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  • 48 Hours and Counting...

    POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 01 2008 11:43 AM | PERMALINK

    The Iowa caucuses are just around the corner now, and while the media circus is abuzz with what may be, our Iowa blogger Jonathan Backer has been on the ground talking to real voters about what they think.

     

    Look for more of Jonathan's coverage here at Veracifier and stay tuned for updates as the situation unfolds.  Only two days to go!

  • News in the Driver’s Seat of a Campaign’s Final Days

    POSTED BY JONATHAN BACKER, DECEMBER 31 2007 01:07 PM | PERMALINK

     

    On Thursday, undecided voters, supporters, and press crowded into the family room of Des Moines contractor Fred Hubbell to watch Senator Dodd’s live interview on MSNBC’s Olbermann Report. Dodd provided an analysis of the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.  

     

    Dodd’s long relationship with Bhutto positioned him as a candidate able to thoughtfully discuss the assassination’s implications on U.S. foreign policy. On the show, Dodd took a swipe at Governor...

  • A Nod to Dodd: Pounding Pavement for Connecticut’s Senior Senator

    POSTED BY JONATHAN BACKER, DECEMBER 27 2007 12:01 AM | PERMALINK

    Well, armchair punditry really got its Christmas wish this year: a deadlocked Presidential nomination race for both parties. But despite all of the prognostication, hand-wringing, and poll scrutinizing, one thing everyone can agree on is that the candidate for whom I am working – Senator Chris Dodd – doesn’t have to worry about writing a victory speech. The most recent American Research Group, Inc. poll found that only 2% of likely Democratic caucus voters would be supporting Senator Dodd. With few

  • Primary Programming on Veracifier

    POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, DECEMBER 26 2007 11:19 PM | PERMALINK

    As we're all getting ready for the primaries, we've got people on the ground all over the country ready to blog for us, too.  This week and next you'll hear from Jonathan Backer in Iowa, who is on the ground with the Dodd campaign. 

    They posted this clip of Jonathan on their website and much like they are, we're excited to have Jonathan on board to cover the January 3 caucuses.

    Immediately following the Iowa primaries, we'll be going straight to New Hampshire where Wake Up America's...