2008 Presidential Race
Feb. 4th, 2008 07:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chromodynamicsOn the Democratic side:
Obama is showing movement in the polls, and many of the states have tightened up. Yesterday he received a surprise endorsement: Maria Shriver, Mrs. Schwarzenegger. Also, there continue to be many stories in the media about Obama’s appeal to independents and Republicans (Obamacans as Newsweek has dubbed them).
Did Bill Richardson endorse Hillary? Apparently NPR reported that he did yesterday, and Cokie Roberts repeated the assertion on NPR this morning, but no other major media outlet has reported this and Politico is saying that it won’t happen. It is clear that Richardson and Bill Clinton watched the Superbowl together yesterday, so maybe an endorsement will come today. This would certainly be a boost for Hillary, especially out West.
The New York Times has an interesting article about how the choice between Clinton and Obama is splitting many Democratic families, not just the Kennedys.
Both:
Super Tuesday is tomorrow. Expect every media outlet to have some sort of special coverage, theme music and all.
On the Republican side:
McCain has said that the race on the GOP side could end Tuesday with him as the nominee. However, many hard-line conservatives are trying to rally behind Romney.
Romney won the Maine republican caucuses, though this was a very small primary contest and not covered with much fanfare by the media.
The Field poll has McCain up by 8 in California, but Zogby has Romney by 3 (the Field is accepted as more accurate by most pundits). Could the race in California be tightening? Both candidates think so, as evidences by last minute stops planned by both in the state.
Obama is showing movement in the polls, and many of the states have tightened up. Yesterday he received a surprise endorsement: Maria Shriver, Mrs. Schwarzenegger. Also, there continue to be many stories in the media about Obama’s appeal to independents and Republicans (Obamacans as Newsweek has dubbed them).
Did Bill Richardson endorse Hillary? Apparently NPR reported that he did yesterday, and Cokie Roberts repeated the assertion on NPR this morning, but no other major media outlet has reported this and Politico is saying that it won’t happen. It is clear that Richardson and Bill Clinton watched the Superbowl together yesterday, so maybe an endorsement will come today. This would certainly be a boost for Hillary, especially out West.
The New York Times has an interesting article about how the choice between Clinton and Obama is splitting many Democratic families, not just the Kennedys.
Both:
Super Tuesday is tomorrow. Expect every media outlet to have some sort of special coverage, theme music and all.
On the Republican side:
McCain has said that the race on the GOP side could end Tuesday with him as the nominee. However, many hard-line conservatives are trying to rally behind Romney.
Romney won the Maine republican caucuses, though this was a very small primary contest and not covered with much fanfare by the media.
The Field poll has McCain up by 8 in California, but Zogby has Romney by 3 (the Field is accepted as more accurate by most pundits). Could the race in California be tightening? Both candidates think so, as evidences by last minute stops planned by both in the state.