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Posts Tagged 2008 Presidential Race

Huckabee ‘Eggs’ On Social Conservatives in Colorado

By | 02.26.08 | 1:29 pm

COMMENTARY
GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee endorsed Colorado’s “egg as a person” state ballot measure on Monday, but for whose benefit — Zygote Americans or his own dwindling political fortunes?

Will Nader Dent the Dems?

By | 02.24.08 | 11:46 am

What’s a presidential campaign without Ralph Nader?

Superdelegates, Not Super Tuesday, May Settle Dem Nomination

By | 02.11.08 | 11:49 am

Iowa Independent’s John Deeth surveys the landscape of Democratic Party superdelegates in a post-Super Tuesday follow up.

Who the heck are these people, where did they come from, and how could they alone decide the democratic presidential nomination?

Colorado Confidential’s Super Tuesday Caucus Straw Poll

By | 02.05.08 | 8:00 am

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Mouse over the counties on our interactive map to compare current voter registration figures with 2004 presidential election tallies.

How will your county’s partisan breakdown and voting history affect the caucus

Clinton Advisers Whack Obama Over Mailer

By | 02.02.08 | 9:50 am

Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton brought heavy artillery to a political knife fight over what they called a misleading mailer sent to voters days before Super Tuesday.

Voter Registrations Bode Badly for GOP

By | 01.14.08 | 11:39 am

The Republican advantage in registered voters in Colorado is disintegrating, according to numbers compiled by Colorado Public Radio. The trend seems to favor moderate Democrats in statewide races and could affect the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

McCain Holds Slim Lead in Michigan; Who Would You Vote For Today?

By | 01.14.08 | 10:29 am

In day one of the first Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby tracking poll of Michigan, John McCain’s lead over Mitt Romney is within the statistical margin of error.

Take the poll below and state your preference for a GOP candidate.

Iowa Caucus: Prognostications, Results and Breaking News

By | 01.03.08 | 6:14 pm

Get the latest caucus information, live reports from campaign events and more at our sister site, Iowa Independent. Read Lynda Waddington’s live blog of the Marion Ward 1, Precinct 1 caucus.

First, a

BREAKING: Obama-Richardson Making Deals for Iowa Caucus-Goers

By | 01.03.08 | 4:28 pm

From our sister site, Iowa Independent:

It seems that the under-the-radar caucus night deal-making first reported by Iowa Independent last night may be even more complicated than once thought, according to additional reports from sources on the

The Caucus Scoreboard

By | 01.03.08 | 9:07 am

Chase Martyn, our colleague at Iowa Independent, pens an informative and cautionary tale on the Iowa caucus.