So, Candidates, Who's It Going to Be? Posted: 6 months ago by tvirus
Here you'll find the five most logical veeps for each party, ranked in the order of the likelihood of being chosen. Who do you think it will be?
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Passport files of [ALL] candidates breached Posted: 8 months ago by ImNotBlue
Records of Clinton, McCain, Obama inappropriately accessed, officials say.
**And suddenly, this story gets much less interesting. One candidate getting singled out, is a story. One political party getting singled out, is a story. All candidates getting "violated," fades away.
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'I Would Make A Bad President,' Obama Says In Huge Campaign Blunder Posted: 2 weeks ago by tvirus
"I think Sen. Obama may have opened up a slight window for John McCain here," New York Times reporter David Sanger said during Wednesday's taping of Charlie Rose. "If the McCain camp can find some way to exploit this miscue, it could have the potential to be a real game-changer."
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Obama, the Candidate of Shadows Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
Throughout his campaign Barack Obama has mocked his critics, noting that they just don't get what a novel figure and consistent unifier he has been for his whole life. "They say: We don't know enough about him. His pastor once said something. He's got a funny name, sounds Muslim."
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Obama struggles to fight back against criticism of his "badly worded" comments Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
"I expected this out of John McCain," Obama said in desperation. "But I've got to say, I'm a little disappointed when I start hearing the exact same talking points coming out of my Democratic colleague Hillary Clinton. She knows better."
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Vice President Sarah Palin : President Palin in 4-8 years Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
This could make things quite interesting indeed. McCain has announced that Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin is his Vice Presidential choice. This really is an ideal candidate for him. Could help with the Hillary voters, she's younger and has a lot of supporters even outside her state. Even many democrats like her.
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What Clinton Wishes She Could Say Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
Why, ask many Democrats and media commentators, won’t Hillary Rodham Clinton see the long odds against her, put her own ambitions aside, and gracefully embrace Barack Obama as the inevitable Democratic nominee?
Here is why: She and Bill Clinton both devoutly believe that Obama’s likely victory is a disaster-in-waiting. Naive Democrats just don’t see it.
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Clinton Shuffles Staff to Thwart Obama Posted: 9 months ago by tchengrox
As she struggles to blunt Barack Obama's growing momentum, Democrat Hillary Clinton shuffled the top of her campaign staff on Sunday ahead of this week's U.S. presidential nominating contests, while Republican John McCain's march hit a few bumps in the road.
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Why Obama Will Run For President In 2008 Posted: 3 weeks ago by 2manyusernames
2006 article from the Chicago Tribune suggesting why Obama should run for president in 2008. The article and comments are quite interesting.
link fixed
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McCain v. Obama on the Economy Posted: 6 months ago by sykeo56
Okay, this article doesn't have pretty pictures or fancy videos, but it does contian some really important information on the economic platforms of our presidential candidates. If you live in America and plan to vote, please read it (as well as anything else you can find on their platforms). Please, people, let's not vote either way because of race. There's much more to it than that.
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Obama wins Virginia! Posted: 9 months ago by avivamagnolia
In Virginia, Obama led Clinton 61-38 percent, early returns showed. Obama also finished ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton in all five of the Democratic contests last weekend.
In total delegates, Clinton tops Obama 1,157 to 1,145, according to CNN estimates. Obama leads 989 to 923 in pledged delegates, and Clinton is winning among superdelegates 234 to 156.
Superdelegates, a group of almost 800 Democratic Party officials and leaders, are not required to make their votes public and are free to change their minds.
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McCain vs. Obama: Rasmuessen's Most Recent Report Posted: 6 months ago by ImNotBlue
When it comes to the economy, 47% of voters trust John McCain more than Barack Obama. Obama is trusted more by 41%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey also found that, when it comes to the War in Iraq, McCain is trusted more by 49% of voters. Obama is preferred by 37%. McCain has an even larger edge --53% to 31%--on the broader topic of National Security.
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Gallup: Obama 49 McCain 47 Posted: 1 month ago by JoshSF49
Wait, I thought Obama had this election in a "lock box".
Oops!
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How the candidates will affect your taxes Posted: 3 months ago by gammerus
"According to the Tax Policy Center's findings, the common assumptions most people make about the plans of McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, and Obama, the Democrats' pick, are not wildly off-base."
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The Cars Obama and McCain Drive and Why Posted: 5 months ago by carguy4life
Heartfelt or phony, presidential candidates know that what they drive says a lot about them.
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Ludacris bumps Barack Obama, blasts John McCain! What a surprise... Posted: 4 months ago by ImNotBlue
LYRICS: "Hillary hated on you, so that b***h is irrelevant," "McCain don't belong in ANY chair unless he's paralyzed / Yeah I said it cause Bush is mentally handicapped."
The song notes that Obama has praised Ludacris, and calls on him to "give Luda a special pardon if I'm ever in the slammer."
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John McClane For President 2008 Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
Yeah, I've been on the fence, unable to pick a candidate for the office of POTUS. Now, that has changed. This nation does need change. Change that only a man like John McClane can offer.
That is John McClane - not John McCain. Yippie-kay-yay America!
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Obama: World wants to see U.S. lead Posted: 6 months ago by JoshSF49
Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that the most important thing he could achieve as president would be to deal with Iraq and the threat of al Qaeda in Afghanistan while improving "our influence around the world."
This is where Obama's foreign policy starts to look like W's.
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The 2008 Presidential Candidates as viewed from Denmark Posted: 7 months ago by hmtksteve
We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. When you really look at the three remaining candidates there is no contest!
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Both Clinton, Obama Claim Popular Lead Posted: 7 months ago by 1thirteen3
If numbers don't lie, the Democratic presidential race is proving they can confuse: Both campaigns claim they are ahead in the popular vote.
Technically Hillary does have more votes, they just have been thrown out. Plus, caucuses don't report numbers, though that would tend to help Obama
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Obama campaign urges Clinton to concede Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
Barack Obama's campaign, riding a wave of 10 straight victories in the contest for the Democratic nomination after wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii, today urged Hillary Clinton to bow to the inevitable and accept defeat.
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