Archive for January 2008
New MPR / HHH Poll Finds Clinton, McCain with Edge in Minnesota
A Minnesota Public Radio / Humphrey Institute survey of 917 Minnesotans conducted January 20-27 finds Hillary Clinton and John McCain with an edge in the presidential nomination race in the Gopher State (view the report). The pollsters note the survey…
Read MoreSmart Politics Study: Edwards Exit Should Boost Obama in California
Sources within the John Edwards campaign have revealed that the former Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee and North Carolina Senator will exit the race for the Democratic nomination today. The timing of the move was somewhat surprising, even though Edwards had not…
Read MoreLive Blog: The Florida Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Florida primary results tonight. The following updated percentages are based on raw vote numbers provided by reporting precincts, not a scientific random sample. 6:15 p.m. As is customary in recent…
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog Florida Primary Returns
Smart Politics will blog live Tuesday night as the Florida primary results come in. The focus will be on the Republican primary, as no delegates will be awarded on the Democratic side. In addition to real-time reporting of results and…
Read MoreRomney, Huckabee, and Giuliani All Hope for a McCain Loss in Florida
While it is possible Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Rudy Giuliani will all remain in the GOP race regardless of the outcome in Florida on Tuesday (Giuliani has at least stated he won’t exit the race), each of these campaigns…
Read MoreLive Blog: South Carolina Democratic Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Democratic primary results tonight in South Carolina. The following updated percentages are based on raw vote numbers provided by reporting precincts, not a scientific random sample. 6:00 p.m. CNN, MSNBC,…
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog SC Dem Primary Returns
Smart Politics will blog live tonight as the South Carolina Democratic primary results come in. In addition to the real-time reporting of results and media watchdog commentary Smart Politics normally provides, there are several key questions to be explored: 1)…
Read MoreSmart Politics Study: Giuliani Descent Linked Equally to Huckabee, Romney, and McCain
Political pundits have largely explained Rudy Giuliani’s decline over the past few months as a direct result of two factors: a) his failed campaign strategy that abandoned the early primary states and b) John McCain’s surge—the latter being a logical…
Read MoreMcCain Only GOP-er to Defeat Dems in Minnesota
A brand new poll of registered Minnesota voters by SurveyUSA finds John McCain is the only Republican candidate who could beat Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, if the presidential election were held today. Smart Politics has discussed McCain’s viability against…
Read MoreLive Blog: State of the GOP and Conservatism in Minnesota
12:00 p.m. Today’s forum at the Humphrey Institute, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, focuses on the state of the Minnesota Republican Party and conservatism. The event is moderated by Dr. Larry Jacobs, Director of…
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