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Edwards caught with his hand in the cookie jar
After months of being hounded by the National Inquirer, former presidential candidate John Edwards announced that he was in fact having an affair. Starting in 2006 while he was gearing up his campaign and his wife was battling cancer, Edwards started sleeping around with his Rielle Hunter (a campaign filmmaker). Hunter has a young child [...]
Who will be the VP? (Part 1: The Democrats)
As we zero in on the conventions for the Democratic and Republican parties, the ever-growing question is “Whom will they choose as VP?” There has been many names from both sides tossed around; some are credible, others are “fantasy.” So let’s take a moment to see who seem to be in the running and those [...]
Iowa caucus results
Statistics from CNN.com, and maps provided by Dave Leip.
Democrats
Candidate
State Delegates
Percentage
Pledged Delegates
Obama
940
38%
16
Edwards
744
30%
14
Clinton
737
29%
15
Richardson
53
2%
0
Biden
23
1%
0
Uncommitted
3
0%
0
Dodd
1
0%
0
Gravel
0
0%
0
Kucinich
0
0%
0
Color key (by Dave Leip):
Green - Barack Obama
Blue - John Edwards
Red - Hillary Clinton
Republicans
Candidate
State Delegates
Percentage
Pledged Delegates
Huckabee
40,841
34%
17
Romney
29,949
25%
12
Thompson
15,904
13%
3
McCain
15,559
13%
3
Paul
11,817
10%
2
Giuliani
4,097
4%
0
Hunter
524
1%
0
Uncommitted
0
0%
0
Color key (by Dave Leip):
Orange - Mike Huckabee
Green - Mitt Romney
Purple - Ron Paul
Florida and South Carolina
Good morning everyone. Here is a quick post laying out my projections for Florida and South Carolina.
Today the Democratic primaries for South Carolina begins in what is begin considered a race about “race.” While Barack Obama does his best to minimize the discussion of race as a platform for his campaign, pundits and even some [...]
Benazir Bhutto: Assassinated
As many of you have heard by now, pro-Western former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated today shortly after a pro-Democracy rally in Pakistan. Not a stranger to attacks since her return to the country this year, she faced the fear of death in the attempt to show strength and instill hope in her fellow [...]
