Daily Archives: January 30th, 2008 «

 

Tonight’s GOP debate (THUR AM UPDATE: TRANSCRIPT LINK ADDED)

Posted by: ST on January 30, 2008 at 7:58 pm » 2 Comments

It starts in just a few minutes and will be airing on CNN. I’m in the middle of a few different things right now, so I won’t be liveblogging it, but I’ll catch the highlight reels later. Feel free to post your comments about the debate in this thread. Update: As expected, fireworks erupted between [...]

 

Rudy officially drops out, endorses McCain – Ahhhnold may be next to endorse the Mc

Posted by: ST on January 30, 2008 at 6:46 pm » 1 Comment

CNN reports: MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani ended his GOP presidential race and endorsed rival Sen. John McCain of Arizona on Wednesday. And sources say California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger might endorse McCain on Thursday. “This is a man who is prepared to be president,” Giuliani said of his “old friend.” [...]

 

His Royal Phoniness drops out of the presidential race

Posted by: ST on January 30, 2008 at 12:07 pm » 11 Comments

Good news for Obama supporters? (h/t: ST reader Dana Pico): DENVER (AP) – Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voters’ sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned. [...]

 

About closed primary voting

Posted by: ST on January 30, 2008 at 9:03 am » 6 Comments

Questions are surfacing in the blogosphere about whether or not Florida’s primary was a truly “closed” primary since John McCain rec’d 17% of votes from people identifying themselves as Independents (and 3% as Dems). Captain Ed explains here that what happened in Florida was perfectly normal under closed primary rules: Closed-primary states typically prepare three [...]