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January 7, 2008
Dartmouth Students Walk Out on Bill
About thirty minutes into Bill Clinton's nearly two-hour stop here at Dartmouth College, a steady stream of students started walking out of the venue. --Jose Antonio Vargas
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 9:06 PM ET | Comments (104)
An Edwards Promise That Few Have Kept
From lobbying to the White House, a well-trod path.--Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 8:21 PM ET | Comments (6)
Numbers Shift in Advance of N.H. Primary
On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, a slew of new polls. Go figure. --Jon Cohen
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 7:59 PM ET | Comments (3)
No Ban on Lobbyists as Advisers for Obama
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has made a big deal about the fact that his campaign doesn't accept political donations from Washington lobbyists, and recently declared that "they won't run my White House, and they won't set the agenda in Washington." But that ban doesn't extend to seeking their endorsements, or their advice.--John Solomon
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 7:50 PM ET | Comments (23)
Romney Draws a Blank on Violence Against Women Act
During an "Ask Mitt Anything" forum at the Derry-Salem Elks Club here, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney demurred when an audience member asked him whether he would hold up reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on the grounds that it kept men from visiting their children. "I'm not familiar with the Act," Romney replied. --Juliet Eilperin
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 7:19 PM ET | Comments (32)
A Woman President? Not for Clinton Hecklers.
In an unprecedented display on the campaign trail, two young men interrupted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton here on Monday night, screaming: "Iron my shirt! Iron my shirt!" --Anne E. Kornblut
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 7:08 PM ET | Comments (19)
Video: Obama's Hope-ful Campaign
Barack Obama delivered a speech in Lebanon, N.H. Monday in which he countered Hillary Clinton's criticism that his message gives voters false hope. The Post's Shailagh Murray reports.
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 6:38 PM ET | Comments (0)
Racing Through the Slush to Primary Day
Speed day on the campaign trail. Move fast, talk fast. Everyone's hitting the state like buckshot.--Joel Achenbach
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 6:02 PM ET | Comments (3)
Stumping for Wife, Clinton Pushes Back Against the Press
Clinton won this scrappy corner of New Hampshire convincingly 16 years ago. But today, his popularity seemed a bit more tenuous. He showed up 90 minutes late and was greeted by a crowd of about 200 people who filled about half the available seats. A baby wailed during the first 10 minutes of his remarks, and local television crews packed up early, unable to shift their schedules to Clinton time. The former president was in a serious mood. "You can pick the president you want," he told the crowd. "But you can't be unaware that you are making a real choice here," he said. He described a political landscape that to him made little sense. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 5:50 PM ET | Comments (13)
Huckabee's Late Show Strategy
Former Arkansas governor to sit for late night show on eve of the NH primary.
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 5:47 PM ET | Comments (11)
McCain Supporters Cry, 'Mac is Back!'
Scenes from a rally.
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 5:38 PM ET | Comments (1)
Romney's Fundraising Team Planned for Wins
Mitt Romney is in a tight race in New Hampshire. (Bloomberg News). By Matthew...
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 4:50 PM ET | Comments (14)
Obama's Rise Sidelines Bloggers
What happens to the brawling, highly partisan netroots movement when the party's leading candidate campaigns on bipartisanship -- and wins on it? --Jose Antonio Vargas
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 4:10 PM ET | Comments (19)
Bradley Voters Find New Champion in Obama
Barack Obama is being joined on the campaign trail today in New Hampshire by Bill Bradley. The endorsement by the former New Jersey senator may verge on the superfluous for Obama, who with one day until the primary is now leading Hillary Clinton in the polls here and doing particularly well among the kind of independent voters who took a liking to Bradley in his 2000 challenge of Al Gore. Yet the pairing of the two men on the cusp of what may well be another big victory for Obama offers a moment of vindication for the many Obama supporters here who also backed Bradley in 2000. --Alec MacGillis
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 2:59 PM ET | Comments (11)
At Independent Forum, Optimism on Iowa Results
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg rolled his independent non-campaign for president into Sooner country today, declaring once again "I'm not a candidate."--Keith B. Richburg
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 2:55 PM ET | Comments (5)
An Emotional Clinton Reflects on How She Does It
If there were any doubt that the presidential campaign has become a grueling -- and personal -- experience for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, she laid it to rest on Monday in a choked-up moment, captured on videotape, in a diner in Portsmouth. --Anne E. Kornblut
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 2:44 PM ET | Comments (314)
A Pet Project for Romney?
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney faced a new question: as president, what would he do to combat the nation's burgeoning pet population?--Juliet Eilperin
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 2:37 PM ET | Comments (19)
Younger Iowans Were More Ideological, Survey Shows
A detailed look at what happened in Iowa.
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 2:32 PM ET | Comments (1)
At the Diner with Rudy
Frank Luntz gives Clinton staffers some advice at an N.H. diner. --Joel Achenbach
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 2:20 PM ET | Comments (3)
Ron Paul Buzzes N.H.
A small plane buzzes Manchester with a Ron Paul banner. --Peter Baker
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 2:05 PM ET | Comments (2)
An Old Phrase's New Turn
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton may be aiming for the "change" mantle, but on Monday morning, she took the time machine all the way back to the 1980s. --Anne E. Kornblut
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 1:55 PM ET | Comments (4)
Clock Ticking as Clinton Struggles to Rewrite Script
If you wanted a measure of how discombobulated Hillary Clinton's campaign has been since Iowa, look no farther than to the memo sent out by chief strategist Mark Penn shortly before the Democratic debate on Saturday night.--Dan Balz
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 11:52 AM ET | Comments (140)
Obama Stumps From the Opera House Stairs
When Sen. Barack Obama arrived at the opera house in downtown Lebanon this morning, 750 people were waiting inside -- and another 500 had gathered around the entrance, hoping to catch a glimpse. Obama did them one better, in a scene as vivid as any that Hollywood could produce. --Shailagh Murray
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 11:22 AM ET | Comments (26)
Romney Turns to Turnaround Pitch
One day before the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney will make a final, televised appeal to voters that he is the candidate best suited to bring change to Washington.--Michael D. Shear
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 11:14 AM ET | Comments (3)
Dining With McCain Fans
Arizona senator supporters are "coming out of the woodwork."--Joel Achenbach
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 10:51 AM ET | Comments (7)
Political Tourists Flock to See Democracy in Action
By Juliet Eilperin WINDHAM, N.H. -- Call them political tourists, the men and women who...
Posted on January 7, 2008 at 10:41 AM ET | Comments (2)
