Edwards puts more taxes for the rich on the proposal table

April 30, 2007 (LA Times)
SAN DIEGO — Democrats opened a new divide over taxes Sunday, as former Sen. John Edwards said he would consider an added levy on businesses and individuals reaping the kind of huge financial reward enjoyed by some of the nation’s wealthiest investors.
Speaking as state party activists wound down their three-day convention […]

Clinton Campaign Tries to Keep Heat on Obama Over Debate Response

April 28, 2007 (Washington Post)
The first Democratic presidential debate did little to change the shape of the 2008 race, but it provided a post-debate flash point Friday between the campaigns of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton over the issue of fighting terrorism.
At issue is whether Obama mishandled a question […]

McCain Campaign Replaces Finance Director

April 24, 2007 (Washington  Post) After logging a disappointing fundraising haul in the first quarter, Sen. John McCain has decided to make a change at the top of his campaign’s finance operation.
Carla Eudy, a longtime fundraising consultant for McCain, has been moved out of her role as finance director and will be replaced by Mary […]

Obama hits Bush on foreign policies

April 24, 2007 (Chicago Tribune) Sen. Barack Obama accused President Bush on Monday of weakening America’s global leadership with a “squandered” response to terrorism as the Democratic presidential candidate committed himself to repair relations with allies and the nation’s standing around the world.
The Illinois senator pledged to double U.S. foreign aid if elected president, arguing […]

McCain turns to music as funds falter

April 19, 2007 (Financial Times) John McCain’s faltering bid to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 struck another off-key note this week, when he jokingly sang about bombing Iran at a campaign event in South Carolina.
Mr McCain responded to a question about how the US should tackle Iran’s nuclear programme by repeating a parody […]

Romney, Giuliani Have Money to Burn

April 14, 2007 (Washington Post) Republican presidential front-runner Rudolph W. Giuliani spent $5.7 million on his campaign during the first three months of the year, campaign aides said yesterday, leaving him with more than $10.8 million to spend — almost as much as former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
Romney also announced his final fundraising numbers for […]

Poll: McCain falls behind with GOP voters

April 13, 2007 (LA Times) WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, once considered the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has fallen to third place in a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll, and is running behind Fred Thompson, an actor and former senator who has not even entered the race.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani […]

Obama Raises $25 Million in First Quarter

April 4, 2007 (ABC News) In a conference call with financial supporters this morning, the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., announced that it had raised an eye-popping $25 million, with almost all of it — $23.5 million — raised for use during the Democratic primaries and caucuses.
The announcement puts him within striking distance of […]

Clinton Raises $26 Million, Doesn’t Get `Knockout’

April 2 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton raised $26 million in the first quarter, shattering party records while only just meeting the expectations she’s created as a prodigious fundraiser.
The New York senator added $10 million more left over from her Senate account, bringing her total to $36 million, her campaign announced yesterday. The […]

Romney Outpaces GOP Pack in Fundraising

April 3, 2007 (Washington Post) Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney provided a jolt to the Republican presidential contest yesterday, reporting a haul of $21 million in the first three months of the year, as Sen. John McCain of Arizona posted a lackluster third-place finish that even his campaign manager called a disappointment.
As campaigns release their […]