Posted on June 30th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 30, 2007 (Chicago Tribune) Aides to Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Friday he had raised at least $7 million over the past three months, showing sustained financial momentum despite questions about whether he can break through in a campaign dominated by three major candidates in his party.
The Richardson campaign slightly accelerated the pace […]
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Posted on June 28th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 28, 2007 (Los Angeles Times) The world according to Rudolph W. Giuliani is a very, very scary place.
Just listen to the former mayor of New York City in a hotel ballroom in the scorching Midwest, two minutes and 14 seconds into a speech on “Restoring Fiscal Discipline and Cutting Wasteful Washington Spending.”
“I will continue […]
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Posted on June 25th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 25, 2007 (Washington Post) When former governor Mitt Romney began airing television ads in a handful of states last winter, his opponents paid little notice. Early advertising in presidential campaigns — particularly commercials broadcast almost 11 months before the first contests — seemed a classic waste of resources.Four months and more than $4 million […]
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Filed under: Republicans, Romney, McCain, Giuliani, Polls
Posted on June 23rd, 2007 by rmccoy
June 23, 2007 (Billings Gazette) Exuding optimism and barely mentioning President Bush, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney vowed Friday that he would continue to wage the war on terrorism if he’s elected president next year.
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, addressed the Montana Republican Party at a breakfast meeting and drew rousing applause from the sellout […]
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Posted on June 17th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 17, 2007 (Des Moines Register) Presidential candidate John Edwards vowed Saturday to stand up to health insurance companies, which he said are contributing to surging medical costs and unfairly limiting payments for patient care.
“We need a health care system where individuals are not stuck trying to take on the insurance companies by themselves,” he […]
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Posted on June 14th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 14, 2007 (Concord Monitor) Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani wants health insurance to operate more like car insurance.People would shop around for plans that suit them best - young, healthy people may opt for the equivalent of liability insurance, while the ill or risk-averse might choose a fuller coverage plan. Those who take […]
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Posted on June 14th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 14, 2007 (Boston Globe) The campaign of Senator John McCain launched a new broadside against Mitt Romney yesterday over Romney’s reversal on abortion, but Romney’s campaign quickly hit back by saying McCain’s move was borne out of desperation.
The back-and-forth began when the Arizona Republican’s aides, trying to stir up controversy before Romney’s address to […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 10, 2007 (Los Angeles Times) As states jockey for early power in next year’s presidential caucuses and primaries, California could have an unexpected edge. Under the present — and evolving — calendar, absentee voters here may be able to cast ballots before the traditionally first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries.
The votes wouldn’t be […]
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Filed under: Democrats, Republicans
Posted on June 7th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 7, 2007 (Boston Globe) Senator John McCain of Arizona yesterday became the second leading presidential candidate to drop out of a key Republican straw poll in Ames, Iowa, this summer, casting serious doubt on how much influence the event will have in the 2008 nominating process.
McCain’s announcement came the same day The Des Moines […]
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Posted on June 5th, 2007 by rmccoy
June 5, 2007 (Chicago Tribune) Amid growing concerns among conservatives over securing the country’s borders, Sen. John McCain on Monday clashed with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney about whether the current Senate plan to reform immigration law will work.
On the eve of a Republican presidential debate here, McCain, speaking in Florida, suggested that Romney and […]
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Filed under: Republicans, Romney, McCain