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Obama Wins Maine

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 10 2008 11:08 PM | PERMALINK

Rounding out a weekend full of upset in the Clinton camp, Barack Obama is winning today's Maine caucuses according to CNN:

With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Obama was leading Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York 59 percent to 40 percent. At stake are 24 delegates to August's Democratic national convention in Denver.

And this after taking Nebraska, Washington, and (the biggies) the US Virgin Islands. The new delegate tallies favor Obama in the primaries, but Clinton's still got a head's lead in ...
Huck's Big Kansas Win

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 09 2008 07:49 PM | PERMALINK

Huckabee scored a triumphant victory in Kansas today, where he beat John McCain in the state's caucus 60 percent to 24. A resounding 36 delegates for Huckster. (Oh yeah, count 'em. Them's the big numbers.)

Republicans also voted in a primary in Louisiana and held caucuses in Washington.

McCain began the day with 719 delegates, far ahead of his remaining rivals. Huckabee's Kansas victory left him with 234.

No clear winner on the left yet, although Obama better hope for a win given his roots in the...
The End of Mitt

POSTED BY THOM FILE, FEBRUARY 06 2008 11:35 AM | PERMALINK

... and his lie of a campaign.

The best thing about Mitt Romney’s atrocious Super Tuesday performance came early in the afternoon when his campaign released the statement excerpted below. In direct response to losing something called the West Virginia State Republican Party Convention, where voters cast ballots until a clear majority emerges, Romney’s irritated campaign unleashed a vitriolic screed that reeked of the juvenile sulking that increasingly defines this torpedoing campaign. More and more,...
Google Goes Political

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 05 2008 01:24 PM | PERMALINK

Getting out the vote (or at least those talking about it) online, Google is mapping the primaries in this map. It's a cool way to look at those twittering Super Tuesday - be sure to check it out.
Dispatch from Georgia

POSTED BY JORDAN EMMOREY, FEBRUARY 05 2008 12:36 PM | PERMALINK

The forecast for Peachy weather today in Georgia looks to bring in a record number of voters for this exciting Super Tuesday event. The Candidates have shown their interest in Georgia, and State Republican's and Democrats alike are gun hoe to make their voices heard.

Since the last presidential election, there have been a confluence of major change in the State which should have a significant impact on the outcome of the primaries. Unfettered population growth and development followed by the recent...
Ground Hounds in Alabama: Race, Youth, and Political Arithmatic

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 05 2008 10:27 AM | PERMALINK

Alabama is one of the states going to the polls today to make its primary voice heard, and the UpTake's Chuck Olsen is on his "Southern Fried Tour" and ground hounding the Deep South. He spoke with Birmingham-Southern College Political Science Professor Natalie Davis, who explains the big role race plays in Alabama politics, the support Obama and Clinton have among young voters, and the problems of media-based politics down in Dixie.
Obama Thrills Minneapolis Arena Crowd

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 04 2008 03:22 PM | PERMALINK

With just days until Super Tuesday, Barack Obama is making a multi-state tour appearing in large venues and our Ground Hounds are on the scene. On Saturday, he filled the Target Center in Minneapolis which is normally home to NBA sporting events. Here's an on the ground look at the wait for and the promise of Barack Obama.
Yes, We Can

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 04 2008 11:44 AM | PERMALINK

The Black Eyed Peas want change. So do Jesse Dylan, Common, Scarlett Johansson, Tatyana Ali, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta, Eric Balfour, Aisha Tyler, Nicole Scherzinger and Nick Cannon. And according to the latest Rasmussen Report, so does 40 percent of America's Democrats.

In what's turning into a modern-day "I have a dream," this speech is taking the country by storm (and song) - but does it have the...
What Does America Need?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 04 2008 10:24 AM | PERMALINK

Ground Hounds across America! Chuck Olsen from The UpTake launched his Southern Fried Tour this weekend and stopped in St. Louis, Missouri to gauge the Super Tuesday political winds there and ask the question: "What does America need?"
Super Tuesday Candidates Invade Colorado!

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 03 2008 09:33 PM | PERMALINK

Ah, Super [Duper Tsnumani] Tuesday. Just around the corner. And we have Ground Hounds across the country ready to get the story of what's really happening to you. Like a lot of states, Colorado had its turn to host lots of politicians this week. Here's a roundup of events with Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and internet favorite Ron Paul. Either Obama or Clinton will get a bid, but it's Dr. Paul that walks away with a standing ovation.