The list of retiring Republican House members now numbers 24: Terry Everett, R-Ala. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz. Duncan... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Clinton Celebrates "Tremendous Victory" in Florida

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (6)

Hillary Clinton was overjoyed last night about the Florida results: "Thank you, thank you for this tremendous victory tonight," Clinton shouted. But as Dana Milbank points out there was something important (besides Bill) missing from the victory celebration: Cheering supporters? Check. Election returns on the projection screen? Check. Andrea Mitchell... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Mitt Romney creates a new country

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (1)

In his Florida concession speech, Romney said- Our world is under attack from violent, radical jihadists. Our jobs are being sought by new competitors, countries like Asia and India. Asia isn't a country, India is part of Asia. James Joyner said Romney was 'likely a bit tired and emotionally drained'... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (9 votes cast)

Do you really want to know what I think Congressman Robert Wexler

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (3)

I don't live in the Florida 19th Congressional District but I got a email from Robert Wexler today. Here it comes- Dear WILLIAM, I have been a member of Congress for 12 years, representing Palm Beach and Broward Counties in Congress and speaking on behalf of Floridians and progressives throughout... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Connecticut a Tossup for the Dems

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (3)

A new Rasumussen poll on the Connecticut Democratic primary is out: Obama: 40% Clinton: 40% Edwards: 11% Other: 3% Undecided: 6% This is one of the first polls I've seen for a Super Tuesday state taken after Obama's South Carolina win. It's surprising to see Obama doing so well in... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

What Would Hillary Have Done?

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (11)

Bill Richardson has an interesting story from one of the debates: "I had just been asked a question -- I don't remember which one -- and Obama was sitting right next to me. Then the moderator went across the room, I think to Chris Dodd, so I thought I was... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

It is primary day here in Florida and I voted

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (2)

Miraculously the phone hasn't rung once today. Yesterday I got phone calls from Mitt Romney, Jack Kemp, Robert Wexler, Adam Hasner, and Charlie Crist to name a few. I would have been really impressed and not automatically hang up the phone, if one of these people called me in person.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Senate confirms Edward Schafer as Agriculture Secretary

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (2)

How many of you knew the last Agriculture Secretary resigned and who that person even was? From AP- WASHINGTON - The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as agriculture secretary with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill. The former... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Hillary Attempts to Play up Florida's Beauty Pageant

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 28, 2008

The Clinton campaign is doing their best to play up Florida's beauty pageant on the Democratic side according to Politico: Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign spent Sunday trying to play up the importance of a strong finish here even though no delegates are at stake -- a move Sen. Barack Obama's... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Florida GOP polls

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 28, 2008 · Comments (2)

Rasmussen Reports is out, and shows Romney moving into a slight (statistically insignificant) lead nationally, 28-26% over McCain, and the two men tied at 31% for tomorrow's Florida primary. Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby, however, has McCain gaining a slight (again, statistically insignificant) 33-30% lead, presumably on the strength of the endorsement from Governor... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Legislator by day, comedian by night

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 28, 2008

Meet Jason Lorber. MONTPELIER, Vt. - How many politicians does it take to draw a laugh? At least one in Vermont, where state Rep. Jason Lorber does standup gigs, produces comedy shows and runs improv workshops when he's not making laws. "When I first came here, people said `You're the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Obama's Advantage With Blacks and Super Tuesday

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 27, 2008 · Comments (5)

Update: Commenter Sam points out that Edwards will poll lower in Tennessee than his native South Carolina. So, when I recalculate capping Edwards at 15% and splitting the remaining white vote 2-to-1 for Clinton I come up with this: Obama: 45% Clinton: 39% Edwards: 15% Closer, but the math still... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Obama is the "Strong Winner" in South Carolina

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 26, 2008 · Comments (3)

CNN has just projected Barack Obama as the "strong winner" in South Carolina. I assume that means he will have won by more than 10%. According to the CNN exit polls, African-Americans gave Obama 81% and he picked up 24% among White voters. Most people will forget that only a... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Hillary pulls anti-Obama ad in SC

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 26, 2008 · Comments (3)

In the increasingly hard-fought race for the Democratic nomination, and the South Carolina primary in particular, we have our first flinch. Hillary Clinton's campaign has pulled a negative ad mischaracterizing Barack Obama's remarks about Ronald Reagan, reports Anne E. Kornblut for the Washington Post's political blog, The Trail: Under fire... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Edwards Creeping up on Hillary in South Carolina

Posted by Larkin · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (4)

Edwards appears to be gaining some ground on Hillary according to two new South Carolina polls out yesterday. Public Policy Polling has the race: Obama: 44% Clinton: 24% Edwards: 19% Zogby has the race: Obama: 38% Clinton: 25% Edwards: 21% Considering undecideds and margins of error it's really a dead... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Republican debate in Florida

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (3)

Republican candidates for President held their 19th debate in Florida last night. With the formal withdrawals of Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson, the field was down to the five remaining active contenders: McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani, and Paul. My own impressions of their respective performances: Romney ~ I believe he... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Dennis Kucinich quits presidential race

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 24, 2008 · Comments (3)

Now there is one less nut nut candidate for me to choose from in next week's Floirda Democratic primary. CLEVELAND _ Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job -- U.S. congressman. In... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Bush, Lawmakers Nearing Economic Stimulus Accord

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 24, 2008 · Comments (4)

The Federal Reserve reduced interest rates by 3/4 of a point between meetings. I think the US economy could be in for rough times soon. From AP- Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration and House congressional leaders are nearing a tentative agreement on legislation designed to stimulate the slowing... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

McCain leads New York - poll

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 24, 2008

John McCain has taken the lead in Rudy Giuliani's home state of New York, which votes on Super Tuesday, according to Datamar: A poll released today by Datamar Inc., shows U.S. Senator from Arizona John McCain in the lead with 28.7%, in the New York Republican Presidential Primary. Former New... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Uncommitted, McCain win Lousiana Caucuses - maybe

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 24, 2008

Among named candidates, it appears McCain won - except that Louisiana's caucuses aren't necessarily "for" candidates, and several delegates in several of the eleven voting places won on multiple slates, and "Uncommitted" actually finished first, but who knows? If you thought the Iowa Caucus process was convoluted, wait until you... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Hunter endorses . . . Huckabee!

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 24, 2008

In a move predicted by no one I know of, Rep. Duncan Hunter has endorsed Mike Huckabee for the Republican nomination, via CNN's Political Ticker: "I got to know Governor Huckabee well on the campaign trail," Hunter said in a statement. "Of the remaining candidates I feel that he is... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

All he wanted to do was register his opinion with Maryland's Governor

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 23, 2008

Instead Pete Pritchard called a phone sex line. CALVERT, Md. - A Cecil County man who phoned the governor's office with an opinion about the mortgage foreclosure debate realized he wasn't talking to a secretary when the woman who answered greeted him with a "Hi, sexy." Pete Pritchard of Calvert... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (2 votes cast)

Was Fred in it for the Veep job?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 23, 2008 · Comments (3)

After Fred Thompson withdrew from the Republican Presidential nomination race, an interesting post appeared at Cameron's Corner of Fox News: Back in March of 07 at the CPAC convention in DC several former Fred Thompson Congressional staffers told me Fred Thompson was thinking about a run. Some of his Tennessee... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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