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Lindsey Graham, Looking Out for No. 1
Sen. Lindsey Graham heads home to South Carolina to campaign for a second Senate term, hoping to fend off conservative challengers angered by his close ties to presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (Ariz.).
Posted on March 7, 2008 at 06:55 AM ET | Comments (3)
GA: Huckabee Takes the Peachtree State
The Washington Post and other news outlets have projected former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to be the winner of a slugfest with Sen. John McCain. Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM ET | Comments (0)
TN: Fox News Says It's Huckabee
With more than half the votes counted, Mike Huckabee was leading with 37 percent of the vote. --Krissah Williams
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:44 PM ET | Comments (0)
Huckabee: A Vindication in Little Rock
So far tonight, Huckabee has won four states: West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia.--Jose Antonio Vargas
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:12 PM ET | Comments (0)
TN: Clinton Staffers Celebrate Win
A dozen Hillary Clinton staffers celebrated in Clinton's Nashville headquarters tonight after watching returns. --Krissah Williams
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 10:55 PM ET | Comments (0)
AL: AP Gives Win to Huckabee, Obama
Weekend campaigning helps push Mike Huckabee ahead of John McCain, but doesn't help Hillary Clinton defeat Barack Obama. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 10:41 PM ET | Comments (0)
GA: Obama Celebration; GOP Waits
Georgia supporters of Sen. Barack Obama. (Ill.) started celebrating early after the Democratic candidate was predicted to win soon after voting ended.--Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 09:57 PM ET | Comments (0)
TN: Tornadoes Hurt Obama's Chances
The tornadoes that touched down in western Tennessee tonight hurt Sen. Barack Obama in the state, said the state's Democratic Party spokesman Wade Munday.--Krissah Williams
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 09:21 PM ET | Comments (41)
TN: Fox News Gives It to Clinton
Fox News called Tennessee for Sen. Hillary Clinton as polls closed in the state.--Krissah Williams
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 08:09 PM ET | Comments (0)
GA: Obama Sweeps the State
The Washington Post is projecting that Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has won the Georgia Democratic primary. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 07:06 PM ET | Comments (0)
AL: Only Twisters Are at the Polls
Despite forecasts of thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes as the night wears on, Alabama voters were turning out in droves, officials in the state elections office said. By noon, 20 percent of registered voters in Montgomery County had voted, matching the county's total in the 2004 primary. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 05:47 PM ET | Comments (0)
AR: Record Early Voting
Officials were reporting no problems and a big turn-out. More than 59,000 voters had submitted ballots in early voting, surpassing the number of early voters in the previous two presidential elections. --Rob Stein
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 04:37 PM ET | Comments (0)
GA: Contenders Phone It In
You are a presidential candidate in the campaign of your life, and California and New York are the prize states, the places to be on election day. But you wish you could somehow be a key southern state like Georgia. What do you do? --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 04:12 PM ET | Comments (0)
TN: Keep an Eye on Shelby County
The tug-of-war between Obama and Clinton could come down to black voters, UT prof. Mike Fitzgerald said. He will be looking closely at exit polls in heavily African American Shelby County, near Memphis. If Obama makes a strong showing there, it is a sign he could do better than expected in Tennessee, Fitzgerald said. --Krissah Williams
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 03:47 PM ET | Comments (0)
AL: Late Rain Could Affect Voting
Late voters could be hampered by more than just confusion and the occassional machine malfunction. There is a 70 percent chance of rain this afternoon, and showers could last past the 7 p.m. CST close of voting. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 01:40 PM ET | Comments (0)
GA: 200 Complaints Before Noon
Long lines greeted Georgia voters at the polls this morning in one of the tightest state primaries in recent memory. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 01:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
TN: Heavy Rain, Heavy Turnout
Voting is steady, but heavy rain is falling and tornadoes may touch down in West Tennessee. --Krissah Williams
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 12:30 PM ET | Comments (0)
AR: High Turnout, Tornado Warnings Expected
With a former governor in the Republican race and a former governor's wife running as a Democrat, Arkansas officials expect a big turn-out. More than 59,000 voters submitted ballots in early voting, more than in either of the previous two presidential elections.--Rob Stein
Posted on February 5, 2008 at 11:28 AM ET | Comments (0)
AR: Clinton and Huckabee Ties Go Deep
The race in Arkansas features a popular former governor, Mike Huckabee, and the wife of a former governor, Hillary Clinton, but neither appears to be taking the state for granted. --Rob Stein
Posted on February 4, 2008 at 10:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
AL: Tight Races on Both Sides of the Aisle
Hillary Clinton has a flimsy lead going into Alabama's Democratic primary, so she sent her husband Bill Clinton to Huntsville on Saturday hold the line against Barack Obama. --Darryl Fears
Posted on February 4, 2008 at 09:13 PM ET | Comments (0)
TN: Native Son Out, But Turnout Could Still Break Record
Tennessee has become one of the most hotly contested primaries in the Republican race. But among Democrats, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by more than 20 points.--Krissah Williams
Posted on February 4, 2008 at 08:19 PM ET | Comments (5)
GA: A GOP Tie; Obama Leads with Dems
While the three Republican contenders are in a virtual dead heat, Sen. Barack Obama is leading Sen. Hillary Clinton by a margin that appears hard to overcome. --Daryl Fears
Posted on February 4, 2008 at 06:44 PM ET | Comments (0)
Romney Promises Super Tuesday Surprise
The pundits may have counted him out, but former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sounds like a man who plans to keep going, no matter what happens at the polls on Super Tuesday.--Glenn Kessler
Posted on February 4, 2008 at 02:47 PM ET | Comments (87)
Hoping for a Two-Man Race With McCain
At Nashville's storied Pancake Pantry, Romney called himself the one true conservative in the race and urged supporters to help make it a two-person race against McCain.--Glenn Kessler
Posted on February 4, 2008 at 10:24 AM ET | Comments (6)
Patriot Loss Clears Romney from the Room
Mitt Romney is on the prowl for an upset on Super Tuesday against the heavily favored John McCain. But that didn't lessen the sting of Sunday night's football upset of his hometown team. --Glenn Kessler
Posted on February 3, 2008 at 11:02 PM ET | Comments (21)
McCain Picks Up John Edwards's Song
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Now that former North Carolina senator John Edwards has exited the presidential race, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is seizing the opening -- on the music front, that is. --Juliet Eilperin
Posted on February 2, 2008 at 01:32 PM ET | Comments (42)
