Official 2008 Delegate Counts

I can’t seem to figure out the official delegate count anywhere. I’ve been to multiple major news sites and get a different answer from each. As of January 16, 2008 here is what 3 major news sites where reporting for the GOP Delegate Count:
Fox News:
Mitt Romney 42
Mike Huckabee 21
John […]

2008: Return to Sender

Hmm… Who could have seen this coming?
(NYTimes.com) Aug. 29, 2007
After new details emerged about the criminal record of one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s top donors — who has also given generously to many other Democrats over the years –– her campaign announced that it would give the $23,000 contribution from New York businessman Norman […]

Presidential rivals court labor at Iowa forum

All of the Democratic candidates appeared to be singing the same song in front of these labor/ union leaders. A lot of talk to grow the middle class of America must come from a growth of union membership… which has been steadily declining since the ’50s when 1 in 4 workers belonged to a union.
(Charles […]

Most Articulate Presidential Candidates

(Forbes.com) Aug. 15, 2007Barack Obama is the single most articulate presidential candidate, followed in the latest Forbes ‘08 Tracker by Fred Thompson, whose verbal skills have been honed by years in the Senate and in front of the television cameras of NBC’s Law and Order.
At the bottom of the heap, however, are several politicians known […]

Poll: Three-Way Tie in Iowa

(reliablepolitics.com) Aug. 3, 2007
New numbers show a tight race in Iowa.
Democrats
Barack Obama: 27%
Hillary Clinton: 26%
John Edwards: 26%
Bill Richardson: 11%
This is good news for Obama who has consistently polled third in the Iowa race, but not good news for Edwards who practically lived there for the last three years. Lets just put it this way, if […]

Q1 Fundraising Insights

I know that first quarter fundraising totals are old news, but I wanted to look at it from a different angle. I’ll try and finish second quarter numbers as soon as possible and post some overall insights using the same approach. I took a “winner take all” approach to the numbers and assigned […]

McCain, Edwards slip in New Hampshire

July 18, 2007 (CNN) The Democratic and Republican presidential front-runners held their spots in a new CNN/WMUR poll of New Hampshire voters, but further back in the pack, the field has shifted on each side. Among Democratic contenders, Sen. Hillary Clinton wields a solid lead over Sen. Barack Obama, with the former first lady claiming […]

$7 million in 3 months, Richardson aides say

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 […]

Richardson touts roots, resume in announcement

May 21, 2007 (CNN) New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson officially entered the 2008 presidential contest Monday in an event designed to highlight his resume and Latino heritage, attributes his advisers say will help him stand out in a Democratic field with little elbow room.”Some are rock stars, I am not, but I have a proven […]

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 […]