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January 28, 2008
Criss-Crossing the Sunshine State With Romney
The Washington Post's Perry Bacon Jr. is on the campaign trail with Republican Mitt Romney in Florida.
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 11:54 PM ET | Comments (0)
McCain, Clinton Leading California Poll
By Karl Vick LOS ANGELES -- The latest poll out of California has Sen. John...
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 9:38 PM ET | Comments (0)
Where a Short Walk Is Not Just a Short Walk
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)stands next to Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) as Obama's presidential rival...
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 9:10 PM ET | Comments (0)
Chasing Rudy in Florida
Rudy Giuliani opted to stake his candidacy on success in Florida, spending little time in other early primary states. A look at three places where he campaigned and a sense of what Republican voters think of him.--Video by Pierre Kattar
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 7:06 PM ET | Comments (0)
Clinton, Obama Make Quick Trip Back to Senate Floor
A pair of late afternoon Senate votes brought Obama and Clinton together in rare proximity and made for some drama on the Senate floor.--Shailagh Murray
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 6:34 PM ET | Comments (0)
Kennedys Gather in Support of Obama
It was a Democratic tableau for the ages: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy and Rep. Patrick Kennedy taking turns at the podium to bestow the misty mantle of Camelot on Sen. Barack Obama.--Shailagh Murray
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 3:35 PM ET | Comments (0)
In Rezko Arrest, an Echo of Hsu?
Is Antoin "Tony" Rezko the new Norman Hsu?--Matthew Mosk
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 2:53 PM ET | Comments (0)
Passing the Kennedy Torch
For political symbolism, there is little that can top Edward M. Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama. Before a jam-packed arena at American University, the lion of the Senate passed the Kennedy family torch to the young senator from Illinois in his bid to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.--Dan Balz
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 2:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
McCain Tells 'Tale of Two Mitts'
Sen. John McCain has launched a series of negative radio and web ads against former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, hoping to convince Florida voters headed to the polls tomorrow that his chief opponent is both unelectable and unreliable when it comes to taking conservative policy stands.--Juliet Eilperin
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 1:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
Obama 2008 vs. Jackson 1988
Former Pres. Bill Clinton caused a stir this week by comparing Barack Obama's success in South Carolina to Jesse Jackson's in 1988 and 1984. But an analysis of the data shows that, while there are some similarities, Obama has already crossed racial divides in his presidential bid that Jackson never did.--Jon Cohen
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 1:14 PM ET | Comments (0)
Small Rezko Shadow on Big Endorsement Day for Obama
Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize-winning author who famously declared Bill Clinton America's "first black president," has decided to endorse the man who really would earn that designation, Barack Obama. Alongside that good news for the Illinois senator from the world of high letters, though, came an unwelcome word from the world of low politics: Tony Rezko is headed to jail.--Alec MacGillis
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 12:57 PM ET | Comments (0)
Romney Paints McCain as Flip-Flopper
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In Florida, one of the Republican candidates is calling the other an ambitious flip-flopper who will say anything to get elected. The twist this time is it's Mitt Romney, not John McCain, doing the accusing.--Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 12:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
Giuliani Confident in Last Florida Push
Rudy Giuliani told a small crowd at an airport rally Monday morning that he intends to confound conventional wisdom by winning Florida and using the victory in the Sunshine State to become the Republican nominee.--Michael D. Shear
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 10:59 AM ET | Comments (8)
McCain Hits Back at Romney Attacks
Under attack by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) openly mocked his opponent for shifting his stance on issues ranging from immigration to climate change.--Juliet Eilperin
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 10:24 AM ET | Comments (68)
Crunching the South Carolina Numbers
Sen. Barack Obama did not win South Carolina solely because the electorate there was disproportionately African American. If half as many black voters turned out, Obama still would have beaten Clinton, albeit not by as large a margin.By Peter Baker
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 9:54 AM ET | Comments (25)
Romney, Remembering Gordon Hinckley
On the eve of a key primary here, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney brought up a topic he has usually avoided: his Mormon faith. --Perry Bacon Jr.
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 9:16 AM ET | Comments (0)
AG Edwards?
By Matthew Mosk John Edwards for Attorney General? That's an idea that has been gaining...
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 8:36 AM ET | Comments (30)
