'08 Election Daily News Clips - 2/6

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Election Daily News Clips* *February 6th, 2008* * * Candidate Tracking: No Tracking Scheduled for today News Clips: * * *SUPER DUPER TUESDAY ELECTION NEWS* *2008 Republican Delegates (Real Clear Politics, 2/6/08)* *Delegate Count - Total* McCain 604 Romney 244 Huckabee 187 Paul 14 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/republican_delegate_count.html * * *Highlights from the candidates' speeches (CNN, 2/6/08)* # John McCain builds on GOP lead with several big victories on Super Tuesday # Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney collect a few states, vow to stay in race # Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama remain locked in tight race http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/06/slideshow.super.tuesday/index.html * * *The Exit Poll Crosstabs (The Page, 2/6/08)* Fox News on the preliminary national exit poll data: http://thepage.time.com/early-national-exit-poll-results-from-fox-news/ The Associated Press's exit polls: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1710220,00.html CNN: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/05/schneider-conservatives-seem-split-could-be-long-night-for-dems/ MSNBC: http://thepage.time.com/msnbc-national-exit-poll-results/ ABC: http://www.abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Vote2008/story?id=4244665&page=1 *As Romney Falters in Republican Race, Huckabee's Drive Gathers Momentum (NY Times, 2/6/08)* Even before the results were clear on Tuesday, Mitt Romney's advisers conceded that they faced a steep climb to the nomination because of simple delegate math. But now they also have to cope with a strong competitor to their momentum. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/us/politics/06repubs.html?ref=politics * * * * *MCCAIN* *McCain brings it home (Salon, 2/6/08)* The GOP front-runner celebrates before a crowd used to seeing him make comebacks. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/06/mccain/index.html *Link to McCain's speech: * http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=799a52f9e8d44374d0877c8571ae562946060426 *Link to transcript of McCain's speech: * http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/us/politics/05text-mccain.html *McCain proclaims himself front-runner (AP, 2/6/08)* Sen. John McCain traded in his underdog persona to claim the mantle of front-runner, rolling up a series of Super Tuesday victories in the Republican race for president. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-02-05-2824987828_x.htm *McCain Soars; Democrats Sharply Divide (ABC, 2/6/08)* Republican John McCain won a sweeping victory on Super Tuesday even without winning the conservative base of his party… The voting in the Republican primaries solidified McCain's position as the GOP front-runner and dramatically lengthened the odds against prime challenger Mitt Romney. At the same time, a surprisingly strong showing by Mike Huckabee in several Southern states underscored the continuing importance of evangelical Christians in the GOP. http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Vote2008/story?id=4248865&page=1 *Luck and Defiance Rescued Limping McCain Campaign (NY Times, 2/6/08)* On a Friday morning last July, Senator John McCain packed a carry-on bag, boarded a cheap flight out of Baltimore and traveled alone to New Hampshire. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/us/politics/06mccain.html?ref=politics *Analysis: McCain nearly unstoppable (AP, 2/6/08)* John McCain's string of cross-country victories made him all but unstoppable — and proved his appeal across a broad swath of the Republican Party http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_gop_analysis;_ylt=AqVOHKY32UyhCCYz3vfAy6dh24cA *McCain, Clinton lead delegate race (AP, 2/6/08)* Sen. John McCain won a commanding victory in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Barack Obama, trailing much of the night, nearly pulled even with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the contest for Democratic delegates. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-02-05-1739561254_x.htm *McCain wins California, eight other states (LA Times, 2/6/08)* The Arizona senator claims front-runner status as Huckabee, Romney pick up enough wins to stay in the race. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-gop6feb06,1,2935334.story * * *McCain Dominates Big States (Washington Post, 2/6/08)* Sen. John McCain surged closer toward the Republican nomination yesterday by capturing the biggest Super Tuesday states, including California, but failed to knock out his rivals, who deprived him of victories across GOP strongholds in the South and West. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/06/AR2008020600763.html *Are Bush's Tax Cuts Dead? (Slate, 2/5/08)* John McCain's performance in the Super Tuesday primaries, coupled with the release of President Bush's fantastical budget on Monday, may have doomed the extension of the Bush tax cuts on income, capital gains, and dividends, which are slated to expire after 2010. http://www.slate.com/id/2183761/nav/tap3/ * * *ROMNEY* *Mitt Romney makes it clear, very clear (LA Times, 2/6/08)* Former governor says he's going to fight on for the GOP nomination. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/02/mitt-romney-mak.html *Link to video of Romney's speech: * http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=38ce7714fa1603f8f81caaa254b25028347ec1f8 *Link to transcript of Romney's speech:** * http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/us/politics/05text-romney.html * * *After tough Tuesday, Romney forces to meet on next steps (Boston Globe, 2/6/08)* Mitt Romney knew John McCain would be a tough competitor on Super Tuesday. What he didn't count on was Mike Huckabee's strong showing, which stopped Romney from staying close to McCain in the delegate chase for the nomination. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/02/06/after_tough_tuesday_romney_forces_to_meet_on_next_steps/ Romney's Expenses Per Delegate Top $1M (Washington Post, 2/6/08) Republican campaign operatives call it the Gramm-o-meter, the money a candidate spends per delegate won, in honor of Phil Gramm, the former Texas senator who spent $25 million and won just 10 delegates, or $2.5 million per, in 1996. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/06/romneys_expenses_per_delegate.html * * *HUCKABEE* *Huckabee Wins Big in South, Challenges for Conservative Vote (ABC, 2/6/08)* Ex-Arkansas Governor Threatens McCain's Surge as Front-Runner http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4247915&page=1 *Link to video of Huckabee's speech:* http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=fff738e78ded99ef73bea5f5242456d4b320ee1b *Link to transcript of Huckabee's speech: * http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/us/politics/05text-huckabee.html * * *Huckabee Complicates GOP Contest (Washington Post, 2/6/08)* After his disappointing showing in South Carolina, Mike Huckabee was supposed to be a spent force. The former Arkansas governor's triumph in the Iowa caucuses would be relegated to the history books and deemed no more significant than Christian evangelist Pat Robertson's defeat of George H.W. Bush in the Hawkeye State two decades before. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR2008020504126.html?hpid=topnews * * *Huck Rises Again (Huffington Post, 2/5/08)* For all of their pandering to "conservatives" and "evangelicals" John McCain and Mitt Romney have been unable to shake off Mike Huckabee. Huckabee's victories in Alabama, Arkansas, West Virginia, and strong showings in Georgia and Missouri prove that his message resonates with voters in southern states and rural districts across the country. Huckabee has the cache with these voters that McCain and Romney have desperately sought to develop. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ferentz-lafargue/huck-rises-again_b_85225.html * * *GENERAL ELECTION NEWS* *VIDEO: The Conservative Agenda For 2008 — A Third Bush Term (ThinkProgress, 2/6/08)* On issue after issue, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee have shown themselves eager to carry on President Bush's legacy. There has been almost no distinction between their rhetoric in recent GOP debates and Bush's 2008 State of the Union address. What they have promised, essentially, is a third Bush term. A look at the issues: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/05/third-bush-term/ *Link to video:* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh0YEQL7FNA *When Will the Wounds Heal? (Wall Street Journal, 2/6/08)* A basic law of primary seasons is that the longer they go on, the nastier they get. With Super Tuesday past, that law seems to be in full effect, especially for Democrats. Whatever else yesterday's voting may have done, it did a good job of laying bare the divides within each party. More than that, it may have exacerbated the splits. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120227245795447049.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_leftbox *McCain Not Stopped (Slate, 2/6/08)* If Karl Rove thought claims about the conservative crackup were premature, the voters didn't listen. The early election results Tuesday suggested the GOP is still deeply split. http://www.slate.com/id/2183810/nav/tap3/ * * *Md., Va., D.C. to play crucial election role (AP, 2/6/08)* The U.S. capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors. Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. usually hold primaries after the two parties' nominees are settled. This year, however, the Democratic nomination remains very much in play — and the Republican contest still has life — as the contests move to the mid-Atlantic region. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-06-mid-atlantic-election_N.htm *Why It's Not The Economy (Real Clear Politics, 2/6/08)* As the economy weakens and the campaign intensifies, we'll hear more of James Carville's familiar refrain: It's the economy, stupid. Well, it ain't or, at least, shouldn't be. I'm not claiming that Carville is wrong about voting. People vote their pocketbooks. In the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, the economy overshadows Iraq as the most important issue by a 39 percent to 19 percent margin. What I'm saying is that this sort of voting is shortsighted. It rewards or punishes candidates for something beyond their power. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/02/it_aint_the_economy_stupid.html *Anti-War Candidates Are Top Recipients Of '08 Donations From U.S. Troops (ThinkProgress, 2/6/08)* Conservatives opposed to redeployment in Iraq have consistently claimed that U.S. troops are on their side… Yet U.S. troops disagree. Yesterday, the Center for Responsive Politics reported that members of the military donated the most not to McCain, but to two anti-war candidates: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/05/military-donations/ -- Sara DuBois [email protected] 410.967.7306